Readers voted to narrow down Elvis Presley's top 32 songs to the best 16. Round 2 of voting begins Aug. 4 and ends Aug. 7. The winning song will be announced on Aug. 29. The first round of voting to ...
One of Elvis Presley‘s songs features a spoken word section. The tune is partly based on a famous quotation from William Shakespeare. Colonel Tom Parker had Elvis record the song for a very special ...
The second round of voting to determine Elvis Presley's best song has come to a close, and the field of 16 has been cut to eight elite tunes. With the annual Elvis Week festivities underway, The ...
With the annual Elvis Week festivities coming up, The Commercial Appeal is turning to you, our readers, to determine the top track by the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll. Voting is now underway in the first ...
Elvis Presley wanted to record this 1956 Smiley Lewis hit so badly that he rewrote some of its more scandalous lyrics just to ...
Elvis Presley recorded his first single on July 5, 1954: "That's All Right." We offer an appreciation of not only Elvis's performance but also the man who wrote that song, Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup.
When a teenage Bob Dylan first heard Elvis Presley, he said it felt like “busting out of jail.” “The highlight of my career,” added Dylan. “That’s easy: Elvis recording one of my songs.” Presley ended ...
Elvis Presley's relationship with The Beatles was a complex one. The iconic band, known as The Fab Four, were greatly inspired by the King of Rock and Roll during their formative years in the 1950s.
The first round of voting to determine Elvis Presley's best song has come to a close, and the field of 32 has been pared down to 16 tunes. With the annual Elvis Week festivities coming up, The ...