Everyone's "all shook up" over the new "Elvis" biopic starring Austin Butler and Tom Hanks as real-life counterparts, Elvis Presley (Butler) and long-time manager, Colonel Tom Parker (Hanks). Their ...

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 ...

Elvis Presley‘s recording career is historically influential in the music industry. Many musical legends cite the king of rock and roll as an inspiration and love his music. However, as remarkable as ...

Wise men say only fools rush in to a debate on Elvis' oeuvre. The man could, and did, sing just about anything, including the phone book (cue up "Memphis, Tennessee"). Elvis Presley adopted Mario ...

The semifinal round of voting to determine Elvis Presley's best song has come to a close, and we're down to just two tunes. As part of the recent Elvis Week festivities, The Commercial Appeal decided ...

Elvis Presley didn’t write many songs, but he provided the Memphis flair and powerful vocals that made his music soar. One song written for him touched on a deeply personal moment in his life when he ...

Like Johnny Cash, once Elvis recorded a song, it was hard to hear it any other way. He turned famous originals like “Hound Dog” and “Blue Suede Shoes” into defining songs of his own. Still, in the ...

Elvis Presley's relationship with The Beatles was a complex one. The iconic band, known as The Fab Four, were greatly inspired by the King of Rock and Roll during their formative years in the 1950s.

Eighty-nine years ago today, a legendary country songwriter and multi-instrumentalist was born in North Carolina.