King Creole

King Creole is a 1958 Elvis Presley film and soundtrack based on the 1952 Harold Robbins novel, A Stone for Danny Fisher. It tells the story of a young, tough musician making his way in New Orleans.

Record Album

The soundtrack was recorded at Radio Recorders studios and Paramount Studios Scoring Stage in Hollywood, California during January and February of 1958. The music album was released to coincide with the film.

Related Topics:
Soundtrack - Radio Recorders - Paramount Studios - Hollywood, California - Music album

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Recording musicians:

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• Elvis Presley (vocals)
• Kitty White (background vocals)
• The Jordanaires (background vocals)
• Scotty Moore, Tiny Timbrell (guitar)
• Mahlon Clark (clarinet)
• Justin Gordon (saxophone)
• John Ed Buckner (trumpet)
• Elmer Schneider, Warren D. Smith (trombone);
• Ray Siegel (bass, tuba)
• Bill Black, Neal Matthews, Jr. (bass)
• Dudley Brooks (piano)
• D.J. Fontana, Bernie Mattinson (drums)
• Gordon Stoker (bongos)
• Hoyt Hawkins (cymbals)

TRACKS (songwriter)

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Side 1:

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• "King Creole" - (Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller)
• "As Long As I Have You" - (Fred Wise & Ben Weisman)
• "Hard Headed Woman" - (Claude Demetrius)
• "Trouble" - (Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller)
• "Dixieland Rock" - (Claude Demetrius & Fred Wise)

Side 2:

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• "Don't Ask Me Why" - (Fred Wise & Ben Weisman)
• "Lover Doll" - (Wayne Silver & Abner Silver)
• "Crawfish" - (Fred Wise & Ben Weisman)
• "Young Dreams" - (Aaron Schroeder & Martin Kalmanoff)
• "Steadfast, Loyal And True" - (Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller)
• "New Orleans" - (Sid Tepper & Roy C. Bennett)

See also:

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• List of Elvis Presley films
• Elvis Presley discography