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…
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…
“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…
The most expensive instrument in the world In 1968, a cherry red guitar helped save Elvis’s career. Now it can be the most valuable musical instrument in the world. Forty-six years after his untimely death, Presley remains a musical phenomenon.…
In these iconic recording sessions Elvis would only record three songs, which would mark his artistic career: “Hound Dog”, “Don’t Be Cruel” and “Any Way You Want Me”. Elvis had already been performing “Hound Dog” in his live performances for…
On March 3, 1958, Elvis would begin filming the scenes for “King Creole” in the city of New Orleans. On March 11, Elvis paid a visit to Frank Senne’s Moulin Rouge, dinner theater, at 6320 W. Sunset Boulevard in Los…
By Javier Sierra I had to rub my eyes a few times to make sure it was real. I arrived at Graceland, the mythical mansion of Elvis Presley, last week. And I did it reluctantly. I hadn’t liked shelling out…
