And while Elvis wasn't a songwriter per se, he did co-write a few songs in his career including 'That's Someone You Never Forget' and the haunting 'You'll Be Gone'. From the '50s through the '70s, Elvis demonstrated his innate gift as a seasoned song man.

Don't Be Cruel” “Don't Be Cruel” was Elvis Presley's biggest hit in the US. “Hound Dog” was Elvis Presley's biggest hit in the rest of the world.

'Don't Be Cruel' (1956) "Don't Be Cruel" is a staple in Elvis' music catalog. It was awarded five gold records and spent 11 weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard pop singles chart in 1956. In 2002, the song was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.

“Don't criticize what you don't understand, son. You never walked in that man's shoes.” - Elvis often used this adaptation of a well-known quotation.

Elvis Presley, also known as the King of Rock and Roll, gained popularity in the 1950s with his new wave music and sound. His songs and dancing pushed the boundaries of the time period and gave voice to an entire generation. Elvis transcended rock and pop music and became an international superstar.

His popularity soared in 1956, when his song "Heartbreak Hotel" became the singer's first number one hit. Elvis gained national attention when sixty million people tuned in to watch him perform on The Ed Sullivan Show (1956). Because Elvis' dancing was deemed too provocative, only his waist up was shown.

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Truth is like the sun. You can shut it out for a time, but it ain't goin' away.

all-wise It derives from the Old Norse name Alvíss and means "all-wise." It's no wonder his soulful lyrics continue to inspire!

To fans across the country, Elvis Presley seemed to shoot to megastardom after his 1956 national TV appearance on Stage Show, but the young singer's career was carefully orchestrated by his manager, Colonel Tom Parker, a Dutch immigrant and shrewd businessman who got his early training on the circus scene and has been ...

From 1956 through 1958 he completely dominated the best-seller charts and ushered in the age of rock and roll, opening doors for both white and Black rock artists.

A jury consisting of 1,500 film artists, critics, and historians selected "Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn", spoken by Clark Gable as Rhett Butler in the 1939 American Civil War epic Gone with the Wind, as the most memorable American movie quotation of all time.