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Happy Birthday James Burton!! Although Burton was born in Minden, the county seat of Webster County, his family moved to Shreveport, Louisiana, in 1949. Shreveport was then home to radio station KWKH and the Louisiana Hayride, a live entertainment program…

Elvis And His Cousin Billy Smith Billy Smith was Elvis’s first cousin, the son of Travis, Gladys’s older brother. He was 8 years younger than Elvis, and they grew up together in Tupelo. He was the youngest of the cousins.…

Marilyn Evans – The Million Dollar Quartet On December 4, 1956, Marilyn Evans went in and out of Rock’n’Roll history. That was the day that Elvis Presley stopped by the Sun Studio in Memphis and recorded a jam session with…

Elvis In Portland 1957. The Beauty and Splendor of the Legend Elvis held a massive half-hour television and radio press conference at the Multnomah Athletic Club before to his show at Multnomah Civic Stadium.  Portland, Oregon. September 2, 1957.  Before…

Elvis And The Haunted Story of The Knickerbocker Hotel When the beauty of the artist and the mystery of the environment that envelops him, the photographer’s goal can leave us instantaneous like these, in which we see Elvis at the…

Barbara Eden  Barbara Eden, the star of ‘I Dream of Jeannie’ is now 90 years old. She is participating in ELVIS WEEK 2022 and recently spoke about working with Elvis on his 1960 movie “Flaming Star”. “…unlike other co-stars, I…

The Cultural Impact of Elvis Presley Since the beginning of his career, singer Elvis Presley has had a huge cultural impact.  According to Rolling Stone, “…it was Elvis who made Rock’n’Roll the international language of Pop.” The Rolling Stone Encyclopaedia of…

Elvis The Recording Sessions Elvis would usually start a session by greeting everyone in the studio, from the musicians to the guy sweeping the floors, and he did it individually. Once this was done, he often sat down to chat…

The Truth Of Milanesa  Unsurprisingly, in Baz Luhrmann’s portrayal of Colonel Parker in his film, there are plenty of errors and urban myths purporting to be true.  He was my friend and mentor in the Elvis Presley Fan Club, but…

Elvis’ “Ears”:  Freddy Bienstock Freddy Bienstock (04/24/1923 – 09/20/2009) was an American music publisher.  He was born  in Switzerland, then moved to Vienna with his family when he was three years old.  Later, he immigrated to the US in 1938,…

Marion Keisker, The real brains behind Sun Records Marion Keisker… She was a major radio personality and sound engineer who did major promotions for Sun Records, and also invested her own money in Sun’s development. Elvis Himself Gave Him 100%…