The Music of Elvis Presley Vol. 2 Quiz

Answer: Lawdy Miss Clawdy

"Lawdy Miss Clawdy" coupled with "Shake Rattle And Roll" failed to chart in the US in 1956. It was a number 15 hit on the UK chart in 1957.

Lloyd Price wrote the words to this tune adapted from "Junker's Blues" by Champion Jack Dupree. Lloyd Price had a number one hit for seven weeks on the Billboard R&B chart with "Lawdy Miss Clawdy" in 1952.

Answer: Love Me Tender

Elvis had a number one for five weeks on the US pop chart with "Love Me Tender" (from the movie of the same name) in 1956. It reached number 11 on the UK chart the same year.

"Love Me Tender" was adapted from the tune of "Aura Lee" which was published in 1861. The record had advanced US sales of over 1,000,000 and was a Gold Record even before release. All four alternate tracks are from the E.P.(extended play single) from the movie "Love Me Tender". Elvis replaced himself at number one ("Don't Be Cruel/Hound Dog) on the US pop chart with "Love Me Tender" and spent a total of 16 consecutive weeks at number one. This was a record at the time.

Answer: Rip It Up

"Rip It Up" by Elvis did not chart in the US. It reached number 27 on the UK chart in 1957. It was track one on side one of Elvis Presley's second album "Elvis" which reached number one on the US Billboard album chart in 1956. As "Rock 'N' Roll No.2" it reached number three on the UK album chart in 1957.

"Rip It Up" was written by Blackwell/Marascalco. It was a number 17 hit on the US pop chart for Little Richard in 1956 and reached number 30 on the UK chart the same year. It was a number 25 hit on the US pop chart for Bill Haley and His Comets in 1956 and reached number four on the UK chart the same year.

Answer: All Shook Up

"All Shook Up" was number one for seven weeks on the UK chart in 1957. It was number one for nine weeks on the US pop chart the same year.

It took ten tries with "Heartbreak Hotel", "Blue Suede Shoes", I Want You, I Need You, I Love You", "Hound Dog", "Blue Moon", "I Don't Care If The Sun Don't Shine", "Love Me Tender", "Mystery Train", "Rip It Up" and "Too Much". Elvis got to number one eventually, after spending 104 weeks on the UK chart between May 1956 and May 1957.

Answer: Let Me Be Your

Elvis had a number one hit for seven weeks on the US pop chart with "(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear" in 1957. It reached number three on the UK chart the same year.

It was written by Mann/Lowe and became a multi-platinum record. The song was from Elvis's second movie "Loving You". In the movie Elvis played Jimmy Tompkins/Deke Rivers opposite Lizabeth Scott and Wendell Cory.

Answer: Jailhouse Rock

Elvis had a number one hit for seven weeks on the US pop chart with "Jailhouse Rock" in 1957. It was number one for three weeks on the UK chart in 1958.

"Jailhouse Rock", written by Leiber/Stoller, has some extraordinary statistics. It was number one on the US country chart. It was on the "Jailhouse Rock" EP (extended play single) and topped the US EP chart. It was the first single to enter the UK chart at number one. In 2005, which would have been Elvis's 70th birthday, "Jailhouse Rock" was re-released and reached the top of the UK chart again. That made it the oldest record to top the UK chart. The record was the third to hit the top of the UK chart twice by the same artist. "Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen in 1975 and 1991, "My Sweet Lord" by George Harrison in 1971 and 2002 being the first two. All three were posthumous number one hits second time around.

Answer: Headed

"Hard Headed Woman" was number one for two weeks on the US pop chart in 1958. It reached number two on the UK chart the same year.

Written by Claude Demetrius, it was Elvis's second of two US number one hits in 1958 and the 11th US number one hit of his career. Elvis had only achieved two number one hits on the UK chart up to the end of 1958.

Answer: King Creole

It goes by the name of "King Creole" which reached number two on the UK chart in 1958. It was not released as a single in the US.

Written by Leiber/Stoller, it was track one on the album "King Creole" and in the 1958 movie of the same name starring Walter Matthau and Carolyn Jones (Morticia in the '60s US TV series "The Addams Family"). Based on the 1952 novel "A Stone For Danny Fisher" by Harold Robbins, Elvis said it was his favourite movie part. The role Elvis played was a singer, which was changed from the original boxer that James Dean may have played, had he not died in 1955.

Answer: One Night

"One Night" was a number four hit on the US pop chart for Elvis in 1958. It was number one for three weeks on the UK chart in 1959. On re-release in 2005 it hit the top spot again and became the 1000th UK number one hit.

Written by Bartholomew/King/Steiman as "One Night (Of Sin)" it was a number 11 hit on the Billboard R&B chart for Smiley Lewis in 1956. The song was deemed too risque and Elvis changed the lyrics "One night of sin is what I am now paying for" to "One night with you is what I'm now praying for" for the 1958 single.

Answer: A Big Hunk O' Love

"A Big Hunk O' Love" was number one for two weeks on the US pop chart in 1959. It reached number four on the UK chart the same year.

The song was written by Schroeder/Wyche and was recorded in Nashville when Elvis was on leave from the army while stationed at Fort Hood Texas, in 1958. It was his 12th and last US number one of the '50s.