In 2017, on the 40th anniversary of Elvis Presley’s death, The Commercial Appeal published a list of the singer’s 40 best hits. Compiled and written by senior reporters Bob Mehr, John Beifuss and ...
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.
More than 55 years have passed since Elvis Presley’s first single topped the pop charts in 1956. “Heartbreak Hotel,” the nation’s No. 1 Billboard hit for eight consecutive weeks, along with subsequent ...
One risky session and a revolutionary sound turned Elvis Presley into the King of Rock ’n’ Roll and reshaped popular music ...
Determining which song was Elvis’ biggest hit is a tricky thing. Over the course of a career that began with 1954’s Sun single “That’s All Right,” (which sold around 20,000 copies regionally) to his ...
One of Presley’s most famous performances was his appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show in 1956, wherein he played “Hound Dog.” Presley’s cover of this R&B classic helped to shape rock as we know it ...
Elvis Presley's "Blue Christmas" returns to several Billboard charts, as does his holiday full-length The Classic Christmas ...
Here’s a look at Elvis Presley, one of the biggest-selling musicians of all time.PersonalBirth date: January 8, ...