Birthday of the Year: Elvis Presley
Elvis Presley wasn’t named Birthday of the Week this week because, really, commemorating what would have been his 90th birthday warrants being designated as Birthday of the Year. That day is today, and...
Tagged: Elvis Presley
Daily Eighties Flashback: Elvis Presley “The Elvis Medley”
Amid the early 1980s’ trend of combining snippets a number of early rock ‘n’ roll hits into one track, various pieces of Elvis Presley songs were put together as “The Elvis Medley.” On...
Guess What Are The Top Number One Hits From Each Decade?
Can you guess what are the top longest-running number-one hits from each decade? These songs represent a list of songs that reached the top of the U.S. Billboard Pop Charts and remained there the...
It Happened 50 Years Ago: Elvis Presley “Burning Love”
Among all of his pop music success, Elvis Presley scored thirty-eight Top 10 hits on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart. Exactly 50 years ago, the last of those thirty-eight songs, “Burning Love,” rose to...
Guess What? Elvis Adapted A Civil War Song Into One Of His Hits
Guess What? The King adjusted the music and the lyrics from the Civil War ballad “Aura Lee” into his 1956 hit “Love Me Tender”. The music was originally written in 1861 by George R....
It Happened 50 Years Ago: Elvis Presley “Don’t Cry Daddy”
Elvis Presley‘s 1970 album Worldwide 50 Gold Award Hits Vol. 1 contained four new songs, three of which hit the Top 40 on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart. Exactly 50 years ago, the second of those three...
It Happened 50 Years Ago: Elvis Presley “Suspicious Minds”
One of the most successful artists in pop music history, Elvis Presley topped Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart eighteen times. Exactly 50 years ago, the last of those eighteen hits, “Suspicious Minds,” climbed to the...
It Happened 50 Years Ago: Elvis Presley “In the Ghetto”
After reaching the Top 10 on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart just once between 1964 and 1968, in 1969-1970 Elvis Presley returned to the Top 10 four more times in just over a year. Elvis’ renewed...
MOTW: We Will Rock You, Bossa Nova!
What do you get when you mix in Elvis, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Queen, Flo Rida & Cee Lo Green? You get We Will Rock You, Bossa Nova! by Shahar Varshal the mashup of...
Elvis’ Suspicious Minds – Modern Remix
Back in 2010, the estate of Elvis Presley released a modern version of his 1969 classic #1 hit “Suspicious Minds” from Viva Elvis. Most critics do not like this version and prefer the original....
