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.
Elvis Presley‘s songs revolutionized rock ‘n’ roll but he wasn’t really a hard-rock musician. There are exceptions to every rule. For example, Elvis put out a song in the early 1960s that was a lot ...
Elvis Presley‘s “Rock-A-Hula Baby” was released alongside one of the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll‘s most famous songs. “Rock-A-Hula Baby” suffers by comparison, but it also fails on its own. It’s a strange ...
On 1961, Elvis Presley released a record-breaking album that marked a distinct career change (that only lasted a few years).
You've heard it said that "Before Elvis there was nothing", but Elvis himself would be the first to say rock and roll was on ...
Although Elvis Presley is the king of rock and roll, before it became something else called rock, he might be credited with creating a new kind of country music, though it took the likes of Emmylou ...
Bold, bright lettering and a cropped concert image feature on the most influential rock and roll album cover of all-time, ...
After country singer Billy Walker and Nelson's own version, Presley took a swing at the bittersweet song. He released it in 1971 on his 13th album, Elvis Country (I’m 10,000 Years Old). The album was ...
Elvis Presley was a lot of things to a lot of people, as proven by the countless songs written from just as many differing perspectives about the King of Rock and Roll. For many, Presley was an early ...
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 ...