She had, of course, been exposed to and enjoyed a music appreciation course which had included the better known classical works such as `` Tristan und Isolde '', `` Candide '', `` Oklahoma '', `` Nozze de Figaro '', the atomic age singers, Eileen Farrell, Elvis Presley and Geraldine Todd, as well as the curious rhythmic progressions of the Venusians, Capellan visual chromatics and the sonic concerti of the Altairians.

Ray Charles is credited with the song's most well known rendition in current times ( although Elvis Presley had success with it in the 1970s ).

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In adjectival use, it is generally understood to mean " of or relating to the United States "; for example, " Elvis Presley was an American singer " or " the American President gave a speech today ".

More contemporary renditions include samples from such popular artists as Sam Cooke and The Soul Stirrers ( 1963 ), The Byrds ( 1970 ), Elvis Presley ( 1971 ), Skeeter Davis ( 1972 ), Mighty Clouds of Joy ( 1972 ), Amazing Rhythm Aces ( 1975 ), Willie Nelson ( 1976 ), and The Lemonheads ( 1992 ).

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Capp also lampooned popular recording idols of the day, such as Elvis Presley (" Hawg McCall ," 1957 ), Liberace (" Loverboynik ," 1956 ), the Beatles (" the Beasties ," 1964 )— and in 1944, Frank Sinatra.

Bill Black, playing with Elvis Presley, adopted the Fender Precision Bass around 1957.

Holly saw Elvis Presley sing in Lubbock in 1955, and began to incorporate a rockabilly style, similar to the Sun Records sound, which had a strong rhythm acoustic and slap bass.

He also had ambitions to work in film, like Elvis Presley and Eddie Cochran, and registered for acting classes with Lee Strasburg's Actors ' Studio, where the likes of Marlon Brando and James Dean had trained.

Campbell often takes on quirky roles, such as Elvis Presley in the film Bubba Ho-tep, and appears in B-Movies and starred in My Name Is Bruce.

In this period, his key visual and musical influence was Elvis Presley.

He was also known as The Originator because of his key role in the transition from the blues to rock, influencing a host of acts, including Buddy Holly, Jimi Hendrix, The Rolling Stones, The Velvet Underground, The Who, The Yardbirds, Eric Clapton, Elvis Presley, The Beatles, and George Michael, among others.

Eric Bana and Danny Huston signed on to portray Elvis Presley and Richard Nixon, respectively.

Atkins produced records for The Browns, Porter Wagoner, Norma Jean, Dolly Parton, Dottie West, Perry Como, Elvis Presley, the Everly Brothers, Eddy Arnold, Don Gibson, Jim Reeves, Jerry Reed, Skeeter Davis, Waylon Jennings and many others.

When Sholes took over pop production in 1957 — a result of his success with Elvis Presley — he put Atkins in charge of RCA Victor's Nashville division.

While at WERE ( 1300 AM ) in Cleveland, Ohio, DJ Bill Randle was one of the first to introduce Elvis Presley to radio audiences in the northeastern US.

Around the same time, Elvis Presley indicated, that he wanted to cover the song.

The same year, his interest in music was further stimulated when his father brought home a collection of American 45s by artists including Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers, The Platters, Fats Domino, Elvis Presley and Little Richard.

Earning the distinction of being one of the first white artists to appear on the US variety show Soul Train, Bowie mimed " Fame ", as well as " Golden Years ", his November single, that it was offered to Elvis Presley to perform, but Presley declined it.

McLean had started recording in Nashville, with Elvis Presley ’ s backing singers, The Jordanaires, and many of Elvis ’ s musicians.

*" And I Love You So " was covered by Elvis Presley, Helen Reddy, Shirley Bassey, Glen Campbell, Engelbert Humperdinck, Howard Keel and a 1973 hit for Perry Como

Later, Elvis Presley recorded a number of her songs written for his films.

Miss Joan Frances Baker, a graduate of SMU, was married Saturday to Elvis Leonard Mason, an honor graduate of Lamar State College of Technology, in the chapel of the First Presbyterian Church of Houston.

Haley was soon eclipsed in the United States by the younger, sexier Elvis, but continued to enjoy great popularity in Latin America, Europe, and Australia through the 1960s.

* Elvis Costello-This Year's Model, which was designed to have a deliberate miscropping so that the entire design was off-register ;

Parton was interested until Presley's manager, Colonel Tom Parker, told her, that it was standard procedure for the songwriter to sign over half of the publishing rights to any song Elvis recorded.

Fuller's ability as a songwriter manifested itself through the intervention of her friend, producer Hal Wallis ; Fuller had wanted to get an acting role in the Elvis Presley movie Blue Hawaii, which Wallis was producing, but instead he put her in touch with Hill & Range, the publisher that provided Presley with songs.

It was a beginning that eventually led to Elvis Presley recording a dozen of her songs, including " I Got Lucky " and " Spinout ".

When Elvis Presley became popular, Sullivan was wary of the singer's bad-boy style and said that he would never invite Presley on his program.

Elvis Presley was a fan of Hee Haw and wanted to appear as a guest on the program in the 1970s, but his manager, Colonel Tom Parker, would not allow him to do so.

Hawkins ' song " I Put a Spell on You " was central to the plot of Stranger than Paradise, while Mystery Train is inspired by and named after a song popularized by Elvis Presley, who is also the subject of a vignette in Coffee and Cigarettes.

Fuck Elvis and Keith Richards, Lemmy's the king of rock ' n ' roll-he told me he never considered Motörhead a metal band, he was quite adamant.

Nancy was sent to the airport on behalf of her father to welcome Elvis when his plane landed.

She was the only singer to have a solo song on an Elvis album or soundtrack while he was still alive.

Since his death, several previously unreleased Ann-Margret solo recordings have appeared on Elvis albums, but Sinatra's was the first.

He lost many of his talents in the late 1950s after he sold Elvis ' contract and was unable to regain his once prominent position in the Memphis music community.

As with many of Anger's films, Scorpio Rising contains no dialogue-it instead features a prominent soundtrack consisting of 50s and 60s pop, including songs by Ricky Nelson, The Angels, The Crystals, Bobby Vinton, Elvis Presley & Ray Charles.

One of the most prominent examples of this phenomenon is the case of Elvis Presley.

A prominent feature of Maria Gripe's writing is a respect for individuals and their unique characteristics, a trait which is especially perceptible in the social realism of the Elvis series, which she co-wrote with her husband Harald in the 1970s.

The producers of the show said that he was based on Elvis Presley, but owing to his prominent chin, he bears a stronger resemblance to the comedian Jay Leno.