Elvis Presley
Elvis Aaron Presley
(January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977), also known mononymously as Elvis, was an American singer and actor.
Regarded as one of the most significant cultural icons of the 20th century, he is often referred to as the "King of Rock and Roll" or simply "the King".
Presley was born in Tupelo, Mississippi, and relocated to Memphis, Tennessee with his family when he was 13 years old.
His music career began there in 1954, recording at Sun Records with producer Sam Phillips, who wanted to bring the sound of African-American music to a wider audience.
Presley, on rhythm acoustic guitar, and accompanied by lead guitarist Scotty Moore and bassist Bill Black, was a pioneer of rockabilly, an uptempo, backbeat-driven fusion of country music and rhythm and blues.
In 1955, drummer D. J. Fontana joined to complete the lineup of Presley's classic quartet and RCA Victor acquired his contract in a deal arranged by Colonel Tom Parker, who would manage him for more than two decades.
Presley's first RCA single, "Heartbreak Hotel", was released in January 1956 and became a number-one hit in the United States.
With a series of successful network television appearances and chart-topping records, he became the leading figure of the newly popular sound of rock and roll.
His energized interpretations of songs and sexually provocative performance style, combined with a singularly potent mix of influences across color lines during a transformative era in race relations, made him enormously popular—and controversial.
In November 1956, Presley made his film debut in "Love Me Tender".
Drafted into military service in 1958, Presley relaunched his recording career two years later with some of his most commercially successful work.
He held few concerts however, and guided by Parker, proceeded to devote much of the 1960s to making Hollywood films and soundtrack albums, most of them critically derided.
In 1968, following a seven-year break from live performances, he returned to the stage in the acclaimed television comeback special "Elvis", which led to an extended Las Vegas concert residency and a string of highly profitable tours.
In 1973, Presley gave the first concert by a solo artist to be broadcast around the world, "Aloha from Hawaii".
Years of prescription drug abuse severely compromised his health, and he died suddenly in 1977 at his Graceland estate at the age of 42.
Presley is the best-selling solo artist in the history of recorded music.
He was commercially successful in many genres, including pop, country, blues, and gospel.
He won three competitive Grammys, received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award at age 36, and has been inducted into multiple music halls of fame.
O Valencia!
" O Valencia!" is the fifth single by the indie rock band
The Decemberists, and the first released from their fourth studio album," The Crane Wife".
The music was written by The Decemberists and the lyrics by Colin Meloy.
It tells a story of two star- crossed lovers.
The singer falls in love with a person who belongs to an opposing gang.
At the end of the song, the singer's lover jumps in to defend the singer, who is confronting his lover's brother( the singer's" sworn enemy") and is killed by the bullet intended for the singer.
Don't Ask Me No Questions
" Do n't Ask Me No Questions" is a song by southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd released on its 1974 album," Second Helping".
It was written by Gary Rossington and Ronnie Van Zant.
Don't Ask Me
Don't Ask Me may refer to:
Don't Ask Me to Be Friends
"Don't Ask Me to Be Friends" is a song written by Gerry Goffin and Jack Keller, which was released in 1962 by The Everly Brothers.
The song spent 7 weeks on the "Billboard" Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 48, while reaching No. 16 on "Billboard"<nowiki>'</nowiki
>s Middle-Road Singles chart.
The song was covered by Cliff Richard for his 1970 album "Tracks 'n Grooves".
Ask Me Why
" Ask Me Why" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles originally released in the United Kingdom as the B-side of their hit single" Please Please Me".
It was also included on their 1963 debut album" Please Please Me".
Don't Ask Me Why (Elvis Presley song)
"Don't Ask Me Why" is a song first recorded by Elvis Presley as part of the soundtrack for his 1958 motion picture "King Creole".
It was written by Fred Wise (lyrics) and Ben Weisman (music).
In 1958 the song was released on a single as a flipside to "Hard Headed Woman", another song from the same movie.
In the United States "Don't Ask Me Why" peaked at number 25 on the "Billboard" Hot 100, while "Hard Headed Woman" was number 1 for two weeks.
The single "Heard Headed Woman
/ Don't Ask Me
Why" was among the most popular singles of the whole year 1958 in the United States:
"Billboard" ranked it number 49 on the year-end Popular chart (a recapitulation of the Billboard's Pop Singles chart for the year) and number 17 on the year-end Country and Western chart (a recapitulation of the Billboard's C&W chart).
The single was certified Planinum by the RIAA.
Wanda Jackson covered this song on her 1962 album "Wonderful Wanda".
Take Your Time (Lynyrd Skynyrd song)
" Take Your Time" is a song by southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd.
The song was recorded" in early 1973" at Studio One, Doraville, Georgia, and was the B-side to the" Sweet Home Alabama" single.
However it was not featured on any album until the compilation album" Legend" in 1987.
It is also featured on the 1997 re-release of" Second Helping" with bonus tracks.
It was written by Ronnie Van Zant and Ed King.
It was also the B-side to" Do n't Ask Me No Questions" in 1974
Don't Ask Me Why (Eurythmics song)
" Do n't Ask Me Why" is a 1989 song recorded by the British pop music duo Eurythmics.
It was written by bandmembers Annie Lennox and David A. Stewart and produced by Stewart with Jimmy Iovine.
The song was featured on Eurythmics' album" We Too Are One".
The song was released as the second single from the album in the UK and the first in the United States.
It is a lush pop song with melancholy and bitter lyrics which describe the ending of a love relationship.
In it Lennox tells the subject do n't ask me why/ I do n't love you anymore/ I do n't think I ever did.
The song's music video, directed by Sophie Muller, features a performance by Eurythmics with various members of a backing band.
Filmed in bright, saturated colors the finished clip drew comparisons to nightclub scenes in David Lynch's film" Blue Velvet".
" Do n't Ask Me Why" peaked at number twenty- five in the UK singles chart and became Eurythmics' last U.S." Billboard" Hot 100 hit( and last top 40 hit), peaking at number forty( and twelve on the US Modern Rock Chart).
Don't Ask Me Why
Don't Ask Me Why may refer to:

Question: Where was the place of death of the performer of song Don'T Ask Me Why (Elvis Presley Song)?
Answer: Graceland