Stay Away, Joe
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Stay Away, Joe | |
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Directed by | Peter Tewksbury Robert Goodstein (Ass't) |
Produced by | Douglas Laurence |
Written by | Dan Cushman (novel) Michael A. Hoey & Burt Kennedy |
Starring | Elvis Presley Joan Blondell Burgess Meredith |
Music by | Jack Marshall (musician)Jack Marshall |
Cinematography | Fred J. Koenekamp |
Editing by | George W. Brooks |
Distributed by | MGM |
Release date(s) | March 8, 1968 |
Running time | 102 min. |
Language | English |
IMDb profile |
Stay Away, Joe is a 1968 comedy-drama western film starring Elvis Presley.
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[edit] Primary cast:
- Elvis Presley : Joe Lightcloud
- Burgess Meredith : Charlie Lightcloud
- Joan Blondell : Glenda Callahan
- Katy Jurado : Annie Lightcloud
- Thomas Gomez : Grandpa
- Henry Jones : Hy Slager
- L.Q. Jones : Bronc Hoverty
- Quentin Dean : Mamie Callahan
[edit] Soundtrack
The songs for the soundtrack were recorded at Radio Recorders Studios in Hollywood, California in October of 1967.
[edit] Recording musicians
- Elvis Presley (vocals)
- The Jordanaires (background vocals)
- Scotty Moore, Chip Young, Charlie Hodge (guitar)
- Charlie McCoy (harmonica)
- Pete Drake (steel guitar)
- Bob Moore (bass)
- Floyd Cramer, Larry Muhoberac (piano)
- D.J. Fontana, Buddy Harman (drums)
- Boots Randolph (sax)
[edit] Tracks (songwriter)
- Stay Away, Joe - (Sid Wayne & Ben Weisman)
- Lovely Mamie
- Dominic - (Sid Tepper & Roy C. Bennett)
- All I Needed Was The Rain - (Fred Wise & Ben Weisman)
- Stay Away - (Sid Tepper & Roy C. Bennett)
Stay Away, Joe was the first of a string of films near the end of Presley's acting career whose soundtracks were not released in LP or even EP format. In fact, only "Stay Away" (sung to the tune of "Greensleeves") was released to coincide with the movie, as the B-side of the single "U.S. Male". "Stay Away, Joe" and "All I Needed Was the Rain" emerged on compilation albums a few years later, while the remaining tracks stayed unreleased until after Presley's death.