Elvis Presley stage presence 1972 — most people who saw Elvis perform experienced him from a distance. Rows back in an arena, or further still in the upper tiers where the spotlights blurred the details. They felt the force of it without necessarily being able to explain what they were feeling. But in 1972, a […] More
Elvis Presley Army Sergeant 1960 — not everyone remembers this chapter of the story, and that’s precisely what makes it worth telling. When Elvis Presley completed his service in the United States Army, he left with the rank of Sergeant, E-5. It was not a title bestowed because of his fame, his record sales, or […] More
Elvis Presley 1,128 concerts 1969 1977 — most people who hear this number for the first time don’t believe it. In the space of just eight years, Elvis Presley performed 1,128 concerts across the United States, from his electrifying return to the stage in Las Vegas on July 31, 1969, to his final bow in […] More
Elvis Presley Mynah bird Graceland — most people know about the peacocks on the front lawn, the horses in the paddock, and the various exotic animals that passed through Elvis’s life over the years. But tucked away in a room just off the famous Jungle Room lived some of Graceland’s most entertaining residents: a collection […] More
Elvis Presley Tupelo 1956 Sara Patterson — it’s one of those small, perfectly preserved stories from the earliest days of Elvismania. A persistent young woman, a photographer, a borrowed hat, and a camera click that ended up in a movie magazine the following month. Simple. Genuine. Completely of its moment. And it happened in the […] More
Lamar Fike Elvis Memphis Mafia — few quotes in rock and roll history cut as deep as this one. Pulled from Alanna Nash’s landmark oral history Elvis and the Memphis Mafia, Fike’s reflection on what it meant to live inside Elvis Presley’s world — and then try to survive without it — is one of […] More
Elvis Presley Christmas 1957 Governor Clement — if you’ve never heard this story, you’re in for a treat. In the days leading up to Christmas that year, Elvis Presley packed more living into a single week than most people manage in a year: a road trip from Memphis, a wildly generous gift to his manager, […] More
Tuesday Weld Elvis Presley is one of Old Hollywood’s most entertaining stories — a brief, fizzing romance between two rebellious personalities who were far too similar to ever stay together, and far too charming to ever fully walk away from each other. Born Susan Ker Weld, Tuesday was one of the most talked-about young actresses […] More
It was taken to commemorate an extension to the existing three-movie 1964 contract between MGM and the Colonel, adding three more films. The standee was created for a “Happy Birthday” celebration for Howard Strickling, the MGM studio fixer and liaison and was taken near Elvis’ Californian home whilst he was filming in Hollywood Contract with […] More