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The artefacts are then placed in 'The Sea Cabinet', and every one sings with the memory of a secret sea-set story – the victory of a Fishguard [nb 1] cobbler's wife, a jaded seaside hotel, a sunken chapel, the shifting sands of wartime Alderney, the dangerous allure of the King's Shilling, [nb 2] the loves and the losses and the stars and the ...
A shilling of George III, king at the turn of the 19th century.. The King's shilling, sometimes called the Queen's shilling when the Sovereign is female, [1] is a historical slang term referring to the earnest payment of one shilling given to recruits to the armed forces of the United Kingdom in the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries, although the practice dates back to the end of the English Civil ...
The song was released to radio stations on June 11, [12] while the CD single format was released worldwide on July 9. Although not as successful on the charts as many of his other songs, "Guitar" entered the Top 40 of the singles charts in four countries: Greece, Italy, the Netherlands, and Japan, where it peaked at number 10 on the singles chart.
"Tiger Man (King of the Jungle)" is a song written by Joe Hill Louis and Sam Phillips (credited as Sam Burns). [1] It was recorded for Sun Records by Rufus Thomas, Jr. in June 1953 and released as a single in July 1953. [2] The song was notably covered by Elvis Presley during his '68 Comeback Special. [3]
The song is credited solely to guitarist Robbie Robertson, although drummer/singer Levon Helm claimed that "King Harvest" was a group effort. [1] It is sung in the first person from the point of view of a poverty-stricken farmer who, with increasing desperation, details the misfortune which has befallen him: there was no rain and his crops died ...
Perone regards Danny Kortchmar's electric guitar and Ralph Schuckett's electric piano as the most prominent instruments on the song, [5] but Landau showers most praise on Charlie Larkey's bass guitar and Joel O'Brien's drums. [3] Landau regards "Smackwater Jack" as a good example of the effectiveness of Goffin's and King's songwriting ...
King Creole is a song written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller. [1] The song was performed by Elvis Presley and recorded in 1958, and laid foundations to a musical drama film, King Creole . The song is based on King Creole, a singer/guitar player from New Orleans who is proficient in all different styles of rock and roll.
"Guitar Man" is a 1967 song written and originally recorded by Jerry Reed, who took his version of it to number 53 on the Billboard country music charts in 1967. Soon after Reed's single appeared, Elvis Presley recorded the song [ 1 ] with Reed playing the guitar part, and it became a minor country and pop hit.