Throughout the story it talks about road blocks in elvis presleys bad times and what happened. Future last house on the left actor david hess, using the stage name david hill, was the first to record the song and release it a few weeks before elvis on aladdin records, titled im all shook up. That is the most commonly accepted view of all shook ups genesis. Elvis presley all shook up 1957 with jingle at the.
A scriptural handbook on the papacy, and solomon landolt. Oct 15, 2011 songwriter and actor david hess passed away on october 8, on the age of 75. Aug 07, 2003 rock n roll seemed to be everywhere during the decade, exhilarating, influential, and an outrage to those americans intent on wishing away all forms of dissent and conflict. All shook up is alternately wry, silly, thoughtful and laughoutloud funny. Actually, david hess stage name david hill was the first to record the song. In keeping with this spirit, all shook up was performed on broadway with an interracial cast, featuring both africanamerican and white performers. Once again the backup musicians pair well with his music. David hill was the recording pseudonym for singeractorsongwriter david hess. How rock n roll changed america, he must have been educated in the history of rock and roll. Rock and roll ignited a fire of controversy for america and created many different opinions. Among his betterknown compositions were start movin.
David also answers to david alan hess, alan h david and david a. Inspired by and featuring the songs of elvis presley book by. Jan 01, 2008 the book, all shook up was a documentary story about elvis presley. It will appeal to any kids whove been mortified by their parentsnamely, all of them. David hill aka david hess, star of the last house on the. Aug, 2017 future last house on the left actor david hess, using the stage name david hill, was the first to record the song and release it a few weeks before elvis on aladdin records, titled im all shook up. Possibilities and problems for reconstructivist agendas, by e. Elvis himself, during an interview on october 28, 1957, said. All shook up most elvis fans might be surprised to learn that elvis was not. David hess is 69 years old and was born on 04281951. For example, all shook up was an expression that got to elvis.
Future last house on the left actor david hess, using the stage name david hill, was the first to record the song on aladdin records, titled im all shook up. His latest novel is civil war love story and quest for selfforgiveness. Four years ago, amid the daily headlines of mass shootings and gun violence, i began building an arsenal of 100 mock assault rifles. The real triumph of this book is that it will make you want to watch all of elvis films one. This body of work is my personal awakening and response to the american obsession with weaponry and the abstraction of violence. And it just might launch a new generation of elvis fans. Future last house on the left actor david hess, using the stage name david hill, was the first to record the song and release it a few weeks before elvis. All shook up is a song recorded by elvis presley, published by elvis presley music, and.
Tracking down the address the box came from, she finds a drop. As far as all shook up, the title came from a real set of. David went on to compose start movin for sal mineo and rockin. David hess i 19362011 david alexander hess was born in new york city in 1936. Although i do like caught up in the moment better, i would highly recommend this cd. February 2011 genre fans will remember david hess for his roles in such shockers as wes cravens classic last house on the left 1972, the brutally cold thriller hitch hike 1977, ruggero deodatos house on the edge of the park 1980, the comic book scifi horror swamp thing 1982, and the backwoods slasher body count 1987. Climbing up the sunshine path by david hess on amazon. The song became a number 1 hit for elvis presley a year later and hess became a songwriter at shalimar music. Climbing up the sunshine path by david hess on amazon music. David hess alan, 69 salisbury, nc has court records at. David hess books list of books by author david hess. Needless to say, david hills version didnt do so well, but hess had quite a successful career anyway and has his own wikipedia entry.
David hills real name was dave hess and he later penned i got stung, a great, underrated elvis single distinguished by one of the kings most dynamic vocal performances and a faster variant of the shuffling beat that powered all shook up. The book is a biography of elvis life which means it starts with elvis as a child. This is david hess now youre all alone by imapisces on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. Working as the manager of a thrift shop, she is going through a box of donated items when she discovers a photo of a woman who looks suspiciously like herself. All shook up david hill 1957 original version youtube. I liked it a lot, because it taught me a lot of things about elvis that i wouldnt have otherwise known. The book was full of information and was a very entertaining read. John lennon said, i remember thinking when elvis did all shook up that it was the first time in my life that i heard uh huh and oh yeah and yeah yeah all sung in the same song. David alexander hess was born in new york city in 1936. All shook up by chelsey krause is a humorous tale of natalies journey to find herself.
I read all shook up the life and death of elvis presley by barry denenberg. Wk all shook up was named billboards song of the year, following his heartbreak hotel song topping the list for 1956. The latter chart was discontinued in june 1957, making all shook up the last song to top that chart. I went to bed one night, had quite a dream, and woke up all shook up. This book follows the decade of the 50s, in which the genre of rock and roll was invented. Elvis wasnt the first artist to record all shook up.
Sep 04, 20 lead actor also wrote and performed the movies eerie psychedelic soundtrack. As vibrant as the music itself, all shook up reveals how rock n roll challenged and changed american culture and laid the foundation for the social upheaval of the sixties. Speedy gonzales is upbeat and fun, while wait for the rain is eerie and beautiful. Woodhouse, david hess, steve breyman, and brian martin. He began his professional career as a songwriter for shalimar music in 1957. Hess cowrote i got stung pseudonym david hill, come along and sand castles for elvis. He began his professional career as a songwriter for shalimar music, in 1957, under the pseudonym of david hill. David also answers to david alan hess, alan h david and david a hess, and perhaps a couple of other names. Future last house on the left actor david hess, using the stage name david hill, was the first to record the song on. David hess began his career when he recorded the original version of the otis blackwell composition all shook up under the stage name david hill in 1956. While researching in the federal records center in suitland, maryland, in the early 1980s with a highly capable english assistant, susanna scottgall, i took to trawling from left to right through hundreds of boxes of us intelligence papers. Future last house on the left actor david hess, using the stage name david. Jun 04, 20 55 videos play all elvis presley greatest hits, best songs, grandes exitos, sus mejores canciones, jailhouse rock, cant help falling in love, suspicious minds best songs playlist little richard. All shook up goodreads meet your next favorite book.
Hess was born david alexander hess on september 19, 1936 in new york city. All told, its time atop the four charts spanned from april, 1957 to june 17, 1957. Join facebook to connect with david hess and others you may know. Not too many white artists on aladdin, but david hess aka david hill was one. David irving recalls something of the history of this book. How rock n roll changed america, glenn altschuler argues that the emergence of rock. But there is one important thing about the story is that it is described in a elvis impersanator in a good way. Glenn altschuler is a professor of american studies at cornell university. The paper discusses relations between the academic and activist sides of sts, developing the theme raised in my 1998 and 2001 essays. All shook up is a 2004 american jukebox musical with music from the elvis presley songbook and with a book by joe dipietro. David hills real name was dave hess and he later penned i got stung, a great. The book talked about elvis presly and his journey through his singing career. He began his professional career as a songwriter for shalimar music. In his book last train to memphis he wrote that elvis thought all shook up was a good phrase for a refrain.
They didnt write that hits you probably didnt realize were cover. His first recording was a quick hit, which was later performed by and credited to elvis presley, all shook up. Elvis popularity in britain was already on the rise in early 1957, but all shook up sealed the deal. He has a unique perspective on war and the ptsd that afflicts all who are part of it, whether soldier or civilian. All shook up how elvis shook up the world an ein spotlight. Hesss phone number, address, insurance information, hospital affiliations and more. In my new book, writing for the king, i spoke to over 140 songwriters whose work was. Natalie was adopted at birth and, until now, has never really questioned her roots. Today, it is hard to believe that cherished 1950s musical icons and pioneers of rock n roll such as elvis and chuck berry were accused of corrupting the youth of america. Han gav han ut eit par veker for elvis pa aladdin records, kalla im all shook up. David hess, vietnam vet, and dea agent has just published his fourth novel. That honor went to another shalimar songwriter named david hess, who went by the name david hill for the. Apparently this version was recorded and released before elvis got to it. He has written several books and is currently the vice president for university relations at cornell university.