Elvis Presley ten best performances
Aug. 16 marked the 33rd anniversary of Elvis Presley's death, and his popularity continues to grow as his music is discovered by those who weren't yet born in 1977.
Die-hard Elvis fans take his music and legacy seriously and recoil with anger when the uninitiated -- or the uninformed -- dismiss his entire career by pointing to his final years when he was overweight and his concerts were often subpar.
If you've never spent much time with his music, you owe it to yourself to get one of many compilations of his hits. (God knows, RCA has sliced, diced and reissued his catalog more times than we can count.) From there, listen to Elvis at Sun, a collection of his earliest work at Memphis-based Sun Records. And then maybe check out the audio and video for the TV special that became known as the '68 Comeback Special.
The truth is that Presley's career cannot be adequately summed up in 10 songs, so we didn't even try. Instead, CMT.com staff members Chet Flippo, Chris Parton, Stephanie Pendergrass, Whitney Self and Calvin Gilbert each picked two songs among their favorites as they reflected on his career. Decisions changed several times while determining which titles to include and which to omit -- another indication that this is in no way a definitive list.
Interestingly enough, Presley wasn't the first to record most of the songs we selected, yet he made them his own. Maybe that's why he remains one of the greatest singers who ever lived.
"Always on My Mind" --
"Are You Lonesome Tonight"
"Good Rockin' Tonight" --
"Hound Dog" --
"Love Me Tender" --
"Now and Then There's (A Fool Such as I)" --
"One Night" --
"Suspicious Minds" --
"That's All Right" --
"The Wonder of You" --
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