A woman from Memphis shared that her aunt used to run the Crosstown Theatre, where Elvis would sometimes rent out the whole place to watch movies in private. One afternoon, her aunt was babysitting her and her sister, so they got to enjoy a free movie at the empty theater. On their way out, they […] More
They say Elvis is leaving town tonight so we went to the gate around 8 pm Mr. Pepper was on guard and we went inside talking with him and the crowd outside the gates was huge. It was about 30 minutes after we got there that Elvis came down to the gate driving the golf […] More
Elvis was real fired up after he met Ginger. He lost some weight. His shows started getting real good again. Two nights before New Year’s Eve 1976 he came offstage and I said, “That’s the best show you ever done.” And he said, “Wait ’til tomorrow night.” Well, that one was even better, and when I […] More
Elvis Presley’s hairstyles weren’t just fashion statements, they became symbols of rebellion, charisma, and cultural transformation. His signature jet-black pompadour, often paired with dramatic sideburns, helped define the rock-and-roll aesthetic of the 1950s. It wasn’t just about looking cool (though he certainly did); it was about standing out in an era of conformity. The bold, sculpted style projected […] More
Picture take in June 1968 at NBC Studios in Burbank, CA where Elvis (age 33) was taping his “SINGER PRESENTS ELVIS” Comeback Special which was going to be broadcast on the NBC television network on December 3, 1968. The boy in the photo is one of the worker’s sons who was working on the ’68 […] More
Elvis Presley’s natural eye color was blue, but he wore brown contact lenses for the movie Flaming Star. Explanation In the musical western Flaming Star, Elvis played the son of a Kiowa Indian. Optometrist Morton Greenspoon used special effects lenses to change Elvis’s eye color from blue to brown. However, the contacts made Elvis’s eyes […] More
With her statuesque figure and enticing stage show she was the queen of burlesque in the 1950s and 1960s and enjoyed high profile relationships with male celebrities including Mickey Rooney, JFK, Engelbert Humperdinck, Sammy Davis Jr. and Elvis. Tempest Storm has one of the greatest stage names for any burlesque performer ever, but that isn’t […] More
Emily “Cissy” Houston (September 30, 1933 – October 7, 2024) was an American pop singer of the 1960s and a two-time Grammy Award winner. Cissy Houston was born on September 30, 1933, into a large family. She was the youngest of eight children in the family of Nicholas Drinkard and Delia Mae McCaskill. In 1963, […] More