Elvis Presley – Burning Love
Classic Oldies A Final Roar of Passion from the King, As Fire Meets Fury in Rock ‘n’ Roll’s Twilight Hour Released in August 1972, “Burning Love” by Elvis Presley surged to No.…
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Elvis Presley – Hound Dog
A Snarling Rebellion Set to Rhythm: When Rock and Roll Found Its Roar When Elvis Presley unleashed “Hound Dog” in July 1956, the world was not prepared for the seismic…
Elvis Presley – Suspicious Minds
Love Fractured by Doubt: The Torment and Redemption in a Lover’s Last Plea When Elvis Presley released “Suspicious Minds” in August 1969, it marked not just a triumphant return to…
Elvis Presley – Jailhouse Rock
August 16: the day the door closes, yet the music keeps unlocking us. Every August 16—the day Elvis Presley left this world—I lower the needle on “Jailhouse Rock” and the…
Elvis Presley – Can’t Help Falling in Love
Love as a benediction, offered with a bowed head and a final wave goodbye. In 1961, Elvis Presley carried a new kind of tenderness into the pop charts with “Can’t…