Prestwick singer releases new song as a love letter to Elvis Presley
dailyrecord.co.ukPrestwick singer Debbie Campbell is set to release a new song "A Short Stop Off" this March, marking the 65th anniversary of Elvis Presley's legendary stop at Prestwick Airport.On March 3, 1960, Elvis was flying back to America after finishing his military service in Germany when his aircraft stopped to refuel in Prestwick.
It is the only place in the United Kingdom visited by the King of Rock and Roll. Debbie, together with her husband and songwriter Robert Neil and fellow musician Scott Nicol, wrote a new song as a love letter to Elvis.
Debbie said: "Robert is always writing and I believe the lyrics to 'A Short Stop Off' came to him fairly quickly."Both myself and Scott worked on the melody.
Robert had an idea of how he wanted it to sound and I wanted to embrace the rockabilly sound but also have a feel of a gospel song, as that was Elvis's roots."I did listen to more of Elvis's songs to immerse myself in his music but I also wanted it to sound fresh and modern.
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