ELVIS, FLAMING STAR– A Challenging Role for Presley –(Part 6) By Mariusz Ogieglo …Winter Tears After several weeks of intensive preparations and the completion of the soundtrack, the entire film crew finally left for the film set near Hollywood where…
“SPANISH EYES” – Lake Tahoe, 1974. By Rosa García Mora On May 16, 1974, after a short five-concert tour in California, Elvis began his third season in Lake Tahoe, at the Sahara Tahoe Hotel. He was in very good physical…
FLAMING STAR– A Challenging Role for Presley –(Part 5) Black Star Up until now, the stories written for Presley’s films have been tailored to his individual style and personality. His singing voice and his youthful exuberance ,” wrote the March 1961…
BSO. “Live a Little, Love a Little” By Rosa García Mora The year 1968 was a very turbulent year all over the world. A year that marked a process of radical change, marked by youth protests and political tension. What…
FLAMING STAR– A Challenging Role for Presley –(Part 4) By Mariusz Ogieglo Summer Kisses… Before Elvis returned to the Hollywood camera, he spent several weeks with his closest family and friends in his native Memphis. The singer divided his free…
The Elvis Presley phenomenon ” I read comic books and I was a comic book hero ,” Elvis said at the 1970 Ten Most Outstanding Young Americans awards ceremony. The appearance of Elvis Presley on the music market in the mid-1950s not…
FLAMING STAR– A Challenging Role for Presley –(Part 3) By Mariusz Ogieglo The leading female role – Clint’s crush, Roslyn Pierce, was initially given to the “first lady of horror in Britain ” * British actress Barbara Steele. “There were close to two…
FLAMING STAR– A Challenging Role for Presley –(Part 2) By Mariusz Ogieglo The inclusion of Elvis in the cast of the new film did not arouse the same enthusiasm among everyone. Nunnally Johnson, upon learning that “his script would be…
Live a Little, Love a Little By Rosa García Mora Filming of the movie “Live a Little, Love a Little” took place during the months of March and April 1968. This year was very important in Elvis’ life both personally…
…an extraordinary souvenir and a lesson about what it once meant to be a collector in Poland By Mariusz Ogieglo Elvis Presley left an indelible mark on the history of popular music. His songs, the way they were interpreted, and…
I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry By Rosa García Mora “Hear that lonesome winter birdHe sounds too blue to flyThe midnight train is whining lowI’m so lonesome, I could cry Did you ever see a robin weepWhen leaves began to…
FLAMING STAR – a demanding role for Presley (Part 1) By Mariusz Ogieglo Billboards promoting the spring 1960 comedy “GIBlues” encouraged viewers to come to the theaters to see “a whole new Elvis.” Meanwhile, his ambitions to become a serious…
