October 01 - CD Scans

They may not have had the same hairstylist — or maybe they did — but Elvis Presley and Ann Williams made beautiful music together. Margaret Ann Williams died Oct. 1 after a long career as a soul singer, most notably with the Sweet Inspirations, the female group that provided a gospel flavor to Presley’s live shows and many recordings in the late 1960s and ’70s.

Williams joined the group when Cissy Houston left in 1969, and enjoyed a short run with Elvis, including an appearance in the 1970 documentary, “That’s the Way It Is.” She mysteriously left the King’s court during a summer 1971 engagement at Lake Tahoe. Besides Elvis, she sang extensively with Aretha Franklin, who called her “Taurus.”


Charts

Soundscan listed their "Top Album Selling Artist" listed on sales since Soundscan started counting U.S. sales in 1991. Elvis Presley is listed at #11 with 35,550,000 albums sold.

The Top 5 
1) Garth Brooks 68,634,000
2) Beatles 64,300,000
3) Mariah Carey 54,000,000
4) Metallica 53,850,000
5) Celine Dion 51,800,000

(Source: Elvis Telegraph / FECC / Soundscan)