Category: Elvis

  About The Song If you’ve listened to any of Elvis Presley’s gospel songs, you may have heard him sing, He is My Everything. The song was written by Dallas Frazier. Dallas Frazier is an American country musician and songwriter. He was born on October 27, 1939 in Oklahoma. He stated in an interview that…

About The Song When you have a goal or a dream, it is right to follow and achieve it no matter what. The King of Rock and Roll, Elvis Presley, recorded “Follow That Dream” in his EP album of the same name. The track was also featured in the soundtrack for the movie Follow That Dream…

About The Song “And I Love You So” is a popular song written by folk singer and guitarist Don McLean and released on his 1970 debut album, Tapestry. Its chorus features an unusual rhyming scheme for a popular song: ABBA versus the usual AB(C or A)B. When God showered the blessings of good looks, good…

About The Song “You Gave Me a Mountain” is a song written, recorded and released by American singer-songwriter Marty Robbins in 1966. It was the title track of one of his albums. Elvis incorporated You Gave Me a Mountain into his performances in the 1970s. His performance on April 9, 1972, at Hampton Roads, Virginia,…

About The Song Stuart Hamblen, not Elvis Presley, sang and wrote the gospel song “It’s No Secret” which was released in 1951. The original version of the song was also able to chart and gain popularity during its time, peaking at No. 8 on the country disc jockey chart. Throughout the years, the song has…

About The Song A Song of Comfort and Faith: Examining Elvis Presley’s “Take My Hand, Precious Lord” For those familiar with the King of Rock and Roll, Elvis Presley, the image of a hip-shaking, charismatic performer often comes to mind. However, his musical repertoire extended far beyond energetic rock and roll anthems. “Take My Hand,…

About The Song This song was first recorded by Elvis Presley for the soundtrack to his 1957 film “Loving You“. Ben Weisman was a songwriter from New York who came to the recording studio in Hollywood where Elvis Presley was working on the songs for the film. Presley later recalled, “He said he was Ben Weisman,…

About The Song In 1967, Elvis Presley released his album How Great Thou Art. He received numerous recognition upon its release. The album was even able to secure a spot on the pop albums chart at number eighteen. Furthermore, it was 3x platinum-certified by RIAA. How Great Thou Art contained thirteen popular gospel songs such…

About The Song Elvis began the 1970s on great footing when he released Eddie Rabbit and Dick Heard’s mournful “Kentucky Rain” as a single in January of 1970. The song reached Number 16 on the Billboard Hot 100 and sold more than a million copies, though it only stayed in his live show for a…

About The Song “Tryin’ to Get to You” is a song written by R&B singer songwriters Rose Marie McCoy and Charles Singleton. It was originally recorded by the Washington DC vocal group The Eagles in 1954 and released in mid-1954 on Mercury Records 70391. The format of the title on The Eagles’ record was…