WILD IN THE COUNTRY– Elvis Presley’s last dramatic role –(Part 11, the last) The songs from the film, in accordance with earlier arrangements and promises made by Colonel Parker to 20th Century Fox, began to appear successively from the beginning…
THIS IS HOW BEAUTIFUL SHE WAS After Elvis’ hospitalization in 1973, Elvis recuperated at Graceland in his room with Linda Thompson. Dr. Nick continued to care for Elvis every day, and tried to persuade Elvis to go to a sleep…
ELVIS PRESLEY AND BONANZA By Rosa García Mora Everyone knows the popular television series “Bonanza.” And younger people may have heard of it too. A western set in the American West that aired on NBC from September 12, 1959, to…
WILD IN THE COUNTRY– Elvis Presley’s Last Dramatic Role –(Part 10) Wild In The Country “I think everyone working on that movie thought, ‘Our movie is so much better than all the other Presley movies ,’” Millie Perkins said in an…
April 29, 1955: Elvis, Holly, Cash & Perkins APRIL 29, 1955 Holly’s friend Ben Hall filmed these four artists on Super8 in Lubbock, Texas on April 29, 1955. Hall, also a musician, would work with Holly and co-wrote the song…
ON THE 90th ANNIVERSARY OF THE BITH OF ELVIS PRESLEY How much do we know about Presley? By Mariusz Ogieglo Larry Geller, personal hairdresser, friend and confidant of the legendary king of rock’n’roll, confessed during our conversation that Elvis used…
Jimmy Carter has died… The 39th President of the United States is dead “The death of Elvis Presley robs our country of a part of itself. He was unique and irreplaceable. More than twenty years ago, he burst onto the…
1958: Sophia Loren – Meets – ELVIS (at Paramounts Cafe Continental) Sofia: “I bet you wish they would stop screaming,” said the beautiful Italian actress. Elvis: “Never,” “And I’ll tell you why! They cover up my mistakes. A lot of…
WILD IN THE COUNTRY– Elvis Presley’s Last Dramatic Role –(Part 9) I Slipped, I Stumbled, I Fell “Wild In The Country”, like its literary prototype before it, touched on several difficult and sometimes even controversial (for its time) topics. One…
FIVE SLEEPY HEADS By Rosa García Mora Five Sleepy Heads was composed by Sid Tepper and Roy C. Bennett, who were already regular songwriters for Elvis. It was originally recorded by Ernestine Schumann-Heink in 1906. This song is a version…
COLONEL PARKER NEGOTIATING Elvis: “…the Hollywood people hated Colonel Parker; they would rather see the devil himself than the Colonel making the contracts.” When the Colonel was negotiating the contract for “Love Me Tender,” Elvis’ first film, the producers wanted…
ELVIS AND CHRISTMAS By Rosa García Mora Christmas was always a very special time for Elvis. Graceland, his home, became a place of joy and happiness for everyone. He loved the holidays, being with his family and all the fun…
