Elvis Presley liked his song “Don’t.” His music publisher was upset he even heard it in the first place. One of Elvis’ songwriters said that writing a hit song for the “Heartbreak Hotel” singer could lead to problems.
A writer of Elvis Presley’s ‘Don’t’ felt he should’ve been treated as a hero
Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller collaborated on several of the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll’s most famous songs, including “Jailhouse Rock,” “Hound Dog,” and “Don’t.” In the 2009 book Hound Dog: The Leiber and Stoller Autobiography, Stoller discussed the origin of the latter. “Saturday morning, Jerry and I got together and wrote ‘Don’t,'” he recalled. “On Sunday, we got Young Jessie of The Flairs to sing the demo in an Elvis-like mode. (Jessie had recently substituted for Leon Hughes on The Coasters’ recordings of ‘Searchin” and ‘Young Blood.’)”
“I brought ‘Don...
A writer of Elvis Presley’s ‘Don’t’ felt he should’ve been treated as a hero
Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller collaborated on several of the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll’s most famous songs, including “Jailhouse Rock,” “Hound Dog,” and “Don’t.” In the 2009 book Hound Dog: The Leiber and Stoller Autobiography, Stoller discussed the origin of the latter. “Saturday morning, Jerry and I got together and wrote ‘Don’t,'” he recalled. “On Sunday, we got Young Jessie of The Flairs to sing the demo in an Elvis-like mode. (Jessie had recently substituted for Leon Hughes on The Coasters’ recordings of ‘Searchin” and ‘Young Blood.’)”
“I brought ‘Don...
- 10/17/2023
- by Matthew Trzcinski
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
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