Elvis had numerous jobs in his youth. Starting in June 1951, Elvis worked at the company “Precision Tool Co.”.He worked there for three months and his job was to manage and operate a “spindle press” at the plant, which made rocket shells for the military.Elvis earned $27.00 a week.In this same year, 1951, Elvis passed […] More
The photo was taken in 1951 at The Loew’s State Theater on Main Street in Memphis, where 16-year-old Elvis and Luke were co-workers. They both worked as ushers (ushers), and were good friends.Years later, Luther Nall said of Elvis:“Elvis didn’t have many friends in Humes, but after he got famous, a lot of people from […] More
The recording set of “Love Me Tender” in 1956, was the place where Elvis and then celebrity writer Nick Adams met and joined their paths.Apparently, when Elvis came to Hollywood, he sought out Nick Adams because Elvis was a huge fan of James Dean (he had memorized Dean’s lines in Rebel Without a Cause, and […] More
Recording sessions for the soundtrack for the 20th Century Fox film Love Me Tender, took place on August 24, 1956, September 4 and 5, 1956, and October 1, 1956, at 20th Century Fox Stage 1.Hollywood.These were the first recording sessions not to feature Elvis’s band: Scotty Moore, Bill Black, and DJ Fontana. The film company […] More
One of the most iconic outfits that Elvis wore throughout his career was the gold lamé suit, designed by Nudie Cohn in 1957. This outfit included the jacket, pants, shoes, tie, and belt.Elvis first wore this suit on stage in Chicago on March 28, 1957 and only wore the full lamé suit in three performances: […] More
On March 7, 1960, a train arrives in Memphis at 7:45 am, in the middle of a fierce snow storm. In it Elvis Presley travels, back home, after finishing his commitment with the United States Army, in Germany.It was snowing and a freezing wind was blowing. But that did not stop a large crowd from […] More
With his magic, his sensuality and his rebelliousness on stage, in his beginnings, Elvis raised the most unbridled passions, unleashing hysteria, euphoria, and madness among his fans, who put their physical integrity at risk. In his shows the women screamed, cried, moaned, fainted, twisted in the madness that that boy made them feel… his idol, […] More
Elvis in 1951, at age 16, with his cousin Bobby James Smith (1941-1968), in the photo booth at Loew’s State Theatre, on Main Street, Memphis, where Elvis worked as an usher.Bobby was Elvis’s first cousin, the son of Gladys’ older brother Travis and Lorraine Smith. Bobby was 6 years younger than Elvis and grew up […] More