ELVIS PRESLEY- The 100 Most Essential Songs (#7). Continues: tomorrow.  

Caffè Lattè presents:

THE 100 MOST ESSENTIAL SONGS BY

ELVIS

Elvis Aaron Presley was born in Tupelo, Mississippi in 1935. His family relocated to Memphis, where the teenager absorbed the blues, gospel and country music. Young Elvis cut records for personal use and came to the attention of Sun Records. Sam Phillips recognized potential in the youth: a white singer with a ‘black’ sound. From these humble origins, Elvis influenced countless other white rockers and achieved sales that were unprecedented.

 

These 100 songs corroborate that Presley is the “King of Rock ‘n’ Roll”…

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Hear the songs on the special Spotify playlist regularly updated as the countdown continues:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6KLsvwG7sBR45Xzq2WUWMD?si=1b8724d6f6744b89&pt=7a4da6b5756f5effebbb68199f80442e

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SUSPICIOUS MINDS

By 1969, it had been 7 years since Elvis’ last US #1 single. “Suspicious Minds” was the song that revealed a revitalized King reclaiming his throne. Mark James wrote the hit and recorded the original version. His renowned Memphis producer Chips Moman took on the same role for Elvis’ remake. The King approached the recording with a renewed vigour that differed from most of his recent output. This session saw him return to a Memphis studio for the first time in years. Elvis later added overdubs to his original rendition that were recorded in Las Vegas. Moman reportedly disliked the changes, but the public embraced the single. As well as reaching #1 Stateside, the disc peaked at #2 on the British Top 40.