Felton Jarvis

Charles Felton Jarvis (November 15, 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 that matched Presley's original vocals with new instrumental tracks. On December 16, 1980, Jarvis and Jerry Flowers, an employee of RCA Records discussed questions for a radio interview to be held the following week 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 never took place because Jarvis suffered a stroke on December 19, 1980.He was admitted to a Nashville hospital where he died on January 3, 1981, at the age of 46.

Ski King / Be-I-Bye etc.(1964)

Singles

• Honest John (The Workin’ Man’s Friend) / Don’t Knock Elvis (1959) – on the label Viva Records
• Swingin’ Cat / Honest John (The Working Man’s Friend) (1960) – on the label Thunder Int. Columbia Miss
• Dimples / Little Wheel (1960) – on the labelThunder Int. Columbia Miss
• Indian Love Call / Goin’ Down Town (1961) – on the labelMGM
• Ski King / Be-I-Bye (1964) – on the labelABC-Paramount
• Too Many Tigers / Knickle Knuckle (1965) – on the labelABC-Paramount