INTERVIEWS IN THE MILITARY SERVICE On January 8, Elvis is interviewed without cameras via transatlantic telephone by Dick Clark on “American Bandstand” on ABC-TV. The show serves to commemorate the star’s 24th birthday. Later in January, the family moves from…
GOODBYE TO GLADYS PRESLEY On August 8, Gladys Presley falls ill and returns to Memphis by train where she is hospitalized with acute hepatitis. Elvis is granted emergency leave and arrives in Memphis on the afternoon of August 12. He…
WORLDWIDE 50 GOLD AWARD HITS VOL.1 EDITED JULY 31, 1970 ALBUM, RCA STUDIOS NASHVILLE – RCA STUDIOS NEW YORK – RADIO RECORDERS – STUDIO B NASHVILLE Released in August 1970, World 50 Gold Award Hits Vol.1 was a 4-LP box…
SOLDIER PRESLEY’S CONCERNS After the recording session in Nashville, Elvis returns to Fort Hood, where he continues his instruction and learning process. Everything and being in military service, the contact between manager and artist is permanent. The Colonel is in…
THE FILMING OF KING CREOLE In January 1958, once the Christmas holidays were over and his 23rd anniversary had been celebrated, Elvis left Memphis for California where he began filming his fourth film, an adaptation of the novel “A Stone…
ELVIS’S FIRST THREE PERFORMANCES IN THE ISLANDS In November 1957, Elvis boards the USS Matsonia bound for Honolulu. Col.Tom Parker has closed three performances that will take place between November 10 Elvis makes his first three appearances on an island…
LINK TO WATCH THE MOVIE FOLLOW THAT DREAM EDITED APRIL 10, 1962 – UNITED ARTIST ELVIS PRESLEY as TobyANNE HELM as HollyARTHUR O’CONNELL as PopJOANNA MOORE as AlishaJACK KRUSCHEN as CarmineSIMON OAKLAND as NickROLAND WINTERS as JuezALAN HEWIIT as H.…
CHARITY CONCERT IN HIS HOME CITY On September 27, Elvis returns once again to the city of his birth to perform. This time it is a benefit concert for the creation of the Elvis Presley Youth Recreation Center in Tupelo,…
I’VE LOST YOU – THE NEXT STEP IS LOVE EDITED JULY 13, 1970 SINGLE, STUDIO B RCA NASHVILLE 1 I’VE LOST YOU 2 THE NEXT STEP IS LOVE Reference:47-9873 Side A: I’ve Lost YouRecorded: June 4, 1970, RCA Studio B…
LOVING YOU, THE PREMIERE On July 9, 1957, Elvis’s second film, “Loving You” premiered in Memphis. It opens nationwide on July 30 and charts in National Variety’s Cash Box Office Survey for four weeks, peaking at #7. Elvis skips the premiere, but…
ON STAGE (FEBRUARY,1970) EDITED MAY 31, 1970 ALBUM, INTERNATIONAL HOTEL LAS VEGAS RUNAWAY (LIVE) YESTERDAY (LIVE) RELEASE ME (LIVE) PROUD MARY (LIVE) LET IT BE ME (LIVE) SEE SEE RIDER (LIVE) SWEET CAROLINE (LIVE) POLK SALAD ANNIE (LIVE) THE WONDER…
THE KING OF ROCK&ROLL FINDS HIS HOME In March, Elvis buys the Graceland mansion, where he will live with his parents and paternal grandmother. The purchase costs $102,500. The house will allow Elvis and his family to enjoy more space and privacy,…
