This song is one of the few within Elvis’ vast back catalogue of which a live version was released first, even though the studio master was recorded prior to that live rendition. The live version was contained on his 1972 live album recorded at his third show at New York’s Madison Square Garden in the […] More
The album “How Great Thou Art” was recorded by Elvis at RCA Studio B in Nashville between May 25 and 28, 1966 and released in February 1967.Not only was it the first non-film recording session of Elvis since January 1964, but it was also the first Elvis session that Felton Jarvis produced on behalf of […] More
The most well known Elvis rendition of this song is undoubtedly that from 14 January 1973 in Hawaii. However, Elvis had been performing the song on stage for well over a year and the RCA live master comes from a Las Vegas dinner show on 17 February 1972. It was a further twenty three years […] More
(December 20th 1960) The Elvis Presley movie “Flaming Star” opened nationwide in the U.S. For that week the movie was #12 on the National Box Office Survey,due to strict laws of the racial separation the movie was banned in South Africa because of its focus on the complications of a bi-racial family. Elvis Presley was […] More
(December 21st 1958) Elvis leased a BMW 507 from BMW Glockler the car was a ‘used’ one and Elvis knew this,formerly driven by racing ace Hans Stuck.Elvis was assured by Mr Glockler that the car was very well run in by Mr Stuck who had raced the car in many sports car events but the […] More
Christmas was always a very special and very important time for Elvis. Graceland, his home, became a place of enjoyment and happiness for all. She loved these holidays, being with her family and all the fun things that Christmas brought: decorating, opening presents, celebrating New Year’s Eve, her birthday, sleigh rides, making snowmen and playing […] More
1. Just inside the front door 2. The 15ft living room couch 3. The light in the hallway next to the staircase 4. Inside the kitchen cabinet (see the corns?) 5. Only the edges of the Pool Room are painted navy behind the fabric 6. The glass slider inside the Trophy Building to the Music […] More