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The Beat Goes on for Elvis
May, 2005
The Beat Goes on for Elvis - The Elvis "Hit Making Team"
Continues To Dazzle The Entertainment World With Its Unexplained
Phenomenon. Presley's Music Entourage continues the Elvis Music
Making Operation.
Los Angeles/New York (PRWEB) May 16, 2005 -- Greetings fans! This
past week in the world of Rock 'n Roll for the Elvis "Hit
Making Team" some great and very special developments happened.
First off, Elvis Producer Ray Bardani, who re-mixed Elvis Presley's
"30 #1 Hits" and "2nd To None" CD compilations
was back in the studio with "HMT" singer John Krondes in
New York, mixing the Latin Version of "Vegas In The
Morning", the new Party Theme for Las Vegas and its milestone
100th Birthday. John Krondes sang his wild and crazy song in Spanish
in Las Vegas a couple of weeks ago. The fabulous DJ/Program Director
of Clear Channel Radio's KWID in Las Vegas, Luis El Tapatio and wife
Coco, along with the help of FSA's Rick Matthews, translated
"Vegas In The Morning" for John and coached him. Luis and
Coco from KWID/Clear Channel did a super job in the translation and
a great part of the making of this song.
Ray Bardani has been working with John Krondes and The Jordanaires
on this unique "Hit Making Team" project over the last
year. Ray Bardani is credited for Bringing Elvis' music Back to the
forefront with his wonderful re-mixes of many great Elvis hits. Ray
has already mixed seven finished tracks for the upcoming CD for John
Krondes and The Jordanaires with The Elvis "Hit Making
Team". John and The Jordanaires have, by the will of "Rock
'n Roll Heaven", attracted just about all the Elvis Presley
music making entourage to this historical project. The "TCB
Band", Memphis Studio Band "The Memphis Boys", the
Sweet Inspirations, and other talented Elvis musicians have come
onboard to make music with the group. Never before since Elvis died
has his complete "Hit Making" unit returned to the studio
together to make new music.
Elvis composer Randy Starr has just been inducted into the Elvis
"Hit Making Team". Paul Evans, who also made fame writing
for Elvis introduced Randy to the project. Randy Starr was with
John, Paul and Ray Bardani this past week at Sound on Sound
Recording in New York. Randy Starr spent an afternoon with John and
Ray Bardani hearing the new music with Elvis' music entourage and
turned white as a ghost. Like the rest of the music world, Randy
left the studio in a state of shock. Unexplained twists of fate have
put the Elvis music making operation back in place. John Krondes and
The Jordanaires have nearly thirty new songs recorded with the
Presley "Hit Makers".
What has won the hearts of fans worldwide is the fact that John
Krondes and the "Hit Making Team" are not another
immitation of Elvis. Quite the opposite, this team is basking in
originality. There is a fierce chemistry on the horizon with this
group. This matchless formula of combining the adored sound and
beauty of the Elvis players, with new "original" music and
songs Elvis himself was to record, with the young vibrant swooner,
John Krondes is sending shock waves around the world.
In addition to the new compositions by Evans/Krondes for the
project, there are now three (3) Elvis composers offering never
before recorded songs, that Elvis Presley himself listened to, liked
and held to record. Paul Evans, wrote big hits for Elvis such as
"I Gotta Know", "Something Blue" and "The
Next Step Is Love" amongst others. John's late father Jimmy
Krondes co-wrote with Sid Jacobson "The End", the very
song that Elvis sang to Priscilla the night they met in Germany and
was later to record. Dennis Lindy wrote "Burning Love",
one of Elvis' biggest comeback hits of the '70's, and now comes the
addition of Randy Starr.
Randy Starr had twelve (12) songs recorded by Elvis Presley. Starr
wrote Hits such as "Kissin Cousins", "Almost In
Love", "Yellow Rose of Texas", "The Girl I Never
Loved", "Datin'" amongst many others. Randy Starr
like his counterparts had songs held by Elvis that may be recorded
for the first time with John Krondes and the Jordanaires with the
Elvis "Hit Making Team".
The "Hit Making Team" welcomes Randy Starr to the family
and look forward to much greatness and success for the next chapter
in the life and spirit of Elvis. John Krondes and the "Hit
Making Team" are working diligently to complete the first CD of
music for delivery in the next few months. We are planning to go
back to Nashville to record a few more tracks using D.J. Fontana,
Elvis' first drummer who played on Presley songs from the 1950's
until 1968.
For those of our fans who subscibe to the notion that this
"Miracle Project" was designed by the Rock 'n Roll Gods,
check this out.....When Ray Walker of the Jordanaires was briefed
about the meeting with Randy Starr, he commented on how small this
circle really is. Ray told John Krondes tonight that the Jordanaires
sang on all twelve of Randy Starr's compositions for Elvis. Even
more spookishly wonderful, is the fact that Ray Walker had a few
solo parts with Elvis on those recordings.
In other exciting "Hit Making Team" news, John Krondes,
Paul Evans and Ray Walker traveled to Los Angeles last Friday 13th
May, to attend the celebrity car auction of Elvis Presley's Gold
Cadillac. George Barris, who was one of Elvis' good friends had this
car made for Elvis and will be hosting this event. George Barris has
been a great friend to John Krondes and a staunch supporter of the
project since its inception. George has attended two of John Krondes'
recording sessions in Los Angeles recently. John and Ray will be
making appearances in Las Vegas from Sunday through Wednesday of
this week and will be joining Joe Esposito there. Elvis pal George
Barris will be flying in to Vegas to join the group as well.
Welcome to the new day when "The Magic Of Elvis' Music Is
Back!!!"
Funky Sound of America
Rock 'n Roll News Desk
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