Rejected songs

Before Elvis there was...

User avatar

Topic author
colonel snow
Posts: 5707
Joined: Fri Feb 27, 2015 9:04 am
Location: antarctica
Has thanked: 899 times
Been thanked: 2335 times

Re: Rejected songs

Postby colonel snow » Sun Jun 26, 2016 6:20 pm

The clip is no longer available on Youtube.



colonel snow
Last edited by colonel snow on Tue Nov 27, 2018 6:31 pm, edited 1 time in total.


User avatar

Mister Moon
Posts: 11188
Joined: Thu Dec 24, 2015 7:35 pm
Has thanked: 3142 times
Been thanked: 5627 times

Re: Rejected songs

Postby Mister Moon » Sun Jun 26, 2016 7:28 pm

colonel snow wrote:Rock and roll Ruby


According to a scan of a letter in the booklet from The Complete 50's Masters Steve Sholes sent on 24 aug. 1956 a demo record to Elvis with this song. However it was not recorded by Elvis.


I found two recordings:
Recorded 05-02-56 by Warren Smith (Sun 239) and a clip on Youtube with Johnny Cash from 1955.


colonel snow


Besides Warren Smith's Sun original, there are at least three more versions from 1956.

Texan rockabilly Johnny Carroll did a decent version for Decca, although a bit over the top compared to the perfectly controlled cool of Smith's debut disc.

A really cringeworthy version by Dave Burton saw the light on the RCA Victor label.

Buddy Merrill recorded another jump-on-the-bandwagon cover for the Coral label.

All three recordings are available on YT.

Please note that Johnny Cash's recording, a demo really, was not released in the 50s.


User avatar

Topic author
colonel snow
Posts: 5707
Joined: Fri Feb 27, 2015 9:04 am
Location: antarctica
Has thanked: 899 times
Been thanked: 2335 times

Re: Rejected songs

Postby colonel snow » Sun Jun 26, 2016 8:26 pm

Thanks for your additions Mr. Moon. I did this topic on two other forums at the time but I never updated the topics.
It takes too much time and it is out of my interest.
Some information may be incomplete or outdated now.


colonel snow


User avatar

Mister Moon
Posts: 11188
Joined: Thu Dec 24, 2015 7:35 pm
Has thanked: 3142 times
Been thanked: 5627 times

Re: Rejected songs

Postby Mister Moon » Sun Jun 26, 2016 8:34 pm

colonel snow wrote:Thanks for your additions Mr. Moon. I did this topic on two other forums at the time but I never updated the topics. It takes too much time.
Some information may be incomplete or outdated now.


colonel snow


Yes, there is so much information out there and it's nearly impossible to keep up with everything. That's what makes these threads interesting, because every member can add a little bit to the whole picture.

Thanks again for starting this topic, colonel snow.


User avatar

Topic author
colonel snow
Posts: 5707
Joined: Fri Feb 27, 2015 9:04 am
Location: antarctica
Has thanked: 899 times
Been thanked: 2335 times

Re: Rejected songs

Postby colonel snow » Sun Jun 26, 2016 8:37 pm

Deleted due to outdated information.


colonel snow
Last edited by colonel snow on Sat Oct 06, 2018 12:15 pm, edited 1 time in total.


User avatar

Topic author
colonel snow
Posts: 5707
Joined: Fri Feb 27, 2015 9:04 am
Location: antarctica
Has thanked: 899 times
Been thanked: 2335 times

Re: Rejected songs

Postby colonel snow » Sun Jun 26, 2016 8:44 pm

Deleted due to outdated information.


colonel snow
Last edited by colonel snow on Sat Nov 10, 2018 3:39 pm, edited 1 time in total.


User avatar

Topic author
colonel snow
Posts: 5707
Joined: Fri Feb 27, 2015 9:04 am
Location: antarctica
Has thanked: 899 times
Been thanked: 2335 times

Re: Rejected songs

Postby colonel snow » Sun Jun 26, 2016 8:45 pm

The clip is no longer available on Youtube.



colonel snow
Last edited by colonel snow on Sat Oct 06, 2018 12:16 pm, edited 1 time in total.


User avatar

Topic author
colonel snow
Posts: 5707
Joined: Fri Feb 27, 2015 9:04 am
Location: antarctica
Has thanked: 899 times
Been thanked: 2335 times

Re: Rejected songs

Postby colonel snow » Sun Jun 26, 2016 8:48 pm

see other topic


colonel snow
Last edited by colonel snow on Thu Oct 20, 2022 8:55 am, edited 4 times in total.


User avatar

Topic author
colonel snow
Posts: 5707
Joined: Fri Feb 27, 2015 9:04 am
Location: antarctica
Has thanked: 899 times
Been thanked: 2335 times

Re: Rejected songs

Postby colonel snow » Sun Jun 26, 2016 8:51 pm

deleted - information can be found elsewhere on the forum.


colonel snow
Last edited by colonel snow on Fri Dec 10, 2021 10:00 am, edited 1 time in total.


User avatar

Topic author
colonel snow
Posts: 5707
Joined: Fri Feb 27, 2015 9:04 am
Location: antarctica
Has thanked: 899 times
Been thanked: 2335 times

Re: Rejected songs

Postby colonel snow » Sun Jun 26, 2016 8:52 pm

Information available / song discussed on the forum elsewhere (double posted through the times)


colonel snow
Last edited by colonel snow on Thu Jan 23, 2020 5:46 pm, edited 1 time in total.


User avatar

Topic author
colonel snow
Posts: 5707
Joined: Fri Feb 27, 2015 9:04 am
Location: antarctica
Has thanked: 899 times
Been thanked: 2335 times

Re: Rejected songs

Postby colonel snow » Sun Jun 26, 2016 8:53 pm

Deleted due to doubts about the information.


colonel snow
Last edited by colonel snow on Thu Oct 20, 2022 8:56 am, edited 3 times in total.


User avatar

Topic author
colonel snow
Posts: 5707
Joined: Fri Feb 27, 2015 9:04 am
Location: antarctica
Has thanked: 899 times
Been thanked: 2335 times

Re: Rejected songs

Postby colonel snow » Sun Jun 26, 2016 8:55 pm

Deleted due to doubts about the information.


colonel snow
Last edited by colonel snow on Thu Oct 20, 2022 8:56 am, edited 3 times in total.


User avatar

John
Posts: 23519
Joined: Sat Jan 24, 2015 6:36 pm
Has thanked: 5140 times
Been thanked: 6803 times

Re: Rejected songs

Postby John » Mon Jun 27, 2016 8:36 am

Very interesting subject colonel snow.


Return to “First In Line”

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 4 guests