Archive for August 11th, 2011
The MusicSparks blog mentioned that August 9 began “Elvis Week” 2011.
What joy to celebrate the great Elvis Presley with Singable Picture Books.
I hope this list will grow to include lots more songs, but for now, we can enjoy:
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Love Me Tender
Words Elvis Presley, Vera Matson (credited), Ken Darby (uncredited)
Music by George R. Poulton
Illustrated by Tom Browning
An adaptation of a Civil War era song “Aura Lee,” read an interesting wiki article about the song, “Love Me Tender,” here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_Me_Tender_(song)
Elvis singing “Love Me Tender” in his famous televised 1968 comeback concert:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBOtPvrluhU
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The First Noel (Elvis Presley’s)
Traditional Tune and Words
Illustrated by Bruce Whatley
(This book includes a CD of Elvis singing the carol)
Elvis sings “The First Noel” in this YouTube:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzPooFMWr0Q
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Elvis sings a fantastic rendition of this one:
I Was Born About 10,000 Years Ago
Traditional Words and Tune (same tune as ”She’ll Be Comin’ ‘Round the Mountain“)
Words Adapted by Steven Kellogg
Illustrated by Steven Kellogg
ISBN 0-688-13412-2
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A video with the Elvis rendition:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNfCAzY1U4I
This link includes lyrics!
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A really cool intereactive timeline of Elvis’s life, here:
http://www.elvis.com/timeline/default.aspx
Official Site for Elvis Presley:
http://www.elvis.com/
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Related Posts
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CHRISTMAS
A Collection of Singable Picture Books that celebrate CHRISTMAS!
http://singbookswithemily.wordpress.com/2010/11/28/singable-picture-books-for-christmas/
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VALENTINE’S DAY
Celebrate Valentine’s Day with this collection of Singable Picture Books which express one person’s love for another.
http://singbookswithemily.wordpress.com/2011/02/14/singable-picture-books-celebrating-love-for-valentines-day/
