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TCBCast 148: The Quiet Comeback: 1966-1968 feat. David "Ghosty" Wills

TCBCast 148: The Quiet Comeback: 1966-1968 feat. David "Ghosty" Wills

FromTCBCast: An Unofficial Elvis Presley Fan Podcast


TCBCast 148: The Quiet Comeback: 1966-1968 feat. David "Ghosty" Wills

FromTCBCast: An Unofficial Elvis Presley Fan Podcast

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Length:
116 minutes
Released:
Jan 12, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Justin & Gurdip are joined this week by radio personality and longtime TCBCast listener David "Ghosty" Wills to discuss one of the most underrated and misunderstood eras of Elvis' career: the two years leading up to the famous NBC TV Special. Beneath the formulaic movies, poorly constructed soundtrack albums, and a generally well-received gospel album, those who look deeper can find an artist rediscovering the styles and sounds that originally inspired him... long before the conventionally accepted "reawakening." Here is an Elvis Presley rediscovering hard-hitting R&B tunes, crossing classic and contemporary country licks, and digging the output of newcomers like Bob Dylan alongside old heroes like Roy Hamilton. This will be a TCBCast you don't want to miss out on! Also, Chapter 6 of our continuing review of "Elvis: What Happened". Then, for Song of the Week, Ghosty shares the various versions of the 70s country weeper "There's A Honky Tonk Angel" while Gurdip demands, "Don't Forbid Me" from talking about Elvis missing out on a Pat Boone hit. Finally, Justin wraps up with the brief but funky "Nothingville," recorded specially for the famous "Road Medley" segment of the 1968 NBC Special. Featured Songs of the Week: David "Ghosty" Wills: There's A Honky-Tonk Angel Gurdip: Don't Forbid Me Justin: Nothingville
Released:
Jan 12, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

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"Elvis is history," Carl Perkins once said, "and anytime anyone or anything becomes history, whether it be Pearl Harbor or Elvis, it will never go away. The world will never tire of his songs." TCBCast is an unofficial fan podcast featuring co-hosts Gurdip Ladhar and Justin Gausman, along with regular guest co-hosts Ryan Droste and Bec Wyles, plus an array of Elvis fans and experts setting out to better understand that history, and those songs. Tackling topics from throughout Elvis's lifetime and beyond, TCBCast seeks to offer thoughtful, intelligent, heartfelt and honest discourse on Presley's career, his influences, the people who made his work possible, and the cultural phenomenon surrounding his iconography. TCBCast is not associated with or endorsed by Graceland, Elvis Presley Enterprises, Authentic Brands Group or Sony.