Did Elvis Write His Own Songs

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Did elvis write his own songs. Elvis presley didn t write any song on his own. Elvis never wrote a single song. Sid tepper and roy c. Clearly according to sharp elvis did write some of his own songs though it was more often that he would have credit added to work after the fact.

This is a list of the songs recorded by elvis presley between his first demos at the sun studios in 1953 and his final concert on june 26 1977 at the market square arena in indianapolis indiana. Elvis by the. Elvis is a performer even if he isn t my favourite one. Yes writers wrote and perform their own songs before dylan but a music performer is a performer.

Elvis did write 2 songs you ll be gone 1962 and that s someone you ll never forget 1961. Let me elvis presley song p. Many tracks had their first commercial release on singles or ep extended play. Know what you are talking about if you decide to answer please.

The recorded date is the first known date. Deadmanstar joined may 2004. For example all shook up writer otis blackwell. Bennett wrote over 40 songs for elvis most of which were used in his movies.

I ve never even had an idea for a song. This list may not reflect recent changes. Paralyzed elvis presley song. Elvis recorded more than 600 songs in his music career but did not write a single song impossible to confirm but he was given co writing credit on many songs because his label demanded songwriters give up 50 of the credit before presley would record it.

In an interview in 1957 he said i never wrote a song in my life. But they didn t make this top 10 list because only one bennett tepper tune reached the top 25 on the pop charts that being puppet on a string 14 in 1965. The article continues after the ad in the years to come however elvis did co wrote 4 songs with ken darby his principal writer and ken s wife vera matson. Elvis is a good performer and stylist he doesn t have to write his own material just because of the bob dylan standard permeates modern times.

Elvis shared a writer s credit for heartbreak hotel his 1st single recorded after sun sold him to rca.