WHY DID ELVIS NEVER TOUR EUROPE? Interview with Dick Grob* conducted by our friend Arjan Deelen. AD: In your opinion, why did Elvis never tour Europe? DG: Elvis wanted to play in several cities in Europe. The main reason why…
WILD IN THE COUNTRY– Elvis Presley’s Last Dramatic Role –(Part 6) By Mariusz Ogieglo Songs for Presley’s films almost always followed the same pattern. Composers and lyricists were sent scripts with a clearly marked place for a song (and sometimes…
FEBRUARY 25, 1961 Ellis Auditorium. Memphis, Tennessee. Afternoon Show: Heartbreak HotelAll Shook UpA Fool Such As II Got A WomanLove MeSuch A NightReconsider BabyI Need Your Love TonightThat’s All RightDoing The Best I Can Don’t Be CruelOne NightAre You Lonesome To-night?It’s…
ELVIS AND HIS HOUND DOG BICYCLE It was (and still is) very common for employers/actors to use a bicycle when moving around the film studio complex. And a star was often presented with a custom bike. Elvis was given his…
ELVIS PRESLEY – APRIL 18, 1972 “…Elvis Presley still has the ability to surprise his audience. His hair is now elegantly long, her style is a little more toned down, but her ability to relate to an audience remains unchanged. …
THE LAST PHOTOGRAPH OF ELVIS PRESLEY Robert Call was there, ready with his camera as the car pulled up to the gates of Graceland in Memphis. People were shouting ‘Elvis’ ‘Elvis’, the King of Rock’n’Roll smiled and waved to Call’s…
WILD IN THE COUNTRY– Elvis Presley’s Last Dramatic Role –(Part 5) In My Way The more often Elvis assured the public that he did not intend to sing in his films and wanted to become a serious actor, the sooner…
WILD IN THE COUNTRY– Elvis Presley’s Last Dramatic Role –(Part 4) The key male roles in the new film’s plot, apart from Elvis, of course, were played by William Mims and Gary Lockwood, among others. The former played the character…
CHARITY Sonny West: “…nothing touched me more than when Elvis bought a wheelchair for a poor old black woman who lived near Humes High School. Marty Lacker read a story about her in the newspaper. He had no legs from the…
WILD IN THE COUNTRY– Elvis Presley’s Last Dramatic Role –(Part 3) Much more often than Millie Perkins, viewers had the opportunity to see on screen the very young Tuesday Weld (or rather Suasan Ker Weld, because that was her real…
The rise and fall of the king of rock ‘n’ roll in new Netflix documentary “I’ve been fascinated by this guy my whole life because I realize that underneath this two-dimensional facade that we see culturally, there’s a human being.…
THE BURBANK BROTHEL, 1968 On January 18, 1968, ‘Variety‘ magazine announced the news of Elvis Presley’s first television special. A few days before this announcement, Presley was in the recording studio finishing up the film ‘Stay Away Joe‘ and recording…
