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 ...
Nine years ago today, Elvis Presley made international chart history with the release of a posthumous compilation albums.
Elvis Presley built his legendary career on memorable songs that remain industry standards today. But even the most incredible stars can miss out on significant chart-topping hits. During the 1970s, ...
In January 1956, Elvis Presley recorded a song that would become one of his most famous hits. However, the hard-rocking song with dark lyrics spoke of such a sad tale; it led listeners to wonder about ...
Elvis Presley is one of history’s most successful artists by Billboard Hot 100 standards, even if you don’t take into account the numerous hits he had before the chart’s inception in 1958. There’s a ...
Elvis Presley was called many things during his reign as one of the most popular artists in the world: The Hillbilly Cat, Elvis the Pelvis, and of course, The King of Rock and Roll. However, when it ...
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 ...
Elvis Presley recorded some of the most iconic songs of the 20th century, but he begged and pleaded for one 1968 effort to ...
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 ...
Eighty-nine years ago today, a legendary country songwriter and multi-instrumentalist was born in North Carolina.