1957 – Elvis Presley’s “Too Much” hit #6 in the U.K. 1959 – Elvis Presley was promoted to specialist Fourth Class Corporal. 1968 – The compilation album “Elvis’ Gold Records, Volume 4” hit #33 in the U.S. 1971 – Elvis’ birthplace in Tupelo, MS, was opened to the public. June 1, 1975: Elvis performed at the Von Braun Civic […] More
May 15, 1955 Elvis performed on the bill with Hank Snow, Faron Young, The Wilburn Brothers, Slim Whitman, Martha Carson, The Davis Sisters, Mother Maybelle, The Carter Sisters, Onie Wheeler and Jimmy Rogers Snow at the Municipal Auditorium Norfolk, Virginia at 3.00 and 8.00 p.m. May 15 1956 : Elvis Presley Ellis Auditorium Memphis, TN. 1957 – Elvis Presley inhaled a cap off one of his teeth. […] More
I remember a story (the 70s) where there were two “heavyset” women who came to Vegas, and they saw Elvis at the International Hotel.Sonny and Red were making fun of the women silently, so the women couldn’t hearthem. But, Elvis did. When the got upstairs, Elvis was so mad and humiliated that he gave Sonny […] 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
This suit was done with the last pieces of material they (the designers) had, because Elvis needed a suit in a rush. When the suit was finished, they nicknamed the suit the “Kitchen Sink Suit”, as they had used everything up for the suit except the kitchen sink.Elvis first started wearing this suit at the […] More
Because of the mixed results of his 1960’s films, Elvis’ considerable ambitions and potential as an actor is often forgotten. This is true for not only the generaI public, but it also extends into his fan base. This publication hopes to act as a permanent reminder of sorts as far as setting the record straight […] More
According to Elvis himself, the biggest accomplishment in his life was the birth of his daughter, Lisa Marie.He hoped that his name and legend would carry on long after his death through his child.February 1st 1968 was Elvis’ happiest day. He could not believe that he had helped create such a wonder. Lisa Marie brought […] More
The transformation of Elvis from rock ‘n’ roller to handsome leading man that had begun after Elvis’ discharge from the Army was complete by World’s Fair. The change was indicated by the clothes Elvis wore for the film. Newspapers and news magazines ran articles about the specific attire designed for Elvis for the film, but […] More
I see a lot of articles making comparisons between the world’s biggest record sellers, Elvis, Beatles and Michael Jackson, and there are even several contradictions in those who occupy the 1th place, for me.I believe that these comparisons shouldn’t even exist, the best words about the ” King of Rock ” or the ” Prince […] More