BLUE HAWAII– Blue Hawaii, Postcard production and… the beginning of the Presley formula-(part 10) Ticket sales officially began on Monday, March 13, 1961. The first tickets, priced at three, three and a half, five and ten dollars, were sold at…
“His Hand In Mine” History of the recording and release of the first gospel album performed by Elvis Presley Gospel music (the name comes from the words “God Spell” and means the good news of salvation in Jesus Christ) is…
Elvis and Fashion Elvis was different in every way. His originality and innovation in every aspect of his life were his hallmark, and of course, so was his way of dressing. The King challenged all fashion norms during the 1950s.…
The Worst News… “Elvis died this morning” By Kathy Westmoreland Kathy Westmoreland…. It was raining in Los Angeles when I took Elvis Presley’s plane to join his next concert. There were about ten musicians and two from the Sweet Inspirations when…
BLUE HAWAII– Postcard production and… the beginning of the Presley formula-(part 9) Such A Night The first days of December 1941 turned out to be some of the most tragic in the history of the entire modern history of North…
Elvis in Las Vegas 1956. The Artist’s Disappoinment The truth is that what happened in Las Vegas in April 1956 was not what Elvis expected a couple of weeks earlier, on April 23, when he made his debut at the…
Elvis in The Army. On the way to Germany After completing his basic training at Fort Hood, Texas, Elvis set foot on German soil for the first time as a U.S. Army soldier on October 1, 1958. Elvis had departed…
BLUE HAWAII– Postcard production and… the beginning of the Presley formula-(part 8) “Elvis Presley – Blue Hawaii”… The slowly ending second day of work on the songs for “Blue Hawaii” was crowned by two recordings. Based on the old (the…
Kissin’ Cousins – the double role of Elvis Presley In 1962, Elvis Presley’s manager, “Colonel” Tom Parker, promised in interviews that his protégé would only appear in two films within a year. However, his promises soon faded, and at the…
July 11, 1961. Elvis at the forefront of fashion Always at the forefront of fashion, Elvis commissioned Alan Fortas to purchase a pair of Renauld glasses, and Alan recounted how Presley managed to acquire this pair of glasses, which had…
JULY 3, 1957 A terrible accident ends the lives of Judy Tyler and her husband, actor Gregory Lafayette. Judith Mae Hess (her real name) had just finished filming “Jailhouse Rock” with Elvis Presley. After filming the movie, Judy and Greg…
BLUE HAWAII– Postcard production and… the beginning of the Presley formula-(part 7) “Elvis Presley – Blue Hawaii”… In an interview many years ago (for the For Elvis CD Collector website), Roy C. Bennett, co-writer of the next song recorded that…
