This Song Connected Elvis Presley to His Gospel Roots
The reporter asked if Elvis started singing gospel music. “Yeah,” the “Hound Dog” singer replied. “I’ve always liked music. My mother and dad both loved to sing. And they did tell me ...
Elvis Presley was ‘deeply dissatisfied’ with Hollywood, ‘terrified’ of performing before comeback: doc
Elvis Presley, the king of rock 'n' roll, wanted to be an actor like Marlon Brando and James Dean. He went on to make over 30 ...
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Today’s Left Would Have Called Elvis’s Music ‘Cultural Appropriation’
The DJ asked because many callers “who like your record think you must be colored, singing the ... the sounds of gospel, country, and what was then called “race music” — music by southern ...
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The Number Ones: Elvis Presley’s “Suspicious Minds”
After the Beatles came to America, Presley had only one top-10 single — 1964’s “Crying In The Chapel,” a gospel song ... of a Christmas special: Elvis onstage singing carols, performing ...
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Tribute artists prep Elvis Week concert
Clarksburg’s Jack Evans has a common thread with Elvis: They both began their musical careers singing gospel music. But it was Evans’ wife, Denise, who purchased a CD of Elvis music tracks ...
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Porthcawl Elvis Festival
Tickets for the Porthcawl Elvis Gospel Show, celebrating the music that Elvis loved best, cost £10 to £15.