Felton Jarvis

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Jarvis (left) and Elvis Presley, 1967

Felton Jarvis (born November 16, 1934 in Atlanta , Georgia , † January 3, 1981 in Nashville , Tennessee ; actually Charles Felton Jarvis ) was an American music producer and singer.

Career

Jarvis was responsible for most of Elvis Presley's recordings as a producer from 1966 to 1977. He also released his own singles in the late 1950s and early 1960s. However, since he was more successful as a music producer, he produced the first six albums of John Hardford . As well as the artists Tommy Roe , Michael Nesmith , Fats Domino , Jimmy Dean , Fess Parker , Charlie Pride , Carl Perkins , Skeeter Davis , Willie Nelson , Gladys Knight & the Pips , Maria Dallas and Jerry Reed . He was married and had a son.

Last project: Guitar Man

In mid-December 1980, Felton completed a new Elvis Presley project called Guitar Man . On this there were ten completely revised songs, in which only the voice of Presley remained "original", the backing tracks were re-recorded. On December 16, 1981, Felton Jarvis and Jerry Flowers, an employee of RCA Nashville, discussed the questions for a radio interview to be held a week later to mark the release of the album. However, this interview was never conducted because Jarvis suffered a stroke on December 19, 1980 and was hospitalized in Nashville. He died there on January 3, 1981 at the age of 46. The preliminary talk, however, had been recorded and included not only the Guitar Man project , but also discussed Felton Jarvis' career.

Discography

Singles

Honest John (The Workin 'Man's Friend) / Don't Knock Elvis (1959)
  • Honest John (The Workin 'Man's Friend) / Don't Knock Elvis (1959) - on the Viva Records label
  • Swingin 'Cat / Honest John (The Working Man's Friend) (1960) - on the Thunder Int label . Columbia Miss
  • Dimples / Little Wheel (1960) - on the Thunder Int. Columbia Miss
  • Indian Love Call / Goin 'Down Town (1961) - on the MGM label
  • Ski King / Be-I-Bye, ETC (1964) - on the ABC-Paramount label
  • Too Many Tigers / Knickle Knuckle (1965) - on the ABC-Paramount label

Web links

  1. Elvis'Who is Who - Official Switzerland Fanpage
  2. Elvis Australia - Official Elvis Presley Fan Club
  3. RCA Records
  4. Felton Jarvis at Find a Grave

literature

  • The Felton Jarvis interview from December 16, 1980 as a text file

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Source from RCA LP FJ-1981 information sheet
  2. ^ Source from RCA LP FJ-1981 information sheet
personal data
SURNAME Jarvis, Felton
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Jarvis, Charles Felton
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American record producer and singer
DATE OF BIRTH November 16, 1934
PLACE OF BIRTH Atlanta , Georgia , United States
DATE OF DEATH 3rd January 1981
Place of death Nashville , Tennessee