MEMPHIS, Tennessee. Mrs. Mennie Person never expected to meet Elvis Presley, let alone end up on his gift list. Ms. Person was surprised on Sunday at night when admiring a Cadillac custom built for Presley outside from a Cadillac…
THE BILLBOARD IN 1956 This year 1956 will undoubtedly be the year of change in music. Record sales increased dramatically, going from 100 million dollars in 1955 to 277 in 1956, and American society was beginning to see a change…
ELVIS PICTURES ELVIS, AUGUST 10, 1970 In the summer of 1970 Elvis performed his third season at the Showroom of the International Hotel in Las Vegas, following the overwhelming and unprecedented success of the previous two seasons. The season…
Elvis and Anita Wood, on July 11, 1960, were out having fun, with the Memphis Mafia boys and a group of friends, at the Fairgrounds Amusement Park. The ride was known as “The Rocket.” (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});…
ELVIS PICTURES YOUTH LEADERSHIP AWARD Elvis holding one of the many awards he received during his life. ‘The Youth Leadership Award‘ (Youth Leadership Award) received it during the filming of Easy Come, Easy Go. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The…
HIS HAND IN MINE EDITED 09-NOV-1960 ALBUM, STUDIO B RCA NASHVILLE 1. MILKY WHITE WAY 2. HIS HAND IN MINE 3. KNOWN ONLY TO HIM 4. IN MY FATHER’S HOUSE 5. JOSHUA FIT THE BATTLE 6. IF WE NEVER MEET…
RICHMOND, VIRGINIA. June 30, 1956. For 55 years , the identity of the girl the young Elvis was kissing in one of his most famous photographs had been a mystery. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Until 2011, when the…
ELVIS PICTURES Mrs. Elsie Marmann, a music teacher at Humes School, recorded Elvis Presley singing “Keep Them Cold Icy Fingers Off Of Me” and “Old Shep” for her class in 1953. Elvis Presley would later joke that he had an…
ELVIS PICTURES July 4, 1956. The train that takes Elvis from New York to Memphis makes a stop in Sheffield, Alabama. Elvis and his cousin Junior (behind Elvis in the photo) get off the train to grab a bite to…
ARE YOU LONESOME TONIGHT? – I GOTTA KNOW EDITED 31-OCT-1960 SINGLE, STUDIO B RCA NASHVILLE 1. I GOTTA KNOW 2. ARE YOU LONESOME TONIGHT? Reference: 47-7810 Side A: Are You Lonesome Tonight? Recording: April 4, 1960, RCA Studio B in…
Dean Martin and Elvis Presley were contemporaries of singing and acting in the mid-20th century, and one day in 1960, the two stars met at a movie studio, where the singer was being visited by his daughter, Deana Martin, who…
ELVIS PICTURES Elvis enjoys himself in the pool at his 1034 Audubon Drive home, with his younger cousin, Billy Smith, (not pictured), and his other cousin, Bobby (in the background). Elvis had just arrived home from his long train ride…
