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Marty Brown Sings “The Little Drummer Boy”
Country singer Marty Brown recently performed a live version of the Christmas classic “The Little Drummer Boy.” Accompanied by harmonica and fiddle, Brown shows his great singing voice especially when...
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Wayne Carson and “Always on My Mind”
Wayne Carson, who wrote songs such as “Always on My Mind,” passed away on Monday, July 20, 2015. The 72-year-old Carson, who was born with the name Wayne Carson Head, had been suffering a number of...
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Elvis Presley With the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra: “If I Can Dream”
An upcoming album — called If I Can Dream — repackages some classic Elvis Presley recordings into new versions backed by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Priscilla Presley is the executive producer...
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Tom Jones: “Elvis Presley Blues”
The 75-year-old Tom Jones continues to create interesting music, and he is releasing a new album that includes a cover of Gillian Welch‘s “Elvis Presley Blues.” While it may seem unusual for Jones to...
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Johnny Cash Imitating Elvis
In this video, Johnny Cash shows that he could have had another career as an Elvis impersonator. The clip is apparently from 1959 when Cash was 27 years old and touring as an opening act for Elvis...
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3 a.m. Albums: Elvis Presley’s “The Jungle Room Sessions”
In our series “3 a.m. Albums,” we look at albums that are perfect for those nights when you cannot sleep due to sadness, loneliness, despair, or other reasons. This post in the series considers Elvis...
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Elvis Presley’s Movie Debut: “Love Me Tender”
On November 15, 1956, Elvis Presley made his movie debut in Love Me Tender as the film premiered at New York’s Paramount Theater. The film is set in Texas after the U.S. Civil War. In the movie,...
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Who Was Poor Old Johnnie Ray?
Poor old Johnnie Ray, Sounded sad upon the radio; He moved a million hearts in Mono. Our mothers cried; Sang along, who’d blame them. The opening of the 1982-1983 hit song “Come On Eileen” by Dexys...
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Was Kurt Russell’s Voice in “Forrest Gump” as Elvis Presley?
In Forrest Gump (1994), there is a scene where the young Forrest Gump is dancing while a young man staying at Gump’s mom’s house plays the guitar and sings. The viewer immediately recognizes the...
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Elvis Presley’s Funny Take on “Are You Lonesome Tonight” in Omaha in 1977
There are a number of instances of Elvis Presley cracking up while performing the monologue in “Are You Lonesome Tonight.” For example, on August 26, 1969 in Las Vegas, Elvis could not keep it...
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Morgan Wade: “Run” (Song of the Day)
With her 2021 debut album Reckless, which was re-released in 2022 with bonus tracks, Morgan Wade established herself as a young rising country music artist. Wade wrote or co-wrote every song on the...
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Did Elvis Perform “If I Can Dream” Facing a Christmas Stage As In Baz...
Austin Butler as Elvis in Baz Luhrmann’s “Elvis” Having read several books about Elvis Presley, I was caught off guard while watching director Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis movie (2022) as Colonel Parker and...
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Townes Van Zandt Covered an Elvis Song About a Shrimp?
At more than one performance, the great singer-songwriter Townes Van Zandt covered a song about a shrimp. I do not know if he ever fully explained why he chose to perform “Song of the Shrimp” (aka...
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Lisa Marie Presley and Elvis: “I Love You Because”
Many of us may first think of Lisa Marie Presley, who died on January 12, 2023, as a child and the connection we felt to her through her famous father Elvis Presley. Some younger people may first...
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Chuck Jackson Was There Before Elvis: “Any Day Now”
One of the many highlights of the great 1969 Elvis Presley album From Elvis in Memphis is “Any Day Now.” While that album yielded other hits, Presley’s “Any Day Now” was not even released as a single....
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