YOUNG AND BEAUTIFUL

Created on 09/08/2007
Latest update on 07/03/2023

Artist: Elvis Presley
Author: Abner Silver/Aaron Schroeder
Label: RCA
Year: 1957

In his third film Jailhouse Rock as a jailbird turning singer, but a jealous cell mate breaks his emerging career. During a fight Elvis endures a knock on the pipes, so he can't sing for the rest of the film, until the end when he manages to utter this moving little song.

Covers:

1958:

Frankie Avalon

1967:

Peter & Gordon

1990:

Aaron Neville [live on The Last Temptation Of Elvis; Aaron asked his audience if they knew of anyone else singing this song; no one reacted]

2007:

Robert Gordon & Chris Spedding [with The Jordanaires]

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