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…
By Rosa García Mora If Every Day Was Like Christmas It’s a beautiful song, made popular by Elvis Presley and written in 1965 by his friend and bodyguard Red West. Red recorded it and released it that same year on…
IT HURTS ME By Rosa García Mora The song “It Hurts Me” was composed by Joy Byers and Charlie E. Daniels. Recorded by Elvis Presley on January 12, 1964 at Studio B in Nashville. It had more than enough merits…
I CAN’T STOP LOVING YOU By Rosa García Mora “I Can’t Stop Loving You“, it is a popular song, which was written and composed by the composer, singer and country musician Don Gibson, who recorded it for the first time…
THE HIGHEST COLLECTION According to Variety, “Viva Las Vegas” earned more than “A Hard Day’s Night” despite both films being released in 1964 at the height of Beatlemania. “Viva Las Vegas” grossed $9,442,967 compared to $6,165,000 for the Beatles’ first…
ELVIS AND KATHY SELPH For 27 years, Ms. Cannon says she has remained silent, watching again and again as her daughter appeared in photographs on a motorcycle with Elvis Presley. The daughter has been described as ‘an unidentified female’. “…I…
