American Songwriter

On This Day in 1977, Elvis Presley Left the Building for the Last Time After Final Concert

In the mid-1970s, Elvis Presley embarked on a rigorous touring schedule that would end up being more detrimental to the King of Rock and Roll’s musical legacy than he could have imagined. Presley was ...
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Elvis Presley’s Final 1977 Performance Remains One of the Saddest Moments in Rock Music

Jazmin Kylene is a Miami-bred writer and editor with a decade-long career that spans all editorial genres, though she has a particular passion for music journalism. Upon graduating Florida Atlantic ...
American Songwriter

On This Day in 1972, Elvis Presley Recorded His Final Major Hit Despite Fears It Was Too “Sexy”

Throughout his career, Elvis Presley was certainly no stranger to controversy. Often bumping up against the societal constraints of the conservative 1950s, he once had to rewrite an Everly Brothers ...
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Inside the final burst of Elvis Presley's creativity, 48 years after his death

Two and a half years before he died, Elvis Presley sat on the floor of a walk-in closet at the Las Vegas Hilton and discussed a project that might have changed the course of his life. The meeting, as ...