1947, By the time Elvis enters seventh grade at Milam Junior High School, the family is living at 1010 Green Street in Tupelo, a house designated for whites only in a respectable ‘colored’ neighbourhood. More
Christmas was always a very special and very important time for Elvis. Graceland, his home, became a place of enjoyment and happiness for all. She loved these holidays, being with her family and all the fun things that Christmas brought: decorating, opening presents, celebrating New Year’s Eve, her birthday, sleigh rides, making snowmen and playing […] More
Let’s imagine that we are children again. Let’s imagine and feel that we are at Christmas.We all keep memories of unforgettable experiences in our hearts, but it is difficult to imagine the imprint that his experiences with Elvis could leave on a child, and how Elvis changed his life.Billy Stanley, his stepbrother, loved Elvis more […] More
For 55 years, the identity of the girl the young Elvis kissed in one of his most famous photographs had been a mystery.Until in 2011, the mysterious woman made a call to the Charleston radio station WTMA to reveal her identity. The American magazine Vanity Fair made the news public.Iconic are the photos of Elvis […] More
How difficult it is to express feelings when they are stronger than words.Today, January 8, is your birthday. But for us it is one more celebration, like every day, every hour or every minute, in which you give us calm, peace and strength to carry on, every time our vinyls or CDs turn on or […] More
Elvis recorded the album “How Great Thou Art” at RCA Studio B in Nashville in May 1966.It was Elvis’s first non-film recording session since January 1964. Which gives it a very special meaning.An album that shone like a diamond in the midst of Elvis’s Hollywood days. With impeccable musicians, choirs and production.Gospel in its pure […] More
Everyone knows the popular TV series “Bonanza”. And the youngest may also have heard of it. A western set in the American West and which aired on NBC from September 12, 1959 to January 16, 1973. With a duration of 14 seasons and 431 episodes. Bonanza was the first hour-long television series to be recorded […] More
The Memphis Mafia was the name given by the media to Elvis’ group of friends, bodyguards, employees, cousins, and relatives, whose functions were to accompany, protect, serve, share hobbies, and cover all his needs, both personal and artistic. , from the beginning of his career in 1954 until his death in 1977. Logically it was […] More
Elvis Presley attended a Nancy Sinatra show at Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada on August 6, 1970.Elvis in those days was preparing his new season at the International Hotel in Las Vegas, which would begin on August 10 and whose shows and rehearsals had, and were going to continue to be recorded, for the […] More
Elvis had numerous jobs in his youth. Starting in June 1951, Elvis worked at the company “Precision Tool Co.”.He worked there for three months and his job was to manage and operate a “spindle press” at the plant, which made rocket shells for the military.Elvis earned $27.00 a week.In this same year, 1951, Elvis passed […] More
The photo was taken in 1951 at The Loew’s State Theater on Main Street in Memphis, where 16-year-old Elvis and Luke were co-workers. They both worked as ushers (ushers), and were good friends.Years later, Luther Nall said of Elvis:“Elvis didn’t have many friends in Humes, but after he got famous, a lot of people from […] More
The recording set of “Love Me Tender” in 1956, was the place where Elvis and then celebrity writer Nick Adams met and joined their paths.Apparently, when Elvis came to Hollywood, he sought out Nick Adams because Elvis was a huge fan of James Dean (he had memorized Dean’s lines in Rebel Without a Cause, and […] More