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
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
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
Elvis Presley was, in private and in public, one of the most generous people in contributing to charitable organizations and charity events, which has never existed.Of the many organizations that Elvis supported, one of his favorite charitable organizations was the Hospital para niños St. Jude en Memphis.El St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, is an infant […] 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
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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