Backstage in Rapid City, June 21 1977… Elvis lookes puffy, sick and very tired. Was this the same man who did The 1968 Comeback 9 years earlier? Unbelievable! Tours, tours and more tours and overmedication ahd destroyed a wonderful human being and a one of a kind entertainer. More
Perhaps the most surprising inclusion in Elvis’ new set list for his August 1974 Las Vegas engagement was “Down In The Alley”, a 1966 recording and not a hit of any kind. It lasted just the one show on the set list, opening night 19 August, before being dropped and Elvis never returned to it […] More
Elvis rolls up in a black Cadillac to the Little Shamrock Cafe, Cleveland on September 12, 1957 to have his breakfast. Aline Landrum was at work this Thursday morning, it was she who had the honor to serve Elvis Presley’ breakfast “eggs, bacon, cheese, coffee, pancakes, chocolate cake, and Pepsi Cola.” More
Elvis Presley was, in private and in public, one of the most generous people in contributing to charities and charity events, who ever lived.Of the many organizations that Elvis supported, one of his favorite charities was St. Jude Hospital for Children in Memphis.St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is a childhood cancer treatment and research center […] More
In the year 1956 Elvis was already a true musical and social revolution throughout the world, a star that already shone with its own light and represented for the youth the transgression of everything established. Elvis defined the 1950s and his influence changed popular music and youth culture. In the fall of this year, the […] More
“It was the most beautiful car I had ever seen, the day I bought it I parked it outside at my hotel and stayed up all night just looking at it”Elvis Presley.Elvis bought his first car as soon as his artistic career began to take off, at a used car dealer. There, he fell completely […] More
The truth is that what happened in Las Vegas in April 1956 was not what Elvis expected a couple of weeks before, on April 23, when he made his debut in the Venus Room of the New Frontier in Las Vegas.Elvis performed at the New Frontier Hotel, in the Venus Room, from April 23 to […] More
Elvis was different in everything. His originality and innovation in all aspects of life was his hallmark and, of course, he was also in his way of dressing. The King questioned all the canons of fashion during the 1950s. And for the rest of his life.He adored original, novel, daring, flashy, extravagant clothes…Before fame came […] More
Already in the final stretch of the recordings at the iconic American Sound Studios in Memphis and under the production of Chips Moman, on February 19, 1969, Elvis would make this song immortal, by the composers Eddie Rabbit and Dick Heard, who composed it for him.Eddie Rabbit was a great fan of Elvis and he […] More
When the beauty of the artist and the mystery of the environment that surrounds him converge, the photographer’s lens can leave us snapshots like these, in which we see Elvis on the disturbing terrace of the Hollywood Knickerbocker hotel.Elvis held a photo session, with photographer Ed Braslaff, on the terrace of the Hotel, on Saturday, […] 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
1955.In the 1950s, William Speer ran a photography studio at 1330 Linden Avenue in Memphis. His specialty was glamorous black and white photos with lots of play of light and shadow. For this he used a type of lighting known as “Rembrand Lighting”, since the use of light and shadow was similar to that of […] More