Little Sister (Elvis Presley song)

"Little Sister" is a rock and roll song written by Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman. It was originally released as a single in 1961 by American singer Elvis Presley, who enjoyed a No. 5 hit with it on the Billboard Hot 100. The single (as a double A-side with "(Marie's the Name) His Latest Flame") also reached No. 1 in the UK Singles Chart.
Lead guitar was played by Hank Garland, with backing vocals by the Jordanaires featuring the distinctive bass voice of Ray Walker.

Presley performs the song as part of a medley with "Get Back" in the 1970 rockumentary film Elvis: That's the Way It Is. The song would later be covered by such artists as Dwight Yoakam, Robert Plant, The Nighthawks, The Staggers, Pearl Jam, and Ry Cooder. Cooder's version was a number-one hit in New Zealand.

The song lyric makes mention of "Jim Dandy" which was the title of a 1956 song "Jim Dandy" by LaVern Baker. An answer song to "Little Sister", with the same melody but different lyrics, was recorded and released under the title "Hey, Memphis" by Baker on Atlantic Records (Atlantic 2119-A) in September 1961.

Chart positions

Elvis Presley

Personnel
Recorded in RCA Studio B, Nashville, Tennessee, June 25, 1961.
 Acoustic guitar, Scotty Moore
 Electric guitar, Hank Garland
 Bass, Bob Moore
 Drums, D. J. Fontana and Buddy Harman
 Organ, Floyd Cramer
 Vocals, The Jordanaires

Dwight Yoakam version

Music video
The music video for Dwight Yoakam's 1987 version of "Little Sister" was directed by Sherman Halsey.

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Category:1961 songs
Category:1961 singles
Category:1987 singles
Category:Elvis Presley songs
Category:Dwight Yoakam songs
Category:Songs with music by Mort Shuman
Category:Songs with lyrics by Doc Pomus
Category:UK Singles Chart number-one singles
Category:Number-one singles in New Zealand
Category:RCA Records singles
Category:Reprise Records singles
Category:Music videos directed by Sherman Halsey
Category:Song recordings produced by Stephen H. Sholes
Category:Song recordings produced by Pete Anderson