(321) JOHNNY RIVERS: SOUNDS OF AN ELVIS PRESLEY HOUSE PARTY : THE TALL OAK TREE

DORSEY BURNETT'S 1960 "Tall Oak Tree" was a favorite cover for JOHNNY RIVERS. I can still see Johnny sitting on the sofa in his Capri Pants (which we made fun of him for wearing at the time - they were just too fashionable!) playing and singing this song.

Here's Dorsey's version:


Dorsey sounds like the blues singer Brook Benton when he sings.

And the Johnny Rivers version:



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