You Never Can Tell is simply a beautiful poem about young love and marriage, and frankly probably tops this particular list of tunes when it comes to good, simple, old-fashioned romance. And one frequently cited as an enormous influence by just about EVERY guitarist of note ever since is Chuck Berry, the duck-walking, ES335-playing, St Louis-born musical pioneer that brought us this magnificent track. You can hear a considerable cocktail of talent supporting Elvis's legendary vocals on this masterpiece, including the amazing Hank Garland (who we've previously lauded in our 9 Guitarists You’ve Listened To But Never Heard Of article) and the phenomenal Scotty Moore (the man who first inspired Keith Richards to pick up a guitar.)Įlvis may have been the King, but there were many other important members of the royal family that were responsible for creating rock'n'roll as we know it. We HAD to start our list with the King of Rock and Roll, who recorded possibly his most famous ballad specifically for the Blue Hawaii film soundtrack in 1961. So here’s our list of 14 essential tracks for the 14th February.Ĭan’t Help Falling In Love With You - Elvis Presley Most of our guitar-toting idols are fortunately much better than us when it comes to expressing their passion through fantastic music, with some of the world’s greatest recorded love songs fuelled by the magic of the six-string.
The GuitarHead office staff aren’t known for being the most romantic souls in the world, but even we can’t ignore Valentine's day - that annual expression of love and romance between couples (or strangers) that card-sellers, florists, restaurateurs, and jewellers await with glee.
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