MY ENCOUNTERS WITH ELVIS
My encounters with Elvis in 1959 and 1960Sigrid Schutz I live in Mainz and on 24.5.1959 I went on a day trip to Bad Nauheim with acquaintances who owned a car at the time. As a raving Elvis fan, I…
Category Elvis History
ELVIS PRESLEY DISCOGRAPHY (1969): “FROM MEMPHIS TO VEGAS/FROM VEGAS TO MEMPHIS”
FROM MEMPHIS TO VEGAS/FROM VEGAS TO MEMPHIS EDITED OCT 13, 1969 ALBUM, INTERNATIONAL HOTEL LAS VEGAS – AMERICAN SOUND STUDIOS INFORMATION Released in October 1969, this double LP could be considered a sequel to the “From Elvis In Memphis” LP. It…
KING CREOLE– Elvis’ best movie role –(Part 8)
KING CREOLE– Elvis’ best movie role –(Part 8) By Mariusz Ogieglo Recordings continued for almost the entire next day. ” Recording sessions are usually boring, unless the recording artist in the studio is a gentleman named Elvis Presley ,” remembered a Paramount…
ELVIS – BURNING IN BIRMINGHAM
On December 29, 1976, after offering his surprising recital in Dallas, Elvis appeared at the Birmingham Coliseum in Birmingham, Alabama. And once again he gives the public a performance remarkable for its energy, without reaching the dangerous voltage of the…
ELVIS BIOGRAPHY (1956-1959) CHAPTER 3: “ELVIS PRESLEY, NEW MOVIE STAR”
FIRST PERFORMANCES IN LAS VEGAS On April 3, 1956, Elvis appears on “The Milton Berle Show” on NBC. This special broadcast of the program takes place on the deck of the aircraft carrier USS Hancock. It is the first of two performances…
ELVIS – DECEMBER 15, 1956
DECEMBER 15, 1956 Last show for the Louisiana Hayride at the Hirsch Youth Center in Shreveport, Louisiana. ‘Shreveport Times’: “…the revolving minstrel was practically not heard due to the deafening screams from the 9,000 fans who filled the Hirsch. The…
ELVIS AND SCOTTY
ELVIS AND SCOTTY By Rosa García Mora Wherever you are, you’ll be playing your guitar like you used to. Your guitar was always a part of you. You will remember the day you met Elvis, when he came to your…
ELVIS, FEBRUARY 6, 1955
ELVIS, FEBRUARY 6, 1955 On February 6, ’55 Elvis performs at the Ellis Auditorium in Memphis, but for all his local fame, he is listed below such established stars as Faron Young, Ferlin Huskey and Martha Carson, whose signature tune,…
ELVIS BIOGRAPHY (1956-1959) CHAPTER 2: “ELVIS IN HOLLYWOOD”
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…
ELVIS – PEACE IN THE VALLEY
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)
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…
ELVIS DISCOGRAPHY (1969): “FROM ELVIS IN MEMPHIS”
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’…
