Elvis in 1951, at age 16, with his cousin Bobby James Smith (1941-1968), in the photo booth at Loew’s State Theatre, on Main Street, Memphis, where Elvis worked as an usher.Bobby was Elvis’s first cousin, the son of Gladys’ older brother Travis and Lorraine Smith. Bobby was 6 years younger than Elvis and grew up […] More
“And the Grass Won’t Pay No Mind” is a delightful song written and recorded by Neil Diamond in 1969. Neil, who had always greatly admired Elvis, had reserved recording sessions with Chips Moman, at the glorious American Sound Studio in Memphis, for January 13, 1969, but Moman, who was more interested in Elvis recording than […] More
July 4, 1956.The train that takes Elvis from New York to Memphis makes a stop in Sheffield, Alabama.Elvis and his cousin Junior Elvis (behind Elvis in the photo) get off the train to eat something on the street. It is lunch time.Elvis was waiting his turn for a double order of southern fried chicken, milk […] More
Clambake is a 1967 film directed by Arthur H. Nadel and starring Elvis alongside Shelley Fabares and Bill Bixby.Clambake was the last of four Elvis films for United Artists.Filming for the film began on March 10, 1967 and ended on April 27.The car that Elvis drives in the movie is a spectacular 1967 Chevrolet Corvette […] More
From February 2/3 to February 8/9, 1976, Elvis held a week of recording sessions at Graceland.The sessions on 8/9 and those scheduled for 11 and 12 had to be cancelled.This was the first time that Elvis had made formal recordings at his Graceland home, although he and his friends Red West, Charlie Hodge… had recorded […] More
Voted 3rd Position in our vote for FAVOURITE SONG OF THE YEAR: 1961, chosen from Billboard magazine’s Top Hot 100 songs. This song was written in 1926 by the Tin Pan Alley songwriters Roy Turk and Lou Handman. It was a hit in 1927 for a number of artists, including Vaughan Deleath (a female despite […] More
Elvis filmed the movie “The Trouble With Girls” in October 1968. The movie opened in June 1969 in Dayton, Ohio, and on September 10, 1969 in Los Angeles. It was directed by Peter Tewsbury.“The Trouble With Girls” was Elvis’ penultimate film. His contract with Hollywood would close with Change of Habit that same year.At that […] More
March 15 , 1955 Elvis signs an amended one-year agreement with Bob Neal stating Neal will receive a 15 percent management fee. March 15 , 1956 Elvis renegotiates his contract with Colonel Tom Parker , Parker will receive one-quarter of all Elvis’ earnings Elvis performs in 3 shows (4:30 , 7:18 & 10:06 pm) at […] More
March 16 , 1955 Elvis performs at the Ruffin Theater in Covington , Tennessee . March 16 , 1956 Elvis and the band take a flight from Atlanta , Georgia to to New York City arriving at 4.03 p.m. March 16 , 1957 Elvis receives a phone call from his parents telling him they have […] More
Surely one of Elvis’ most beautiful and touching movie ballads is “Home Is Where The Heart Is” from “Kid Galahad” where the lead character Walter Gulick serenades his new girlfriend Rose Grogan, and the look both on her face and in her eyes, not to mention the way she follows his movements catches the mood […] More
Hi, My name is Elvis Presley. I’m 21 years old and I live in Tupelo MS. I work for the Mississippi Department of Transportation as a surveyor. Since you have never heard of me I’d like to tell you a little about me. My high school sweetheart and I are going to be married this […] More
“I ain’t no saint, but I’ve tried never to do anything that would hurt my family or offend God…I figure all any kid needs is hope and the feeling he or she belongs. If I could do or say anything that would give some kid that feeling, I would believe I had contributed something to […] More