“And then, out of nowhere, this crazy boy just started singing this song”: How Elvis Presley spontaneously altered the course of music history
After just one impromptu performance, the benchmark for Presley’s whole career was set - and the ears of a generation were ...
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Elvis Presley's 10 greatest songs of the 1950s
Baz Luhrmann's 2022 biopic only escalated his popularity in the 2020s. Elvis Presley first recorded a song in July 1953 at ...
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Elton John said one Elvis song changed his life and 'propelled me into my love of rock n roll'
Elton John has always been vocal about his love of music, and has previously revealed that an Elvis Presley classic changed ...
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5 Songs That Name-Drop or Reference Elvis Presley, Describing Elvis’ Influence for Better or Worse
For Daltrey, seeing Presley for the first time was an inspirational ... with a bus full of “Elvis fanatics.” Ward gave the song to his then-partner, Alannah Myles, which garnered the ...
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The Black artists who preceded — and inspired — the king of rock ‘n’ roll
These are questions and themes tackled in Preston Lauterbach’s new book, “Before Elvis: The African American Musicians Who ...
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New book 'Before Elvis' explores the music of the Black artists who influenced the King
“Elvis called Black gospel his first love,” said Lauterbach. “There were all these subtleties of his style that he picked up ...
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Elton John said Elvis Presley classic is one of his favourite songs of all time
Elton John has never been shy about his love for music, even after bringing his touring career to an emotional close with his headline slot at Glastonbury in 2023. Throughout his decades-spanning ...
Who was the first American artist to cover a Beatles song?
While The Beatles may have pioneered the British Invasion, some of their best songs ended up being given the Americanised treatmentr.