ELVIS PRESLEY, FEB 25 (1970), HOUSTON By Linda Zabriskie Johnson Elvis Presley arrived in Houston on February 25, 1970. He used Kirk Kerkorian’s private jet, and was accompanied by his father, the Colonel and members of his backing crew. On…
In Graceland, we visit the Jungle Room, the TV room and other famous spaces in the King’s house, but one place we can’t see is the mysterious upstairs. Even in life, the first floor of Graceland was Elvis’s private space,…
JAILHOUSE ROCK behind the scenes of Elvis Presley’s third movie (Part 11) By Mariusz Ogieg?o A few days later, when the preliminary arrangements were completed, Elvis and the rest of the cast moved from the rehearsal room to the film…
ELVIS’S LOVE FOR CARS By Rosa García Mora Elvis’ love for cars and motor vehicles is known to everyone. His half-brother Billy Stanley, who was the son of Vernon’s second wife Dee, inherited his passion for cars. Billy had two…
RICHARD DAVIS By Linda Zabriskie Johnson There are characters that go unnoticed by people, who are there but are more discreet than the rest and who, curiously, are also part of the group that accompanied Elvis for years, such as…
NOVEMBER 21, 1955 – SUMMIT MEETING The deal that would forever change American popular culture didn’t happen overnight; The seeds were sown months in advance due to the increasing success of Elvis Presley, the ambition of Colonel Tom Parker, and…
JAILHOUSE ROCK – behind the scenes of Elvis Presley’s third movie (Part 10) By Mariusz Ogieg?o Intensive preparations for the shooting began right after the recordings at Radio Recorders were completed. On May 10, Elvis showed up at the…
“ELVIS IN PERSON” (1969) By Mahnuel Muñoz In 1969, Elvis had had a splinter of the hostile New Frontier stage in Las Vegas stuck in his heart for thirteen years; the King had changed the world, and made it his…
Bitsy And The King: Tupelo’s Savery Was A Friend And Host To Elvis By Linda Zabriskie Johnson Sitting across a table from Joe ‘Bitsy’ Savery, a bright-eyed, tastefully dressed gentleman in his early 80s, it’s easy to let your mind…
NOVEMBER 17, 1972 8:30 PM – Honolulu, HI. The November concerts were basically held to test the lights and sound of the HIC (Hawaii International Center), the place chosen for the fabulous Via Satellite television broadcast on January 14, 1973.…
The official start of the Christmas season at Graceland today Like many of us, Elvis Presley loved Christmas. Throughout his career filled with numerous responsibilities, he tried to arrange his activities so that he could be at home with…
“Nothing more (and nothing less) than a man” By Mahnuel Muñoz On August 4, 1972, one of the largest solar eruptions ever recorded takes place; so intense that it disrupts telephone communications in the state of Illinois. The fact causes…
