Felton Jarvis
| Felton Jarvis | |
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Jarvis (left) with Elvis Presley, 1967
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Charles Felton Jarvis |
| Born |
November 16, 1934 Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
| Died | January 3, 1981 (aged 46) Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Record producer, singer |
| Associated acts | Elvis Presley |
Charles Felton Jarvis (November 16, 1934 – January 3, 1981) was an American record producer and singer.
Jarvis was responsible for most recordings of Elvis Presley in the years 1966–1977. He also released his own singles in the late 1950s and early 1960s. However, he was more successful as a music producer. He produced the first six albums by John Hartford, and the artists Tommy Roe, Michael Nesmith, Fats Domino, Jimmy Dean, Fess Parker, Charlie Pride, Carl Perkins, Skeeter Davis, Willie Nelson, Gladys Knight & the Pips, Maria Dallas, and Jerry Reed.
In mid-December 1980, Jarvis finished an Elvis Presley project called Guitar Man. It contained ten previously recorded songs in which Presley's original vocals were matched with new instrumental tracks. On December 16, 1980, Jarvis and Jerry Flowers, an employee of RCA Nashville, discussed the questions for a radio interview to be held one week later on the occasion of the album's release. Their conversation was captured on cassette tape and includes thoughts on the Guitar Man project and Jarvis's career.
The formal radio interview was never conducted because Jarvis suffered a stroke on December 19, 1980, and had to be admitted to a hospital in Nashville. He died there on January 3, 1981, at the age of 46.
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