Elvis’ performance on The Ed Sullivan Show went down in the annals of Rock’n’Roll history due to the censors’ decision to film Presley only from the waist up. However, contrary to popular belief, this did not materialize until the…
Elvis never forgot where he came. Throughout his life gave to hundreds of charities. On Thursday, June 24, 1965, Elvis was finishing the filming of the movie “Frankie and Johnny” at the MGM studios, in Culver City, Los Angeles,…
TOO MUCH – PLAYING FOR KEEPS EDITADED 03-ENE-1957 SINGLE, RADIO RECORDERS 1. TOO MUCH 2. PLAYING FOR KEEPS Reference: 20/47-6800 Side A: Too Much Recording: September 2, 1956, Radio Recorders studios in Hollywood, California Author: Bernard Weinman & Lee Rosenberg…
Standing Room Only The first talks about future production started at the beginning of 1972. By then, Elvis had toured all over the United States. The singer set out on his first tour since the mid-1950s in September 1970.…
ELVIS EDITADED 18-OCT-1956 ALBUM, RADIO RECORDERS, HOLLYWOOD / RCA STUDIOS, NEW YORK 1. LOVE ME 2. OLD SHEP 3. RIT IT UP 4. PARALYZED 5. READY TEDDY 6. FIRST IN LINE 7. LONG TALL SALLY 8. SO GLAD…
King Creole was directed by Michael Curtiz and produced by Hal B. Wallis, for Paramount Pictures. The story was adapted from Harold Robbins’ 1952 novel “A Stone for Danny Fisher.” The screenwriters were Herbert Baker and Michael V. Gazzo.…
THE MASTER IN ACTION September 1-3 1956, Radio Recorders THE SECOND ALBUM RCA had financial reasons of its own and demanded that this session be held, so the Colonel was eventually forced to agree to a Labor Day weekend…
He returned to Vegas in the summer. This time, accompanied by the MGM film crew, who under the contract of April 7, 1970 was to make a documentary about the preparations for the summer season and finally the concerts…
ELVIS VOL.2 – EXTENDED PLAY EDITADED 18-OCT-1956 EXTENDED PLAY, RADIO RECORDERS – RCA STUDIOS NEW YORK 1. OLD SHEP 2. READY TEDDY 3. SO GLAD YOU’RE MINE 4. ANYPLACE IS PARADISE INFORMATION The EP “Elvis Vol.2” was released in October…
The spectacular success of the NBC show, and in particular the portion of it featuring Elvis ‘live’ in front of an audience, almost naturally sparked interest in Presley’s return to the stage. The expectations of the devotees were greater…
“HE LOVES THEM ALL, THEY LOVE HIM…” ANN ROWE INTERVIEW FOR THE ST. PETERSBURG TIMES, TAMPA 1956. Sunday, August 5, 1956. Tampa (Florida). Fort Homer Hesterly Armory. Before Elvis’ first performance in Tampa, reporter Ann Rowe, a columnist for…
LOVE ME TENDER – ANY WAY YOU WANT ME (THAT’S HOW I WILL BE) EDITADED 13-SEP-1956 SINGLE, 20TH CENTURY FOX STAGE 1 1. LOVE ME TENDER 2. ANYWAY YOU WANT ME Reference: 20/47-6643 Side A: Love Me…
