In May 2006, information about a song that was co-written by Elvis Presley was released to the press and the public. The songs were never published or released until now. Paul Terry King recently announced that he, and Elvis Presley, co-wrote the songs entitled ‘Rollin’ Up Hill ‘and’ If I’ll Only Bought Her Roses’, in the fall of 1970.
Paul Terry King, the composer of several popular country and pop songs in the 1960s and 1970s, recently sent out a press release specifying details about the songs. King claims that while working with artists at the American Recording Studio in Memphis Tennessee, he worked with Elvis Presley and co-wrote two songs titled ‘Rollin’ Up Hill ‘and’ If would only Bought Her Roses’. Paul Terry King explains that it was several of the many recording sessions, one of which produced the hit song ‘Suspicious Minds’.
Paul Terry King claims that Elvis visited him in Nashville to write other songs as well. He claims that he and Elvis had many conversations about world politics, current events, religion, family and children, marriage and love, and various other topics.
King explains that Elvis had an explicit interest in writing music, as well as recording and performing. However, he was unsure about posting any self-posted work at the time due to uncertainty about how well it would work and how his manager would respond.
However, Mr. King goes on to explain how the songs were created. Elvis came home in the late 1970s. He tells the story that he and Elvis talked for many hours at night and early in the morning, while several new musical works emerged. King goes on to explain that Elvis was far more talented than people believe him to be. Elvis was a good actor and he kept waiting for better and more dramatic roles. He also aspired to become a good composer. The song ‘If I had bought your roses’ is about a man who wishes he had another chance with his only love, and wishes he had done things differently. Note that it is not difficult to imagine Elvis in that certain frame of mind with what he was experiencing in his own personal life.
The other song, ‘Rollin’ Up Hill ‘, is about overcoming life’s obstacles in the midst of a man facing all odds against him. The driving force by which he wins the race is the power of love, which the song clearly communicates.
The song ‘Rollin’ Up Hill ‘, is the song that I could hear and try. There was talk about an Elvis Presley reality series taking place in Las Vegas between various Elvis tribute artists.
The winner receives awards and publicity, including the honor of recording the two songs that Elvis co-wrote. However, even though the recording of the show began in August 2006, the reason why it was not finished was not revealed to me.
However, the songs were not recorded by any of the Elvis impersonators who attended rehearsals in Las Vegas. Instead, the songs were submitted and recorded by William Riopelle, a former Elvis Presley tribute artist who now lives in Fort Smith, Arkansas.
William Riopelle, performed as an Elvis Presley tribute artist for several years and performed in many venues. Of his many experiences, some of the most notable were performing in Las Vegas at the Legends In Concert show, recording a rockabilly tune at Sun Records in Memphis now called Sam Phillips Recording Studio, and being conducted by George Klein, a disc jockey in Memphis. Tennessee. , who was a very close friend of Elvis Presley. In fact, George Klein was Elvis’s best man at his wedding and a pallbearer at his funeral.
George Klein is not a man who is normally enthusiastic about Elvis Presley impersonators. However, William Riopelle’s talent was so original and unique that George Klein made an exception for him.
William Riopelle, who is no longer acting as an Elvis Presley tribute artist, has moved on to other things and has since received several degrees of science in college and also an advanced degree in physical therapy. Indeed, an Elvis Presley tribute artist with a brain! William Riopelle once went by the stage name ‘Billy Elvis’.
He is said to have changed his name to Billy Detroit on the advice of George Klein, who urged William not to use the name ‘Elvis’ in his own name. George Klein believed in Riopelle’s talent enough to get a songwriter to write a demo song for him and request a free recording session from Sam Phillips, the man who discovered Elvis Presley at Sun Records Recording Studio in Memphis Tennessee in 1954. Although the recordings were heard by various record labels, they eventually rejected the works of William Riopelle because it sounded “too close to Elvis Presley” and thought that the public was not prepared, nor interested, in an Elvis sound alike.
However, since Elvis Presley’s popularity has shown no signs of abating over the years, and has even increased, interest in an authentic Elvis Presley sound may be starting to emerge.
In fact, audiences would certainly be interested in hearing a song that Elvis Presley co-wrote. I think the public would be interested in anything Elvis Presley wrote.
While there are Presley insiders who would validate the Paul Terry King story, there are others who would dismiss it. Like any controversial story about Elvis Presley, chances are good that you will once again have to be the judge.
A sample of the song ‘Rollin’ Up Hill ‘is available for free and can be listened to on the Internet by Paul Terry King. Details on how to listen to the song can be found in the resource box below.