Update 1/24/05: The following article has been updated to reflect that the previously announced release date of March 1, 2005 has now been changed to April 1.

Expected to be released April 1, 2005, is FTD’s next special book/CD combination entitled Rocking Across Texas. (Delayed from its originally announced release date of January 1.) The book is by Stanley Oberst. New stories, updated old stories and some especially rare photographs are featured. Accompanying the book will be two Elvis concert “soundboard” recordings (informally recorded from the concert sound system): the June 19, 1974 show in Amarillo, Texas and the July 3, 1976 show in Fort Worth, Texas. There’s also a short, previously unreleased 1960 interview recording with Elvis and his manager Colonel Tom Parker.

Track Listing:

DISC 1 - AMARILLO

See See Rider 2:46 (Traditional arr. by Elvis Presley)

I Got A Woman/Amen 6:46 (R. Charles)( J. Hairston)

Love Me 1:44 (J. Leiber/M. Stoller)

Trying To Get To You 2:52 (Mc Coy/Singleton)

All Shook Up 1:08 (Blackwell/Presley)

Love Me Tender 1:49 (V. Matson/E. Presley)

Hound Dog 1:23 (Leiber/Stoller)

Fever 3:06 (Davenport/Cooley)

Polk Salad Annie 4:33 (Tony Joe White)

Why Me Lord 3:42 (Kris Kristofferson)

Suspicious Minds 3:48 (Mark James)

Introductions 3:21

I Can’t Stop Loving You 2:30 (Don Gibson)

Help Me 2:52 (Larry Gatlin)

An American Trilogy 3:51 (M. Newbury)

Let Me Be There 3:41 (John Rostill)

Heartbreak Hotel 2:49 (Axton/Durden/Presley)

Funny How Time Slips Away 3:51 (Willie Nelson)

Big Boss Man 3:32 (Smith/Dixon)

Can’t Help Fallling In Love 0:34 (Perretti/Creatore/Weiss)

Interview. Odessa, Texas. 1960 (4:55)

DISC 2 - FORT WORTH

See See Rider 4:19 (Traditional/arranged by Elvis Presley)

I Got A Woman/Amen 7:20 (Ray Charles)(J. Hairston)

Love Me 3:04 (J. Leiber/M. Stoller)

If You Love Me 2:54 (John Rostill)

You Gave Me A Mountain 3:16 (Marty Robbins)

All Shook Up 1:09 (Blackwell/Presley)

(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear 0:50 (Mann/Lowe)

Don’t Be Cruel 1:12 (Blackwell/Presley)

And I Love You So 3:28 (Don McLean)

Jailhouse Rock 1:36 (Leiber/Stoller)

Fever 3:05 (Davenport/Cooley)

America 3:10 (arr. E. Presley)

Polk Salad Annie 4:35 (Tony Joe White)

Introductions

Early Morning Rain (Gordon Lightfoot)

What’d I Say (Ray Charles)

Johnny B. Goode (Chuck Berry)

Introductions

Love Letters (Heyman/Young)

School Days (Chuck Berry)

Hurt 4:01 (Crane/Jacobs)

Hound Dog 3:00 (Leiber/Stoller)

Funny How Time Slips Away 4:36 (W. Nelson)

Can’t Help Falling In Love 4:08 (Peretti/Creatore/Weiss)

Closing Vamp

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