the first recorded version of this song was first recorded by nelsons hawaiians in 1927 with sidney robyn in 1933 he sed he wrote the song for that group from the 1920s but bob and joe shelton wrote more verses to it at that time the shelton brothers also recorded the first version of oralee a song from the 19 ccentury that is now known to love me tender. in 1954 a recording of just because was made by elvis on the sun label. it was not at all a hit but is in many recordings have been transferred elvis at sun records on cd and other ipods.