Elvis Presley How Great Thou Art
Elvis first recorded this song as the title track of his second gospel album in at RCA`s Nashville Studios on May 25th 1966. It was later released as the B-side on a single with ” His Hand In Mine ” in March 1969, in time for Easter that year, when it failed to chart. The swelling spiritual was first released in the English language by George Beverly Shea in 1955, though the song`s roots go back to the Old Continent and the previous century. It was originally a 19th century Swedish hymn written by Carl Boberg, which was translated into German, Russian and finally into English by Stuart Hine in the late Forties. Before Elvis, the Blackwood Brothers and The Statesman had covered the song. It`s no exaggeration to say that Elvis grew up on musical diet in which gospel was the staple. Biographers invariably hark back to Elvis as a toddler climbing up on stage to sing with the local church choir when he was barely two years old. Elvis sang gospel for his own pleasure for the rest of his life. Until he became too famous to attend, he regularly went to see gospel performed in Memphis, and he managed to attend the National Quartet Convention in Memphis for many years after he became worldwide famous. The only Grammys he won during his career were for hid gospel albums, which have been long and steady sellers and fan favourites. Elvis` Mother`s favourite group were the Blackwood Brothers, who played regularly at their local church, the First Assembly of God in Memphis. The Presleys …
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