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I said, вЂњElvis, I know youвЂ™re probably gonna say no but I know every song youвЂ™ve ever recorded. So he wanted to come hang out down at TJвЂ™s. Elvis wanted to pick a place where the band was already in place and they could do the job.

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IвЂ™d been playing there sixnights a week вЂtil the crack of dawn. That was at TJвЂ™s in Memphis, down in midtown in Memphis.

I got to play a New YearвЂ™s Eve party when вЂ™70 turned вЂ71. GM: You hung out with Elvis at a New YearвЂ™s Eve party? I tried to make records down there but I could never get anything that I was happy about. His producer Felton Jarvis was excited about it and he was partnering with Chips Moman who ran American Studios down in Memphis. To know that Elvis had decided to come back to Memphis and record. I played grand piano on вЂњKentucky RainвЂќ while Elvis was cutting his vocal live. I played on that record and sang on that record, too. вЂњElvis, this is Ronnie Milsap.вЂќ And that was about it. Chips Moman who was running that studio and producing the Elvis sessions said, вЂњRonnie MilsapвЂ™s here in the building, bring him in.вЂќ He introduced me to Elvis.

It came about because there was nobody else there at American Studios that night to do it. That session with Elvis for вЂњKentucky RainвЂќ came about because there was no one else there to play piano. RM: I got to sing and play on those records and got to be around Elvis for an evening. GM: You also played keyboards on ElvisвЂ™ 1970 smash hit, вЂњKentucky Rain,вЂќ what are your memories of those sessions? It was a wonderful experience singing along to Elvis. RM: I did that as an overdub Elvis wasnвЂ™t in the studio for that session. GM: Speaking of duets, you snag harmony vocals on ElvisвЂ™ smash 1969 hit, вЂњDonвЂ™t Cry Daddy.вЂќ So we sent a copy of what weвЂ™d done down there to him and he said, вЂњIвЂ™ll do that.вЂќ And he did a great job. He said, вЂњA guy just came in here and said to give you this cassette.вЂќ So I got it, listened to it and I said, вЂњMan, that is great.вЂќ I tried cutting it as a single but then my manager, Burt Stein heard that Billy Gibbons might be interested. RM: You know, IвЂ™ve had this song for about 10 years. GM: The song вЂњSouthern Boys and Detroit WheelsвЂќ proved to be a perfect fit for Billy F. If youвЂ™re gonna sing with Willie Nelson, heвЂ™s a legend for sure! They said the smoke was so thick down there in the studio it was like walkinвЂ™ in a fog. So we sent the files down there and Willie did it and did it really great. The song was so good and we kept thinking about who would do it and Willie NelsonвЂ™s engineer down at his studio in Austin wanted to try it. Mike Reid wrote that song and IвЂ™ve had 13 number one records with Mike Reid. GM: You also cut a duet with Willie Nelson on вЂњA WomanвЂ™s Love.вЂќ He was playing the piano and I was playing the piano. Getting back to вЂњMisery Loves Company,вЂќ I was in the studio together facing each other. But I got acquainted with what digital could do and learned to like it just as well.

That was a painful move вЂcause I loved the way analog sounded and I got used to making records that way and splicing tape. By then IвЂ™d probably gone from analog to digital. I kept talking about a song that he had written, вЂњSlipping into Christmas.вЂќ He said, вЂњWell, are you gonna cut it?вЂќ And I said, вЂњWell, IвЂ™m thinking about it.вЂќ вЂњWell, do it! Make me some money.вЂќ (laughs) Leon liked this song called вЂњMisery Loves Company.вЂќ I cut that record for RCA back when I had my own studio down on Music Row called Brown Star. IвЂ™ve been a fan of Leon RussellвЂ™s forever. RM: Oh, I love that guy and I finally got to sing with him and then sadly he passed right after that. Share your memories of a few of these duets starting with Leon Russell for вЂњMisery Loves Company.вЂќ GM: There are some amazing duets on the record.

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