Often referred to as the King of Rock and Roll, Elvis Presley challenged expectations of the 1950s, transforming the musical landscape to such a degree that his impact is still being felt to this day.

Curious from birth, Fiona is a music writer, researcher, and cultural theorist based in the UK. She studied her Bachelor of Music in London, specializing in audiovisual practices, and progressed to a ...

One of Elvis Presley‘s songs features a spoken word section. The tune is partly based on a famous quotation from William Shakespeare. Colonel Tom Parker had Elvis record the song for a very special ...

The Beatles idolized Elvis Presley, as he became one of their rock n’ roll heroes at a young age. Each of the fab four had their own reasons for loving the king, but three songs had a particular ...

This post may contain links from our sponsors and affiliates, and Flywheel Publishing may receive compensation for actions taken through them. Elvis Presley was born on January 8, 1935. Nicknamed the ...

Like Johnny Cash, once Elvis recorded a song, it was hard to hear it any other way. He turned famous originals like “Hound Dog” and “Blue Suede Shoes” into defining songs of his own. Still, in the ...

Elvis Presley recorded some of the most iconic songs of the 20th century, but he begged and pleaded for one 1968 effort to ...

With Baz Luhrmann’s film, “Elvis” coming out on June 24, a recent study narrowed down which states love which Elvis Presley song the most. In Massachusetts, the most popular song by the iconic rock ‘n ...

Much is famous about Presley’s concert at the Honolulu International Center. It defined the end of his career and, moreover, helped to usher in a new technological age by making Presley the first solo ...