All Shook Up • 1957

A Pepsi bottle might have been the inspiration for one of Presley’s most enduring singles. Songwriter Otis Blackwell was trying to repeat his success with “Don’t Be Cruel” when he hit a wall. One of the owners of his publishing company happened to be agitating a bottle of cola, inspiring him to suggest that Blackwell write something with the title “All Shook Up.” The result was the biggest-selling single of 1957. Other reports say Elvis himself came Õ« ÜĶÌij Ìiji ÌĶÌŃi° ĶÌijiÀ Ü>Þ] iji Ü>ÃOE½Ì Ìiji wÀÃÌ person to record it. It was initially cut by David Hill, who also claimed the idea, and who later moved on to acting, using the name David

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