Today In Elvis History: July 29
July 29, 1978: The reissue of Elvis’ single “Don’t Be Cruel” hit #24 in the U.K.
The single was originally released in July of 1956, with “Hound Dog” as its B-side. The song was inducted into the Grammy hall of fame in 2002. In 2004, it was listed as #197 on Rolling Stone’s list of the Top 500 songs of all time. While producer Steve Sholes got the official production credits for “Don’t Be Cruel,” it has been confirmed by numerous sources on different occassions that Elvis did most of the production for the song, and the others he recorded around the same time, himself.
Below, WATCH a video performance of Elvis doing his hit (and one of my top favorite songs), “Don’t Be Cruel”:
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