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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 .
The title which most critics seem to highlight is Presley's rendition of "Don't Be Cruel", one of his major hits of 1956 (see 1956 in music). This is not Presley singing Presley, but his imitation of Jackie Wilson , then the lead singer with Billy Ward and His Dominoes .
1956 "Heartbreak Hotel" 1 "Don't Be Cruel" 2 "Hound Dog" 8 "I Want You, I Need You, I Love You" 14 "Love Me Tender" 15 1957 "All Shook Up" 1 "Too Much" 9 "(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear" 14 "Jailhouse Rock" 16 1958 "Don't" / "I Beg of You" 3 "Wear My Ring Around Your Neck" / "Doncha' Think It's Time" 22 "Hard Headed Woman" / "Don't Ask Me Why" 49 1959
1956 Elvis Presley Most Popular Disk Artist Won [140] WHB: 1956 Elvis Presley Most Popular Artist Won [140] WHN-AM Listeners' Choice Awards: 1976 Elvis Presley Most Popular Male Vocalist Won [19] 1979 Male Vocalist of the Year 2nd place [141] Entertainer of the Year 2nd place WLOB Music Popularity Poll Awards: 1958 Elvis Presley Male Vocalist ...
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).
On June 26, 1977, the King left the building for the final time. Elvis Presley, known as “The King of Rock n Roll,” is regarded as one of the most iconic figures in music history.He is also ...
When on "Don't Be Cruel", Presley "slides into a 'mmmmm' that marks the transition between the first two verses," he shows "how masterful his relaxed style really is." [ 344 ] Marsh describes the vocal performance on "Can't Help Falling in Love" as one of "gentle insistence and delicacy of phrasing", with the line " 'Shall I stay' pronounced as ...
In the United States, "Return to Sender" reached No. 2 on the American Billboard singles chart, kept out of the top spot by The Four Seasons' "Big Girls Don't Cry." [3] However, the song reached No. 1 on the rival Cash Box and Music Vendor singles charts. "Return to Sender" also went to No. 5 on the Billboard R&B charts. [4]