MARILYN EVANS – THE MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET On December 4, 1956, Marilyn Evans went in and out of Rock’n’Roll history. That was the day that Elvis Presley stopped by the Sun Studio in Memphis and recorded a jam session…
ELVIS IN PORTLAND 1957 Elvis held a massive half-hour television and radio press conference at the Multnomah Athletic Club before to his show at Multnomah Civic Stadium. Portland, Oregon. September 2, 1957. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Before…
JUST BECAUSE – BLUE MOON EDITED 1956-08-30 SINGLE, SUN STUDIOS 1. BLUE MOON 2. JUST BECAUSE Reference: 20/47-6639 Side A: Just Because Recorded: September 1954, Sun Records studios in Memphis, Tennessee Author: Bob Shelton, Joe Shelton & Sid Robin Side…
ELVIS AND THE HAUNTED STORY OF THE KNICKERBOCKER HOTEL. When the beauty of the artist and the mystery of the environment that envelops him, the photographer’s goal can leave us instantaneous like these, in which we see Elvis at…
BARBARA EDEN Barbara Eden, the star of ‘I Dream of Jeannie’ is now 90 years old. She is participating in ELVIS WEEK 2022 and recently spoke about working with Elvis on his 1960 movie “Flaming Star”. “…unlike other co-stars,…
THE CULTURAL IMPACT OF ELVIS PRESLEY Since the beginning of his career, singer Elvis Presley has had a huge cultural impact. According to Rolling Stone, “…it was Elvis who made Rock’n’Roll the international language of Pop.” The Rolling Stone…
THE RECORDING SESSIONS Elvis would usually start a session by greeting everyone in the studio, from the musicians to the guy sweeping the floors, and he did it individually. Once this was done, he often sat down to chat…
THE REAL ELVIS EDITED 16-AGO-1956 SINGLE, RCA STUDIOS NASHVILLE – RCA STUDIOS NEW YORK 1. HOUND-DOG 2. DON’T BE CRUEL 3. MY BABY LEFT ME 4. I WANT YOU I NEED YOU I LOVE YOU INFORMATION Elvis’s new EP,…
Audiences couldn’t help but fall in love with Luhrmann’s maximalist biopic. Like The King of Rock’n’Roll, director Baz Luhrmann’s “Elvis” is still making noise well past its prime. The second-greatest musical biopic of all time (behind Bohemian Rhapsody) surpassed…
THE TRUTH OF MILANESA Unsurprisingly, in Baz Luhrmann’s portrayal of Colonel Parker in his film, there are plenty of errors and urban myths purporting to be true. He was my friend and mentor in the Elvis Presley Fan Club,…
Memphis Commercial Appeal: “…with 2022 marking the 45th anniversary of Elvis’s death and due to renewed interest in all things Elvis thanks to the success of the recent movie “Elvis,” this year’s Elvis Week looks set to be the…
HOUND DOG – DON’T BE CRUEL EDITED 12-JUL-1956 SINGLE, RCA STUDIOS NEW YORK 1. HOUND DOG 2. DON’T BE CRUEL Reference: 20/47-6604 Side A: Don’t Be Cruel Recording: July 2, 1956, RCA studios in New York Author: Otis Blackwell &…
