Declan Patrick MacManus (born 25 August 1954), better known by his stage name Elvis Costello, is an English singer, songwriter, record producer, author and television host.

Feb 4, 2025 · Elvis Costello is a British singer-songwriter who extended the musical and lyrical range of the punk and new wave movements and became one of rock’s most-respected songwriters. His best-known songs include ‘(The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes’ and ‘Everyday I Write the Book.’

May 12, 2020 · British singer/songwriter Elvis Costello extended the lyrical range of punk and new wave music with songs like "Alison," "Everyday I Write the Book" and "Veronica."

Costello Music is the debut album by Scottish indie rock band the Fratellis. It was released on 11 September 2006 on Fallout Records and Drop the Gun Recordings and on 13 March 2007 on Cherrytree Records in the US [ 1 ] and was a success, peaking at number 2 on the UK Albums Chart and spent 83 weeks in the Top 100.

Soon after the album's release, Costello, in a drunken stupor at a bar in Columbus, Ohio, made racial slurs about two of America's greatest black musicians, Ray Charles and James Brown, in an effort to bring to a swift conclusion an argument with members of another act.

Aug 25, 2024 · Few songwriters have covered as much ground as this artist has in the past four decades, as the best Elvis Costello songs show.

Welcome to the official Elvis Costello channel! The official audio for “Like Licorice” by Elvis Costello and T Bone Burnett, who reunite as "The Coward Brothers" for a new Audible Original …

Elvis Costello brings an early St. Patrick’s Day, and a lot else unexpected, to the Park West

May 20, 2024 · Since the early 1980s, Costello has written about music for publications including Hot Press, Mojo, Musician, Rolling Stone and Vanity Fair. In 1985, he appeared in the Live Aid benefit concert in England, singing the Beatles’ “All You Need Is Love”.

Gary John Costello (1952–2006) was an Australian jazz double bass player. [1] He was a member of Paul Grabowsky Trio , which won the ARIA Award for Best Jazz Album in 1990 and 1996 . [ 2 ] [ 3 ] He died aged, 54, after a heart attack.