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ELVIS AND THIS JERK IN HIGH SCHOOL

radio programming graphicOne day in high school chorus (don’t laugh; great place to meet girls) the chorus teacher had a friend visit the class.

I still remember his name. And occasionally I consider tracking him down and slapping him around a little, because of what he said.

This guy lived in L.A., and he knowingly told us Florida high schoolers that Elvis Presley couldn’t sing a lick and it was “all done in the studios.”

Jerk.

I more or less believed him until the first time I saw Elvis in concert. (Then I got into radio and learned a lot more about what can and cannot be done “in the studio” to mask a non-singer’s voice.)

Here he is with Ann-Margret. The fact that she’s originally from Stockholm is just a bonus. (I love Stockholm.)

Lots of great musical numbers in this film. In this one, if you listen closely you’ll hear Ann-Margret’s harmonizing later in the song.

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  • Paul Turner November 28, 2009, 5:47 am

    One day in high school chorus (don’t laugh; great place to meet girls)

    Unless, of course, you went to an all-boys’ high school.