IT’S ONLY LOVE – THE SOUND OF YOUR CRY EDITED 20-SEP-1971 SINGLE, STUDIO B RCA NASHVILLE Reference:48-1017 Side A: It’s Only LoveRecorded: May 20, 1971 RCA Studio B, Nashville, TennesseeAuthor: Mark James & Steve Tyrell Side B: The Sound Of…
I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry By Rosa García Mora “Hear that lonesome winter birdHe sounds too blue to flyThe midnight train is whining lowI’m so lonesome, I could cry Did you ever see a robin weepWhen leaves began to…
ELVIS RECORDS AT THE AMERICAN SOUND STUDIOS Elvis has been doing virtually all of his recording work in Nashville or Hollywood since signing with RCA. Now, however, he records in Memphis again for the first time since 1955. He performs…
FLAMING STAR – a demanding role for Presley (Part 1) By Mariusz Ogieglo Billboards promoting the spring 1960 comedy “GIBlues” encouraged viewers to come to the theaters to see “a whole new Elvis.” Meanwhile, his ambitions to become a serious…
ON THE DOOR OF CLOSING A STAGE On August 7, 1968, Elvis records the song and begins filming his 29th movie, “Charro!”, a spaghetti western that was very popular at the time. Elvis is initially very happy with the project…
GOING HOME By Rosa García Mora In this song, Elvis gives us a beautiful ode to his longing for home, where the purple mountains rise to the highest point, wanting to touch the sky. The man who returns home, never…
WITH “IF I CAN DREAM” ELVIS MAKES A PROMISE NOT TO RECORD A SONG HE DOESN’T BELIEVE IN AGAIN Towards the end of the special, Elvis appears in a long production number that includes singing, dancing, karate and various situations.…
Special to ELVIS: Promised Land, a conversation with the author of “Operation Gratitude. Kill Colonel Parker” By Mariusz Ogieglo A few days ago, a book entitled “Operation Gratitude. Kill Colonel Parker” was released. It is a novel in which the…
ELVIS RETURNS TO RECOVER HIS THRONE Beginning on June 3, Elvis rehearses for the taping of his television special. A press conference is initially held on June 25. Tapings take place on June 27, 28, 29, and 30. Known as…
Elvis in Memphis, March 1974 By Rosa García Mora From March 1 to 20, 1974, Elvis went on what would be his 11th tour since his return to the stage in 1969. The concerts on March 16 and 17 took…
EDGE OF REALITY: ELVIS RECEIVES MORE REALITY-FRIENDLY SCRIPTS On March 4, Elvis begins recording the soundtrack and filming the Metro Goldwyn Mayer movie Live a Little, Love a Little. Initially titled Kiss My Firm But Pliant Lips, it is an…
LINK TO WATCH THE MOVIE FUN IN ACAPULCO EDITED NOVEMBER 26, 1963. PARAMOUNT PICTURES ELVIS PRESLEY as Mike WindgrenURSULA ANDRESS as Marguerita DauphinELSA CÁRDENAS as Dolores GómezPAUL LUKAS as Maximillian DauphinLARRY DOMASIN as Raoul AlmeidoALEJANDRO REY as MorenoROBERT CARRICART as…
