Today it’s 80 years since The King was born.

Let’s celebrate with 5 songs made famous by Elvis Presley & later also covered by Bob Dylan.

1. Mystery Train (Herman Parker Jr.)

Bob Dylan covered this song once during the Nashville Skyline sessions in 1969 & twice during the Shot Of Love sessions in 1981.

Shot of Love outtake:

Elvis Presley @ Sun in 1955:

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2. Can’t Help Falling In Love (G.Weiss / H Peretti / L Creatore)

Recorded by Dylan at the June 3, 1970 for the “New Morning” album, but it ended  up on the Columbia album “Dylan” (1973).

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Elvis Presley – recorded for the film “Blue Hawaii”, released as a single October 1, 1961.

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3. Lawdy, Miss Clawdy (Lloyd Price)

Recorded by Dylan @ Sony’s New York studios on September 30, 1994. It was supposed to end up on a Elvis tribute album that never was released.

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Elvis Presley recorded his cover of ‘Lawdy Miss Clawdy’ at RCA’s New York City studios on February 3, 1956.

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4.  That’s All Right Mama (Arthur Crudup)

Dylan tried this one at three different album sessions, the Freewheelin sessions in 1962, “The Times They Are
A-Changin’” sessions in 1963 & finally @ the Nashville Skyline sessions in 1969.

From the Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan sessions Oct/Nov 1962:

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Presley’s version was recorded on July 5, 1954 @ Sun in Memphis:

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5. I Forgot to Remember to Forget

Recorded by Dylan in 1967 (Basement Tapes), and later @ the “New Morning” sessions August 12, 1970.

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Elvis Presley recorded it at Sun Studio on July 11, 1955:

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Other songs covered by both artists:

• Blue Moon (Richard Rodgers / Lorenz Hart)
• Blue Moon Of Kentucky (Bill Monroe)
• Blue Suede Shoes (Carl Perkins)
• A Fool Such As I (Bill Trader)
• Frankie & Albert (Traditional)
• ‘Milk Cow’s Calf’s Blues’ (Robert Johnson)
• Money Honey (Jesse Stone)
• Peace In The Valley (Thomas A. Dorsey)
• Ready Teddy (John Marascalco / Robert Blackwell)
• Red Hot (Billy Emerson)
• Stand By Me (Charles Albert Tindley)
• Tomorrow Night (Sam Coslow /Will Grosz)
• You Don’t Know Me (Cindy Walker / Eddy Arnold)

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Check out:

• Alldylan.com – cover versions

-Egil