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"Don't Be Cruel" is a song that was recorded by Elvis Presley and written by Otis Blackwell in 1956. [1] It was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2002. In 2004, it was listed #197 in Rolling Stone's list of 500 Greatest Songs of All Time .
Otis Blackwell (February 16, 1931 – May 6, 2002) was an American songwriter whose work influenced rock and roll.His compositions include "Fever" (recorded by Little Willie John), "Great Balls of Fire" and "Breathless" (recorded by Jerry Lee Lewis), "Don't Be Cruel", "All Shook Up", and "Return to Sender" (with Winfield Scott; recorded by Elvis Presley), and "Handy Man" (recorded by Jimmy Jones).
Elvis Presley went to hear Jackie Wilson and the Dominoes in Las Vegas in 1956 and was so impressed with Wilson's singing that he went back to Sun Studios and cut the Million Dollar Quartet's version [15] of "Don't Be Cruel". Presley introduced the song by saying how Wilson sang it much better and then proceeded to do an impersonation of the ...
Heartland is the third studio album by American country music duo The Judds, released on February 3, 1987 by RCA Records.It features the singles "Don't Be Cruel" (the Elvis Presley song), "Maybe Your Baby's Got The Blues", "Turn It Loose", and "I Know Where I'm Going".
Single by Elvis Presley; from the album The Elvis Medley ; ... "Don't Be Cruel (to a Heart That's True)" ... US Hot Country Songs [7] 31 References
Song Title Writer(s) Time 1. Don't Be Cruel (2005 DSD Remaster) Otis Blackwell, Elvis Presley: 2:04 2. Hound Dog: Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller: 2:18 3. Blue Suede Shoes(2005 DSD Remaster) Carl Perkins: 2:00 4. Tutti Frutti (2005 DSD Remastered) Dorothy LaBostrie, Little Richard: 1:59 5. Heartbreak Hotel (2005 DSD Remastered) Mae Boren Axton ...
Elvis Presley topped the charts with "Hound Dog" and "Don't Be Cruel". Bill Doggett (pictured in 1980) had a long-running number one with "Honky Tonk". Fats Domino was one of 1956's most successful artists. "Why Do Fools Fall in Love" was a chart-topper for The Teenagers featuring Frankie Lymon.
Elvis' Golden Records is a compilation album by American rock and roll singer Elvis Presley, issued by RCA Victor in March 1958. It compiled his hit singles released in 1956 and 1957, and is widely believed to be the first greatest hits album in rock and roll history.