When Elvis and his band played their shows at the Florida Theater in Jacksonville, Florida, on August 10, 1956, police were present, some using movie cameras. Some police officers were also sitting in the orchestra pit in front of the…
HOW GREAT THOU ART 1. RUN ON2. SO HIGH3. BY AND BY4. STAND BY ME5. WITHOUT HIM6. IN THE GARDEN7. FARTHER ALONG8. HOW GREAT THOU ART9. CRYING IN THE CHAPEL10. WHERE NO ONE STANDS ALONE11. SOMEBODY BIGGER THAN YOU AND…
INTRODUCTION Hello dear friends of this fabulous radio. Welcome to a new installment of this series, through which we are learning about the history of music from the 50’s to the 70’s, with our Elvis as the main axis and…
By Elvis. El Chico de Tupelo. Rosa García Mora In 1961 Elvis filming of the movie “Follow That Dream” took place in Yankeetown, Florida.In the weeks before shooting began, the filmmakers had turned a portion of a small swampy island…
A DESPERATE SONG TO LOST LOVE Already in the final stretch of the recordings at the iconic American Sound Studios in Memphis, and under the production of Chips Moman, on February 19, 1969, shortly after 7:30 p.m., Elvis would make…
The wonderful and controversial Mr. Presley makes headlines again! By Marius Ogieglo In the first half of the 1950s, both the American music and film industries operated according to certain well-defined patterns. Compliance with them was something natural and any deviations…
INDESCRIBABLY BLUE – FOOLS FALL IN LOVE 1. INDESCRIBABLY BLUE2. FOOLS FALL IN LOVEReference: 47-9056 Side A: Indescribably BlueRecording: June 10-12, 1966, RCA Studio B in Nashville, TennesseeAuthor: Darrell Glenn Side B: Fools Fall In LoveRecording: May 28, 1966, RCA…
Private Elvis Presley kissing fan Lillian Portnoy, at Brooklyn Army Terminal, New York, before departing for Bremerhaven, Germany, aboard the troop transport ship, USS General George M. Randall, on Monday, September 22, 1958. Elvis heads to Germany to serve his…
In 2024 a beautiful “Aloha From Hawaii” photo book will be released on January 8, 2024. Fifty years after Elvis’s legendary concert in Hawaii, many valuable long-lost negatives have been discovered. Beautiful photographs taken by the Japanese cameraman Yoshiji Kizaki.…
“IT HAPPENED AT THE WORLD’S FAIR” On August 27, 1962, the filming of the film “It Happened at the Universal Exposition” began. The film was filmed in Seattle, Washington, site of the 21st Century Exposition. Then-Washington Governor Albert Rosellini suggested…
Sofia Coppola reveals that EPE rejected the use of Elvis Presley’s music. The film, written and directed by Coppola, it will not include Elvis songs as EPE disapproved of their use in the film. Coppola contacted Elvis Presley Enterprises, which…
These rehearsals were one of several held for Elvis’ performance in his third season at the International Hotel in Las Vegas, from August 10 to September 8, 1970. Nearly fifty minutes of footage exists from this day. Elvis conducted his…
