1962 Forgotten Elvis Song Became a Hit 64 Years Ago Today

Elvis Presley is an icon who released dozens of hits that everyone knows the lyrics to by heart, from "Hound Dog" to "Jailhouse Rock" to "Love Me Tender." However, there are some underrated gems that not everyone has heard before, like "Good Luck Charm."

Although this is one of The King's lesser-known songs, it still reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 list and remained at the top for two weeks. It also reached No. 1 on the Cash Box chart in the US and the UK Singles Chart, where it remained for five weeks.

The 1962 song, which was written by Aaron Schroeder and Wally Gold, was recorded in Nashville, Tennessee. It contained catchy lyrics like, "Don't want a four leaf clover. Don't want an old horseshoe. Want your kiss 'cause I just can't miss with a good luck charm like you."

As one fan said, "Elvis didn't need autotune, fancy processing, or a million synthesized sounds to hide behind-he could sing a cappella and I'd prefer it to anything on the charts today." Another raved, "He truly has an exceptional voice. I saw him live in 1975. I can tell you that a recording cannot capture his true singing voice. I am 85 and have listened to singers since the 40s and no one has his full voice. Even Sinatra went to his shows in Vegas."

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Despite being one of the greatest voices of a generation, Presley still got stage fright when he performed. In a 1972 interview, a decade after releasing this hit song, he said, "I've never gotten over what they call stage fright. I go through it every show. I'm pretty concerned, I'm pretty much thinking about the show. I never get completely comfortable with it, and I don't let the people around me get comfortable with it, in that I remind them that it's a new crowd out there, it's a new audience, and they haven't seen us before. So it's got to be like the first time we go on."

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This story was originally published April 21, 2026 at 9:32 AM.