The Cascades – Rhythm Of the Rain
user About The Song The year was 1963 and one of the biggest hit records across America, was the Cascades “Rhythm Of The Rain.” There was not a bigger record in…
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Conway Twitty & Joni Lee – Don’t Cry Joni
About The Song “Don’t Cry Joni” is probably the best collaboration Conway Twitty ever did. He recorded it with no other than his then sixteen-year-old daughter Joni Lee. The song…
Neil Sedaka – Oh! Carol
About The Song “Oh! Carol” was co-written with Howard Greenfield, a longtime collaborator of Sedaka. In the aforementioned book, the story is that Sedaka and Greenfield were neighbors as kids;…
Elvis Presley – Crying In The Chapel
About The Song – “Crying in the Chapel” is a song written by Artie Glenn and recorded by his son Darrell Glenn. The song was released in 1953 and reached…
Elvis Presley – I Can’t Stop Loving You
About The Song Don Gibson wrote I Can’t Stop Loving You in 1957 in a mobile home in Knoxville, Tennessee. His recording (RCA 47-7133) hit number one on the country…
Michael Jackson – Beat It
About The Song Michael Jackson’s sixth album introduced one of the most expensive music videos (with a $1 million budget) at the time for “Thriller,” and one focused more on…
Elvis Presley – Lawdy Miss Clawdy
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…
Elvis Presley – Love Me Tender
– This was the theme song to the first of 31 Elvis movies. The movie was titled The Reno Brothers before it was renamed to capitalize on the song. About…
Elvis Presley – Can’t Help Falling In Love
About The Song More than six decades ago, The King of Rock and Roll released one of the most timeless and enduring songs of all time. It’s none other than…
Elvis Presley – Too Much
About The Song “Too Much,” released in January 1957, was Presley’s fifth regular single record issue on the RCA Victor label. It followed “Love Me Tender” and preceded “All Shook…
Elvis Presley – (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear
About The Song “Teddy Bear” was the only Mann-Lowe tune that Presley recorded, and it is believed they wrote it specifically for Elvis, due to his alleged fondness for stuffed…
Elvis Presley – (Let’s Have A) Party
About The Song “Let’s Have a Party” is a 1957 song written by Jessie Mae Robinson and recorded by Elvis Presley for the movie Loving You. It was released as…
Elvis Presley – Loving You
About The Song In 1956-57 Presley continued his chart-topping ways with “I Want You, I Need You, I Love You”, “Hound Dog”, “Don’t Be Cruel”, “Love Me Tender”, “Too Much”,…
Elvis Presley – Are You Lonesome Tonight (1977)
About The Song Elvis recorded Are You Lonesome Tonight? at RCA’s Nashville Studio B in the early morning hours of April 4, 1960. Musicians working the session were guitarists Scotty…
Elvis Presley – Please Don’t Stop Loving Me
About The Song “Please Don’t Stop Loving Me” is a song first recorded by Elvis Presley as part of the soundtrack for his 1966 motion picture Frankie and Johnny. It…
Elvis Presley – Relax (1963)
About The Song Relax was recorded by Elvis in September 1962 at Radio Recorders for his film It Happened at the World’s Fair. Sid Tepper and Roy C. Bennett are…
Elvis Presley – An American Trilogy
About The Song – “An American Trilogy” is a 1972 song medley arranged by country composer Mickey Newbury and popularized by Elvis Presley, who included it as a showstopper in…
Elvis Presley – (Marie’s the Name) His Latest Flame
About The Song “(Marie’s the Name) His Latest Flame” is a popular song by Elvis Presley. Here are some specific details about Elvis Presley’s rendition of the song: Recording and…
Elvis Presley – A Big Hunk O’ Love
About The Song – “A Big Hunk o’ Love” is a song originally recorded by Elvis Presley and released as a single on June 23, 1959 by RCA Victor, which…
Elvis Presley – Way Down
About The Song – “Way Down” is a song recorded by Elvis Presley. Recorded in October 1976, it was his last single released before his death on August 16, 1977.…