TCBCast 232: Pot Luck & The Pot Luck Sessions, Part 1 (feat. Darin Evans)

Guest Darin Evans joins Gurdip and Justin for an in-depth look at Elvis's 1961-1962 output which eventually led to the release of the album Pot Luck in May 1962. What starts with a Blue Hawaii reject and several sessions simply held for the purpose of recording singles eventually begins to take shape as the severely overlooked followup to 1961's "Something for Everybody." Top songwriters like Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman and Don Robertson dominate the material recorded in June and October 1961 and we get to be a fly on the wall as we hear Elvis, alongside key members of the Nashville A-team at the top of their A-game, working steadily away to create products with commercial and creative viability. Was Pot Luck truly a disappointment, or simply misjudged? We'll try to find out across this two-parter. If you enjoy TCBCast, please consider supporting us with a donation at Patreon.com/TCBCast! Your support allows us to continue to provide thoughtful, provocative, challenging and well-researched perspectives on Elvis's career, his peers and influences, and his cultural impact and legacy.