It was 65-years-ago today (January 12th, 1957) that Elvis Presley recorded "All Shook Up," which went on to become his sixth Number One hit, topping the charts for nine weeks. Elvis recorded the song at Radio Recorders in Hollywood, during a three-day session, which included both gospel recordings and songs eventually featured in his second motion picture, Loving You. Elvis and his band, which included guitarist Scotty Moore, bassist Bill Black, drummer DJ Fontana, and backing vocalists the Jordanaires, took ten takes to perfect the song. The unique tapping heard on the track is Presley's hand slapping the back of his Martin acoustic guitar, with his ring finger accentuating the beat. "All Shook Up" went on to be ranked the Number One single of 1957. The tune was featured in "The King's" setlists extensively throughout the '70s one of the few of Elvis' '50s hits to make the transition into his Las Vegas-era shows. Just prior to h
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Al Schmitt, Maestro of Recorded Sound, Is Dead at 91
The winner of multiple Grammys, he engineered or produced records by Frank Sinatra, Ray Charles, Paul McCartney, Bob Dylan, Jefferson Airplane and many others.
The recording engineer and producer Al Schmitt in an undated photo. He was renowned for his ability to make subtle but critical changes during a recording session.Credit.Chris Schmitt
Published April 30, 2021Updated May 2, 2021
Al Schmitt, who as a boy watched Bing Crosby and the Andrews Sisters record music in his uncle’s studio, and who went on to become a Grammy Award-winning engineer for a long roster of artists including Paul McCartney, Bob Dylan, Frank Sinatra, Ray Charles and Diana Krall, died on April 26 at his home in Bell Canyon, Calif. He was 91.