Some classic rock stars managed to influence nearly every rocker who came after them. One of Elvis Presley’s songs inspired Meat Loaf’s “Two Out of Three Ain’t Bad.” In fact, “Two Out of Three Ain’t ...

Elvis Presley played shows in Las Vegas for years, and it didn’t take long for him to tire of playing the same songs each night. By the early 1970s, Elvis was restless and distracted during his ...

Elvis Presley covered many major hits but also sang some original songs as well. While Elvis himself was not a songwriter, others wrote many famous tunes for him, and by the time of his death, he had ...

Elvis entered a (tragically rather brief) renaissance at the end of the 1960s. After enduring a career slump following years of underwhelming formulaic movies, no live performances and few credible ...

“Blue Suede Shoes” is a favorite of Elvis Presley fans around the world, and they oddly have something in common with legendary rock outfit Black Sabbath. It’s not exactly that surprising that the ...

Most song lyrics demand to be listened to in context, not read in isolation on the page. When I talked to Hamilton Leithauser—lead singer of the acclaimed, now-defunct rock band The Walkmen—he used a ...