Answer: auralee

AnswerCrossword Clue
AURALEEMelody that became "Love Me Tender"
AURALEEClassic love ballad
AURALEECivil War love song
AURALEE"Love Me Tender," originally
AURALEESong whose melody became "Love Me Tender"
AURALEE1861 Civil War ballad
AURALEESong that inspired "Love Me Tender"
AURALEETune that became "Love Me Tender"
AURALEEPresley tune inspiration
AURALEESong on which "Love Me Tender" is based
AURALEESong adapted for "Love Me Tender"
AURALEE"As the blackbird in the spring..."
AURALEE"Maid of golden hair" in an 1860s song
AURALEESong that "Love Me Tender" is adapted from
AURALEECivil War song from which "Love Me Tender" was adapted