TCBCast: An Unofficial Elvis Presley Fan Podcast

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TCBCast 187: Bubba Ho-Tep Oct 12, 2021

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After threatening to review it since nearly the start of the show's run, just in time for Halloween, Justin & Gurdip finally review Don Coscarelli's 2002 horror-comedy-drama cult hit "Bubba Ho-Tep," starring Bruce Campbell and Ossie Davis. It leads to a heated debate over whether protagonist Sebastian Haff is really supposed to be Elvis, and which host believes what might surprise you!

Then, for Song of the Week, both guys take things light and breezy with Justin spotlighting the lullaby origins of "Puppet on a String" from 1965's "Girl Happy" for me while Gurdip is inspired by the recent Peloton remix of "Catching On Fast" to spotlight that 1963 recording from "Kissin' Cousins."

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TCBCast 186: Elvis on The Milton Berle Show Oct 05, 2021

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65 years ago this year, Elvis made two appearances on Milton Berle's popular variety program, once on board the U.S.S. Hancock and another back in Los Angeles. As voted by the TCBCast patrons, Justin & Gurdip are looking at both, and offering perspectives on the fallout from the latter performance, which gave way to the first major wave of controversy and backlash against Elvis.

The two Songs of the Week that won the monthly patron poll made it an extremely tough choice between the two for Gurdip, but ultimately he settled on "Love Me," the Leiber/Stoller country spoof that Elvis played completely straight, while Justin digs into Lowell Fulson's blues classic "Reconsider Baby," with both songs having been featured throughout Elvis's entire career.

TCBCast 185: The Top 40 Hits Elvis Had We Forgot Sep 28, 2021

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The guys are off this week for Justin's birthday, but we're canonizing a re-edited audio version of a livestream Justin did back in April, but never released on the main feed, discussing Elvis's less-considered hits that charted between #31-#40 on the Billboard charts, reading a section of Albert Goldman's Elvis biography for TCBCast Book Club, and spotlighting "Angelica," the song Elvis was originally intended to record at American Sound in 1969 but in an unusual twist, gave away to another artist whom he felt could do it better.

NOTE: Due to a technical hiccup during the stream itself, the audio was captured from the wrong mic and is therefore a little rougher compared to regular episodes but we've tried to patch it up and once you get used to it it shouldn't be too bad.

TCBCast 184: TCBCast Presents Justin & Gurdip Reviewing "Singer Presents Elvis Singing Flaming Star and Others" ...and Others Sep 21, 2021

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Elvis's shortest album (with the longest title) also known later as simply "Elvis Sings Flaming Star," was one of the earliest LPs Justin ever owned, so the guys are taking a not-so-objective look at this 1968 promo release that brought together a number of then-previously-unreleased cuts, including Tiger Man, Too Much Monkey Business, Do the Vega and more!

Then for Song of the Week, Justin was so taken with the Fun in Acapulco soundtrack recently that he decided to highlight "Vino, Dinero Y Amor" and its pop-opera sound, and Gurdip follows up with a favorite movie tune of his own, 1956's "Let Me" from the film "Love Me Tender."

TCBCast 183: Jaime Kay's Excellent Memphis Adventure Sep 14, 2021

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The incomparable Jaime Kay is back to regale us with tales of her trip to Memphis during Elvis Week 2021, including her time emceeing a discussion with Ginger Alden, visiting Tupelo and Circle G, and brief sidebars on her trip this past May to Graceland and Sun Records.

Then, Gurdip busts out the gate with the bluesy Song of the Week "So Glad You're Mine" from 1956, but things really fire up when Jaime Kay and Gurdip spar over Ann-Margret and "You're The Boss," the duet cut from Viva Las Vegas. Finally, Justin closes out with an understated 1969 favorite, "Do You Know Who I Am?" and its unsuspectingly rowdy outtakes.

The new iteration of the Jungle Room podcast, "Life & Laughs in the Jungle Room" is expected to premiere later in September. Keep an eye on jungleroompodcast.com for updates.

TCBCast 182: The Mystery of Jimmy Breedlove Sep 08, 2021

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No less than five* different releases from the official Elvis collector label Follow That Dream have featured recordings by a man with a distinct voice simply named "Jimmy Breedlove." But upon looking further, revealed is a man produced by Jesse Stone, who worked with Winfield Scott, sang for LaVern Baker, Ruth Brown, Ivory Joe Hunter and Big Joe Turner, who signed to Epic Records like Roy Hamilton, released an LP on RCA Camden, and wrote singles for Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders and Julie Rogers.

So who was this man? What is his story? Where did he go, and why did he slip through the cracks of rock and roll history only to wind up on a bunch of Elvis CDs? This week, we're uncovering the mystery behind Jim Breedlove.

For Song of the Week, while Gurdip goes very nearly all the way to the beginning, picking Elvis' personal demo "I'll Never Stand in Your Way," Justin selects "I Don't Want To" which was cut from Girls! Girls! Girls! despite appearing on the soundtrack and in the trailer.

*Writing for the King, King Creole, Best of British Vol. 2, Best of British Vol. 3, and The Making of Viva Las Vegas

TCBCast 181: Elvis's Funniest Moments Aug 31, 2021

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As requested by TCBCast patrons, it's now the silly hour as Justin & Gurdip take a look at some of their all-time favorite recorded moments of Elvis being goofy, losing it on stage or in the studio, or delivering a punchline.

Then, for Song of the Week, as voted upon by patrons as well, Gurdip cruises down to "Memphis, Tennessee" to check out Elvis's cover of a Chuck Berry classic, and while Justin may not have any sugary marshmallows, he's certainly got a "Good Luck Charm" in a classic 1962 #1 hit.

TCBCast 180: The Week That's All Right Happened Aug 24, 2021

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Gurdip's back! Inspired by Justin Song of the Week last week, the guys celebrate Elvis' recording of "That's All Right" and taking a closer look at both the events in Elvis' life during the week or so leading up to July 5, 1954, but also the music of the period, to show that while some of the DNA of Elvis' music was fully present already, nothing on any of the three major charts sounded quite like what he would explode onto the scene with.

For Song of the Week, Gurdip selects Elvis' 1954 demo of The Clovers' "Fool, Fool, Fool" while Justin keeps hearing "Echoes of Love" calling to me out of the past.

Note: Pleased be advised that the news section of this episode features a song clip of a recording with highly sexually explicit lyrics.

TCBCast 179: Exploring Elvis' Music feat. Chris Jones Aug 15, 2021

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This week, Justin is joined by Chris Jones, co-host of the Hall of Songs Podcast (HallofSongs.com), to follow a wide variety of rabbit trails across the spectrum of Elvis' musical career.

First up is news about the newly unveiled Back in Nashville box set focusing on Elvis' 1971 recordings, then we dig into many of the trails Elvis has led us down over the years: country, blues, rock, pop, genre-bending, tribute acts, remixes & reworkings, with sidebars on The Beatles, The Grateful Dead, Dwight Yoakam, Ronnie Milsap and more!

Then, for Song of the Week, Chris spotlights the classic blues number Elvis would go on to feature as his opener time and again: "See See Rider." Appropriately for this episode's release date, on the 44th anniversary of Elvis' passing, Justin follows up with the 300th Elvis song featured in Song of the Week: "That's All Right" the iconic, groundbreaking 1954 recording that broke a 19-year-old Elvis into an entire world of fame, adoration, opportunities and wealth.

And we also tell the story of how producer Lester Melrose and, later, music publishing company Hill and Range, despite the song's success, were able to deny royalties to songwriter and bluesman Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup until after the end of his life.

TCBCast 178: "Loving You" Album Review feat. Olivia Murphy Aug 11, 2021

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This week's episode of TCBCast, just in time for Elvis Week 2021, features Justin & Olivia taking a close look at the 1957 LP "Loving You," which serves as both the soundtrack for the film of the same name, but also as the third proper Elvis studio album. Does it hold up as either, decades later, or has its movie connections left it lumped in with later soundtracks?

Elvis news this week include announcements of an Elvis Week event at Graceland set to unveil a new boxed set, and our theories, along with a discussion of the ramifications of Elvis deepfakes.

For Song of the Week, Olivia highlights a rare rehearsal recording of Elvis riffing on Lloyd Price's iconic "Stagger Lee" while Justin cuts loose and starts "Slicin' Sand."

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