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Elvis Presley recorded more than 600 songs in his music career but did not write a single song

Nov 9, 2022•1 min read

Fun Fact: Elvis Presley recorded more than 600 songs in his music career but did not write a single song

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Elvis Presley recorded more than 600 songs in his music career but did not write a single song

Richard Berry, the original composer of the song Louie Louie , sold his rights to the song for $750 in 1959 before it went on to be one of the most recorded songs in rock history. In the 1980s he threatened action against the publishers and they settled out of court, making him a millionaire.

1950s/60s songwriter Doc Pomus had polio as a child, resulting in serious mobility issues. On his wedding day he was unable to dance with his new wife Willi Burke, a dancer. Watching her dance with the other male guests inspired him to write the song Save the Last Dance For Me .

that Eddie Money didn’t like the demo of “Take me home tonight“ but knew he had to persuade Ronnie Spector to do the catch line of “be my baby“ from her 1963 hit. The success of their song helped revive his career and encouraged her to resume hers.

Weird Al s biggest problem with services that illegally distributed his music was that they would misattribute songs to him. Al was especially annoyed by profane songs like, Baby Got Jack” or “Ugly Girl”.

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