Elvis would have turned 91 on January 8, 2026 — making it the perfect time to talk to singer-songwriter Carol Connors. Connors is not only lead singer for the Teddy Bears and the co-writer of the Grammy-winning and Oscar-nominated 1976 Rocky film theme song “Gonna Fly Now;” she also the author of the 2025 book Elvis, Rocky & Me: The Carol Connors Story, a memoir which received a nomination at this year’s Grammys for Best Audiobook and has been turned into a documentary, which is currently on the film festival circuit.
Carol chatted with ReMIND about her new Grammy nomination, how she started dating Elvis, and what it was like to kiss the King.