mac davis wrote in the ghetto by elvis presley.
mac davis wrote in the ghetto by elvis presley.
who wrote in the ghetto by elvis presley?
mac davis
memories (elvis presley song)









































"memories" is a 1968 song originally recorded by elvis presley.









































it was written by billy strange and mac davis specially for presley to perform on "elvis", his comeback tv special that would air on nbc on december 3, 1968. later mac davis recalled to "billboard": "they had asked for a song about looking back over the years, and oddly enough, i had to write it in one night. i stayed up all night at billy strange's house in los angeles. he had a little office set up in his garage. i wrote it right there."
memories (elvis presley song)
ernst jørgensens' book, "elvis presley: a life in music - the complete recording sessions", gratefully acknowledged tunzi, among others, "for the use of illustrations in this book." several of tunzi's works, including "elvis sessions: the recorded music of elvis aron presley, 1953-1977", "elvis '69: the return" and "elvis '73: hawaiian spirit" were cited in the bibliography to "last train to memphis: the rise of elvis presley", volume one of peter guralnick's two part biography on presley. in "careless love: the unmaking of elvis presley", the second volume of guralnick's tome on elvis presley, several more works by tunzi were cited in his bibliography, including "elvis sessions ii: the recorded music of elvis aron presley, 1953-1977", "elvis: highway 51 south, memphis, tennessee", "elvis: standing room only, 1970-1975", "elvis '69: the return", "elvis '73: hawaiian spirit", "photographs and memories", "tiger man: elvis '68", and "elvis, the lost photographs, 1948-1969". additionally, tunzi also supplied several photos for "careless love: the unmaking of elvis presley".
joseph a. tunzi