Elvis Presley‘s “Don’t Cry Daddy” is one of the most moving ballads of his comeback era, up there with “Kentucky Rain” and “Always on My Mind.” The song’s famous writer said that the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll sang the song for his father, Vernon Presley. In a weird career move, the tune was released alongside another song with a completely different tone and style.
Elvis Presley’s ‘Don’t Cry Daddy’ was written by a country star
Mac Davis was a country singer most known for his hit “Baby, Don’t Get Hooked on Me.” He also wrote tunes for other artists. The tracks he co-wrote included Bruno Mars’ “Young Girls,” Avicii’s “Addicted to You,” Weezer’s “Time Flies,” and Elvis’ “Don’t Cry Daddy.”
During an interview posted to Elvis Information Network, Davis remembered introducing “Don’t Cry Daddy” to the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll.
Elvis Presley’s ‘Don’t Cry Daddy’ was written by a country star
Mac Davis was a country singer most known for his hit “Baby, Don’t Get Hooked on Me.” He also wrote tunes for other artists. The tracks he co-wrote included Bruno Mars’ “Young Girls,” Avicii’s “Addicted to You,” Weezer’s “Time Flies,” and Elvis’ “Don’t Cry Daddy.”
During an interview posted to Elvis Information Network, Davis remembered introducing “Don’t Cry Daddy” to the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll.
- 3/11/2024
- by Matthew Trzcinski
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Elvis Presley‘s “In the Ghetto” is one of the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll‘s most famous songs, so it’s difficult to imagine a world where another singer released it first. The writer of the song debunked a rumor that the tune was originally meant for Sammy Davis Jr. He also revealed why he thought the track would have worked for Davis. In contrast, one of Elvis’ girlfriends recalled Davis getting offered the song first.
The writer of Elvis Presley’s ‘In the Ghetto’ wanted Sammy Davis Jr. to sing it
Mac Davis was the writer behind several Elvis songs, including “A Little Less Conversation” and “In the Ghetto.” During a 2010 interview with Smashing Interviews Magazine, he was asked if the rumor was true that he originally pitched the track to Sammy. “That’s not true,” he said. “I took it to Sammy later.
“I was trying to...
The writer of Elvis Presley’s ‘In the Ghetto’ wanted Sammy Davis Jr. to sing it
Mac Davis was the writer behind several Elvis songs, including “A Little Less Conversation” and “In the Ghetto.” During a 2010 interview with Smashing Interviews Magazine, he was asked if the rumor was true that he originally pitched the track to Sammy. “That’s not true,” he said. “I took it to Sammy later.
“I was trying to...
- 3/9/2024
- by Matthew Trzcinski
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
It might surprise listeners to learn Elvis Presley‘s “Suspicious Minds” was a cover of a song by Mark James. The same producer worked on both James’ version and Elvis’ rendition. The producer revealed Elvis’ people almost didn’t compensate him properly for his work on the song. Fortunately, someone else resolved the situation.
Elvis Presley sang ‘Suspicious Minds’ late at night after playing ping-pong with a producer
Chips Moman produced both Mark James’ original version of “Suspicious Minds” and Elvis’ far more famous cover of it. During a 2017 interview with Elvis Australia, Moman said Elvis wanted to listen to “Suspicious Minds” repeatedly and he learned the track on the spot. “We finally got around to recording ‘Suspicious Minds’ after midnight,” he said. “I had a ping-pong table, and Elvis was pretty good at it.
“He used the same arrangement on Mark’s single and most of the same American Sound studio musicians,...
Elvis Presley sang ‘Suspicious Minds’ late at night after playing ping-pong with a producer
Chips Moman produced both Mark James’ original version of “Suspicious Minds” and Elvis’ far more famous cover of it. During a 2017 interview with Elvis Australia, Moman said Elvis wanted to listen to “Suspicious Minds” repeatedly and he learned the track on the spot. “We finally got around to recording ‘Suspicious Minds’ after midnight,” he said. “I had a ping-pong table, and Elvis was pretty good at it.
“He used the same arrangement on Mark’s single and most of the same American Sound studio musicians,...
- 9/21/2023
- by Matthew Trzcinski
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Elvis Presley‘s “Suspicious Minds” was a cover of an obscure song. The record label behind the original version of “Suspicious Minds” was certain the tune would become a hit. A legendary country music producer felt the same way. However, the track only became big once the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll recorded it.
Elvis Presley’s ‘Suspicious Minds’ was 1st sung by the writer of ‘Always on My Mind’
Elvis tunes such as “Blue Suede Shoes,” “Blue Christmas, and “Blue Hawaii” were all covers. “Suspicious Minds” was no different. The track was originally recorded by its writer, Mark James, who also penned the Elvis classic “Always on My Mind.”
During a 2017 interview with Elvis Australia, James discussed his version of “Suspicious Minds.” “I recorded for Scepter Records,” he recalled. “Worked with [producer] Chips [Moman]. They loved it, up at Scepter Records. They said, ‘Smash!’
“Chips and I went up there and we had a big party,...
Elvis Presley’s ‘Suspicious Minds’ was 1st sung by the writer of ‘Always on My Mind’
Elvis tunes such as “Blue Suede Shoes,” “Blue Christmas, and “Blue Hawaii” were all covers. “Suspicious Minds” was no different. The track was originally recorded by its writer, Mark James, who also penned the Elvis classic “Always on My Mind.”
During a 2017 interview with Elvis Australia, James discussed his version of “Suspicious Minds.” “I recorded for Scepter Records,” he recalled. “Worked with [producer] Chips [Moman]. They loved it, up at Scepter Records. They said, ‘Smash!’
“Chips and I went up there and we had a big party,...
- 9/19/2023
- by Matthew Trzcinski
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Nashville is recognizing the iconic Shania Twain.
On Sunday night, the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame held its annual induction gala, welcoming the Canadian country legend into its storied halls.
Read More: Shania Twain Announces New Album ‘Queen Of Me’ And Massive Global Tour
Twain was inducted alongside fellow country luminaries Hillary Lindsey, Gary Nicholson, David Malloy, Steve Wariner and the late Chips Moman.
Unfortunately, Twain was unable to attend the event in-person, but sent a video greeting in which she called songwriters her “saving grace,” according to Billboard.
Throughout her career, the singer-songwriter has generated plenty of huge hits, including “You’re Still the One,” “Come On Over,” “No One Needs to Know,” “Man! I Feel Like a Woman!” and “From This Moment On”.
Read More: Shania Twain Reveals Why A Dinner Date She Once Had With Oprah Winfrey ‘Went Sour’
The night also saw performances from Carrie Underwood and Keith Urban,...
On Sunday night, the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame held its annual induction gala, welcoming the Canadian country legend into its storied halls.
Read More: Shania Twain Announces New Album ‘Queen Of Me’ And Massive Global Tour
Twain was inducted alongside fellow country luminaries Hillary Lindsey, Gary Nicholson, David Malloy, Steve Wariner and the late Chips Moman.
Unfortunately, Twain was unable to attend the event in-person, but sent a video greeting in which she called songwriters her “saving grace,” according to Billboard.
Throughout her career, the singer-songwriter has generated plenty of huge hits, including “You’re Still the One,” “Come On Over,” “No One Needs to Know,” “Man! I Feel Like a Woman!” and “From This Moment On”.
Read More: Shania Twain Reveals Why A Dinner Date She Once Had With Oprah Winfrey ‘Went Sour’
The night also saw performances from Carrie Underwood and Keith Urban,...
- 10/31/2022
- by Corey Atad
- ET Canada
To become the queen, she needed to find her voice.
Academy Award® Winner Jennifer Hudson is Aretha Franklin. Watch the new trailer now, and don’t miss Respect in theaters this August.
Director Liesl Tommy makes her feature film debut with Respect. Tommy is the first Black woman ever nominated for a Tony Award® for Best Direction of a Play in 2016 for Eclipsed, and is an Associate Artist at the Berkeley Rep and an Artist Trustee with the Sundance Institute’s Board of Trustees.
With a story by Callie Khouri and Tracey Scott Wilson, and screenplay written by Tracey Scott Wilson. Wilson and Tommy have worked together creatively since the 2009 play The Good Negro written by Wilson, directed by Tommy at The Public Theatre. Wilson was a writer on FX’s The Americans which garnered her a Peabody Award as well as Emmy® and WGA Award nominations.
The cast includes Jennifer Hudson,...
Academy Award® Winner Jennifer Hudson is Aretha Franklin. Watch the new trailer now, and don’t miss Respect in theaters this August.
Director Liesl Tommy makes her feature film debut with Respect. Tommy is the first Black woman ever nominated for a Tony Award® for Best Direction of a Play in 2016 for Eclipsed, and is an Associate Artist at the Berkeley Rep and an Artist Trustee with the Sundance Institute’s Board of Trustees.
With a story by Callie Khouri and Tracey Scott Wilson, and screenplay written by Tracey Scott Wilson. Wilson and Tommy have worked together creatively since the 2009 play The Good Negro written by Wilson, directed by Tommy at The Public Theatre. Wilson was a writer on FX’s The Americans which garnered her a Peabody Award as well as Emmy® and WGA Award nominations.
The cast includes Jennifer Hudson,...
- 5/19/2021
- by Michelle Hannett
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
B.J. Thomas has Stage 4 lung cancer, the Grammy-winning singer said today though his reps. The man who topped the Hot 100 with “Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head” from the Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and had four other top 10 singles is receiving treatment in a Texas health care facility and is hopeful for a complete recovery.
Saying he plans to continue to interact with industry colleagues and fans and remains optimistic about his availability to make public appearances, Thomas released this statement via his publicists at 2911 Media:
“I just wanted to take this unique opportunity to share my gratitude to Gloria, my wonderful wife and my rock for over 53 years, my family, friends, and fans. I’m so blessed to have had the opportunity to record and perform beautiful songs in pop, country, and gospel music, and to share those wonderful songs and memories around the world with millions of you.
Saying he plans to continue to interact with industry colleagues and fans and remains optimistic about his availability to make public appearances, Thomas released this statement via his publicists at 2911 Media:
“I just wanted to take this unique opportunity to share my gratitude to Gloria, my wonderful wife and my rock for over 53 years, my family, friends, and fans. I’m so blessed to have had the opportunity to record and perform beautiful songs in pop, country, and gospel music, and to share those wonderful songs and memories around the world with millions of you.
- 3/24/2021
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
Richie Albright, who manned the drum kit for Waylon Jennings since the Sixties and was essential to the Outlaw country trailblazer’s signature rock-based sound, died suddenly Tuesday in Nashville. He was 81. A rep for Shooter Jennings, with whom Albright toured up until 2017, confirmed Albright’s death to Rolling Stone.
An Oklahoma native, Albright joined Jennings’ backing band the Waylors in 1964 in Arizona, and the group developed a fan base at the Tempe nightspot J.D.’s. Jennings’ first album, in fact, was named after the club, Waylon Jennings At J.
An Oklahoma native, Albright joined Jennings’ backing band the Waylors in 1964 in Arizona, and the group developed a fan base at the Tempe nightspot J.D.’s. Jennings’ first album, in fact, was named after the club, Waylon Jennings At J.
- 2/10/2021
- by Joseph Hudak
- Rollingstone.com
Russell Crowe appeared on Thursday's episode of The Late Late Show With James Corden and told the story of the time he and Ed Sheeran took shots out of a Grammy that belonged to the late Johnny Cash. The 56-year-old actor said he purchased the award from a public auction and noted it had been given to Cash, Carl Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis, Roy Orbison, Sam Phillips, Rick Nelson and Chips Moman in the '80s for the Class of '55, which won Best Spolen Word or non-musical recording. Crowe then explained he's friends with Sheeran and said the 29-year-old singer has visited his farm in Australia a few times. During one visit, Sheeran asked Crowe if he could see Cash's Grammy. So, the Oscar winner went...
- 6/26/2020
- E! Online
An under-appreciated period of Johnny Cash’s lengthy recording career will be reexamined with the April 24th release of a seven-disc box set, The Complete Mercury Recordings 1986-1991, and a 24-cut “best of” collection representing highlights from this period. The CD set also includes several rare or previously unreleased tracks and an additional 20-track collection titled Classic Cash: Hall Of Fame Series (Early Mixes), featuring material mastered from tapes newly discovered in the Mercury vaults. While the vinyl version does not include this LP, it will be available as a...
- 3/6/2020
- by Stephen L. Betts
- Rollingstone.com
In mid-January 1969, Elvis Presley and his entourage arrived at American Sound Studios in Memphis for a scheduled 10-day recording session with studio producer Chips Moman and Presley’s longtime RCA producer Felton Jarvis. These would be the first sessions Presley had done outside of Nashville or Hollywood since his last Sun Records sessions in 1955 and would take place just weeks after Presley’s triumphant 1968 comeback special. Aired on NBC during the Christmas season, the special fueled a renewed interest in Presley to shift his focus in the studio from movie-soundtrack...
- 8/27/2019
- by Stephen L. Betts
- Rollingstone.com
In 2006, four years after Waylon Jennings’ death, New West Records released a live album featuring the outlaw legend’s April 1st, 1989 appearance on the long-running PBS music series Austin City Limits. Jennings was himself at a personal crossroads in early ’89 — having already battled his addiction to cocaine, he kicked a six-packs-a-day cigarette habit in 1988 and underwent heart surgery just four months before this Acl appearance. He was also between record labels, having left McA after two album projects and soon to record briefly for Epic, where he would enjoy his...
- 1/7/2019
- by Stephen L. Betts
- Rollingstone.com
Robert Duvall has a few inviolable rules when he's making a movie: If there's a horse to be ridden, he will ride it; if there is a dance to be danced, he will dance it, and if there is a song to be sung, he will sing it.
"Those three things I am going to do myself without a double, unless it's a dangerous stunt," the legendary actor tells Rolling Stone Country.
So when the script for his new film, Wild Horses, called for him to sing the western standard,...
"Those three things I am going to do myself without a double, unless it's a dangerous stunt," the legendary actor tells Rolling Stone Country.
So when the script for his new film, Wild Horses, called for him to sing the western standard,...
- 7/22/2015
- Rollingstone.com
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