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"Love Me Tender" is a 1956 ballad song recorded by Elvis Presley and published by "Elvis Presley Music" from the 20th Century Fox film of the same name. Lyrics are credited to "Vera Matson" (though the actual lyricist was her husband, Ken Darby ).
George Rodway Poulton (bapt. 16 October 1828 [1] – 1867) was an English-born American musician and composer.. He was born in Cricklade, near Cirencester, Wiltshire, England in 1828 to Charles Poulton and Hannah Rodway Poulton.
The tune is familiar to modern audiences from the 1956 Elvis Presley #1 hit "Love Me Tender" with new lyrics by Ken Darby, a derivative adaptation of the original. A later Presley recording for the film The Trouble with Girls entitled "Violet (Flower of N.Y.U.)" also used the melody of "Aura Lea".
Love Me Tender is a 1956 American musical Western film directed by Robert D. Webb, and released by 20th Century Fox on November 15, 1956. [3] The film, named after the song , stars Richard Egan , Debra Paget , and Elvis Presley in his acting debut.
Love Me Tender is a studio album by the American blues musician B.B. King. [1] [2] It was released via MCA Records in 1982. [3] King supported the album by appearing on Austin City Limits. [4] The album peaked at No. 179 on the Billboard 200. [5]
Love Me Tender is an EP by Elvis Presley, containing the four songs from the motion picture of the same name.It was released by RCA Victor in November 1956. The EP peaked at No. 9 on Top Pop Albums chart with sales of over 600,000, [2] as well as making it to No. 35 on the singles chart.
Presley also performed with Sinatra, each singing a song the other had made famous, taking turns to sing a verse each; Presley sang "Witchcraft" and Sinatra sang "Love Me Tender". [12] Both songs were sung in the swing style that Sinatra was famous for, although critics were divided on how well it had sounded; "Presley had difficulty with the ...
"Love Me Tender" (song), a 1956 song by Elvis Presley, adapted from the tune of the 1861 American Civil War song "Aura Lee" Love Me Tender, a 1956 film featuring Elvis Presley, named after the song Love Me Tender, an EP by Elvis Presley, containing songs from the above-mentioned 1956 film Love Me Tender