What was Elvis's last single prior to his death?
"Presley would sit in his room and chat for hours, sometimes recounting favorite Monty Python sketches and his own past escapades, but more often gripped by paranoid obsessions that reminded Smith of Howard Hughes. ""Way Down"", Presley's last single issued during his career, was released on June 6. That month, CBS filmed two concerts for a TV special, ""Elvis in Concert"", to be aired in October. In the first, shot in Omaha on June 19, Presley's voice, Guralnick writes, ""is almost unrecognizable, a small, childlike instrument in which he talks more than sings most of the songs, casts about uncertainly"
"Elvis Presley singles discography The discography of Elvis Presley starts on July 19, 1954, with the release of his first commercial single, and ends in February 1978. Presley's final album, ""Elvis in Concert"", and final two singles, ""My Way"" and ""Unchained Melody"", although released after his death are considered part of the discographical canon as they were projects Presley himself knew about in the planning stages. All other releases are included in the posthumous sections, and obviously all compact disc box sets were also released after Presley's death. Without including album reissues, during this period of 1954 to 1978 American"
"Way Down ""Way Down"" is a song recorded by Elvis Presley. Recorded in October 1976, it was his last single released before his death on August 16, 1977. The song was written by Layng Martine, Jr. and was later covered by Status Quo and Cliffhanger. Presley recorded the song at his home studio in Graceland on 29 October 1976. Released as a single (with ""Pledging My Love"" on the B-side) on June 6, 1977, it was his single at the time of his death. It initially peaked at No. 31 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 chart dated August 6, 1977"
"however, this album focused on songs that were not, at the time, associated with Elvis. The album features the worldwide number one single ""The Wonder of You"", which topped both the United States Adult Contemporary tracks chart and the British music chart. Other selections include ""See See Rider"", ""Yesterday"", Tony Joe White's ""Polk Salad Annie"", Del Shannon's ""Runaway"", and a version of ""Let It Be Me"". ""See See Rider"" would go on to become Elvis' frequent introductory number at his concerts up to his last performance at the (now defunct) Market Square Arena in Indianapolis Indiana on June 26, 1977,"
"John and Elvis Are Dead ""John and Elvis Are Dead"" is a 2005 song and single released by George Michael from his album ""Patience"". It was co-written by childhood friend David Austin. It was released on 30 August 2005 as a download-only single and was therefore unable to chart in the United Kingdom. The song marks George Michael's final single from a studio album The song was also released on Michael's greatest hits album ""Twenty Five"". Directed by Anthea Benton, the music video did not receive heavy airplay, although it remains popular among Michael's fans. It features, among many famous"
"Blue"" was reissued on the Follow That Dream label in a special edition that contained the original album tracks along with a selection of alternate takes. Moody Blue Moody Blue is the twenty-fourth and final studio album by American singer and musician Elvis Presley, released by RCA Records in July 1977, less than a month before his death. The album was a mixture of live and studio work, and included the four tracks from Presley's final studio recording sessions in October 1976 and two tracks left over from the previous Graceland session in February 1976. ""Moody Blue"" was a previously"
"Moody Blue Moody Blue is the twenty-fourth and final studio album by American singer and musician Elvis Presley, released by RCA Records in July 1977, less than a month before his death. The album was a mixture of live and studio work, and included the four tracks from Presley's final studio recording sessions in October 1976 and two tracks left over from the previous Graceland session in February 1976. ""Moody Blue"" was a previously published hit song recorded at the earlier Graceland session and held over for this album. Also recorded at the February session was ""She Thinks I Still"
"Elvis' Gold Records Volume 5 Elvis' Gold Records Volume 5 is the final album in the RCA ""Golden/Gold Records"" series by American singer and musician Elvis Presley (which began in 1958), issued posthumously on RCA Records in stereo, AFL1 4941, in March 1984. It is a compilation of hit singles released between 1968 and 1977. It is the only one of the series to miss the Billboard album chart, ""bubbling under"" at #207 for two weeks. However, it was certified Gold on 7/15/1999 by the RIAA. ""Gold Records Volume 5"" comprises nine Top 40 A-sides along with one b-side, ""For"
"""Moody Blue,"" on June 26. This is the last known footage of Elvis ever filmed, and he can be seen wearing his favorite DEA jacket. During the special, Presley performs a number of songs spanning his career. During one song, ""Are You Lonesome Tonight?,"" just before Elvis goes into the recitation part of the song, the music is faded down and a devoted female fan is shown talking about her determination to see Elvis live in concert, then it switches back to Elvis after the recitation was finished. This may have been done so that viewers would not have to"
"Elvis Now Elvis Now is the sixteenth studio album by American singer Elvis Presley, released on February 20, 1972. The only single from the album, ""Until It's Time for You to Go"" / ""We Can Make The Morning"" reached number 9 on the Adult Contemporary Chart in the US in March 1972 and number 5 on the UK Singles Chart in April 1972. The album was certified Gold on March 27, 1992, by the RIAA. ""Sylvia"" became a hit for Elvis in Brazil in the 1970s. Despite the ""now"" in the title, the tracks on this album were recorded anywhere"
"lasting more than nine minutes (its shortened version having been included on the 1973 ""Elvis"" album). Sourced from Keith Flynn. Elvis Now Elvis Now is the sixteenth studio album by American singer Elvis Presley, released on February 20, 1972. The only single from the album, ""Until It's Time for You to Go"" / ""We Can Make The Morning"" reached number 9 on the Adult Contemporary Chart in the US in March 1972 and number 5 on the UK Singles Chart in April 1972. The album was certified Gold on March 27, 1992, by the RIAA. ""Sylvia"" became a hit for"
"Elvis in Concert (album) Elvis in Concert is the live album released by RCA Records in October 1977 in conjunction with the television special of the same name which featured some of the final performances of American singer and musician Elvis Presley. Videotaped and recorded in June 1977, both the special and album were broadcast and released on October 3, (the single ""My Way""/""America the Beautiful"" was released the same day) six weeks after Presley's death. The album peaked at No. 5 on the ""Billboard"" chart in late 1977. It was certified Gold and Platinum on October 14 and 3x"
"Elvis in Concert Elvis In Concert is a posthumous 1977 TV special starring Elvis Presley. It was Elvis' third and final TV special, following ""Elvis"" (a.k.a. ""The '68 Comeback Special"") and ""Aloha From Hawaii"". It was filmed during Presley's final tour in the cities of Omaha, Nebraska, on June 19, 1977, and Rapid City, South Dakota, on June 21, 1977. It was broadcast on CBS on October 3, 1977, two months after Presley's death. It was transmitted by the BBC in the United Kingdom on June 9, 1978. Unlike the majority of Elvis' programs, it is unlikely to be commercially"
"heard to sing the original line, although this may have been kept in by mistake. The music video for the song sees the band separated throughout, only to meet up at the end after treks through various parts of Berlin, Germany. ""Empty Souls"" was released on 10 January 2005 by record label Epic as the second and final single from the band's seventh studio album, ""Lifeblood"". The single reached number 2 in the UK Singles Chart, missing out on becoming the 1,000th number 1 in UK chart history to the latest in a series of Elvis number 1 single re-issues"
"Dead Elvis (composition) Dead Elvis, also known as Develvis for Solo Bassoon and Chamber Ensemble (1993) by American composer Michael Daugherty, is a 10-minute, single-movement work inspired by the King of Rock-n-Roll, Elvis Presley. ""Dead Elvis"" was commissioned by bassoonist Charles (Chuck) Ullery and The Grand Tetons Festival, and Richard Pittman/Boston Musica Viva. The Chamber Ensemble instrumentation calls for solo bassoon, E flat clarinet, trumpet, bass trombone, violin, contrabass, and percussion. The premiere was performed by The Grand Tetons Chamber Players, Michael Daugherty conducting and Charles Ullery as soloist, in July 1993. 1. American Icons - Michael Daugherty: Dead Elvis/Flamingo/Jackie's"
"Elvis on Tour Elvis on Tour is an American musical documentary film released by MGM in 1972. It was the thirty-third and final motion picture to star Elvis Presley before his death in 1977. A follow-up to the 1970 release """", another musical documentary, this film followed Presley as he embarked on a 15-city tour of the United States in April 1972. ""Elvis on Tour"" also contains vintage footage of Presley's famous 1956 appearances on ""The Ed Sullivan Show"" and pre-tour rehearsal footage. It also includes footage of enthusiastic fan reactions scattered throughout the film. Also included are portions of"
"Elvis the King Elvis the King is a box set comprising 18 singles of the recorded work of American singer and musician Elvis Presley, released in 2007 by RCA Records. The box set is available in both CD and 10"" vinyl formats. The first release was Monday, August 13, 2007, marking 30 years—to the week—since the death of Elvis Presley. The second single was released on Thursday, August 16, which is the exact anniversary of Presley's death. From then on, the singles were released every Monday until December 2, 2007. August 20 also saw the release of the HMV-exclusive single"
"""Unchained Melody"". Reports conflict about which one was the last song. The sitting area has a floor-to-ceiling shatterproof window designed to watch the many racquetball games that took place here when Elvis was alive. In the early hours of the morning Elvis died he, his girlfriend Ginger Alden, his first cousin Billy Smith and Billy's wife Jo played a game of racquetball ending the game with the song on the piano before Elvis walked into the main house to wash his hair and go to bed. Today the two story court has been restored to the way it was when"
"album. Three of the bonus tracks are from soundtrack recordings, ""Big Boss Man"" and ""Guitar Man"" were originally released as bonus songs from the ""Clambake"" album (as well as two late 1960s hit singles) and ""Edge of Reality"" is from ""Live a Little, Love a Little"" (it was also the B-side to ""If I Can Dream""). The remaining track, ""U.S. Male"" was a 1968 single. ""Chart positions taken from the Billboard singles chart Elvis' Gold Records Volume 5 Elvis' Gold Records Volume 5 is the final album in the RCA ""Golden/Gold Records"" series by American singer and musician Elvis Presley"
"My Farewell to Elvis My Farewell to Elvis is the 27th studio album by American country singer Merle Haggard, released in 1977, his first for MCA Records. It reached Number 6 on the Country album chart. The single ""From Graceland to the Promised Land"" reached number 4 on the Billboard Country Singles chart. The album is a tribute to the music of the late Elvis Presley, who died on August 16, 1977. He is backed by Roy Nichols, Ronnie Reno, and Mark Yeary of The Strangers. Haggard, who had previously recorded tribute albums to Jimmie Rodgers and Bob Wills, had"
"the appeal of ""The Last Farewell"" comes from the classical-sounding nature of the opening French horn solo. This arrangement was done by Lawrence for the song's initial airing on Whittaker's radio programme. For a time in the late 1970s, up until about 1981, WGN-TV used that introductory fanfare in its station identification. The song has since been covered by many artists. In 1976, Elvis Presley included ""The Last Farewell"" on his album, ""From Elvis Presley Boulevard, Memphis, Tennessee"". This version was released as a posthumous single in the UK in 1984, where it reached number 48 in December. Also reaching"
"Elvis (1973 album) Elvis is the eighteenth studio album by American singer and musician Elvis Presley, released in July 1973. It sold over 1 million copies worldwide (despite being released soon after the much more successful ""Aloha from Hawaii""). To differentiate it from his eponymous 1956 release it is sometimes called The ""Fool"" Album, after its first track. ""Fool"" was issued as a single and reached number 15 in the UK, backed by a live version of ""Steamroller Blues"". The album tracks ""Fool"" and ""Where Do I Go From Here"" were recorded in March 1972. ""It's Impossible"" is a live"
"version of ""Hound Dog"" and was shown in full the entire song. For the third and final appearance on January 6, 1957, Presley performed a medley of ""Hound Dog"", ""Love Me Tender"", and ""Heartbreak Hotel"", followed by a full version of ""Don't Be Cruel"". For a second set later in the show he did ""Too Much"" and ""When My Blue Moon Turns to Gold Again"". For his last set he sang ""Peace in the Valley"". According to Sullivan's co-producer Marlo Lewis, the rumor had it that ""Elvis has been hanging a small soft-drink bottle from his groin underneath his pants,"
"Knnillssonn Knnillssonn is the fourteenth album by Harry Nilsson, released in July, 1977. ""Knnillssonn"" was his final album for RCA Records and Nilsson's personal favorite while recording it, as his voice had recovered from the damage done during the ""Pussy Cats"" sessions; his songs were more developed and his singing was in top form. RCA Records agreed and had prepared to promote the record heavily as a comeback album after his previous efforts were released with little notice and promotion and were mostly missed by the public. Shortly after the album was released, Elvis Presley died suddenly, at age 42."
"time Presley would record in a studio. He last recorded at Studio C, Hollywood in 1972 where he recorded the gold records ""Burning Love"" and ""Separate Ways"". At this time, Elvis was 40 years old. He was accompanied by his then-current girlfriend, Sheila Ryan. In the 2005 FTD TODAY release from these sessions, Presley asked her to ""step up here Sheila, let me sing to ya baby"" on Take 1 of Don McLean's ""And I Love You So"". He continued to make ""And I Love You So"" and ""Fairytale"" a part of his live concerts until his death. On stage,"
"Elvis Ain't Dead ""Elvis Ain't Dead"" is a song by the British band Scouting for Girls. It was released as a single on 17 December 2007. The music video for ""Elvis Ain't Dead"" was recorded in a studio and involved the band members simply playing the song. There are shots of Roy Stride wandering around town and seeing people with Elvis haircuts and wearing the sorts of clothes he wore. At the end of the video he sees the girl that he is attracted to and the song fades with the words ""Elvis has left the building. Thank you and"
"Dead Elvis Dead Elvis was the first album by British band Death in Vegas. It was released on March 10, 1997 in the United Kingdom and on September 16, 1997 in the United States. This was the only Death in Vegas album to feature original member Steve Hellier. The British release features coloured Elvis graffiti on the cover, while the US version features a tattoo artist. The music video for ""Dirt"" was a minor hit on MTV's ""120 Minutes"". """"GBH"""" was featured on the soundtrack for the 1998 American comedy-thriller film ""Homegrown"". As of July 2013 it was certified silver"
"up with the 1974 audio. The show always ends with Elvis' traditional show closer ""Can't Help Falling in Love"", and the traditional announcement of ""Elvis has Left the Building."" At the 1997 and 2002 concerts Elvis' former announcer Al Dvorin closed the show by saying ""Elvis has left for Graceland"". After a domestic tour (which ended with a show at the Market Square Arena in Indianapolis, IN, the site of Elvis' final live concert on June 26, 1977), the show went to Europe, Asia, and Australia. In 2002, a special 25th anniversary show commemorating the 25th anniversary of Presley's death"
"L-O-V-E (Nat King Cole album) L-O-V-E is the final studio album by the American singer Nat King Cole. It was arranged by Ralph Carmichael. ""L-O-V-E"" was Cole's last album, and was released shortly before his death in February 1965. The songs ""The Girl from Ipanema"", ""My Kind of Girl"" and ""More (Theme From ""Mondo Cane"")"" were recorded December 1–3, 1964, shortly after Cole's diagnosis with lung cancer, and were the last recordings he made. It peaked at #4 on the ""Billboard"" Albums chart in the spring of 1965. The initial ""Billboard"" magazine review from January 30, 1965 commented that it"
"Moody Blue (song) ""Moody Blue"" is a song made famous by Elvis Presley. The song was written by Mark James who recorded the original version of the song, which reached #15 in South Africa during the summer of 1976. James also penned Elvis' ""Suspicious Minds"". ""Moody Blue"" was Presley's last No. 1 hit in his lifetime, topping the ""Billboard magazine"" Hot Country Singles chart in February 1977. ""Moody Blue"" also peaked at number thirty-one on the Hot 100. RCA Records also issued an extremely limited quantity of the ""Moody Blue"" single in an experimental translucent blue vinyl pressing, with ""She"
"an eventual release in late October 1960, following copyright discussions. It became the first song to enter the new Record Retailer charts at no.1 - later adopted as the UK Singles Chart. During an eight-week run at the top, Elvis held off strong competition from Shirley Bassey (""As Long as He Needs Me"") and The Drifters (""Save the Last Dance for Me""). Eventually, one week before Christmas, he was deposed by Cliff Richard and the Shadows' ""I Love You"". Elvis dropped to no.2 and would leave the top 10 as ""Are You Lonesome Tonight?"" began its ascent to no.1. After"
"""Last Kiss"" and ""Hey, Little One"". The accident had a curious effect on record sales, nevertheless, pushing the song to number 2 (it had previously stalled at number 3) on the national charts. The ""Last Kiss"" album cover shows Wilson kneeling over the young woman portraying the dying girl. Supposedly, first printings of the cover showed blood trickling down the girl's face, but it was air-brushed out by the record company for fear that alienating parents would limit sales of the album. Wilson would continue to record, unsuccessfully, until 1978. He died on October 4, 1991, due to alcoholism caused"
"was ""One of the finest Nat Cole albums to date! He's in great form as he breathes new life into some fine standard material...The title tune is a Cole classic!"". L-O-V-E (Nat King Cole album) L-O-V-E is the final studio album by the American singer Nat King Cole. It was arranged by Ralph Carmichael. ""L-O-V-E"" was Cole's last album, and was released shortly before his death in February 1965. The songs ""The Girl from Ipanema"", ""My Kind of Girl"" and ""More (Theme From ""Mondo Cane"")"" were recorded December 1–3, 1964, shortly after Cole's diagnosis with lung cancer, and were the"