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 played shows in Las Vegas for years, and it didn’t take long for him to tire of playing the same songs each night. By the early 1970s, Elvis was restless and distracted during his ...

After country singer Billy Walker and Nelson's own version, Presley took a swing at the bittersweet song. He released it in 1971 on his 13th album, Elvis Country (I’m 10,000 Years Old). The album was ...

While working with that latter band, Durden started to put together the lyrics for what would become “Heartbreak Hotel”.

Elvis Presley, known as the King of Rock and Roll, was a groundbreaking American singer and actor who changed popular music forever. He started in Memphis, blending country, rhythm and blues, and ...