Well, since my baby left meWell, I found a new place to dwellWell, it’s down at the end of Lonely StreetAt Heartbreak HotelWhere I’ll be–where I get so lonely, babyWell, I’m so lonelyI get so lonely, I could dieAlthough it’s always crowdedYou still can find some roomFor broken-hearted loversTo cry there in the gloomAnd be […] More
Cher admitted she had a fling with Elvis Presley between her marriages to Sonny Bono and Gregg Allman. She claims she rejected him when he asked her up to his room because she was nervous about spending the night with him. Cher regrets not going to Las Vegas to meet Elvis Presley when he asked […] More
One summer morning in 1961, an 11-year-old Tom Petty sat on pine straw in his front yard, wondering how he was going to spend his day. By the end of the afternoon, he knew how he would spend his life. To be sure, the events of that afternoon added another notch to rock ‘n’ roll […] More
I got to meet Elvis in Lubbock. Even then, he was about the hottest thing to hit West Texas. They invited me backstage, gave me free tickets, and the whole show was there. He and Scotty Moore were standing over by the stage, and Elvis was just jumping around everywhere, bouncing and bubbling over with enthusiasm, full […] More
He had the penthouse – this was when he was at the top of his game. I had always been a fan as a kid, so I jumped at the chance to go upstairs and meet him. When I got to the lift I found it was me, Liza Minnelli and the porn actress Linda […] More
In it he states: Good records just get better with age. But the one that really turned me on, like an explosion one night, listening to Radio Luxembourg on my little radio when I was supposed to be in bed and asleep, was ‘Heartbreak Hotel’. That was the stunner. I’d never heard it before, or […] More
Frank Sinatra on Elvis “His kind of music is deplorable, a rancid smelling aphrodisiac. It fosters almost totally negative and destructive reactions in young people.” when Elvis died in 1977 and FrankSinatra said this. “There have been many accolades uttered about Elvis’ talent and performances through the years, all of which I agree with […] More
There are many connections between Elvis Presley and Neil Young — both musically and in influence. When Neil Young linked Johnny Rotten with Elvis Presley in his 1979 song “Hey Hey, My My,” many were struck at the generational linking of such disparate musical extremes. Written shortly after the death of Elvis Presley, once dismissed […] More
“On June 27, 1976, Elvis performed in Largo, Maryland. He gave two shows in the city and the second show of that day was observed enthusiastically by a very special fan: Elton John. Elton, a long time fan of Elvis, nourished the desire of meeting him and the opportunity finally arose that day. Elton was […] More
Ozzy told a story about Elvis “It was at the Forum in LA. We were so far up in the nose-bleeds, it seemed to take longer to get to our seats than it did for the King to do his set. He looked like an ant from where we were sitting, and I couldn’t get […] More
Mick Jagger on Elvis Presley : “No-one, but no-one, is his equal, or ever will be. He was, and is supreme.” Mick Jagger “He was a unique artist – an original in an area of imitators.” Mick Jagger Mick jagger and Keith Richards imitating Elvis Presley “Are You Lonesome Tonight Did Elvis ever meet The […] More
A photo from the Blacktip Island Historical Society archives that society officials say shows Elvis Presley (at right, with back to camera) and Doors singer Jim Morrison (at left, in background) alive on Blacktip Island in the late 1970s, well after both musicians’ alleged deaths. (photo courtesy of the Blacktip Island Historical Society) […] More