Month: July 2024

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Elvis Presley’s 1970 Hit “Bridge Over Troubled Water”: A Must-Listen Gem for Classic Music Enthusiasts.0h

The song Bridge Over Troubled Water was not originally performed by Elvis Presley. It was written by Paul Simon and recorded by the duo Simon & Garfunkel in 1969. The song became a massive hit and remains one of their most…

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Elvis Presley – “Girls! Girls! Girls!”: A Classic Hit from the King.0h

About The Song “Girls Girls Girls”, or “Girls! Girls! Girls!”, is a song written and produced by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller. It was originally recorded by The Coasters, who released it as a single in July 1961. The Coasters…

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Elvis Presley – “Amazing Grace”: A Soulful Rendition by the King.0h

  About The Song “Amazing Grace” is a Christian hymn published in 1779 with lyrics written by English poet and Anglican clergyman John Newton. It’s one of the most popular and well-known songs in the world. Elvis’ version reached #15…

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I Was Amazed When He Started Singing: Elvis Presley – “Lawdy Miss Clawdy”.0h

About The Song – Price’s song has also been identified as “one of the first rhythm and blues records to attract the attention of white Southern teenagers, among them Elvis Presley, who cut his own version four years later” and…

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Elvis Presley – Just Pretend: Embracing the Melancholy with Elvis’s Timeless Ballad.0h

About The Song “Just Pretend” is a song recorded by Elvis Presley and released on his 1970 album That’s the Way It Is. – It was written by Guy Fletcher and Doug Flett. – The lyrics portray someone asking their…

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Elvis Presley – Kiss Me Quick: A Lively and Emotionally Charged Sound.0h

About The Song – Elvis Presley recorded the song on June 25, 1961, and released it on June 5, 1962, on RCA on the album Pot Luck. The song was released in 1963 as a single, backed by “Something Blue”,…

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Elvis Presley’s ‘Treat Me Nice’: Featured in the Film ‘Jailhouse Rock’.0h

About The Song – “Treat Me Nice” was a song featured in the film Jailhouse Rock. It was the B-side to the film’s title track “Jailhouse Rock”. In the film, construction worker Vince Everett (Elvis Presley) accidentally kills a drunken,…

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Elvis Presley’s Final Performance: The Captivating ‘Final Song’ Two Months Before His Untimely Passing on August 16, 1977.0h

– Elvis Presley’s untimely death on August 16, 1977 was the end of the era for rock and roll music as the world knew it.  Years of alcohol and prescription drug misuse saw the demise of one of history’s greatest…

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“Mystery Train” Recorded by Elvis Presley on July 11, 1955: The Birth of a Legend.0h

About The Song In September 1953, Herman “Junior” Parker entered Sun Studios in Memphis to record the follow-up to “Feelin’ Good”, which had been a top five R&B chart hit for him earlier that year. Parker, 21, was a gifted singer,…

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Elvis Presley – “And I Love You So”: A Tender Ballad.0h

About The Song “And I Love You So” is a popular song written by folk singer and guitarist Don McLean and released on his 1970 debut album, Tapestry. Its chorus features an unusual rhyming scheme for a popular song: ABBA…