This handwritten note and track list is believed to be the last written in his handwriting. He’s at TCB Stationery, and he asks Charlie Hodge to make sure he has the lyrics to these songs on hand (he says “…get…
BABY LET’S PLAY HOUSE – I’M LEFT YOU’RE RIGHT SHE’S GONEEDITED MAY 8, 1955SINGLE, SUN STUDIOS, MEMPHIS By Club Elvis Spain 1. BABY LET’S PLAY HOUSE2. I’M LEFT, YOU’RE RIGHT, SHE’S GONE (MY BABY’S GONE)Reference: Sun 217 Side A: I’m…
JAILHOUSE ROCK – Behind the Scenes of Elvis Presley’s 3rd Movie –(Part 4) By Marius Ogieglo Let’s rock, everybody, let’s rock After arriving in California (April 28), Presley checked into the popular* Beverly Wilshire Hotel located in Beverly Hills at…
“From Country Blues to Rockabilly: Elvis Presley’s Bold Evolution in 1954” INFORMATION General Information Elvis Presley’s third single for Sun Records, released in December 1954, featured “Milkcow Blues Boogie” on the A-side and “You’re a Heartbreaker” on the B-side. This…
In her memoir, according to Kirkus, Ginger Alden tells the chronological story of how she first met the King when she was five years old and her father was a Public Relations Officer in the army in Memphis. She met…
“Elvis Presley’s 1954 Second Single: The Rise of a Rock ‘n’ Roll Icon” INFORMATION Elvis Presley’s second single of 1954 featured “Good Rockin Tonight” on the A-side and “I Don’t Care If the Sun Don’t Shine” on the B-side. Released…
Elvis Presley has faced crazy audiences in the past, but he sure was a nervous wreck when he met a mere 150 people on December 17, 1963, in the Mayor’s office in Memphis, Tennessee. He was there not to entertain…
“The Beginning of a Legend: ‘That’s All Right’ and ‘Blue Moon of Kentucky’, Elvis Presley’s First Steps” Introduction In the summer of 1954, an unknown young singer named Elvis Presley stepped into the studios of Sun Records in Memphis, Tennessee,…
When Elvis Presley purchased Graceland on March 25, 1957, the music gates were not a part of the property and he wasted no time turning it into his own castle. In fact, the gates were installed less than a month…
JAILHOUSE ROCK behind the scenes of Elvis Presley’s third film – (Part 3) By Marius Ogieglo From Chicago, the spring tour route led to St. James, nearly three hundred miles away. Louis and on to Fort Wayne and Detroit. Elvis’…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Graceland, the Memphis mansion owned by Elvis Presley, is named the most popular museum in the United States, according to a museum study. Researchers at Airport Parking Reservations analyzed online museum reviews and examined the number of…
Elvis Presley found what would become the Circle G Ranch in February of 1967. He, Priscilla, and a few others were in Mississippi to buy a horse for Elvis’ father Vernon. While driving back to Graceland, something caught The King’s…
