Elvis Costello Research Papers

This man’s musical style didn’t really appeal to me at first but then I took a listen to what he had to offer and I discovered quite a few songs that I like. This English singer and songwriter didn’t arrive into this world with the name Elvis Costello. He was born as Declan Patrick MacManus. His career began in the early 70s when he started to sing at some of the pubs that were part of the rock scene in London, England. He started gaining popularity with his first album My Aim is True which came out in 1976.

By the time Costello released his second album This Year’s Model in 1978 it ranked at number 11 on a list of the best albums in the period 1967 – 1987 by Rolling Stone magazine. Costello did a lot of touring along with his band The Attractions however most of the work he had done is attributed to a solo performer. Costello had won various awards including a Grammy Award. He and his band The Attractions were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2003. Costello ranks at number 80 on the list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time by Rolling Stone.
Costello has also released an album of country music cover songs called Almost Blue. Among the songs in the album are Hank William’s “Why Don’t You Love Me (Like You Used to Do?)”, Merle Haggard’s “Tonight the Bottle Let Me Down” and Gram Parson’s “How Much I Lied”. A surprise U.K. hit single from this album was Costello singing George Jones’ “Good Year for the