King Creole

King Creole is a 1958 Elvis Presley film and soundtrack based on the 1952 Harold Robbins novel, A Stone for Danny Fisher. It tells the story of a young, tough musician making his way in New Orleans.

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1958 - Elvis Presley - Harold Robbins - A Stone for Danny Fisher - New Orleans

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It was adapted for the screen by Herbert Baker and directed by Michael Curtiz, famous for Casablanca. It was the fourth of Presley's films. Most critics call King Creole his best film and best performance.

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Herbert Baker - Michael Curtiz - Casablanca

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Because the more serious and gritty film strayed from the pretty scenery/pretty girls plotless formula that the legions of Presley fans wanted, it was less than a smash at the box office.

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The film also featured some of Presley's hardest rocking film song performances, including the title song, and "Hard-Headed Woman" written by Claude Demetrius. The song "Trouble", a performance that alluded to Muddy Waters and Bo Diddley, was written by songwriting team of Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller. Presley used "Trouble" in his tremendously successful December 3, 1968 television comeback special. "Hard Headed Woman" was the soundtrack's biggest hit, going to No. 1 on Billboard magazine pop chart.

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Claude Demetrius - Muddy Waters - Bo Diddley - Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller - December 3 - 1968 - No. 1 - Billboard magazine

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"Trouble" was also recorded by Glenn Danzig, frontman for the Misfits, Samhain and Danzig, and appears on the album and as a demo recording on the Final Descent re-release.

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Glenn Danzig - The Misfits - Samhain - Danzig - Final Descent

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