Music Trivia 5

Since Today is Mother's Day, I'd like to do a Trivia Question, dedicated to my Mom. This artist is a favorite of both hers and mine...

This artist has numerous hits spanning over 3 decades, from the 1960's to the 1990's. In 1962, he signed his second recording contract, but this time he signed on as a solo performer. His hand prints can be found in front of a ride at Walt Disney World. He's been inducted into several Music Hall of Fame's. As recently as 2009, he tweeted on his Twitter page that he had a new album that was coming out, and that for the first time he would be playing electric guitar on it. He tweeted that he enjoyed to play Gibson and Martin acoustic guitars, but recently was playing a Gibson electric guitar for the new album. Not only has he gained fame as a performer, but he has likewise gained success through his ability to write music as well. Many well known performers, such as Elvis Presley and Mark Lindsay (lead singer of Paul Revere and the Raiders,) UB40, and Deep Purple have covered songs written by this artist. Can you name this artist and this song, that he wrote as well as recorded?

"Saying nothing, lying where the sun is
Baking down upon our sides
My lips touch you, with their soft wet kisses
Your hands in gentle reply...."