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Are You Lonesome Tonight- Vaughn De Leath

Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2009 7:22 pm
by Discman
Edison 52044 L, by Vaughn DeLeath
Recorded from the A250:

Are You Lonesome Tonight?

Dave

Re: Are You Lonesome Tonight- Vaughn De Leath

Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2009 9:02 am
by Fredrik
Thanks for sharing!

Although I've known for long that this was a song from the 1920s this is probably the first time ever that I've actually heard a pre-Elvis version.

Fredrik

Re: Are You Lonesome Tonight- Vaughn De Leath

Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2009 10:00 am
by Discman
Somewhere I read that this version was Elvis's mother's favorite version of the song and she encouraged him to record it. The rest as they say is history.

Dave

Re: Are You Lonesome Tonight- Vaughn De Leath

Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2009 2:48 pm
by EdisonSquirrel
Are you lonesome tonight? was widely recorded in the 20s. Henry Burr's Victor rendition is excellent.

Here's the rendition by Sam Lanin and his Orchestra on Youtube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4310LTN4 ... annel_page

Rocky

Re: Are You Lonesome Tonight- Vaughn De Leath

Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2009 11:03 pm
by barnettrp21122
I just happened to transfer Henry Burr's version less than a week ago. I agree it's very good, though my copy is pretty beat up. Here it is:

Are You Lonesome Tonight? (Roy Turk-Lou Handman) Henry Burr

http://www.box.net/shared/pr7hqzq8sy

Enjoy!

Bob Barnett

Re: Are You Lonesome Tonight- Vaughn De Leath

Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2009 11:37 pm
by kalash
Are you lonesome tonight.Jaques Renard and his Coconaut Groove
http://www.box.net/shared/gbz76fc0vf

Re: Are You Lonesome Tonight- Vaughn De Leath

Posted: Sun Jan 18, 2009 2:47 pm
by Neophone
Dave, Bob & Kalash,

Thank you all for three wonderful versions of a true chestnut. One of the numbers that proves how great "our" music is! Rocky Thank you for the great YouTube clip. 78man is one of the fellow I have to get a link to very soon! If it ever stops snowing here! ;)

Regards,
John