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How Great Thou Art is a gospel album with slow numbers on one side, and fast-paced numbers on the flipside. The album earned Presley a Grammy Award for Best Sacred Performance , while it became a Billboard top 20 pop hit and it appeared on the Top Country Albums chart on the top 10.
Elvis Aaron Presley [a] (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977), known mononymously as Elvis, was an American singer and actor. Known as the " King of Rock and Roll ", he is regarded as one of the most significant cultural figures of the 20th century .
"For Ol' Times Sake'" is a song by Tony Joe White, covered in 1973 by Elvis Presley. It was written by Tony Joe White, who originally released it on his 1973 album Homemade Ice Cream. His other songs covered by Presley are "Polk Salad Annie" and "I've Got a Thing About You Baby". [2] [3] [4] [5]
In the CBS miniseries Elvis, a two-part, four hour television movie that explores Elvis Presley's life, a scene depicts Presley (played by Jonathan Rhys Meyers) wanting to record "Heartbreak Hotel" when he first arrives at RCA. The song is later used when he is performing at the Dorsey Brothers Stage Show, with Meyers lip-synching.
Lilo & Stitch franchise: Presley's songs and images are featured throughout, with title character Lilo Pelekai portrayed as a huge fan of Presley. Stitch also regularly impersonates Elvis in the TV series of the same name and makes a few references to Presley in some Disney crossover video games.
The TCB Band is a group of musicians who formed the rhythm section of Elvis Presley's band from August 1969 until his death in 1977 [1] (depending on the context, the nickname may also extend to Presley's background vocalists during that same period: the Imperials, the Sweet Inspirations, and JD Sumner and The Stamps Quartet).
Elvis Presley (released in the UK as Elvis Presley Rock n' Roll [7]) is the debut studio album by American rock and roll singer Elvis Presley. It was released by RCA Victor , on March 23, 1956 [ 8 ] (catalog number LPM-1254).
[1] and then on the 1973 album Elvis (as its opening track). On Billboard Hot 100 the single charted as "Steamroller Blues / Fool", peaking at number 17 on the week of June 2, 1973. [3] "Fool" also charted on the Billboard Easy Listening chart, spending there 16 weeks in total and peaking at number 12 on the same week of June 2. [4]