Elvis arrived on Saturday, January 28, 1956 with his band for test recordings at Nola Studios in New York. That same evening, the first Dorsey Brothers Stage Show – hosted by Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey – was to be broadcast from CBS Studio 50 It was raining heavily when Elvis and his companions Scotty Moore, […] More
Elvis Presley’s manager Colonel Parker read one of these articles in the Los Angeles Examiner and asked Elvis if he could consider sponsoring such a charity event. Elvis, who had already taken part in the Memphis Charity Show in his hometown a month earlier on February 25, 1961, immediately accepted. Parker set up a press […] More
The Last Elvis Concert: On June 26, 1977, Elvis gives his last concert at 8:30 p.m. (doors open at 7:00 p.m.) local time in front of 18,000 spectators at the Market Square Arena in Indianapolis, Indiana. After the Intro Also Sprach Zarathustra, which is typical for the Elvis concerts of the 70s, the King takes […] More
During the rise of an international artist, Elvis Presley lived at 1034 Audubon Drive in Memphis, Tennessee. It was the Presley family’s first home. While the King Of Rock ’n‘ Roll was on a tour on March 20, 1956, his parents Vernon and Gladys Presley were overjoyed and proud when they moved into their first […] More
The 12-year-old Ellen Mincey had an accident with her mother on July 4th, 1956 in a car accident. The two Elvis fans attended their idol’s performance at Russwood Baseball Park in Memphis on the same day. Ellen and her mother were admitted to St. Joseph’s Hospital immediately after the accident and given medical care. When […] More
On April 22, 1957, the “Dillard Doors Company” installed the Music Gate built by owner John Dillard on the driveway to Elvis Villa Graceland. The wrought iron gate was designed by Abe Saucer, an artist from Memphis. More
The actress Sophia Loren and Elvis Presley meet in February 1958. The two world stars meet in the cafeteria of Paramount Studios in Hollywood, because Elvis was shooting the movie King Creole at the time. By chance, the photographer Bob Willoughby is present and immediately takes photos of the meeting. Sophia Loren makes herself comfortable […] More
In 1958 Elvis was drafted into the army. He reports to the Memphis Recruitment Office at 6:30 a.m. on March 24, 1958, as directed. The King Of Rock’n ‘Roll is now Private 53310761. At 7:00 am, the bus goes to Kennedy Veteran’s Hospital. Here the young soldier Presley is subjected to a physical and mental […] More