Blue Swede’s “Hooked on a Feeling” is one of the most famous classic rock one-hit wonders of the 1970s. Notably, Blue Swede was not the first act to record the song. In addition, the writer of the ...

Last year, the Hives released their sixth studio album The Death Of Randy Fitzsimmons. Today, the Swedish rock band is sharing a cover of fellow Swedish rock band Blue Swede, tackling none other than ...

The songwriter's music was recorded by Elvis Presley and Willie Nelson Ilana Kaplan is a Staff Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2023. Her work has previously appeared in The New ...

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 ...

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 ...

Mark James, a Songwriters Hall of Fame member who wrote or co-wrote “Suspicious Minds,” “Always on My Mind” and “Hooked on a Feeling,” died June 8 at his home in Nashville. The news was reported by ...