Person · PER-79AEE66E7842CA10
Elvis Costello
5 catalogued objects connected to Elvis Costello.
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Biography
Person.
Elvis Costello is an English singer-songwriter, born Declan Patrick MacManus, who emerged from the pub-rock circuit and released My Aim Is True in 1977. His early recordings include Alison and Watching the Detectives; subsequent work with the Attractions included Pump It Up and Oliver's Army.
His writing and performance have extended into country, jazz and chamber music, with collaborators including Burt Bacharach, Paul McCartney, Allen Toussaint, the Brodsky Quartet and the Roots. Costello published the memoir Unfaithful Music & Disappearing Ink in 2015 and was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2016.
Reviewed 2026-09-06Selected sources
- Songwriters Hall of Fame — Elvis CostelloCostello’s birth name and date, pub-rock beginnings, 1977 breakthrough, principal songs, cross-genre work and collaborations, 2003 Rock Hall entry, memoir and 2016 Songwriters Hall induction.
- Rock & Roll Hall of Fame — Elvis Costello and the AttractionsThe Attractions line-up, 2003 induction and the documented breadth of Costello’s work from punk to opera.
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PER-79AEE66E7842CA10
Represented across objects dated 1980–1986.
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