Don't, Elvis Presley..and THE JORDANAIRES

[Jean Pierre]

I don't know if you have the opportunity to watch this good ARTE documentary on Elvis

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMciof8MEww

...but then I rediscovered a band I had forgotten THE JORDANAIRES
vocal group founded in 1948 which is mainly known for having been Elvis' singers from 1956 to 1972... in more than a hundred songs!...but they have also been Eddy Mitchell's singers (in France), Johnny Haliday, Sylvie Vartan...

They were introduced

at the Gospel Music Hall of Fame in 1998,
at the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2001,
at the Rockabilly Hall of Fame,
at the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 2004.

So I started a cover of "Don't" from Elvis and the Jordanaires 1958 song.
I tried to do the 4 chorus voices, which is not easy
so I called my backup singers Bob, Grat, Bill and Emmett (Dalton Gang)  thank you for them

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[Redler]

I'm not familiar with the original, but anyway..you've done superb job with this! Beautiful harmonies and so nicely played!

This would work on Accapella version too if you'd mute your guitar!

Bravo Jean Paul!

[Jean Pierre]

Thank you Redler (my name is Jean Pierre, not Jean Paul  )

This would work on Accapella version too if you'd mute your guitar!

Yes I love singing A Capella but I'm not a good enough singer... but it's an excellent exercise, for example for accuracy
In my chorus voices there would be a lot of accuracy correction to do (with Melodyne for example but it's an ant's job!)

I tried in the mix to cut the strum and lead guitar to see (leaving only my new Precision bass (kit at thomann for 88 euros!!!)

It's not bad, maybe I'll make a video on you tube in multi screen a capella, for fun (and practice video editing)

VERSION A CAPELLA

[Redler]

Thanks for the correction, Jean Pierre .

You sing it very nicely! You're good singer even on accapella style. Bravo!

[Mike_S]

Short and sweet JP, but that was lovely. Really captures the feeling of another time. Beautiful.

Mike