Written by Otis Blackwell in 1956, Don't Be Cruel" was recorded by Elvis Presley on July 2, 1956, the first song that Presley's publishers, Hill & Range, brought to him to record. It featured Scotty Moore on lead guitar, with Presley providing rhythm guitar, Bill Black on double bass, D. J. Fontana on drums, Shorty Long on piano, and backing vocals from the Jordanaires, Elvis insisting on 28 takes before he was satisfied with it.."Don't Be Cruel" took #1 on all three main charts; Pop, Country, and R'n'B, #1 on the Pop chart for a run of 11 weeks, inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2002. In 2004, it was listed #197 in Rolling Stone's list of 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.
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