By the spring of 1956, Elvis was becoming increasingly popular. In March he bought his first home in a residential neighborhood in Memphis.On March 3, 1956, he signed a check for $500 to purchase a home for himself and his family at 1034 Audubon Road in an affluent neighborhood in east Memphis.The family moved into […] More
Richard: The Colonel said okay and he called Brian Epstein to get it set up. We were living in Perugia way in Bel Air at the time. It had a big parking area out in front and big black, tall gates so you couldn’t see through into the yard. We knew that they were coming […] More
Elvis’ drummer in the 1970’s Ronnie Tutt: “….he loved to laugh as much as he loved life. He had a great sense of humor – you could see his eyes sparkle when something funny was going on, which however, was most of the time, if he had anything to do with it, and he usually […] More
Elvis & Gladys Presley A reporter asked the following to Elvis, “Elvis, I spoke to a woman yesterday and she said you were the most beautiful person she’s ever seen. Now, my question is, who’s the most beautiful person you’ve ever seen?” Elvis replied to this question with an answer that Elvis always believed to […] More
On the night of July 4, 1956, Elvis, Scotty Moore, Bill Black and D.J. Fontana were tasked with spearheading a benefit concert in Russwood Park, Memphis in front of approximately 14,000 fans (although it is believed that the actual attendance may have been slightly less) in the early morning hours so that we could stand […] More
Essential Elvis: Any idea when Scatter died Richard? Richard: I can’t remember the exact year that Scatter died, but I can tell you how I think he died. We brought him back to Memphis and Elvis had a big iron cage built in the back yard. We built this nice little garage around it like […] More
In the summer of 1947, a woman walked into a drug store in Memphis, Tennessee, to drop off film to be developed when she realized she had one exposure left. She noticed a young boy outside the drugstore and asked him to pose with his bicycle so she could finish the roll and turn it […] More
May 1, 1967 Elvis Presley married Priscilla Beaulieu at the Aladdin Hotel in Las Vegas. From Priscilla’s book, Elvis and Me: Elvis and I followed the Colonel’s plan, but as we raced through the day we both thought that if we had it to do over again, we would have given ourselves more time. We […] More
In early June 1957, during the filming of Jailhouse Rock, the MGM reception department received a cage from Australia intended for Elvis, with a baby kangaroo inside.Elvis and his friends arrived from the set as quickly as possible.Hollywood reserve agent Lee Gordon sent a Wallaby kangaroo from Australia to Elvis.What is a Wallaby? That’s what […] More
Few women can boast of having been kissed by music legend Elvis Presley, but 79-year-old Rose Knox-Peebles can – and she remembers the moment as one of the best moments of her life. The London-based writer and artist had gone to Las Vegas in 1970 to see Elvis perform, when the opportunity arose when he […] More
On January 15, 16 and 23, 1958, recording sessions for the movie “King Creole” took place. Elvis recorded at Hollywood Radio Recorders Studio B.On February 11, they started again at the Paramount Sound Stage, Hollywood.On January 10, 1958, Elvis, Scotty and the band checked into the Hollywood Knickerbocker Hotel to stay during the recording sessions.They […] More
Photos show Private Elvis Presley kissing fan Lillian Portnoy before leaving for Bremerhaven, Germany before leaving for Bremerhaven, Germany. Randall, Monday, September 22, 1958After completing his basic training at Fort Hood, Texas, Elvis goes to Germany to fulfill his army duty.After training at Fort Hood, he was assigned to Presley 1. Private Medium Tank Battalion, […] More