1935January 8th: Elvis Aron Presley is born in East Tupelo, Mississippi / USA as the son of the cotton picker and factory worker Vernon Presley and the seamstress Gladys Presley (birth name: Smith). His twin brother Jesse Garon is born dead. 1937Presley’s father Vernon is arrested for forging checks and sentenced to three years of […] More
Did you know Elvis had a monkey named Scatter? Or that he had the black belt in karate? With these facts about the “King of Rock’n’Roll” you are welcome at every Elvis themed party. Elvis sold almost a billion records – a record! He made 69 albums. Elvis private jet was a converted Boeing 707 […] More
September 14, 1955 Elvis performed at the Fleming Stadium, Wilson, North Carolina. September 14, 1957 Elvis responds to Scotty’s previous statement through an open letter in the same newspaper: “If you had come to me we would have worked things out. But you went to the papers and tried to make me look bad.. All […] More
September 3, 1955 Elvis performs in 2 locations in Dallas , Texas 1st at Big “D” Jamboree, at the Sportatorium later at the Round-Up ClubSeptember 3, 1956 Elvis goes to Radio Recorders to complete the 3 day the session. He works from 2:00 till 8:30 p.m. September 3, 1957 Elvis travels from Portland , Oregon […] More
September 8, 1954 There is and announcement in the newspaper advertising the Grand Opening of the Lamar – Airways Shopping Center and appearance “by the newest Memphis hit in the recording business Elvis Presley”. Elvis , Scotty and Bill perform the following night between 9:00 and 10:00 in front of Katz Drug Store . September […] More
September 9, 1954 Elvis, Bill and Scotty perform at the Grand Opening of Lamar[Airways Shopping Center in Memphis There is a huge crowd of teenagers and Elvis former classmate George Klein is present . Elvis makes an appearance at Katz drug store . September 9, 1955 Elvis performs at the McComb High School Auditorium in […] More
September 13, 1955 Elvis performs at the Shrine Auditorium in New Bern, North Carolina. September 13, 1957 Scotty Moore is quoted in the Memphis Press Scimitar: “Elvis promised us that the more he made the more we would make. But it hasn’t worked out that way.” September 13, 1959 Priscilla Beaulieu is brought to […] More
One of the songs synonymous with ‘Aloha’, is ‘What Now My Love’, which is one of the big ballads of the type Elvis loved to sing in the later years. The arrangement to the song is wonderful as it builds verse on verse using the string section, backing vocals and piano to great effect. it […] More
A song that Elvis introduced to his setlist in early 1972 was ‘You Gave Me A Mountain’, a song which would evolve from being not just an integral part of the Elvis Presley show, but to being a poignant almost autobiographical number especially in hindsight in the final couple of years.Despite being written by Marty […] More
Here are some photos of Elvis from history More