Is this really Elvis?

[Nicole Presley]

This song confuses me. I listened to it very often and I´m still not sure if it´s Elvis. Please help me. Is it Elvis?

YouTube - Ghost riders in the Sky- Elvis Presley

[cbg84]

I would doubt it. Doesn't quite sound like him.

[Dino78]

I'm in doubt too. Seems not being his singing style.

[dj_ethan]

It's Not Elvis !

This Is The Version By Elvis Himself

YouTube - ELVIS PRESLEY *Ghost riders in the Sky

[cibetty]

What you posted is not Elvis Nicole. The 2nd one is really Elvis' version. I also found some videos with Elvis name on YouTube, but the songs were not belong to him.

[elvisia]

I also found some videos with Elvis name on YouTube, but the songs were not belong to him.

You are right Cibetty....it`s a huge problem on youtube.....only fans can (almost) always tell if it`s Elvis or not, but others must be confused sometimes. A few days ago, I also found one the other way around......A video with the headline:
"SHAWN KLUSH WORLDS GREATEST ELVIS BOLTON 2008"

Lots of pictures of Shawn in the video, but listen who is singing in the video....

YouTube - SHAWN KLUSH WORLDS GREATEST ELVIS BOLTON 2008

[Nicole Presley]

Thank you all for your help!!! :D Someone should maybe tell some people not to write some is Elvis who isn´t Elvis. Does anyone know who´s singing the song?

[john carpenter]

I'm pretty sure it's Marty Robbins. It definitly ain't Elvis:doh:

[Dekerivers57]

Yup, This is Marty Robbins. He is also said to be another singer Elvis enjoyed listening to.

[Tony Trout]

This song confuses me. I listened to it very often and I´m still not sure if it´s Elvis. Please help me. Is it Elvis?

YouTube - Ghost riders in the Sky- Elvis Presley (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enXCrCxDQas)


Thank you all for your help!!! :D Someone should maybe tell some people not to write some is Elvis who isn´t Elvis. Does anyone know who´s singing the song?


That's Marty Robbins.

[Diane]

Nope not Elvis....it is Marty Robbins.

Diane

[ForeverTheKing]

Sure not Elvis (y)

[jatta-tcb]

You are right Cibetty....it`s a huge problem on youtube.....only fans can (almost) always tell if it`s Elvis or not, but others must be confused sometimes. A few days ago, I also found one the other way around......A video with the headline:
"SHAWN KLUSH WORLDS GREATEST ELVIS BOLTON 2008"

Lots of pictures of Shawn in the video, but listen who is singing in the video....

YouTube - SHAWN KLUSH WORLDS GREATEST ELVIS BOLTON 2008 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIJqsveZtzQ&feature=related)

That's Elvis singing for sure... even the pics are about Shawn....there are also pics about the other ETAs like Justin Shandor & Gordon Hendricks. And couple pics about Sweet Inspiration and DJ Fontana. the video is made by my friend... :lol: I alson was in this concert in August 2008.:)

[elvia7]

Nope not Elvis....it is Marty Robbins.

Diane

Yess!!!!
It's no our ELVIS VOICE and not ELVIS music !!!!!!!!!!

[Serafim]

No this is ain´t Elvis, not sound like him

[elvisia]

That's Elvis singing for sure... even the pics are about Shawn....... .:)

Yes it is Elvis singing......and that`s what I mean, it`s not right to put Elvis music on a video with Shawns name and pictures all over the video, just as it`s not right to put others music on a Elvis video with only his name on it.....at least it should be said who is actually singing.
I hope you understand my point.....

[cibetty]

Yes it is Elvis singing......and that`s what I mean, it`s not right to put Elvis music on a video with Shawns name and pictures all over the video, just as it`s not right to put others music on a Elvis video with only his name on it.....at least it should be said who is actually singing.
I hope you understand my point.....

Yes, it was really Elvis' voice (in the video about the Bolton Arena concert, from last year), I recognized it... I understand what you mean and I agree with you!!

[easyrider]

It's not Elvis

[Broussey]

THIS IS WHAT I FOUND HOPEFULLY IT HELPS

Read Down

The Vaughn Monroe version, the best-selling one, was recorded on March 14, 1949 and released by RCA Victor Records as catalog number 20-3411. The recording first appeared on the Billboard charts on April 15, 1949, lasting 22 weeks and peaking at position #1. [2]
Another popular early version was recorded by the Sons of the Pioneers.
The Bing Crosby version was recorded on March 22, 1949 and released by Decca Records as catalog number 24618. The recording first appeared on the Billboard charts on May 6, 1949, lasting 6 weeks and peaking at position #14. [2] Recorded by Elvis Presley in June of 1970 at MGM's soundstage in Culver City.

The original version, by Burl Ives, was recorded on February 17, 1949 and released by Columbia Records as catalog number 38445. The recording first appeared on the Billboard charts on April 22, 1949, lasting 6 weeks and peaking at position #21. [2]
The Peggy Lee version was recorded on April 18, 1949 and released by Capitol Records as catalog number 57-608.
The Spike Jones version was recorded on May 24, 1949 and released by RCA Victor Records as catalog number 20-3741. Copies of the original release, containing lyrics ridiculing RCA stockholder Vaughn Monroe, are rare. The recording parodies the original Monroe recording, injecting much of Jones' quintessential humor along the way.
In the UK, an instrumental version by The Ramrods, reached number 8 in 1961. This was covered by UK band "The Scorpions" (not the German heavy metal band) on the "Parlophone" Label.
Dick Dale recorded a version in the surf style and released it on his second album, King of the Surf Guitar, in 1963
Duane Eddy brought his electrified "twangy guitar" sound along with a sax edition by Jim Horn to a 1966 version on an RCA Album of Duane's best.
Hank Marvin and The Shadows have done a very famous instrumental cover of the song.
Riders in the Sky recorded this song on their debut album, Three on the Trail, in 1979, and on several of their subsequent albums.
Johnny Cash made a recording in 1979 which was faithful to the original. He also recorded it live with Willie Nelson for 1998's VH1 Storytellers. In that recording, Willie Nelson misses the start of the third verse because he forgets the text, and ends up switching the third and fourth verses.
Dolan Ellis, Arizona's Official State Balladeer since 1966, included this as the only cover on his CD, "Tall Tales, Lost Trails & Heroes," released in 2000. He has sung the song throughout the nation and in 20 foreign countries, solo and as a member of the New Christy Minstrels, always telling the folk tale of Stan Jones, the Cochise County cowboy.
The rock band The Outlaws made a recording in 1980 that left out the last verse.
A version by The Shadows reached number 12 in the UK singles chart in 1980. This version was a semitone higher than the original.
Milton Nascimento recorded a version in Portuguese as "Cavaleiros Do Céu" on his 1981 album Caçador de Mim.
Impaled Nazarene recorded a black metal version of the song, which was released on the Sadogoat EP in 1993. Later it was included in the CD version of their bonus album Tol Cormpt Norz Norz Norz.
Ned Sublette included a merengue rendition on his Cowboy Rumba (1999).
The Alberta Celtic rock group Captain Tractor recorded an unusual version for their 1994 album Land. New lyrics describe the frenzy of corruption in a prairie town at the climax of a real estate bubble. Rather than fire-and-brimstone Christian imagery, the warning takes the form of vaguely Zen lamentations—"The winds still blow / The rains still fall / The trees don't seem to care AT ALL!"
The Blues Brothers performed the song in the movie Blues Brothers 2000. Similar to the "Rawhide" scene in the first movie, the band is mistakenly booked at a bluegrass festival (announced to the crowd as the "Bluegrass Brothers").
The heavy metal band Die Apokalyptischen Reiter recorded a version that was released on their 2006 single, "Friede Sei Mit Dir".
Me First and The Gimme Gimmes covered the song on their 2006 album Love Their Country.
The German metal band Dezperadoz, which featured members of Sodom, sang a version that can be described as a mix of country and thrash metal.
Children Of Bodom recorded a thrash metal version of the song on their 2008 album Blooddrunk.
Deborah Harry, lead singer of Blondie, recorded a trance version of the song which features on the soundtrack to the film Three Businessmen. The song is available free on her website deborahharry.com.
Both Dick Dale and The Ventures made surf rock covers of the song.
Raphael recorded a version in Spanish.
Terry Scott Taylor and Daniel Amos recorded a version in 1990 that appeared on the "Miracle Faith Telethon" compilation album.
Pedro Vargas recorded a version called "Jinetes en el Cielo" in Spanish.
During his tour as "Giant Robot", Buckethead played a dub style version of the song.
During the credits of the 2007 movie Ghost Rider, a rock cover by the band Spiderbait is played. An instrumental version is also heard at points in the film.
Frankie Laine recorded a version of it on his 1963 album Wanderlust.
The children's singer Fred Penner performed a child-friendly version of the song and recorded it on his 1980 album The Cat Came Back. Penner's rendition has the phantom cowboy shout "If you want to save your soul you must count ONE cow...TWO cows...THREE cows...FOUR cows...BWA HA HA HA HA!!"
Concrete Blonde recorded a version for their last album, 2004's Mojave.
The Marshall Tucker Band also made a recorded version faithful to the original.
Los Baby's, a famous 1960's band from Mexico, made the Spanish version called "Jinetes en el Cielo", which mean riders in the sky.
Former REO Speedwagon guitarist Gary Richrath quoted the melody of the song during his unaccompanied guitar solo on the band's 1977 live album, Live: You Get What You Play For.
The German „Western Metal“ band Dezperadoz (featuring a member of Sodom), covered the song on his album The Dawn of Dying in 2008.
Recordings have also been made by Marty Robbins, Dean Martin, Boston Pops, Lawrence Welk, R.E.M., Dixie Chicks, Kaleidoscope and The Doors, ( Guy Vanderhoof).

[dennyelvis]

Absolutely Marty .... i got this track ... he also wrote and recorded "you gave me a mountain" too, a bit slower than Els version ....

[Tony Trout]

I believe it is elvis presley!!! IMO!!!! of course


Once again, it is not Elvis singing. It's Marty Robbins. The style of music, especially, should be a huge clue.

Also, a 'soundstage' recording does not constitute nor should it be considered as an 'official' studio recording. This song was only done in rehearsals during the filming of TTWII.

Also, the date & month that is listed is incorrect. The rehearsals for TTWII were held on July 15 & July 29, 1970 and we have film/audio evidence of these rehearsals from both July 15 & July 29, 1970.

[Broussey]

I got the Info From Wikipedia

SORRY if its wrong i never said it was 100% the truth.... And marty sure sounds like elvis... Oh and the "style" of music i thought maybe he sang it for a movie not a record.....

[Tony Trout]

I got the Info From Wikipedia

SORRY if its wrong i never said it was 100% the truth.... And marty sure sounds like elvis... Oh and the "style" of music i thought maybe he sang it for a movie not a record.....


Wikipedia is so full of errors regarding alot of things that it's not even funny. One article pertaining to the "Aloha" special on there even continually touts the 1.5 billion viewership totals - and we all know that wasn't true.

[jeanelvisgirl]

No that wasn't Elvis....as DJ Ethan posted - Elvis did this song only as a rehearsal.....thank you DJ Ethan!

[Ematt]

How could anyone think this was Elvis??

[Diane]

How could anyone think this was Elvis??

My feelings exactly...(y)

Diane

[jatta-tcb]

I knew from the first time I heard this song that it is not Elvis :lol: Even the video maker has written it would be... (n)