Presley wasn't much for message songs, but touching on topics like, neglect, poverty and violence were quite interesting for a maturing Elvis. 11. "Heartbreak Hotel" (1956) ...

Wise men say only fools don't listen to Elvis. The man could make reading the phone book entertaining (see: Memphis, Tennessee), and he took music out of the doldrums of doo-wop into the delights ...

The 1960s proved to be a pivotal era in Elvis Presley's career ... my way to Memphis listening to an Elvis playlist that I did not create and this song popped up. As soon as I heard it, I became ...

The Catholic Church takes up the criticism in its weekly organ in a piece headlined "Beware Elvis ... by Presley's manager, Colonel Tom Parker, in order to provoke publicity. Presley's music ...

Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Elvis Presley hasn’t recorded music in more than half a century.

Author Preston Lauterbach's new book "Before Elvis" explores the Black artists who influenced Elvis Presley's music. The book highlights R&B performers like Little Junior Parker, Willie Mae “Big Mama” ...