AUGUST 24, 1956 20th Century-Fox’s stage 1, Hollywood. Producer: Lionel Newman/ Arranger: Ken Darby/ Engineers: Bob Mayer/Ken Runyon Guitar: Vito Mumolo/ Accordion: Dom Frontieri/ Bass: Mike “Myer” Rubin/ Drums: Richard Cornell/ Vocals: Rad Robinson, Jon Dodson/ Banjo: Luther Rountree, Charles…
LOVE ME TENDER: ELVIS DEBUTS ON THE BIG SCREEN Despite having already signed an agreement with Paramount Pictures producer Hal B. Wallis, on August 1, 1956, Elvis began filming (it would finish at the beginning of October) of his first…
“Ufff!! “I’m too scared to explode.” By Rosa García Mora Although the young Elvis, 21, would not have admitted it, you could feel it in him and hear it in his voice. Maybe because of the bright lights or the wee hours…
DON’T CRY DADDY – RUBBERNECKIN’ EDITED NOV 10, 1969 SINGLE, AMERICAN SOUND STUDIOS Reference: 47-9768 Side A: Don’t Cry DaddyRecorded: January 15 (instrumental) and January 22 (vocals) 1969, American Sound studios in Memphis, TennesseeAuthor: Scott “Mac” Davis Side B: Rubberneckin’Recorded:…
KING CREOLE– Elvis’ best movie role –(Part 9) By Mariusz Ogieglo New Orleans Even before filming of “King Creole” began, the film’s director, Michael Curtiz, repeated that he was afraid of working with Presley. As he said, he was afraid that…
FEBRUARY 21, 1956 Elvis did 4 shows on February 21, 1956 at the Florida Theatre, Sarasota, FL. The Sarasota newspaper called Elvis Presley “the most talked about new personality in the last 10 years of recorded music” (the most talked-about…
THE MILTON BERLE SHOW AND THE HOUND DOG PERFORMANCE CONTROVERSY On July 5, 1956, Elvis appears again on “The Milton Berle Show,” this time in the studio where the show usually takes place. With the backing of The Jordanaires, Scotty Moore…
“The Sound Of Your Cry” By Rosa García Mora “The clock by the bed ticks, too loudly in the quiet night I lie in the dark thinking I must leave before dawn Before you open your eyes and beg me…
My encounters with Elvis in 1959 and 1960Sigrid Schutz I live in Mainz and on 24.5.1959 I went on a day trip to Bad Nauheim with acquaintances who owned a car at the time. As a raving Elvis fan, I…
FROM MEMPHIS TO VEGAS/FROM VEGAS TO MEMPHIS EDITED OCT 13, 1969 ALBUM, INTERNATIONAL HOTEL LAS VEGAS – AMERICAN SOUND STUDIOS INFORMATION Released in October 1969, this double LP could be considered a sequel to the “From Elvis In Memphis” LP. It…
KING CREOLE– Elvis’ best movie role –(Part 8) By Mariusz Ogieglo Recordings continued for almost the entire next day. ” Recording sessions are usually boring, unless the recording artist in the studio is a gentleman named Elvis Presley ,” remembered a Paramount…
On December 29, 1976, after offering his surprising recital in Dallas, Elvis appeared at the Birmingham Coliseum in Birmingham, Alabama. And once again he gives the public a performance remarkable for its energy, without reaching the dangerous voltage of the…
