ELVIS PRESLEY “CHARITY”
CHARITY Sonny West: “…nothing touched me more than when Elvis bought a wheelchair for a poor old black woman who lived near Humes High School. Marty Lacker read a story about her in the newspaper. He had no legs from the…
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ELVIS PRESLEY DISCOGRAPHY (1972): “AN AMERICAN TRILOGY – THE FIRST TIME EVER I SAW YOUR FACE”
An American Trilogy – The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face Edited 03-Apr-1972. Single, Live Recording – Las Vegas Hilton Reference: 74-0672 Side A: An American TrilogyRecording: February 16, 1972, Las Vegas Hilton Hotel, Las Vegas, NevadaAuthor: Mickey Newbury…
WILD IN THE COUNTRY (Part 3)
WILD IN THE COUNTRY– Elvis Presley’s Last Dramatic Role –(Part 3) Much more often than Millie Perkins, viewers had the opportunity to see on screen the very young Tuesday Weld (or rather Suasan Ker Weld, because that was her real…
ELVIS PRESLEY FILMOGRAPHY (1964): “ROUSTABOUT”
LINK TO WATCH THE MOVIE ROUSTABOUT Edited November 10, 1964 Paramount Pictures ELVIS AND BARBARA STANWYCK TOGETHER IN THIS FILM ELVIS PRESLEY as Charlie RogersBARBARA STANWYCK as Maggie MorganJOAN FREEMAN as Cathy LeanLEIF ERICKSON as Joe LeanJACK ALBERTSON as LouSUE…
RETURN OF THE KING – THE FALL AND RISE OF ELVIS PRESLEY
The rise and fall of the king of rock ‘n’ roll in new Netflix documentary “I’ve been fascinated by this guy my whole life because I realize that underneath this two-dimensional facade that we see culturally, there’s a human being.…
ELVIS PRESLEY BIOGRAPHY (1971-1973) EPISODE 10: “DIVORCE”
THE DIVORCE BETWEEN ELVIS AND PRISCILLA IS MADE OFFICIAL. BOTH LEAVE COURT TOGETHER In September, Elvis recorded several songs that were not finished at Stax Studios, as well as new songs, in order to finish the album “Raised On Rock”,…
THE BURBANK BROTHEL, 1968
THE BURBANK BROTHEL, 1968 On January 18, 1968, ‘Variety‘ magazine announced the news of Elvis Presley’s first television special. A few days before this announcement, Presley was in the recording studio finishing up the film ‘Stay Away Joe‘ and recording…
ELVIS PRESLEY DISCOGRAPHY (1972): “HE TOUCHED ME”
“He Touched Me” Edited 31-Mar-1972. Album, Studio B RCA Nashville Released in April 1972, He Touched Me was the third (and final) gospel LP of Elvis’ career. Recording sessions took place between May and June 1971 at RCA’s Studio B…
WILD IN THE COUNTRY (Part 2)
WILD IN THE COUNTRY– Elvis Presley’s Last Dramatic Role –(Part 2) By Mariusz Ogieglo In the summer of 1960, the American press reported that another famous name would join the group of creators of the new film. Clifford Odets. Coming…
ELVIS, SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI, 1970
ELVIS, SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI, 1970 Two days after his ‘closing night’ in Las Vegas, Elvis leaves for a short tour in September 1970. Full of confidence, Presley kicks off the tour in Phoenix, Arizona; the next show is in St. Louis,…
ELVIS PRESLEY BIOGRAPHY (1971-1973) EPISODE 9: “ELVIS & STAX STUDIOS”
ELVIS AT THE HOUSE OF SOUL MUSIC In May, the concert album Aloha from Hawaii goes to #1 on the pop charts. It is their first #1 album since the soundtrack to the 1965 film “Roustabout.” It will also be…
WILD IN THE COUNTRY (Part 1)
WILD IN THE COUNTRY– Elvis Presley’s Last Dramatic Role –(Part 1) By Mariusz Ogieglo “What are you thinking about? ” “I’m thinking about dreams I used to have ,” Glenn Tyler, a troubled young writer, tells his therapist, Irene Sperry. The main…
