ELVIS AND PRISCILLA’S ONLY DAUGHTER IS BORN On January 12, 1968, NBC Vice President Tom Sarnoff announces a Christmas special starring Elvis. This is Elvis’ first television appearance since 1960. The deal includes the production of the special plus a…
IN MAY 1957, ELVIS WAS HOSPITALIZED By Rosa García Mora In May 1957, Elvis had to be hospitalized after suffering a serious accident that could have cost him his singing career. He was filming the movie Jailhouse Rock at the…
ALL I NEED WAS A RAIN: THE RECORDING OF STAY AWAY JOE On September 29, 1967, Memphis Mayor William Ingram and Tennessee Governor Buford Ellington declare “Elvis Presley Day” in recognition of Elvis’ many charitable contributions. Elvis names one of…
THAT’S ALL RIGHT– The song that started a musical revolution – By Mariusz Ogieglo THAT’S ALL RIGHT – The song that started a musical revolution. Entering the recording studio on September 6, 1946, Arthur ‘Big Boy’ Crudup (actually Arthur William…
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…
