Jerry Schilling, longtime friend of Elvis Presley, is hosting a series of concerts to commemorate the King of Rock’s return tour 50 years ago. And this has confirmed that Elvis’s only true friend on the music circuit was Tom Jones.Schilling has explained that the Welshman and Elvis used to spend long evenings well into the […] More
He was a precious gift from GodWe cherished and loved dearly.He had a God-given talent that he sharedWith the world. And without a doubt,He became most widely acclaimed;Capturing the hearts of young and old alike.He was admired not only as an entertainer,But as the great humanitarian that he was;For his generosity, and his kind feelingsFor […] More
Elvis’ Madison Square Garden shows were the first time Elvis performed in front of a live audience in New York since his TV appearances on the Dorsey Brothers, Steve Allen and Ed Sullivan shows in 1956 and 1957. Elvis performed before an audience of 20,000 fans at each of the four shows that took place […] More
Elvis received rave reviews in three features in the New York Times. “He looked like a prince from another planet, narrow-eyed, with high Indian cheek bones and a smooth brown skin untouched by his 37 years,” Chris Chase wrote in the Times. “When Elvis started to work with the mike, his right hand flailing air, […] More
Elvis decides to play guitar on this closer and tells the audience he “only knows three cords”. A woman jokes to him “that’s about it.’ Elvis responds to her “That’s about it” and she laughs. Elvis proceeds to begin ARE YOU LONESOME TONIGHT as a male fan screams RECONSIDER BABY. We splice into the soundboard […] More
Japanese actresses visiting Elvis while filming movie KING CREOLE Hideko Takamine was a Japanese actress who began as a child actor and maintained her fame in a career that spanned half a century. She is particularly known for her collaborations with director Mikio Naruse.Elvis with Yumi Shirakawa (白川 由美), Hideko Takamine (高峰 秀子), Satoko Minami […] More
What made him stand out was less his clothes as him – because he was extremely attractive and he had this louche quality about him, which shows in how he wore the clothes. They seemed to be less fitted as draped on him, which reflected the way he moved More
A friend of mine who is a U.S. Navy chaplain shared this with me: “An Army chaplain here recently passed away (he was the dep chief of chaplains for the army back in the day). The guy who was assigned as his personal driver was none other than…Elvis Presley”. More
Elvis was in Tupelo becoming a Sheriff of Lee County, December 29, 1970. Here he’s pictured with Tupelo Sheriff Bill Mitchell doing the honours More