He Touched Me

Long before Elvis was heralded as the King Of Rock 'N' Roll, he first was a fan of gospel music. Although it was instrumental in shaping his spiritual life as well as his career, no documentary has truly chronicled this facet of his life.... until now. He Touched Me: The Gospel Music of Elvis' gospel recordings and never before seen footage.

This 3-hour collection, filled with personal stories by those who knew him well, goes behind the scenes of Elvis' career. Discover how Elvis was dramatically influenced by two of southern gospel music's premier quartets, The Statesmen and the Blackwood Brothers. Examine Elvis' thirty year friendship with the gospel legend JD Summer. Learn of the controversy surrounding his perfomances of "Peace In The Valley" on the Ed Sullivan Show. Hear the surprising story behind the recordings of his signiture hymn and how deeply he was touched by gospel music.

Joe Moscheo coordinated and co-produced this documentary, which aired on PBS and is currently available on DVD.

1.    Crying In The Chapel
2.    His Hand In Mind
3.    Joshua Fit The Battle
4.    So High
5.    If We Never Meet Again
6.    Milky White Way
7.    Stand By Me
8.    Somebody Bigger Than You And I
9.    I Believe In The Man In The Sky
10. In The Garden
11. Mansion Over The Hilltop
12. Farther Along
13. Where No One Stands Alone
14. I'm Gonna Walk Dem Golden Stairs
15. Without Him
16. Working On The Building
17. You'll Never Walk Alone
18. Swing Down Sweet Chariot
19. Where Could I Go But To The Lord
20. In The Ghetto

PLAYLIST

1.	How Great Thou Art
2.	In The Ghetto
3.	Peace In The Valley
4.	Swing Down, Sweet Chariot
5.	Where Could I Go
6.	I, John
7.	If I Can Dream
8.	An American Trilogy
9.	This Time You Gave Me A Mountain
10.	Put Your Hand In The Hand
11.	Bridge Over Troubled Water
12.	You'll Never Walk Alone
13.	Stand By Me

Elvis' former backup vocal groups, The Imperials and The Stamps, as well as his former musical director Joe Guercio, have joined forces for a 2-CD set called 'The gospel side of Elvis'.

The friendship and working relationship between the two groups dates back to the mid-sixties. They were so close that they even had twin touring buses, painted gold and black, with their names scrolled across the sides.

The Imperials and The Stamps played many gospel concerts together, not knowing at the time just how parallel their careers would be over the next few years. JD Sumner and The Stamps replaced The Imperials as Elvis' male backup group in 1972. Both groups have continued their involvement with Elvis by appearing in Memphis from year to year at Elvis Birthday and Elvis Week events put on by Graceland / EPE, and also alternating as male vocal group for EPE's Elvis-video-interactive stage production 'Elvis The Concert' as it toured the world.

Result is a nice 2-CD set with a collection of gospel songs that had some meaningful connection to their relationship with Elvis. It includes an 8-page booklet with candid photos, featuring different shots of the groups from year to year with Elvis.

21. (There'll Be) Peace In The Vally (For Me)
22. I Believe
23. Precious Lord, Take My Hand
24. It Is No Secret (What God Can Do)
25. I, John
26. Bosom Of Abraham
27. You Better Run
28. Lead Me, Guide Me
29. Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus / Nearer My God To Thee
30. He Touched Me
31. I've Got Confidence
32. Amazing Grace
33. A Thing Called Love
34. Put Your Hand In The Hand
35. Reach Out To Jesus
36. If That Isn't Love
37. Bridge Over Troubled Water
38. An American Trilogy
39. Why Me
40. How Great Thou Art