Buddy Emmons- "Aura Lea"

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Chris Templeton
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Buddy Emmons- "Aura Lea"

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Buddy named this song "Aura Lee" to avoid paying royalty fees for "Love Me Tender".
I posted another version of this on my Soundcloud page, recorded on a 4 track. This is another version recorded on a cassette:
https://soundcloud.com/bluespruce8/aura-lee-1
This is from Jeffran in 1981, recorded on cassette
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Tommy Allison
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Re: Buddy Emmons- "Aura Lee"

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Chris, Aura "Lea" (the original spelling) is the correct title of the song. It was written just prior to the start of the start of the American Civil War.
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Re: Buddy Emmons- "Aura Lea"

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Got it. Thanks Tommy.
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Re: Buddy Emmons- "Aura Lee"

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You're welcome Chris. Much like my hero Mr. Spock, I endeavor to be as accurate as possible. Don't always work out that way but, I endeavor.
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