Presley was born in Tupelo, Mississippi, and relocated to Memphis, Tennessee, with his family when he was 13 years old. His music career began there in 1954, recording at Sun Records with producer Sam Phillips, who wanted to bring the sound of African American music to a wider audience. Accompanied by guitarist Scotty Moore and bassist Bill Black, Presley was a pioneer of rockabilly, an uptempo, backbeat-driven fusion of country music and rhythm and blues. In 1955, drummer D. J. Fontana joined to complete the lineup of Presley's classic quartet and RCA Victor acquired his contract in a deal arranged by Colonel Tom Parker, who would manage the singer for more than two decades. Presley's first RCA single, "Heartbreak Hotel", was released in January 1956 and became a number one hit in the United States. With a series of successful network television appearances and chart-topping records, he became the leading figure of the newly popular sound of rock and roll. His energized interpretations of songs and sexually provocative performance style, combined with a singularly potent mix of influences across color lines during a transformative era in race relations, made him enormously popular—and controversial.
In November 1956, Presley made his film debut in Love Me Tender. Drafted into military service in 1958, Presley relaunched his recording career two years later with some of his most commercially successful work. He held few concerts however, and guided by Parker, proceeded to devote much of the 1960s to making Hollywood movies and soundtrack albums, most of them critically derided. In 1968, following a seven-year break from live performances, he returned to the stage in the acclaimed television comeback special Elvis, which led to an extended Las Vegas concert residency and a string of highly profitable tours. In 1973, Presley gave the first concert by a solo artist to be broadcast around the world, Aloha from Hawaii. Years of prescription drug abuse severely compromised his health, and he died suddenly in 1977 at his Graceland estate, just 42 years of age.
Presley is one of the most celebrated and influential musicians of the 20th century. Commercially successful in many genres, including pop, country, blues, and gospel, he is the best-selling solo artist in the history of recorded music. He won three competitive Grammys, received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award at age 36, and has been inducted into multiple music halls of fame.
Kentucky Rain
Elvis Presley Lyrics
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And a dozen towns ago
I reached out one night and you were gone
Don't know why you'd run
What you're running to or from
All I know is I want to bring you home
So I'm walking in the rain
Thumbing for a ride
On this lonely Kentucky back road
I've loved you much too long
My love's too strong
To let you go, never knowing
What went wrong
Kentucky rain keeps pouring down
And up ahead's another town that I'll go walking through
With the rain in my shoes (rain in my shoes)
Searchin' for you
In the cold Kentucky rain
In the cold Kentucky rain
Showed your photograph
To some old gray-bearded men
Sitting on a bench outside a gen'ral store
They said "yes, she's been here"
But their memory wasn't clear
Was it yesterday?
No, wait, the day before?
Finally got a ride
With a preacher man who asked
"Where you bound on such a cold dark afternoon?"
As we drove on through the rain
As he listened, I explained
And he left me with a prayer
That I'd find you
Kentucky rain keeps pouring down
And up ahead's another town that I'll go walking through
With the rain in my shoes (rain in my shoes)
Searchin' for you
In the cold Kentucky rain
In the cold Kentucky rain
In the cold Kentucky rain
In the cold Kentucky rain
Kentucky Rain is a song written by Eddie Rabbitt and Dick Heard and recorded by Elvis Presley in 1970. The song is about a man who is searching for his lost love in Kentucky. In the first verse, the singer expresses his confusion about why his lover left, and how he wants to bring her home. He then walks in the rain, searching for a ride to the next town. In the second verse, he talks about showing her picture to some older men who recognized her but had a foggy memory of when they had last seen her. Eventually, he gets a ride with a preacher who listens to his story and prays for him to find his love. Throughout the song, the Kentucky rain acts as a metaphor for the tears and heartache that the singer is experiencing.
The lyrics of Kentucky Rain are poetic and convey a sense of longing and desperation. The rain is a recurring motif that symbolizes the singer's tears and his hopelessness. The song has a melancholic tone that is heightened by Elvis Presley's powerful and emotive performance. His voice conveys the sadness and pain of the lyrics, making the listener feel the depth of the singer's emotions.
Line by Line Meaning
Seven lonely days
It's been a week since you left, and I've been alone since.
And a dozen towns ago
I've traveled through many towns since then.
I reached out one night and you were gone
One night, when I extended my hand to reach you, you disappeared suddenly.
Don't know why you'd run
I don't understand why you ran away.
What you're running to or from
I have no idea if you are running away from something or running towards something else.
All I know is I want to bring you home
But my only thought is to bring you back home.
So I'm walking in the rain
That's why I'm walking around in the rain now.
Thumbing for a ride
I'm trying to hitchhike a ride.
On this lonely Kentucky back road
On this deserted back road in Kentucky.
I've loved you much too long
I've been loving you for a very long time.
My love's too strong
My love is too strong to forget and walk away.
To let you go, never knowing
I should try to find you and to know the reason why you left.
What went wrong
Where we went wrong and how we could make things right.
Kentucky rain keeps pouring down
The rain in Kentucky hasn't stopped yet.
And up ahead's another town that I'll go walking through
Ahead of me is another town that I'll have to walk through to find you.
With the rain in my shoes (rain in my shoes)
My shoes are damp due to the rain that's pouring down.
Searchin' for you
I'm looking for you.
In the cold Kentucky rain
Searching for you, but it's cold and raining in Kentucky.
Showed your photograph
I showed your photograph to some old men I met.
To some old gray-bearded men
The men I showed your photograph to had gray beards.
Sitting on a bench outside a gen'ral store
They were sitting on a bench outside a general store.
They said "yes, she's been here"
The old men said they saw you nearby.
But their memory wasn't clear
But their memory was not very clear.
Was it yesterday?
They weren't sure if it was yesterday.
No, wait, the day before?
Or maybe the day before that?
Finally got a ride
Eventually, I found someone who gave me a ride.
With a preacher man who asked
It turned out that a preacher man was the one who gave me a ride.
"Where you bound on such a cold dark afternoon?"
"Where are you going on such a cold and dark afternoon?"
As we drove on through the rain
While we were driving through the rain.
As he listened, I explained
I told him the story while he listened.
And he left me with a prayer
The preacher man gave me a prayer before he left.
That I'd find you
He wanted me to find you.
In the cold Kentucky rain
In the end, I continue searching for you in the cold Kentucky rain.
In the cold Kentucky rain
In the cold Kentucky rain.
In the cold Kentucky rain
In the cold Kentucky rain.
In the cold Kentucky rain
In the cold Kentucky rain.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Dick Heard, Eddie Rabbitt
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KENTUCKY RAIN
Seven lonely days and a dozen towns ago
I reached out one night and you were gone
Don't know why you'd run
What you're running to or from
All I know is I want to bring you home
So I'm walking in the rain, thumbing for a ride
On this lonely Kentucky back road
I've loved you much too long
And my love's too strong
To let you go, never knowing what went wrong
Kentucky rain keeps pouring down
And up ahead's another town
T hat I'll go walking through
With the rain in my shoes searching for you
In the cold Kentucky rain
Showed your photograph to some old gray-bearded men
Sitting on a bench outside a general store
They said, "Yes, she's been here"
But their memory wasn't clear
"Was it yesterday? No, wait, the day before"
Finally got a ride with a preacher man who asked
"Where you bound on such a cold dark afternoon?"
As we drove on through the rain
As he listened, I explained
And he left me with a prayer that I'd find you
@JakeHughes-zq5cv
My favourite Elvis Presley song 💯
@tawnpaxton4490
Mine too.
@zwtral
I was driving in rain last month. Heard this song for the first time in a long time and it came on... Then I realized I was actually driving in Kentucky (pouring rain) for the first time in my life 😂
@enricrescimento777
😊@@zwtral
@JakeHughes-zq5cv
@@zwtral that’s crazy dude haha , it’s a sign from Elvis 😂🙏
@zwtral
@@JakeHughes-zq5cv 100%! It didn't stop there. Long story short, we wanted something healthy to eat finally. When we were in Lake Topaz hungry we saw that the restaurant was closed (opening later). So we walked around and in their arcade (then almost leaving) we noticed an Elvis pinball machine- it moved our direction like it gave me some Elvis swagger to where I asked at the separate bar if they had another restaurant and they did. And it was exactly what we were looking for in a nice buffet salad bar overlooking lake topaz.
@dakota7222
GOD gave us the gift of Elvis Presley there will never be another. ❤
@bettypsonis1622
You said it!!! Never again!!..😢
@KennethWaynePermenter
THANK YOU LORD
@user-qn2yi3yq8y
Absolutely, no one like Elvis Presley .. He still number one after GOD