Elvis’ Music Is the Foundation
Of his Iconic Role in Pop Culture

Elvis’ music … during his lifetime, it was always the foundation of his multi-faceted career. When the facades of the fifties stage gyrations, the sixties movie roles, and the seventies jump suits are chipped away, the only constants in Elvis Presley’s career are his unique voice and iconic musical style.

Select from the links below to learn more about Elvis’ music.

• Elvis Roots: Early R&B, Hillbilly, and Doo Wop Influences on Elvis.

• Early Billboard Reviews of Presley Records: Billboard helped push a young Elvis to the top of the charts in 1955-56.

• “Blue Moon”: Elvis Presley’s most unlikely song did well on the charts in ’56.

• "I Forgot to Remember to Forget: Elvis Presley's first #1 record on a Billboard chart.

• “Heartbreak Hotel”: The record that made Elvis Presley “King of the Charts” in 1956.

• “Blue Suede Shoes”: A Classic Cut for 2 Rockabilly Singers in 1956.

• “Hound Dog” and “Don’t Be Cruel”: Elvis Presley’s most successful double-sided hit.

• “Elvis' Christmas Album": It drew harsh criticism when releasted in 1957.

• Elvis's Army Records: Five single records kept Elvis’s career alive while he was in the Army.

• Variety's Reviews of Elvis's Fifties Records: Presley's fifties music puzzled Variety's record reviewers.

• “Stuck on You": The Elvis record that sold a million before it was recorded.

• “It’s Now or Never”: The record that took Elvis away from rock ’n’ roll and into pop’s mainstream.

• “Are You Lonesome Tonight?”: Elvis's classic recording of an old song.

• “Surrender”: Elvis's vigorous vocalizing and Doc Pomus's lyrics made it a hit in 1961.

• “Good Luck Charm”: The Elvis record that ended an era.

• “Flaming Star”: The Elvis record launched by a Denver Bootlegger.

• “Return to Sender”: The single that anchored an amazing run for Elvis on the Hot 100.

• The Beatles Overwhelmed Elvis on the Charts in 1964: The year abdicated his throne as King of the Charts.

• Elvis's Best Recordings: A countdown of the King's 20 best songs.

• Elvis's Songwriters: A countdown of the King's 10 top "hit" composers.

• Elvis's Worst Recordings: A countdown of the King's 10 worst songs.

• “Crying in the Chapel": Elvis's classic hymn and Colonel Parker's plan to make Elvis a gospel crooner.

• Gordon Stoker and the Jordanaires: Their contribution to Elvis's gospel music.

• Elvis’s #1 Records: How many #1 records did Elvis Presley really have on Billboard’s top pop chart?

• Elvis’s Missing Lyrics: Why did Elvis drop certain lyrics from some of his recordings?

• Chuck Berry Songs: From “Memphis” to the “Promised Land”: Chuck Berry songs Elvis recorded.

• Elvis’s #2 Records: Elvis Presley's 7 number 2 Records on Billboard's Hot 100 Chart helped make him King of the Charts.

• Rolling Stone Rates Elvis: What made Elvis one of Rolling Stone's "Greatest Singers of All Time"?

• Elvis’s Musical Legacy: Can you even imagine a world without Elvis?

• Elvis’s Foreign Records: Presley vinyl in the sixties was a worldwide business.

• Elvis Records Trivia: Fifteen trivia questions about Elvis Presley’s records between 1954-1977.

• Elvis or The Beatles: Which was "The Real King of the Charts"?

• Elvis Sings Leiber and Stoller: A top ten countdown of the best Presley recordings of Leiber-Stoller songs.

• Elvis Presley's Best Love Songs: A top ten countdown of Elvis's best ballads.

• Elvis and Country Music: Is Elvis the "King of Country Music" too?

• Elvis on Cash Box Magazine's Chart: In the'50s and'60s, Elvis did better on Cash Box's "Top 100 Singles" chart than he did on the "Hot 100."

• My Elvis Records Have Left the Building: Memories remain of collecting Elvis records in the ’60s and ’70s.

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