True & Faithful: Elvis Soundalikes / Various True & Faithful: Elvis Soundalikes / Various CD

2021 collection. Ever since Elvis Presley conquered the world, back in 1956, people have tried to clamber aboard the bandwagon, be they producers, record companies, rival singers or whatever. Nowadays, many thousands of Elvis imitators earn a living, dressing up as and desperately trying to sing the The King, but back in the day, his imitators merely tried to sound like him. This eclectic compilation presents thirty-five Elvis;wannabe soundalikes, all recorded between 1956 and 1962. The well-known names compiled here include Cliff Richard, The Drifters, Conway Twitty, Eddie Cochran, Johnny Burnette, Billy Fury, Ral Donner, Charlie Rich, Johnny Rivers, Charlie Gracie etc, while the unknowns include Jimmy Meng, Eli Whitney, Barry Stanton, Lafay Hawkins, Gary Middleton and Bobby Stevens. In true Jasmine Records tradition, several of the rare and collectable sides included on this set are impossible to find elsewhere on CD.

1. Johnny Burnette ò Little Boy Sad 2. Jimmy Meng ò True and Faithful 3. Conway Twitty ò Lonely Blue Boy 4. The Phantom ò Love Me 5. Charlie Gracie ò Fabulous 6. Jamie Coe ò the Fool 7. Ben Hewitt ò for Quite a While 8. Ray Smith ò Break Up 9. Barry Stanton ò Beggin' on My Knees 10. Billy Adams ; the Rock-A-Teers ò You Gotta Have a Ducktail 11. Johnny Rivers ò Baby Come Back 12. Vince Everett ò Such a Night 13. Eli Whitney ò Wear My Ring Around Your Neck 14. Bobby Stevens ò His Latest Flame 15. Billy "Crash" Craddock ò Don't Destroy Me 16. Don Robertson ò Anything That's Part of You (Demo) 17. The Big Jim Sullivan Combo ò You?Don't Know What You've Got 18. Denny Reed ò I'm Comin' Home 19. Hayden Thompson ò Love My Baby 20. Vernon Taylor ò Mystery Train 21. Luke McDaniel ò My Baby Don't Rock 22. Charlie Rich ò Rebound 23. Bruce Channel ò Don't Leave Me 24. Terry Dene ò Like a Baby 25. Gary Middleton ò Don't Be Shy 26. Glen Glenn ò Blue Jeans and a Boys' Shirt 27. Lafay Hawkins ò Let's Be Happy Tonight 28. Bill Rice ò I'll Run and Hide 29. Thomas Wayne ò Girl Next Door 30. Johnny Restivo ò the Shape I'm in 31. Danny Rivers ò Can't You Hear My?Heart 32. Billy Fury ò You're Having the Last Dance with Me 33. Cliff Richard ; the Drifters ò Apron Strings (Live) 34. Eddie Cochran ò Twenty Flight Rock (Movie Version) 35. Ral Donner ò I Got Burned