Ralph Donner was born in Norwood Park, Chicago, Illinois, United States,[2] and sang in church as a child.
He sang in local talent shows as a teen, and formed two of his own bands, the Rockin' Five and the Gents, in high school.
After being picked up by Gone Records, Donner re-recorded and re-released the tune, which became a nationwide hit; some listeners even thought that the cover was Presley himself.
[3] His next single, "You Don't Know What You've Got (Until You Lose It)", became his biggest, and only Top Ten, hit on the Billboard chart in the United States, peaking at No.
Donner was cited by Robert Plant as an influence at the 1995 induction of Led Zeppelin into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.