Elvis a Humanitarian
“Elvis a Humanitarian” Tuesday, February 4, 1958. Elvis was on the set of King Creole with a small fan on the Paramount set. The little boy would appear with Elvis in the cover photo of Paul Belard’s book “Elvis a…
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“Easy Come, Easy Go”
“Easy Come, Easy Go” the last EP in Elvis Presley’s discography and the end of the collaboration with Hall B. Wallis “Easy Come, Easy Go” may not have been Presley’s most important film, and its soundtrack didn’t contain any timeless…
Elvis And Photographer William Speer (1955)
Elvis And Photographer William Speer (1955) In the 1950s, William Speer ran a photography studio in Memphis. His specialty was glamorous black and white photography, featuring a variety of light and shadows. In his photographs, Speer tended to avoid, whenever…
Elvis Presley – Blue Hawaii (Part 12)
BLUE HAWAII– Postcard production and… the beginning of the Presley formula-(part 12) Beach Boy Blues While the excitement of Elvis Presley’s Saturday concert at Bloch Arena had not yet subsided, the twenty-six-year-old rock’n’roll star once again found himself in the…
Elvis Always Benefactor
Elvis Always Benefactor On Christmas Eve… when most of us were spending that special night with our families, Elvis went to jail. He visited all the prisoners regardless of their race, gender, creed and regardless of the seriousness of the alleged…
Elvis Presley – Blue Hawaii (Part 11)
BLUE HAWAII– Postcard production and… the beginning of the Presley formula-(part 11) Elvis Presley (Pearl Harbor, Hawaii)…. At around 6:30 p.m., less than an hour before the arena doors opened (people were admitted at 7:15 p.m.), the crowds on the…
“The King” and “The Boss”
“The King” and “The Boss” Did you know that Bruce Springsteen (The Boss) can be seen wearing an Elvis (The King) Fan Club badge on the cover of his classic 1975 album “Born To Run”? Elvis’s image is on the…
Elvis Presley – Blue Hawaii (Part 10)
BLUE HAWAII– Blue Hawaii, Postcard production and… the beginning of the Presley formula-(part 10) Ticket sales officially began on Monday, March 13, 1961. The first tickets, priced at three, three and a half, five and ten dollars, were sold at…
His Hand In Mine
“His Hand In Mine” History of the recording and release of the first gospel album performed by Elvis Presley Gospel music (the name comes from the words “God Spell” and means the good news of salvation in Jesus Christ) is…
Elvis and Fashion. The King’s Tailor
Elvis and Fashion Elvis was different in every way. His originality and innovation in every aspect of his life were his hallmark, and of course, so was his way of dressing. The King challenged all fashion norms during the 1950s.…
The Worst News… “Elvis died this morning”
The Worst News… “Elvis died this morning” By Kathy Westmoreland Kathy Westmoreland…. It was raining in Los Angeles when I took Elvis Presley’s plane to join his next concert. There were about ten musicians and two from the Sweet Inspirations when…
Elvis Presley – Blue Hawaii (Part 9)
BLUE HAWAII– Postcard production and… the beginning of the Presley formula-(part 9) Such A Night The first days of December 1941 turned out to be some of the most tragic in the history of the entire modern history of North…
