While working with that latter band, Durden started to put together the lyrics for what would become “Heartbreak Hotel”. Durden drew inspiration from a newspaper story of a man’s suicide note, namely ...

On Elvis’ birthday, it’s nice to go back to where it all started. The first track of Elvis’ first album, “Blue Suede Shoes” set the tone for a lot of his early music. While Carl Perkins wrote and ...

August in Memphis means Elvis Week. The 2025 event, marking the 48th anniversary of the passing of music icon Elvis Presley, will run from Aug. 8-16 in and around Graceland. The annual festivities are ...

Cybill Shepherd shared rare insight into her brief romance with Elvins Presley, revealing what he was really like behind ...

Elvis Presley’s final album, 'Moody Blue,' featured session recordings made in the Jungle Room of his Graceland home.

Although Elvis Presley was Lisa Marie Presley’s father, he was also her favorite performer. She loved watching him on stage and recording the songs that have since become industry classics. However, ...

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 ...

Voting is open in the semifinal round of our bracket to determine Elvis Presley's best song. Adopting a March Madness-style competition to determine Elvis' best track, we started with 32 songs facing ...

Elvis Presley was Robert Plant's ultimate childhood hero so when the pair eventually met later down, it was something he'll ...

Dolly Parton was already a celebrated voice in country music before recording a song made famous by Elvis Presley. Released ...

Elvis gave his final performance just weeks before his shocking death in August 1977 Skyler Trebel is a contributing writer at PEOPLE. He has been working at PEOPLE since 2023. His work has previously ...