The danceable Elvis Presley "Jailhouse Rock" has now been recognized and honored at the Grammy Hall of Fame. Presley along with The Everly Brothers, Bonnie Raitt, and Merle Haggard was recognized for their music and how they changed music history.
Presley's iconic "Jailhouse Rock" has been chosen to for the Grammy Hall of Fame because of its tremendous popularity at the time of its release. The song was released in 1957. It was believed by Grammy to add value to its varied collections of songs of different genres as per Inquisitr.
The song was also featured in Elvis Presley's movie of the same title and it topped different Billboard charts at that time. The black and white video showed Presley singing and dancing with some prisoners inside a jail.
In the movie, Presley's character learned music from a fellow prisoner and later became a famous singer. The music icon's irresistible persona and flair in dancing earned him the title "King of Rock and Roll"
At the time of the Elvis Presley "Jailhouse Rock" season, it was among Rolling Stone's Top 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. The same made it to the 500 songs that made a difference in the history of rock and roll.
Indeed, Presley's name is known until now despite the eight decades that it has been released. His remarkable singing career transcended time and was already etched in the history of music. The song that was recently recognized by Grammy was considered culturally significant.
Recently, a milestone in the career of the immortal singer happened when his recent album compilation "The Wonder of You" is gaining worldwide popularity. The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra accompanied the Presley vocal recordings.
Elvis Presley "Jailhouse Rock" will remain in the Grammy Hall of Fame to remind the world that there was once an amazing singer named Elvis Presley. Stay tuned for more news about the music industry.
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