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February 16, 1966

Elvis began 2 days of soundtrack recording at Radio Recorders, starting at 3.00 p.m. and working till midnight. The core of the Nashville studio band had been flown in and was joined by "Tiny" Timbrell and guitarist Tommy Tedesco.

Song of the day

Tiger Man

He once said that he'd recorded this at Sun. I wish that cut would surface. In the meantime we've got so many great versions. I don't think he ever did a bad one. The 1975 studio jam is high on my list. It's slower than most but rocks all the same. The Spring Tours rendition, like 'Big Boss Man' on that same record, hark back to his R&B roots. If you like what you hear, dig out Rufus Thomas' original.

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