October 21, 1965…Bassist (White Silver Sands, Smokie – Part 2, Heartbreak Hotel, Don't Be Cruel, All Shook Up, Hound Dog, Jailhouse Rock, I Want You I Need You I Love You, Teddy Bear, Treat Me Nice, Too Much, Mystery Train, Good Rockin' Tonight, That's All Right) Bill Black, a member of Elvis Presley's original backup band and later the leader of Bill Black’s Combo, died after surgery for a brain tumor at the age of 39.