CAMERA TEST FOR THE RAINMAKER On February 1, 1956, as “Heartbreak Hotel” makes its way up the charts on its way to #1, the single “I Forgot To Remember To Forget“/ “Mystery Train“, representing his fifth and final single under…
PEACE IN THE VALLEY By Mahnuel Muñoz Gospel instilled in Elvis a love for music. As a child of just two years old, he approached the church choir, fascinated by his singing, and tried to be part of them by…
KING CREOLE – Elvis’ best movie role – (Part 7) By Mariusz Ogieg?o The word “officially” seems to be crucial in this case because today we know about at least two songs intended for the described production, which were never…
FROM ELVIS IN MEMPHIS EDITED JUNE 16, 1969. ALBUM, AMERICAN SOUND STUDIOS ANY DAY NOW IN THE GHETTO I’M MOVIN’ ON POWER OF MY LOVE AFTER LOVING YOU GENTLE ON MY MIND LONG BLACK LIMOUSINE ONLY THE STRONG SURVIVE WEARIN’…
LOVING YOU – Trivia Loving You premiered in Memphis on July 9, 1957, at the Strand Theater. Elvis, his parents, and Anita Wood attended a midnight showing. The film opened nationally on July 30, double-billed in many areas with the…
LINK TO WATCH THE MOVIE WILD IN THE COUNTRY EDITED JUNE 14, 1961. 20TH CENTURY FOX ELVIS’ LAST ATTEMPT AS A DRAMATIC ACTOR ELVIS PRESLEY as Glenn TylerHOPE LANGE as Irene SperryTUESDAY WELD as Noreen MartinMILLIE PERKINS as Betty Lee…
ELVIS’ GOLD RECORDS VOL.2 By Mahnuel Muñoz In December 1959, the album “Elvis’ Gold Records Vol.2” was published, an instant classic for showing on its cover the image of Elvis wearing the legendary gold lamé suit designed by couturier Nudie…
FIRST SUCCESSES “HEARTBREAK HOTEL, ITS FIRST GREAT CLASSIC” With the signing of Elvis’ contract with RCA, the company quickly began preparing for Elvis’s first recording session. RCA had the songs he had acquired from the SUN label, which he would…
KING CREOLE – Elvis’s best movie role – (Part 6) By Mariusz Ogieg?o Dixieland Rock Almost all of the songs for the soundtrack of Presley’s fourth film were recorded during two short recording sessions in January 1958. The only exception was…
ELVIS. SUSPICIOUS MINDS “THE TRUTH AND THE GENIUS OF THE ARTIST” By Rosa García Mora Bob Dylan already said “Elvis was the turbulent lone agitator who conquered the world“. It is very difficult to explain what it feels like to listen…
CLEAN UP YOUR OWN BACK YARD – THE FAIR’S MOVING ON EDITED JUNE 4, 1969 SINGLE, UNITED WESTERN RECORDERS THE FAIR’S MOVING ON CLEAN UP YOUR OWN BACK YARD Reference: 47-9747 Side A: Clean Up Your Back Yard Recorded: October…
IN THE GHETTO – ANY DAY NOW EDITED APR 14, 1969. SINGLE, RCA ANY DAY NOW IN THE GHETTO Reference: 47-9741 Side A: In The Ghetto Recorded: January 20, 1969, American Sound studios in Memphis, Tennessee Author: Scott…
