In late 1949, Hank Williams released 'My Bucket's Got A Hole In It,' which was an early 1900's song by Clarence Williams (no relation to...

The song is a type of music usually called Negro spiritual and is quite commonly known as 'Motherless Child.' It dates back to the...

When reading into 'Oh Lonesome Me,' the roots of the song do not seem to be that interesting, but the various links to Elvis Presley are...

Ken Darby penned the lyrics to the song in 1956 for Elvis' upcoming film' Love Me Tender' and, with 'Anyway You Want Me' on the B-side,...

Somtimes known as just 'Memphis,'  the song was recorded and written by Chuck Berry in 1959. Berry's single prior to the song was 'Almost...

The Million Dollar Quartet jammed to the gospel song in 1956 and Elvis went on to record the song just short of 11 years later in 1967....

In the late 1870's, Colonel James Harbottle Boyd and Princess Lili'uokalani shared a warm embrace which inspired her to write the song...

Ray Charles and his band were on tour in the summer of 1954 when the Southern Tones' 'It Must Be Jesus' came on the car radio. Charles...

Roy "King of Country" Acuff first recorded the song in 1947 and it is was then recorded again by Hank Williams in 1951. The song was...

Just prior to Christmas in 1956, the Million Dollar Quartet jammed to the song that is most commonly known as 'Home! Sweet Home!' Gladys...

'Lawdy Miss Clawdy' was Lloyd Price's high school catchphrase and he would use it as a catchy line for the radio adverts he had to write...

Elvis recorded the song in 1957 for his upcoming Christmas album and it had been written by Thomas A. Dorsey, writer of another great...

Elvis recorded Chuck Berry’s song in 1973 and it peaked at 14 on the American charts. The song, which Berry wrote in prison after being...

The song was written as an instrumental song by Bob Wills (who wrote 'Faded Love' with his brother and Father in later years) in 1948,...

Elvis recorded the country song in 1970 for his country album and went on to do the songs a few times in concert, as well. It was Hank...

Elvis first sung the song at the International Hotel in January 1971, yet the origins of the song went back more a good few centuries....

Faded Love was written by the Wills family; John and his two sons, Bob and Billy Jack Wills. It contained lots of the instrument the...

When Elvis sung the song during 1970 rehearsals, there is a good chance he was unaware that the song could be traced back to an English...

Out of all of the songs Elvis has recorded, quite a few have been recorded time and time again - many are not due to the Elvis versions,...

In 1964, Elvis’ new song ‘Ain’t That Loving You Baby’ was released and on the B side was ‘Ask Me.’ Various Elvis songs derived from...