How ONE Phone Call Gave Elvis His Last #1 Records

Everyone remembers Elvis’s 1968 Comeback Special. But few people know the story of the man who helped make the real comeback happen. In January 1969, Elvis Presley was preparing to record another session in Nashville when a longtime friend finally pushed him to try something different. That friend was Marty Lacker — co-foreman of the Memphis Mafia, best man at Elvis’s wedding, and one of the few people willing to tell Elvis the truth. Within days, Elvis walked into American Sound Studio in Memphis and recorded some of the most important songs of his career, including: • Suspicious Minds • In the Ghetto • Kentucky Rain • Don’t Cry Daddy Those sessions produced Elvis’s first #1 hit in seven years and revitalized his recording career. Using Marty Lacker’s own memoir, this episode explores the friendship, honesty, loyalty, and difficult conversations that helped create one of the greatest comebacks in music history. #ElvisPresley #MemphisMafia #MartyLacker #SuspiciousMinds #AmericanSoundStudio #ElvisHistory #EPVault