August in Memphis means Elvis Week. The 2025 event, marking the 48th anniversary of the passing of music icon Elvis Presley, will run from Aug. 8-16 in and around Graceland. The annual festivities are ...

Elvis Presley’s motto, “Taking Care of Business,” was inspired by a song written by a major classic rock star. The star in question was hugely inspired by the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll. The song “Takin’ ...

In 1945, bluegrass musician Bill Monroe released the waltz “Blue Moon of Kentucky,” a song that Elvis Presley would cover nearly 10 years later. In the recording studio, Elvis made a number of changes ...

The semifinal round of voting to determine Elvis Presley's best song has come to a close, and we're down to just two tunes. As part of the recent Elvis Week festivities, The Commercial Appeal decided ...

Voting is open in the semifinal round of our bracket to determine Elvis Presley's best song. Adopting a March Madness-style competition to determine Elvis' best track, we started with 32 songs facing ...

The song, a slightly shocking blend of the spiritual and sexual, seemed like a hit to those in the room, with its reverent, raunchy intro: Lord Almighty, I feel my temperature rising, mmm. Higher, ...