ELVIS BACK TO #1 ON BILLBOARD
ELVIS BACK TO #1 ON BILLBOARD By Hugh McIntyre Elvis Presley is the King and his legacy has been assured for a long time. The rocker has nothing left to prove to the world, but his music lives on. Decades…
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THE KING AND THE PRESIDENT
THE KING AND THE PRESIDENT By Mahnuel Muñoz On May 12, 1960, the “Frank Sinatra Timex Special” was broadcast on the ABC network. Frank’s guests on this extraordinary historical show were Elvis Presley, Sammy Davis Jr., Peter Lawford, Nancy Sinatra, and…
ELVIS, DECEMBER 29, 1954
ELVIS, DECEMBER 29, 1954 When WMPS radio DJ Bob Neal offered Elvis his professional services as manager, Presley immediately accepted. The contract with Bob Neal was for one year and it was signed on December 29, 1954. It stipulated that…
ELVIS – FLAMING STAR – TRIVIA
FLAMING STAR Flaming Star premiered in Los Angeles on December 20, 1960, and was released nationally the next day. It was double-billed with For the Love of Mike at many theatres. This movie, which starred Richard Basehart and Stu Erwin,…
ELVIS – “THE WONDER OF YOU”
ELVIS – “THE WONDER OF YOU” By Rosa García Mora Elvis’ pianist, Glen. D. Hardin, heard the song “The Wonder Of You” and felt that it would be something very special in Elvis’s voice, so he asked its composer, Baker Knight, for…
ELVIS, WHAT DID WE MISS IN 1958?
WHAT DID WE MISS IN 1958? All signed contracts had to be cancelled, but what would he have done if Uncle Sam hadn’t called him so suddenly? ‘Variety’ answered it in its 1957 Christmas issue: “Recruitment will cost you 450G.”…
ELVIS – VIVA LAS VEGAS – TRIVIA
Viva Las Vegas-Trivia Elvis Presley’s fifteenth movie was ‘Viva Las Vegas’, which was filmed July 15 – September 11, 1963. It opened nationwide on June 17, 1964 and became Elvis’ highest grossing film ever. It co-starred Ann-Margret. This was the…
THE DAY ELVIS INVADED GERMANY
THE DAY ELVIS INVADED GERMANY By Rosa García Mora Elvis set foot on German soil for the first time as a soldier in the United States Army on October 1, 1958, after completing basic training at Fort Hood, Texas. He…
DIXIE LOCKE R.I.P. CONFIRMED
DIXIE LOCKE R.I.P. CONFIRMED Dixie Locke Emmons (August 29, 1938 – December 19, 2023) Elvis and Dixie were together since January from 1954 to May 1956, around Dixie’s high school graduation. They met in Memphis at the First Assembly of…
JAILHOUSE ROCK (Behind the scenes of Elvis Presley’s third movie (Part 13 Final)
JAILHOUSE ROCK – Behind the Scenes of Elvis Presley’s Third Movie – (Part 13, Final) By Mariusz Ogieglo Premiere in the shadow of tragedy However, the presence of Nedrick Young among the names of the film’s creators could have turned…
ELVIS, A MILE OF WISDOM
A MILE OF WISDOM By Mahnuel Muñoz When Elvis resumed at the end of the 1960s the cultural relevance that had been held since his beginnings and that had been diluted in Hollywood, he did so with a different approach,…
ELVIS PRESLEY AND DEBRA PAGET
Debra Paget is best remembered today by Elvis enthusiasts as Presley’s first leading lady in his 1956 debut film, Love Me Tender. Born Debralee Griffin on August 19, 1933, she later took the stage name “Paget” after her actress mother…
