JULY 5, 1954. THE DAY ROCK AND ROLL WAS BORN. 70 YEARS AGO TODAY By Rosa García Mora … “I mopped the floor, did the advertising and even did the building work,” Marion Keisker said of the Memphis Union Avenue…
ELVIS AND PRISCILLA GET MARRIED IN LAS VEGAS On May 1, 1967, Elvis and Priscilla were married in a private ceremony among a small group of family and friends at the Aladdin Hotel in Las Vegas. Just after 11:40 a.m.,…
FRANKIE & JOHNNY By Mahnuel Muñoz By March 1966, when the single “Frankie And Johnny” was released, the world expected little more from Elvis Presley than another inconsequential new film to entertain his fans and fill his own and other…
And the Grass Won’t Pay No Mind By Rosa García Mora “And the Grass Won’t Pay No Mind” is a song written and recorded by Neil Diamond in 1969. Neil, who had always greatly admired Elvis, had scheduled a recording…
THE PURCHASE OF CIRCLE G RANCH On February 8, 1967, Elvis purchased a 163-acre ranch in Mississippi, Tennessee for $437,000, which he named Circle G. Elvis, his entourage, and his wives became interested in horseback riding after Elvis began to…
JULY 15, 1970 – METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER STUDIOS, HOLLYWOOD By Rosa García Mora On July 15, 1970, we see Elvis during rehearsals, working on new material, for his upcoming shows in Las Vegas, in what would be his third season. These rehearsals…
NEW CONTRACT WITH RCA Colonel Parker rejects an offer in July 1966 to make a film in Japan, claiming that Elvis will not be available until 1969. On August 30, 1966, RCA makes the decision not to wait until the…
WHEN DEATH STOPPED TO LISTEN By Mahnuel Muñoz On June 26, 1977, Elvis Presley gave his last concert at the Market Square Arena in Indianapolis. It was a great show, within the level that at that point in his career…
LINK TO WATCH THE MOVIE IT HAPPENED AT THE WORLD’S FAIR EDITED APRIL 2, 1963. METRO GOLDWIN MAYER ELVIS PRESLEY as Mike Edwards JOAN O’BRIEN as Diane Warren GARY LOCKWOOD as Danny Burke VICKY TIU as Sue-Lin YVONNE CRAIG as…
When History Seems Current, “Peace In The Valley” By Alfredo Ayul During his last appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show on January 6, 1957, Elvis had dedicated his last song “Peace in the Valley” to the people of Hungary who…
Inside “Loving You” By Rosa García Mora “I was fascinated by the way Elvis recorded on film, never worrying about arrangements, he and his guys would play spontaneously, getting better and better, improvising and working out numbers for hours. Finally,…
NEW STARTING POINT, HOW GREAT THOU ART Metro Goldwyn Mayer decides to extend Elvis’s contract to make four more films. The company is satisfied with the profits that Elvis’s films bring to it, so the contract with MGM will expire…
