Mark James, the famed songwriter behind hits including "Always on My Mind," "Hooked on a Feeling" and "Suspicious Minds," died June 8 in Nashville. He was 83. Between 1969 and 1982, Willie Nelson, ...

I nominate “Hooked on a Feeling” by Blue Swede (1974). The original, by B.J. Thomas, was a sappy, unmemorable love song. This cover version is one of the strangest songs ever to hit to the top of the ...

Grammy Award-winning songwriter Mark James, who wrote or co-wrote “Hooked on a Feeling,” “Always on My Mind,” “Suspicious Minds” and more, has died at age 83. James, a Houston native, died June 8 at ...

The songwriter's music was recorded by Elvis Presley and Willie Nelson Ilana Kaplan is a Staff Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2023. Her work has previously appeared in The New ...

Two of my biggest passions are movies and music. Put those two together and I am in hog heaven. Some of the greatest films of all time also have the greatest soundtracks. Directors like Quentin ...

Blue Swede, shown circa 1970, had a hit with “Hooked on a Feeling.” (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) Al Peterson dropped me a note a while back; I wanted to share it sooner but the crazy ...

Mark James, a Songwriters Hall of Fame member who wrote or co-wrote “Suspicious Minds,” “Always on My Mind” and “Hooked on a Feeling,” died June 8 at his home in Nashville. The news was reported by ...

Mark James, a songwriter who’s responsible for some truly iconic hits, has died. The Houston Chronicle reports that James passed away at his Nashville home on Saturday. No cause of death has been ...