ELVIS PRESLEY LOVE LETTERS / COME WHAT WAY 47-8870 RCA. RELEASED: JUN. 8, 1966. 1966 was the year of Elvis’ artistic rebirth. This was the first single to come out of a four-day stint at RCA’s Nashville studio just two weeks earlier whose primary purpose was to record an ambitious new gospel album. These were Elvis’ first non-soundtrack recordings in nearly two-and-one-half years, and with an enthusiastic new a&r man, Felton Jarvis, assigned to replace the more low-key Chet Atkins, there was a whole new tone in the studio. Jarvis was not just a passionate Elvis fan; he was a one-time Elvis imitator, who could barely restrain his excitement. But mostly – almost entirely – it was Elvis whose passion for the music, so long absent from the studio, seemed only to have grown while in exile. It was Elvis who chose the two titles for the single, “Love Letters,” a 1945 hit by Dick Haymes which had been revived in an r&b version by Ketty Lester four years earlier, and a minor Clyde McPhatter hit from 1958, “Come What May.” (McPhatter, along with the Ink Spots’ Bill Kenny, held an unchallenged spot in Elvis’ personal cosmogony.) The pairing may not have represented Elvis’ keenest commercial instincts (it sold a solid but unspectacular 450,000), but it spoke volumes about his reinvestment in his work.. The incredible Elvis Presley life story began when Elvis Aaron Presley was born to Vernon and Gladys Presley in a two-room house in Tupelo, Mississippi, on January 8, 1935. His twin brother, Jessie Garon, was stillborn, leaving Elvis to grow up as an only child. He and his parents moved to Memphis, Tennessee, in 1948, and Elvis graduated from Humes High School there in 1953. Elvis? musical influences were the pop and country music of the time, the gospel music he heard in church and at the all-night gospel sings he frequently attended, and the black R&B he absorbed on historic Beale Street as a Memphis teenager. In 1954, Elvis began his singing career with the legendary Sun Records label in Memphis. In late 1955, his recording contract was sold to RCA Victor. By 1956, he was an international sensation. With a sound and style that uniquely combined his diverse musical influences and blurred and challenged the social and racial barriers of the time, he ushered in a whole new era of American music and popular culture. Here are a few Elvis Presley facts: he starred in 33 successful films, made history with his television appearances and specials, and knew great acclaim through his many, often record-breaking, live concert performances on tour and in Las Vegas. Globally, he has sold over one billion records, more than any other artist. His American sales have earned him gold, platinum or multi-platinum awards. Among his many achievements were 14 Grammy nominations (3 wins) from the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences, the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award which he received at age 36, and his being named One of the Ten Outstanding Young Men of the Nation for 1970 by the United States Jaycees. Without any of the special privileges, his celebrity status might have afforded him, Elvis honorably served his country in the U.S. Army. His talent, good looks, sensuality, charisma, and good humor endeared him to millions, as did the humility and human kindness he demonstrated throughout his life. Known the world over by his first name, he is regarded as one of the most important figures of twentieth century popular culture. Elvis died at his Memphis home, Graceland, on August 16, 1977. He was 42. Record Size 7". SHIPS FROM ORANGE COUNTY, CA.

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