Elvis Presley, the undisputed “King of Rock and Roll,” is one of the biggest cultural music icons of the 20th century. Known for his signature vocals and uninhibited performance style, Elvis’ recordings combined multiple genres such as rock, country, rhythm & blues and gospel. Over the course of his career Elvis won three Grammy Awards (with a total of 14 nominations) and received the prestigious Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award at the age of just 36. Most significantly, he is the highest selling solo artist within popular music to date.

Elvis grew up in Tennessee where he began his career by singing locally as “The Hillbilly Cat” in Memphis. After signing with Sun Records| in 1954 and then RCA |in 1955, Elvis gained a lot of attention by bringing rhythm and blues music back into the white mainstream, making his music as controversial as it was popular. During the 1960s Elvis turned to acting where he starred in over 30 films before making his musical comeback in the 1970s, touring all over the United States and setting records for concert attendance and album sales.  Elvis Presley passed away in August 1977 at the young age of 42, but his legacy lives on as one of the most important rock music figureheads of this century.

Kassner Music represents a variety of songs recorded by Elvis from across the breadth of his career. His covers of Chuck Willis’ footstomper I Feel So Bad I FEEL SO BAD by CHUCK WILLIS| (1961), Titus Turner’s ballad Tell Me Why TELL ME WHY by TITUS TURNER| (1966), and You Don’t Have To Say You Love Me YOU DON'T HAVE TO SAY YOU LOVE ME by GIUSEPPE DONAGGIO,VITO PALLAVICINI,SIMON NAPIER-BELL,VICKI WICKHAM| (1970) were chart hits on either side of the Atlantic and If I’m a Fool (For Loving You) IF I'M A FOOL FOR LOVING YOU by STANLEY KESLER| and Stranger in My Own Home Town STRANGER IN MY OWN HOME TOWN by PERCY MAYFIELD| were both recorded as part of Elvis’ famed sessions at the American Sound Studio in Memphis in 1969.