Elvis Presley

To begin, I would like to state that I love and prefer Big Mama Thornton’s version of “Hound Dog” over Elvis Presley’s cover. The forms are not the same when comparing both of the songs. In Thornton’s version it has a slow, sultry, and soulful form and or a moderate tempo to it while with Elvis it felt like he hit the gas pedal making the song move 100 miles per hour. With Elvis making the song faster and more of a rock and roll type of song it lost the soul that the original writer had for the…

Only when the room had faded to an inky blackness had an uneasy sleep come to Presley Sterling. It seemed she had barely closed her eyes before the first nightmare had awoken her, the deep growling voice telling her not to leave her house seemed to follow her, echoing in her brain though she couldn’t remember why the voice had given the command in the first place. It was unsettling, to say the least. Enough so that Presley found that the pitch black of the room that lulled her to sleep was now…

Public Enemy’s racist accusations against Elvis Presley and John Wayne, two iconic American figures, are justified through their various actions and beliefs. Although this statement made by Chuck D and Flavor Flav was not further explained or supported in any way during the song, it is evident that the artists had every right to call them racists and expose these individuals for who they really are. Elvis Presley became the prosperous and iconic figure he is today, as a result of an…

In this paper I will be writing about the differences between Big Mama Thornton’s recording of "Hound Dog" with that of Elvis Presley recording. The first difference between Big Mama Thornton’s and Elvis Presley’s version is that Big Mama recorded the song “Hound Dog” as a blues song. Whereas Elvis version is considered to be Rock N Roll. Another difference between the two different recordings of Hound Dog is that both artist decided to start of the song differently. In Big Mama Thornton’s…

Elvis is Alive Madelon Harvey Year 11. January 8th 1935, the legend, an unforgettable figure, and the King of Rock and Roll was brought into the world. August 16th 1977, the same man died, or did he? Elvis Presley, to date, is one of the most iconic rock and roll artists of all time. More than forty years after his passing, Elvis Presley remains a global celebrity. A biographical film has been released about his life. The film focuses on all aspects of his life, including his wife of 6 years,…

Soviet Union heightened tension and affected domestic life in America. Suffering through poverty, Elvis Presley’s route to success was a prime example of the hardships to achieve the American Dream. Although Elvis Presley was a world renowned rock star, the Cold War impacted his and every American's life regardless of who they were. Although he is often neglected when speaking of the subject, Elvis mattered a lot on both sides in the Cold War. The Cold War impacted domestic life through creating…

(1994). Last Train to Memphis: The rise of Elvis Presley. New York, New York: Little Brown and Company. The author, Peter Guralnick, stated that he has greatly benefited from Elvis Presley’s music and life lessons. After the demise of Elvis Presley, Peter had a strong passion to revive the life of Elvis from the good moment to bad. He documented and interviewed hundreds of firsthand people who were able to encounter various event with Elvis Presley. It took him several years to gather reliable…

real Elvis Presley and do him justice, Butler took it upon himself to obsess over and study Elvis very carefully. Austin Butler and Elvis Presley share many similarities, both losing their moms at the age of twenty-three. When Austin was in the casting process for ELVIS (2022) he said, “I dreamed that my mom was alive. But she was dying all over again. And then I woke up, I just felt so totally, horribly heartbroken. My grief was overwhelming. And then all of a sudden it clicked That Elvis, who…

Elvis Presley’s Death: Real or Fake? Would the family of a celebrity truly lie about a celebrity's death regardless of how many fans they have? Will they have the press in on their lies if they do? On August 16, 1977, Elvis Presley was found dead on the bathroom floor of his Graceland mansion at the age of 42. He was pronounced dead after arriving to a nearby hospital. Although all sources give information on this death, many believe that Elvis faked his death instead of actually being dead.…

Age-defying or botched cosmetic surgery? Priscilla Presley is the latest target of plastic surgery-shaming and many are wondering what Elvis Presley's ex-wife has done to her face. Twitter has once again proven that it can be a fertile launching area for toxic chatter, bullying, and negative commentary, as Daily Mail pointed out in a new report. The site wrote that Priscilla Presley looked "very youthful" during a recent television appearance, but a swell of viewers had other thoughts.…