• Source: A Mess of Blues

      • "A Mess of Blues" is a song originally recorded by Elvis Presley for RCA Records in 1960, and written by Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman. Although released as the B-side to "It's Now or Never", "A Mess of Blues" reached number 32 in the U.S. It reached number 2 in the UK as an A-side.
      The song was published by Elvis Presley Music, Inc.
      The recording appeared on the 1968 RCA Victor compilation Elvis' Gold Records Volume 4.


      Personnel


      Sourced from Keith Flynn.
      The Blue Moon Boys

      Elvis Presley - lead vocals, acoustic rhythm guitar
      Scotty Moore - lead guitar
      D. J. Fontana - drums
      Additional musicians
      Hank Garland - six-string bass guitar
      Bob Moore - double bass
      Floyd Cramer - piano
      Buddy Harman - drums
      The Jordanaires (Gordon Stoker, Neal Matthews, Hoyt Hawkins, Ray Walker) - backing vocals


      Status Quo cover



      "A Mess of Blues" was covered by British rock band Status Quo in 1983. It was included on the album Back to Back from which it was the second UK single, reaching a peak position of No. 15.
      Due to a printing error, several hundred copies of the picture sleeve for this release were printed with the front and rear photographs inter-changed.


      = Track listing

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      7" single


      "A Mess of Blues" (D Pomus/M Shuman) (3.22)
      "Big Man" (Lancaster/Green) (3.40)


      12" single


      "A Mess of Blues" (Extended version) (D Pomus/M Shuman) (4.48)
      "Big Man" (Lancaster/Green) (3.40)
      "Young Pretender" (Rossi/Frost) (3.32)


      Other versions


      The song has been recorded by Tom Jones and Jools Holland, Peter and Gordon, John Hiatt, Jeff Healey, Alexis Korner, Delbert McClinton, Lee Curtis and the All-Stars, Henry McCullough Blues Band, Scotty Moore and Paul Ansell, Robert Gordon and Chris Spedding with The Jordanaires, P.J. Proby, Chris Wilson, and Led Zeppelin as part of a medley.


      Chart history


      Elvis Presley

      Status Quo


      References

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