Monday, July 2, 1956, Elvis left the Hilton Hotel for a 2 p.m. date at the RCA studio on E. 24th and over the next seven hours recorded ‘Hound Dog’ and ‘Don’t Be Cruel’, which would be released five weeks later and become his most successful single, racking up 11 weeks at No. 1. He […] More
“He confessed right from the start that he’d had a crush on me since The Dick Van Dyke Show. He was so shy about it he was literally kicking at the dirt below him as he talked. He had a tendency, even though I was younger (she was 32, Elvis 34), to call me ‘ma’am’ […] More
Elvis with guest star Anne Helm on the set of FOLLOW THAT DREAM in Florida in 1961. Presley plays what many people consider a stereotypical Southern “hick.” Hell, he may even be playing an unemployed slum spiv who entertains tasteless reveries! Except the hick outsmarts everyone else in the story, including various city slickers. More
Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly, and Bob MontgomeryEager young fans surround Elvis Presley at Fair Park Coliseum in Lubbock on June 3, 1955. The crowd includes Buddy Holly and Bob Montgomery (far upper right) who, as Buddy and Bob, had a regular program on local radio station KDAV. Buddy and Bob opened a show headlined by […] More
Pre 1975, fans favourite Just Pretend had only been performed on stage around five times, all between August 1970 and November 1972, only one of which was outside Las Vegas. It was therefore something of a surprise when it reappeared on the set list for Elvis’ rescheduled second 1975 engagement in the Las Vegas Hilton. Considering that […] More
Elvis laid down the studio master of ‘And I Love You So’ at RCA Studio C in Hollywood, California on 11 March 1975, the second day of recording and became the fourth master achieved at these sessions and would become the second track on the ‘Today’ album. Exactly one week later Elvis began his twelfth […] More
This happened in 1971, a few days after my birthday. It’s a story of misunderstanding, that was worked out by talking about it. When I turned 18, I had to register for the draft. Vernon took me to the draft board. As I was filling out my registration I asked Vernon, how do you spell […] More
Recorded by Elvis in just a single take in Nashville on 7 June 1970, “Funny How Time Slips Away” remains one of Elvis’ finest recordings which sees Elvis in a laid back style but with an underlying feeling of menace which surfaces in the final verse and the threatening lyrics “that in time your gonna […] More