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"Burning Love" is a 1972 song by Elvis Presley, written by Dennis Linde, originally released by Arthur Alexander earlier in 1972. Presley found major success with the song, it becoming his final Top 10 hit in the American Hot 100 or pop charts, peaking at number 2 (it was kept out of the top spot by Chuck Berry 's " My Ding-a-Ling ").
"A Big Hunk o' Love" is a song originally recorded by Elvis Presley and released as a single on June 23, 1959 [1] by RCA Victor, which topped the Billboard Hot 100 for two weeks. [ 3 ] The song was revived by Presley in 1972 during his engagements at the Las Vegas Hilton in February 1972 and was used regularly in his live shows until mid-1973.
"An American Trilogy" is referenced and partially sung in the Manic Street Preachers' "Elvis Impersonator: Blackpool Pier" on the Everything Must Go album. Presley's' version from Aloha From Hawaii was also arranged for the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra for the 2015 compilation album If I Can Dream. In all, over 465 versions have been recorded ...
At the the first Grammy Awards ceremony in 1959, Elvis scored two nominations for "A Big Hunk O' Love": Best Performance by a Top 40 Artist, and Best Rhythm and Blues Performance. The song didn't ...
The following year (1971), he wrote "Burning Love" which became a worldwide hit when it was recorded by Elvis Presley. The song was written, Linde said, "on a lark". [7] He had just bought a set of drums and was putting a drum track on tape at his home studio, sort of learning to play them, and the words and melody came to him.
While the A-side ("Burning Love") made it to number two on the Hot 100, [5] the flip side ("It's a Matter of Time") charted both on the Billboard Easy Listening and Hot Country Singles charts. [6] "Burning Love / It's a Matter of Time" became the last Elvis Presley's single to be certified platinum. [7]
"The Elvis Medley" is an Elvis Presley medley arranged and produced by David Briggs. [1] The track opened the eponymous LP released in 1982. [2] Released as a single, with "Always on My Mind" on the B-side, the medley reached number 71 on the Billboard Hot 100. [3]
Malcolm X’s assassination may have been more consequential to the movement than King’s and on par with the losses of President John F. Kennedy in 1963 and his brother Robert F. Kennedy in 1968 ...