Shotgun homes as they were called were a common type of architectural in the south for many years between the Civil War and the Great Depression years. The name ‘shotgun’ house comes from the fact you can see through the house from the front door to the back door like looking through the barrel of […] More
Friday March 4, Elvis and his party of thirty arrive in Hawaii, checking into the Hilton Rainbow Tower. After two days Elvis and the Alden sisters and a couple of the guys move to a beach house at Kailua on the west side of Oahu. This was Elvis’ last vacation and as you can see he […] More
Lisa Marie: I had mental picture of Dodger her hair up in a bun, wearing funky glasses, watching Hee haw and dipping into her snuff she was always dipping into her snuff. Patsy: She had a snuff box and a little hickory brush. She’d did the brush in the snuff and put it in her […] More
The photo by renowned Memphis photographer Ernest C. Withers © shows Elvis Presley (21), singer Claudia Ivy and B.B. King (31) backstage at the WDIA Goodwill Revue at Ellis Auditorium in Memphis, TN on Friday, December 7, 1956. WDIA in Memphis was the first radio station in America that was programmed entirely by African-Americans for […] More
Elvis performed in “The City Auditorium”(8:00 PM), Clarksdale, Mississippi. This marked a two-week touring with Jim Ed and Maxine Brown, booked by Bob Neal. RCA had been anxious for some time to get new material for both a single and a gospel EP, but Elvis had been unwilling to record in Nashville. Elvis started with […] More
Elvis was planning to wear the American-eagle jumpsuit and cape, which were specially designed for the occasion by Bill Belew. However on the night before the show Elvis gave away his belt to the wife of his friend Jack Lord (Hawaii 5-0 actor). Joe Esposito made a quick call to Belew to obtain another belt […] More
Lisa Marie Presley, Priscilla and Jerry Schilling at the Golden Globes the very moment Austin Butler won Best Actor. That was a truly emotional moment at the 2023 Golden Globes! On January 10th, the award show saw Austin Butler win Best Actor for his portrayal of Elvis Presley in Baz Luhrmann’s biopic. Lisa Marie Presley, […] More
Elvis Presley was a close personal friend to Dottie Rambo and had signed an agreement to sing 12 of her songs as a tribute album to her, but only got ‘If That Isn’t Love recorded before his death.’ Dottie was concerned about Elvis’ health, and he attempted to distract her by offering to give her […] More
Elvis arrives in RCA Studio at McGavick Street. He works from 2.00 till 10.00 PM. and recorded his first sides for his new label. Among the early Elvis songs laid to tape during this studio session are Heartbreak Hotel, I Got A Woman and Money Honey. Elvis was backed by his stage drummer, D.J. Fontana […] More
Presley braved the cold winds, and descended the steps onto the tarmac, followed immediately by his father Vernon Presley. Lois Thomas wrote an article the following day, April 9, 1972 titled: “Gyrations Now look rather like Karate Moves Elvis thrills Ex-teen-agers and Youths”, which referred to Elvis’ arrival at the airport, “Security unusual, security was […] More
When Vernon met Muhammad Ali, 1978. Well, Joe Esposito and Tom Parker were there too. Most probably in Las Vegas. More
Touring with Jim Ed and Maxine Brown, Elvis had a second appearance at the Catholic Club, Helena, Arkansas. Sonny Trammell and Leon Post appeared on this show. Also, Howard Serratt, a local performer Elvis appeared at the Humes High School, Memphis, unscheduled and he performed there for about 10 minutes at a Father’s Night show. […] More