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Elvis Presley fans gather at the Graceland Memorial in Memphis today to show appreciation to the King. It is the 34th anniversary of the day Elvis died.
"All Shook Up" was released by Elvis in 1957, and the single topped the US pop music chart on April 13. The song was written by Otis Blackwell after Al Stanton – one of the owners of Shalimar Music – shook a bottle of Pepsi and suggested that Blackwell write a song about it. The song was later covered by the Beatles in 1969 and Billy Joel recorded the song for the movie "Honeymoon in Vegas" in 1991.
Here is Elvis's version:
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