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
He was encouraged to enter a singing contest after impressing his schoolteacher with a rendition of Red Foley’s country song “Old Shep” during morning prayers. The contest, held at the Mississippi-Alabama Fair and Dairy Show on October 3, 1945, was his first public performance: dressed as a cowboy, the ten-year-old Presley stood on a chair […] More
He made 6 total appearances on this show beginning in January shortly after his 21st birthday. Heartbreak Hotel was released in late 1955 but when Elvis performed it on this show during his third appearance it sent the song straight to number one on all charts and was the first song to top the pop, […] More
Elvis first visited Hawaii in 1957 for a concert and fell in love with the island. He would go on to make it his second home, visiting any chance he got. Since then he’s had many concerts there including ‘Aloha From Hawaii,’ seen by 1.5 billion people globally, and filmed many movies there, including ‘Blue […] More
One of Elvis’ favorite colors were pink. He frequently wore pink shirts and colored his first Cadillac that he bought for his mother Gladys pink. This was considered abnormal for the 1950’s however Elvis liked flashy clothing and even during high school would wear “abnormal” clothes like high collars or bright colored shirts and pants. […] More
September 17, 1962 The filming resumed at MGM Studios in Hollywood. And Elvis had a long interview with Lloyd Shearer on the set. Elvis spoke of all the friends surrounding him. He was stating: “it is important to surround yourself with people who can give you a little happiness”. He also spoke about his interest […] More
That painting in the top left corner pictured in the first photo & to the right when Elvis is seated is still in that exact spot today! Joyce Gentry presenting Elvis with a crown from her fan club. March 1960 at Graceland. March 20, 1960: Before traveling to Nashville to record at RCA Studio B, […] More
I will share all the information that I happen across of interviews with co stars from Elvis’ movies in this album. Elvis Presley, made 31 films as an actor between 1956 and 1969. Here’s a list of them in order of release. 1. Love Me Tender (1956) 2. Loving You (1957) 3. Jailhouse Rock (1957) […] More
Elvis wearing a shirt with eyelet embroidery gives an interview to BRAVO correspondent G. Thomas Beyl in his rented house at Goethestraße 14 in Bad Nauheim, Germany. German teenager magazine BRAVO issue 1 from December 29, 1959 Interesting sidenote: BRAVO is still the biggest German teenager magazine to this day (first issued on August 26, […] More