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ELVIS - Bridge Over Troubled Water (NEW mix! Great sound!)

1970 · Elvis Presley Nashville Renaissance (1970) — Post-comeback studio era; Presley recording at RCA Studio B, Nashville, embracing gospel-soul balladry as a mature artistic statement following his 1968 TV comeback and 1969 Las Vegas residency triumph. · music video

ELVIS - Bridge Over Troubled Water (NEW mix! Great sound!) music video

1970Elvis Presley Nashville Renaissance (1970) — Post-comeback studio era; Presley recording at RCA Studio B, Nashville, embracing gospel-soul balladry as a mature artistic statement following his 1968 TV comeback and 1969 Las Vegas residency triumph.American Soul-Gospel Crossover & Post-Comeback Elvis Renaissance (1969–1972)Dir. Denis Sanders

What this video is

Recorded June 5, 1970 at RCA's Studio B in Nashville, Elvis Presley's cover of 'Bridge Over Troubled Water' appeared on his twelfth studio album That's the Way It Is, released November 1970. The recording arrived months after Simon & Garfunkel's original topped the Billboard Hot 100 for six weeks and won the Grammy Award for Record of the Year. Elvis's interpretation — described by Paul Simon as 'a touch on the…

Why it matters

This recording represents a pivotal intersection of pop, gospel, and soul in Presley's mature catalog. Elvis's 'dramatic' reinterpretation of the Simon & Garfunkel composition demonstrated the King's facility with contemporary material and his ability to transform folk-pop into full-throated…

The director

Denis Sanders (January 21, 1929 – December 10, 1987) was an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. Born in New York City, he earned his master's degree in theater arts from UCLA. He won two Academy Awards: Best Short Subject (1955) for A Time…

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