In 1956 Elvis continued tirelessly with his concert tours.On Sunday, August 5, 1956 he gave two shows. One at 3:30 p.m. m and another at 8:15 in Tampa, Florida, at the Fort Homer Hesterly Armory.In the photos we see him attending to reporters and fans.He was accompanied by his cousin Junior Smith. More
Elvis and his cousin Gene Smith at Loew’s State Theater on Main Street, Memphis, where Elvis worked for some time.The photo could date approximately from 1951-1952.Gene was Elvis’s cousin, they grew up together and had a strong friendship. In the early years, Elvis always turned to Gene as a traveling companion, accompanying him everywhere. They […] More
Elvis wears his iconic gold lamé suit.The suit was designed by Nudie Cohn for Elvis in 1957. It consisted of a jacket, pants, shoes, a tie and a belt.Elvis only wore the full suit for three performances: in Chicago on March 28, in St. Louis, Missouri on March 29, and in Toronto, Canada on April […] More
“Elvis allowed absolute closeness. He allowed you to get within three feet of his face and he acted no differently than if you were twenty feet away… A lot of people feel like I captured more of the essence of Elvis than anyone else. The only thing What I wanted Elvis to do was be […] More
Elvis and Jocelyn Lane, during the filming of the movie “Tickle Me”.The film was shot between the months of October and December 1964 and was directed by Norman Taurog.Jocelyn was Elvis’ co-star in “Tickle Me” and had a very close relationship with Elvis during filming, as they both had a great interest in astrology and […] More
Elvis Presley met model and former beauty queen Linda Thompson while he was separated from Priscilla in 1972. The two started dating soon after and were together for four years. Thompson called it quits in 1976, citing his unhealthy relationship with prescription drugs as part of the reason why. “Once I realized that Elvis took […] More
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1953 ~ Elvis Presley would visit Gene Smith at the Hall’s Grocery located at 1588 Mississippi Boulevard, nearly every afternoon after school. They would wander to the back of the store, to the dairy bar, and sip Purple Cows, a float made from grape soda and vanilla ice cream. Gene ended up working full time […] More
The reason was that Elvis Presley known restaurant owner, Lil Thompson. “Elvis would come in and sat, ‘Mama Lil, if I play the guitar for you would you give me a quarter?’”, Lil recalled. And she would always reply, “No, but I’ll cook you a cheeseburger”. After stardom, she proudly remembered Elvis’ an evening years […] More
HELLRAISER Alice Cooper loved to outrage gig goers with mock impalings and beheadings but his meeting with Elvis Presley nearly became a real horror story. Alice and the King were in the same Las Vegas hotel when they had their astonishing encounter. Alice says: “He had the penthouse – this was when he was at […] More
“Elvis Presley was a way of life for us. When we were born, our daddy worked for Elvis. We grew up knowing and loving Elvis. Our dad is Billy Smith. He grew up with Elvis and was always close to him. Daddy and Elvis were first cousins. Daddy has told us some great stories about […] More
The following year, he began bringing his guitar in on a daily basis. He played and sang during lunchtime, and was often teased as a “trashy” kid who played hillbilly music. The family was by then living in a largely African-American neighborhood. A devotee of Mississippi Slim’s show on the Tupelo radio station WELO, Presley […] More