When Alfred Wertheimer arrived at the midtown Manhattan loft to photograph Elvis’s rehearsal for NBC’s The Steve Allen Show, Elvis was in a corner of the studio, deep within himself, intimately playing and singing his beloved gospel music on a beautiful upright piano.It was Friday June 29, 1956.Next to him was his cousin Junior Smith, […] More
Elvis performed on the stage of the Ottawa Auditorium on April 3, 1957.He arrived at Ottawa’s Union Station in the morning that same day.At last night’s performance in Toronto, Elvis wore his full gold lamé suit, designed by Nudie Cohn, for the last time, though he had only worn it in full for three performances.In […] More
Elvis Presley was, in private and in public, one of the most generous people in contributing to charitable organizations and charity events, which has never existed.Of the many organizations that Elvis supported, one of his favorite charitable organizations was the Hospital para niños St. Jude en Memphis.El St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, is an infant […] More
Both friends of Roy Orbison from Sun Records. After Roy Orbison and Teen Kings broke up as a band, Warren Smith’s band became Roy’s band for recording and touring. Most of Roy’s Sun Record Company songs were recorded with them. On the 1956 tour they would play a set with Roy then switch clothes and […] More
She first met Elvis when she was working at Goldsmith’s Department Store in Memphis with a friend named Dixie Locke, who was dating Presley. When Dixie and Elvis went their separate ways, he asked Barbara if he could take her out. But she was one of his girlfriend during his remarkable ascent in 1956- above […] More
He had given his mum Gladys a puppy that she named ” Sweet pea”. You will see Gladys lovingly holding little Sweet pea amongst these photos. More
, you can clearly see in the zoomed in shot that it is 100% Elvis. More
Valerie Allen dated Elvis from January 1958 right up until just before he went into the service whilst he was still dating Anita Woods. Valerie was an actress and friends with Delores Hart and happened to be on set with Delores when she met Elvis. Valerie threw a birthday party for Delores which you can […] More