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Elvis’ Musical Arranger ‘Laughed’ When He Heard How Terrible ‘Suspicious Minds’ Sounded: ‘How Can They Do This?’

In early 1969, Elvis Presley recorded a cover of the song “Suspicious Minds.” It became a hit for him, his final song to hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. According to musical arranger, Glen Spreen, ...
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Mark James, who wrote ‘Always on My Mind,’ ‘Suspicious Minds,’ dead at 83

Two-time Grammy Award-winning songwriter Mark James, whose “Always on My Mind” was a hit for Willie Nelson, and whose song “Suspicious Minds” rejuvenated Elvis Presley’s career, died June 8. He was 83 ...