ELVIS, DECEMBER 29, 1954 When WMPS radio DJ Bob Neal offered Elvis his professional services as manager, Presley immediately accepted. The contract with Bob Neal was for one year and it was signed on December 29, 1954. It stipulated that…
FLAMING STAR Flaming Star premiered in Los Angeles on December 20, 1960, and was released nationally the next day. It was double-billed with For the Love of Mike at many theatres. This movie, which starred Richard Basehart and Stu Erwin,…
SPEEDWAY EDITED APR 30, 1968 ALBUM, M.G.M STUDIOS MINE SUPPOSE SPEEDWAY GOIN’ HOME WESTERN UNION LET YOURSELF GO FIVE SLEEPY HEADS WHO ARE YOU (WHO AM I?) HE’S YOUR UNCLE NOT YOUR DAD YOUR TIME HASN’T COME YET BABY YOUR…
ELVIS – “THE WONDER OF YOU” By Rosa García Mora Elvis’ pianist, Glen. D. Hardin, heard the song “The Wonder Of You” and felt that it would be something very special in Elvis’s voice, so he asked its composer, Baker Knight, for…
Audition For Sam Phillips Elvis Biography 1953-1955 … On June 6, 1954, at the suggestion of Marion Keisker, who certainly believed in the young Presley’s possibilities, Sam Phillips called Elvis Presley to return to the studio and try to sing…
WHAT DID WE MISS IN 1958? All signed contracts had to be cancelled, but what would he have done if Uncle Sam hadn’t called him so suddenly? ‘Variety’ answered it in its 1957 Christmas issue: “Recruitment will cost you 450G.”…
YOU’LL NEVER WALK ALONE – WE CALL ON HIM EDITED MARCH 25, 1968 SINGLE, STUDIO B RCA NASHVILLE WE CALL ON HIM YOU’LL NEVER WALK ALONE Reference: 47-9600 Side A: You’ll Never Walk Alone Recorded: September 11, 1967, RCA Studio…
Viva Las Vegas-Trivia Elvis Presley’s fifteenth movie was ‘Viva Las Vegas’, which was filmed July 15 – September 11, 1963. It opened nationwide on June 17, 1964 and became Elvis’ highest grossing film ever. It co-starred Ann-Margret. This was the…
THE DAY ELVIS INVADED GERMANY By Rosa García Mora Elvis set foot on German soil for the first time as a soldier in the United States Army on October 1, 1958, after completing basic training at Fort Hood, Texas. He…
The Recording of The Second Acetate “I’ll Never Stand In Your Way” Elvis recorded another demo acetate on the Sun. Sam Phillips, the owner at the time, and Marion Keisker, were intrigued by the young man’s unique look and sound. Elvis changed…
DIXIE LOCKE R.I.P. CONFIRMED Dixie Locke Emmons (August 29, 1938 – December 19, 2023) Elvis and Dixie were together since January from 1954 to May 1956, around Dixie’s high school graduation. They met in Memphis at the First Assembly of…
JAILHOUSE ROCK – Behind the Scenes of Elvis Presley’s Third Movie – (Part 13, Final) By Mariusz Ogieglo Premiere in the shadow of tragedy However, the presence of Nedrick Young among the names of the film’s creators could have turned…
