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August 22 1967
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(+ means you need both ~ means same material °° means stereo or binaural ° means mono)
(SFS = Short False Start | FS = False Start | LFS or BD (Breakdown) = Long False Start | PB (Playback) or Complete = Complete Take) |
| RCA Studio A – Hollywood, California |
| Producer : Felton Jarvis |
| Arranger : Billy Strange |
| Engineer : Jim Malloy |
| (7.00pm – 10.00pm) |
| Musicians: | Backup Vocals: | |
| Guitar: | Al Casey | BJ Baker; Gwen Johnson; Evangeline Carmichael; Gene Merlino; |
| Guitar: | Dennis Budimir | Bob Tiboe; Thurl Ravenscroft |
| Guitar: | Jerry Cole | |
| Bass: | Chuck Berghofer | |
| Bass: | Carol Kaye | |
| Drums: | Hal Blaine | |
| Piano: | Larry Knechtal | |
| Trumpet: | Roy Caton | |
| Trumpet: | Oliver Mitchell | |
| Trombone: | Dick Hyde | |
| Trombone: | Lew McCreary | |
| Vibes / Tambourine: | Gary Coleman |
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Session Cancelled
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August 22 1967 (Tue: 7.00pm – 10.00pm) | ||||
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On the afternoon of August 22, Richard Davis, one of Elvis’ employees, had accidently killed a pedestrian, a Japanese gardener, while driving one of Elvis’ cars. Determined to keep Elvis away from bad publicity or legal trouble, Colonel Tom Parker put Elvis on a plane to Las Vegas immediately, putting him safely out of state – and thus cancelling this session. As the sessions were cancelled at such short notice, all musicians were paid three hours for each night. Songs listed are what were due to be recorded by Elvis during these sessions:- |