Memphis Tennessee Song

Well hey little girl with the red dress on there s a party tonight down in memphis town i ll be going down there if you need a ride a man on the radio says elvis presley s died we drove down into memphis the sky was hard and black.

Memphis tennessee song. Roger semon talks about memphis tennessee. At the same time decca records issued a cover version in the uk by dave berry and the cruisers which also became a uk top 20 hit single. London hlm 8921 uk a side. Long distance information give me memphis tennessee help me find the party trying to get in touch with me she could not leave her number but i know who placed the.

May 26 1963 elvis goes to rca s studio b in nashville working on what will eventually become 14 recorded masters. Chuck berry releasing date. Back in the u s a. He calls the operator trying to locate his girl marie which conveniently rhymes with tennessee who he thinks is the one trying to reach him.

The songs are intended to make up an album and a single with devil in disguise selected as the a side. Memphis tennessee sometimes shortened to memphis is a song by chuck berry first released in 1959. Leaving memphis with a guitar in his hand on a one way ticket to the promised land. One great song by elvis recorded in the early 60 s.

In the uk the song charted at 6 in 1963. We hear about the singer getting a phone call from a girl who wouldn t leave a number but he knows it came from memphis tennessee. This song tells quite a story and has an interesting twist ending.