Nesha Presley & Elvis Perform 'What'd I Say' – Exclusive +18 Live Show 🎶

Steven Wagner - Stevan Vagner,Podrum COLLEGIUM MELODIUM, World music museum in Belgrade. Pedja, Bane and Great NESHA ELVIS, present "What'd I Say" (or "What I Say") an American rhythm and blues song by Ray Charles, released in 1959. As single divided into two parts, it was one of the first soul songs. The composition was improvised one evening late in 1958 when Charles, his orchestra, and backup singers had played their entire set list at a show and still had time left; the response from many audiences was so enthusiastic that Charles announced to his producer that he was going to record it. "What'd I Say" has been covered by many artists in many different styles. Elvis Presley used the song in a large dance scene in his 1964 film Viva Las Vegas and released it as a single with the title song on the B-side. It became a gold record. Cliff Richard, Eric Clapton with John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers, the Big Three, Eddie Cochran, Bobby Darin, Alvin and the Chipmunks, Nancy Sinatra, Sammy Davis, Jr., Trini Lopez, Roy Orbison, Bo Diddley, Johnny Cash and June Carter, Rare Earth and The Ronettes all put their own style on the song.