Elvis Presley of friends with whom Presley constantly surrounded himself until his death came to be known as the "Memphis Mafia". "Surrounded by the[ir] parasitic presence", as journalist John Harris puts it, "it was no wonder that as he slid into addiction and torpor, no-one raised the alarm: to them, Elvis was the bank, and it had to remain open." Tony Brown, who played piano for Presley regularly in the last two years of Presley's life, observed his rapidly declining health and the urgent need to address it: "But we all knew it was hopeless because Elvis was surrounded by that little
Memories (Elvis Presley song) of [Elvis'] later (fat Elvis) period". On December 1, 1970 the single was re-released as part of RCA Victor's Gold Standard Series (together with 9 other Presley's singles). Nancy Sinatra recorded a cover version in 1969, for her album "Nancy" on Reprise Records. The Free Design covered the song on their 1969 album "Heaven/Earth". 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