King Of The Whole Wide World by lazarus57

lazarus57 - King Of The Whole Wide World

lazarus57

Jul 13, 2025 05:24pm

PICK A DOOR... ROUND 2<img src="https://singsnap-cdn.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/message-board/threads/ERUN/c6703d7001_GFIN_media.gif"><img src="https://singsnap-cdn.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/message-board/threads/KNFZ/166d480e91_YAMU_media.png"> "King of the Whole Wide World" is a song written by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bob_Roberts_(songwriter)&action=edit&redlink=1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(191, 60, 44);">Bob Roberts</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ruth_Batchelor&action=edit&redlink=1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(191, 60, 44);">Ruth Batchelor</a> and originally recorded by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elvis_Presley" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Elvis Presley</a> for the 1962 United Artists motion picture <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kid_Galahad" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Kid Galahad</a>.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_of_the_Whole_Wide_World#cite_note-6" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">[6]</a> The track opened the 6-track <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kid_Galahad_(EP)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">soundtrack EP</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_of_the_Whole_Wide_World#cite_note-Kid_Galahad_|_Elvis_Presley_Official_Web_Site_Elvis_The_Music-2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">[2]</a> released in August 1962 to coincide with the film's premiere.The song reached number 30 on the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billboard_Hot_100" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Billboard Hot 100</a>.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_of_the_Whole_Wide_World#cite_note-7" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">[7]</a> According to Elvis Presley's official website, "'King of the Whole Wide World' might have gotten more chart activity, but it was competing with '<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/She%27s_Not_You" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">She's Not You</a>,' which had just broken into the Top 100 when the [soundtrack] EP was shipped."<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_of_the_Whole_Wide_World#cite_note-Kid_Galahad_|_Elvis_Presley_Official_Web_Site_Elvis_The_Music-2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">[2]</a>CompositionThe song was written by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bob_Roberts_(songwriter)&action=edit&redlink=1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(191, 60, 44);">Bob Roberts</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ruth_Batchelor&action=edit&redlink=1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(191, 60, 44);">Ruth Batchelor</a>.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_of_the_Whole_Wide_World#cite_note-Cover_versions_of_King_of_the_Whole_Wide_World_by_Elvis_Presley_with_The_Jordanaires_|_SecondHandSongs-1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">[1]</a>RecordingPresley recorded the song for the film Kid Galahad on October 27, 1961, at Radio Recorders in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollywood,_California" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Hollywood, California</a>. The recording sessions featured <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scotty_Moore" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Scotty Moore</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiny_Timbrell" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Tiny Timbrell</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neal_Matthews" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Neal Matthews</a> on guitar, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Moore_(musician)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Bob Moore</a> on bass, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D.J._Fontana" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">D.J. Fontana</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddy_Harman" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Buddy Harman</a> on drums, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dudley_Brooks" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Dudley Brooks</a> on piano, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boots_Randolph" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Boots Randolph</a> on saxophone. Backing vocals were provided by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Jordanaires" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">The Jordanaires</a>.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_of_the_Whole_Wide_World#cite_note-Kid_Galahad_|_Elvis_Presley_Official_Web_Site_Elvis_The_Music-2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">[2]</a> <img src="https://images.eil.com/large_image/ELVIS_PRESLEY_KING%2BOF%2BTHE%2BWHOLE%2BWIDE%2BWORLD%2B-%2BDELUXE%2BEDITION-688395.jpg" alt="Elvis Presley King Of The Whole Wide World - Deluxe Edition US box set ..."><img src="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/i6iBHXe3pTU/maxresdefault.jpg" alt="ELVIS PRESLEY - King of the Whole Wide World / Kid Galahad 1962 (New ...">