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The Red Fox Tails “Don't Be Cruel“ (Elvis Presley) Glastonberry Club (Moscow) The Elvis Presley Birthday Show - 2024 05/01/2024 “Don't Be Cruel“ is a song that was recorded by Elvis Presley and written by Otis Blackwell in 1956. It was 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. Elvis Presley Recording “Don't Be Cruel“ was the first song that Presley's song publishers, Hill & Range, brought to him to record.[2] Blackwell was more than happy to give up 50% of the royalties and a co-writing credit to Presley to ensure that the “hottest new singer around covered it“. But unfortunately he had already sold the song for only $25, as he stated in an interview of American Songwriter. Freddy Bienstock, Presley's music publisher, gave the following explanation for why Presley received co-writing credit for songs like “
