Are You Lonesome Tonight as recorded by Elvis in 1960 is a 2007 Grammy Hall of Fame inductee. It is the sixth Elvis recording to receive this honor. The five others are: Hound Dog (1956 recording, inducted 1988), Heartbreak Hotel (1956 recording, inducted 1995), That's All Right (1954 recording, inducted 1998), Suspicious Minds (1969 recording, inducted 1999) and Don't Be Cruel (1956 recording, inducted 2002). The Recording Academy's national trustees established the Grammy Hall Of Fame in 1973 to honor recordings of lasting qualitative or historical significance that are at least 25 years old. Many inductees are recordings that were created and released before the 1958 inception of NARAS and the Grammy Awards.

 

For a press release from the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences, follow this link to the Official Elvis website ;)

 

http://www.elvis.com/news/full_story.asp?id=1160

Thought I’d post the link to a thoughtful article about Are You Lonesome Tonight which has appeared on a few Elvis websites :D

 

http://web.archive.org/web/19990101000000-.../wolff_f99.html

 

Are You Lonesome Tonight

 

 

Are You Lonesome Tonight (Laughing version never fails to make me smile :D )