an absolute master piece.
autobiographical...elvis opens up wide and lets us inside in a way he couldn't do publicly.
elvis was thrilled with this recording...halting the sessions and listening to the playback over and over and over again
nobody....absolutely nobody could cover the blues like this man.
a great recording makes us lament he never recorded a full length blues album.
this is a gem i never tire of.
he ALWAYS had it.
ALWAYS.
released as a single with pieces of my life.
this cut shows elvis in great voice...great mood...and fully engaged.
i think there was something he liked about recording in LA with his tour band.
they made magic.
today charted at #11 on the bilboard country album charts.
his love for gospel and the blues is legendary.
but he also loved country.
and was at home in the genre.
not surprising he was finding himself right at home...and near the top of the country charts towards the end of his brilliant career.
the best from the today sessions.
this essential makes the top 40 and ranks among his best 70s recordings.