When Elvis Presley recorded a live version of “I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry” in 1973, in Hawaii, he said: “I would like to sing a song that is probably the saddest song that I have ever ...
In his experience, the Lulu project had produced a set of songs that struck a genuine emotional chord—if not for the wider world, then at least for him on a personal level. “We like being challenged,” ...