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New Elvis song found, will be released
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© St. Petersburg Times
published August 17, 2003
A never-released song recorded by Elvis Presley nearly 40 years ago was recently unearthed and will be issued this fall.
On the eve of the 26th anniversary of Presley's death, RCA Records announced Friday that the tune, I'm a Roustabout, will be part of a collection of favorites, Elvis 2nd to None, due out Oct. 7. Originally written for the 1964 film Roustabout, co-starring Barbara Stanwyck, the song was rejected by both the filmmakers and his record producers. A different tune was substituted for both the movie and the subsequent best-selling album of the same name.
An acetate recording of the original I'm a Roustabout sat undiscovered for decades in the basement of songwriter Winfield Scott, who composed it with longtime partner Otis Blackwell.
Scott said he came across the record several years ago, but it wasn't until he mentioned it to a reporter that it came to the attention of the record company.
Alison Krauss leads bluegrass award nods
Alison Krauss & Union Station and the Del McCoury Band lead the list of nominees for the 14th annual International Bluegrass Music Awards.
Krauss and her band have the most nominations with 13, including entertainer of the year, instrumental group, vocal group, female vocalist for Krauss and album of the year.
The Del McCoury Band received 12 nominations; Ricky Skaggs and his band, Kentucky Thunder, seven; and the Lynn Morris Band, six.
The nominations were announced Thursday by the International Bluegrass Music Association. Krauss and Union Station bandmate Dan Tyminski will host the Oct. 2 awards show at the Kentucky Center for the Arts in Louisville.
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