6413. Elvis Presley - Guitar Man
From: Clambake ; Year: 1968; Genre: Rock 'n Roll/Country/Rockabilly Had this one come on the other day, which was apparently a late edition to this record that had a troubled studio time. Elvis had heard Jerry Reed's original over the radio and very much wanted to record his own version, however, none of the studio guitarists were capable of putting down the part due to Mr. Reed's strange tuning and the fact that he had a unique "claw" picking style. As the story goes they were trying to cut the track, but the guitar part was just not coming, so they sent someone to find Jerry Reed to ask him for pointers. He was actually out fishing, so it must've been quite an interesting time finding him, but after explaining to him what they were doing he essentially said that the traditional flatpickers at the studio would not be able to replicate it, so he packed up and headed to the studio. Kind of funny how Jerry Reed got to cover his own song about a year after he him...
