GOODBYE TO GLADYS PRESLEY On August 8, Gladys Presley falls ill and returns to Memphis by train where she is hospitalized with acute hepatitis. Elvis is granted emergency leave and arrives in Memphis on the afternoon of August 12. He…
The day music was born By Mahnuel Muñoz On February 4, 1956, Elvis Presley and his group made their second appearance on the Dorsey brothers’ “Stage Show,” to set the screens on fire with their resounding versions of “Baby, Let’s…
WORLDWIDE 50 GOLD AWARD HITS VOL.1 EDITED JULY 31, 1970 ALBUM, RCA STUDIOS NASHVILLE – RCA STUDIOS NEW YORK – RADIO RECORDERS – STUDIO B NASHVILLE Released in August 1970, World 50 Gold Award Hits Vol.1 was a 4-LP box…
The First Elvis Fan Club, 1956 By Rosa García Mora Kay Wheeler, first heard Elvis sing on a live radio broadcast from the ‘Big D. Jamboree’ in Dallas. Kay was 16 years old. Her aunt worked at Dallas radio station…
SOLDIER PRESLEY’S CONCERNS After the recording session in Nashville, Elvis returns to Fort Hood, where he continues his instruction and learning process. Everything and being in military service, the contact between manager and artist is permanent. The Colonel is in…
The amazing ability of Elvis Presley… By Mahnuel Muñoz Elvis Presley’s amazing ability to turn his songs into real places, situations and even real people is, in my opinion, what has earned him worldwide recognition in popular songs, even above…
GI Blues – See the new Elvis!- (Part 2) By Mariusz Ogieglo Frankfort Special The production of the film with the working title “Cafe Europa” (or “Christmas In Berlin”, as this was also the title used) began immediately – just…
THE FILMING OF KING CREOLE In January 1958, once the Christmas holidays were over and his 23rd anniversary had been celebrated, Elvis left Memphis for California where he began filming his fourth film, an adaptation of the novel “A Stone…
The King and Karate By Rosa García Mora “Humility, bravery, respect, loyalty and stoicism.” It was the motto of our Karate and Taekwondo classes, to which I have dedicated my entire life. As a martial arts practitioner, and from my…
GI BLUES (Part 1) By Mariusz Ogieglo ” I will never stop singing, but more than anything I would like to be an actor ,” said Elvis, whose dream of becoming a big Hollywood star was so strong that even the most…
ELVIS’S FIRST THREE PERFORMANCES IN THE ISLANDS In November 1957, Elvis boards the USS Matsonia bound for Honolulu. Col.Tom Parker has closed three performances that will take place between November 10 Elvis makes his first three appearances on an island…
MARCH 29, 1957 – ST. LOUIS, MO Kiel Auditorium St. Louis Post: “…Elvis sang here, but the screams of 11,000 people often drowned him. Elvis Presley, sparkling in sequins and metallic gold fabric, writhed and sang one night at the…
