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Encyclopedia > 50,000,000 Elvis Fans Can't Be Wrong
50,000,000 Elvis fans cant be wrong
Album cover
Album by Elvis Presley
Released 1959
Recorded ???
Genre Rock n Roll
Length  ?? min ?? sec
Record label RCA Records
Producer *???
Professional reviews
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50,000,000 Elvis Fans Can't Be Wrong (sometimes listed as 50,000,000 Elvis Fans Can't Be Wrong: Elvis' Golden Records, Vol. 2) was a 1959 compilation of Elvis Presley's early hits, and is considered to be one of the most successful and influential compilation albums of all time. Image File history File links Cover of Elvis Presleys 1959 compilation album 50million Elvis fans cant be wrong. ... An album (from Latin albus white, blank, relating to a blank book in which something can be inserted) is a packaged collection of related things. ... Elvis Presley Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977), also known as The King of Rock and Roll, or as just simply The King, was an American singer who had an effect on world culture rivaled only by The Beatles . ... 1959 was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Musical genres are categories which contain music which share a certain style or which have certain elements in common. ... A minute is: a unit of time equal to 1/60th of an hour and to 60 seconds. ... This article is about the unit of time. ... A record label is a brand created by companies that specialize in manufacturing, distributing and promoting audio and video recordings, on various formats including compact discs, LPs, DVD-Audio, SACDs, and cassettes. ... Sony BMG Music Entertainment is the result of a 50/50 joint venture between Sony Music Entertainment (part of Sony) and BMG Entertainment (part of Bertelsmann AG) completed in August 2004. ... In the music industry, record producer designates a person responsible for completing a master recording so that it is fit for release. ... 1959 was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1959 was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1960 was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1959 was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Elvis Presley Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977), also known as The King of Rock and Roll, or as just simply The King, was an American singer who had an effect on world culture rivaled only by The Beatles . ...



50,000,000 Elvis Fans Can't Be Wrong peaked at #?? on Billboard's Pop Albums chart. Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry. ...

Contents


Track listing

  1. I Need Your Love Tonight (Reichner, Wayne) - 2:06
  2. Don't (Leiber, Stoller) - 2:49
  3. Wear My Ring Around Your Neck (Carroll, Russell) - 2:15
  4. My Wish Came True (Hunter) - 2:35
  5. I Got Stung (Hill, Schroeder) - 1:51
  6. One Night (Bartholomew, King, Steiman) - 2:31
  7. A Big Hunk O' Love (Schroeder, Wyche) - 2:15
  8. I Beg of You (McCoy, Owens) - 1:52
  9. (Now and Then There's) A Fool Such as I (Trader) - 2:38
  10. Doncha' Think It's Time (Dixon, Otis) - 1:57

In linguistics, a contraction is the formation of a new word from two or more individual words. ... A Big Hunk o Love, a song sung by Elvis Presley, was recorded on June 10, 1958 in RCAs Nashville, Tennessee studio. ...

Personnel

Elvis Presley Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977), also known as The King of Rock and Roll, or as just simply The King, was an American singer who had an effect on world culture rivaled only by The Beatles . ...

References

The quirky title has inspired imitation compilation albums from contemporary artists, including:

The meme has also been adopted to other media, such as: Elvis Costello Declan Patrick Aloysius McManus (born August 25, 1954), better known by his stage name, Elvis Costello, is a popular British musician, singer, and songwriter of Irish descent. ... Jon Bon Jovi Portrait by T.HO 2004 Bon Jovi is a rock band from New Jersey, USA that sold more than 100 million albums in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s and played live concerts in major cities in Asia, Europe, Australia, Canada and South America, in addition to a... 100 Million Bon Jovi Fans Cant Be Wrong (Box Set) is an album by Bon Jovi, released in 2004 (see 2004 in music) on Island Records. ... Fall has several meanings: Fall is the more common North American word for the season usually known as autumn in the United Kingdom and everywhere else. ... Soulwax, headed by David and Stephen Dewaele, is an alternative rock band hailing from Belgium. ... Blues Traveler is an American jam band, led by John Popper (vocals, harmonica) along with Chan Kinchla (guitar), Brendan Hill (drums), Tad Kinchla (bass) and Ben Wilson (keyboards). ... The term and concept of meme (pronounced in IPA; from the Greek word μνήμη for memory) first appeared in the 1976 book by Richard Dawkins, The Selfish Gene. ...

  • Joe Franklin's 1997 documentary 50,000,000 Joe Franklin Fans Can't Be Wrong
  • The title is used verbatim in the lyrics to "The Thanksgiving Song", by Adam Sandler

1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Adam Sandler (born September 9, 1966) is a Jewish American actor, comedian, producer, and musician who was born in Brooklyn, New York, and raised in Manchester, New Hampshire. ...

Alternate meanings

At the same time, the phrase "50,000,000 Elvis Fans Can't Be Wrong" is commonly used as a sarcastic jab at Elvis sighting believers, and is used as a more general phrase to mock conspiracy theorists in general. It can also be used as a more snobby phrase of disdain for Americana and popular culture in general. Sarcasm is the making of remarks intended to mock the person referred to (who is normally the person addressed), a situation or thing. ... Elvis sightings are a recurring phenomenon in which people claim to see American singer and rock star Elvis Presley, who died in 1977. ... This proposed logo for a U.S. government agency was dropped due to fears that its Masonic symbolism would provoke conspiracy theories. ... A snob, guilty of snobbery or snobbism, is a person who imitates the manners, adopts the world-view and apes the lifestyle of a social class of people to which that person does not by right belong. ... Americana refers to artifacts of unmistakably American culture. ...



 

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