“And then, out of nowhere, this crazy boy just started singing this song”: How Elvis Presley spontaneously altered the course of music history
After just one impromptu performance, the benchmark for Presley’s whole career was set - and the ears of a generation were ...
The Cincinnati Enquirer9d
New book 'Before Elvis' explores the music of the Black artists who influenced the King
That storytelling power was something Elvis drew on heavily.” Lauterbach noted that Presley’s signature drawled out “Well…” ...
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New book 'Before Elvis' explores the music of the Black artists who influenced the King
a regular on local Memphis radio broadcasts in the early-‘50s that Presley tuned into. “Elvis called Black gospel his first love,” said Lauterbach. “There were all these subtleties of his ...
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‘Thank you, thank you very much’: 5 Elvis landmarks in Las Vegas
It can be argued that the king of rock and roll is associated with Las Vegas almost as much as he is with his native Tupelo, Mississippi, or with Graceland in Memphis. Elvis Presley kicked off a ...