The Cheat Sheet

Elvis Presley Recorded a Song About Suspicious Minds Before ‘Suspicious Minds’

Elvis Presley‘s “Suspicious Minds” is the best song ever written about the concept of suspicion. It wasn’t the first time the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll tackled the subject. Elvis recorded a song that ...
Yahoo

Mark James, 'Always on My Mind' and 'Suspicious Minds' songwriter, dies at 83

Mark James, the songwriter behind lovelorn rock and country hits like Elvis Presley's "Suspicious Minds" and Willie Nelson's "Always on My Mind," has died. He was 83. James' death on Saturday, at his ...
The Hollywood Reporter

Mark James, Grammy-Winning “Always on My Mind” and “Hooked on a Feeling” Songwriter, Dies at 83

He wrote often for Elvis Presley, who had his last No. 1 with James' "Suspicious Minds." By Zoe G. Phillips Mark James, the Grammy-winning Songwriters Hall of Fame member behind hits like “Hooked on a ...
MassLive

Songwriter behind iconic hits ‘Suspicious Minds,’ ‘Hooked on a Feeling,’ dies

Mark James, a legendary songwriter who wrote more than 200 songs for iconic singers such as B.J. Thomas, Brenda Lee and Elvis Presley, died Saturday, June 8, according to his obituary. He was 83. Born ...

Donna Jean Godchaux Dies: Grateful Dead & "Suspicious Minds" Backup Singer Was 78

MacKay, a Rock & Roll Hall of Fame backup singer for The Grateful Dead in the 1970s who also sang on No. 1 hits by Elvis Presley and Percy Sledge, did Muscle Shoals sessions and led her own bands, ...

Grateful Dead Singer Donna Jean Godchaux, Who Also Sang on Elvis Presley's 'Suspicious Minds,' Dies at 78

In 1981, Godchaux-MacKay married musician David MacKay, and the two returned to Muscle Shoals, Alabama. She was inducted into ...