‘Proud Mary’ a hit for Creedance Clearwater Revival in 1969, would be first heard on the ‘On Stage’ album. After February 1970 the song would be be dropped for the next two seasons, apart from a solo outing in Oakland on 10 November 1970, before being reinstated in August 1971, with a new faster arrangement, […] More
Elvis’ historic recording session at American Sound in 1969 was actually two sessions, one block in January and another in February. The January block, consisting of eleven recording dates, began on 13 January and concluded on 26 January. Of these eleven dates, only six featured Elvis with the other five being used for the band […] More
Unless you attended an Elvis show, then the only version of “It’s Over” that fans could have heard during Elvis’ lifetime, would have been the version performed during the satellite broadcast show in Hawaii on 14 January 1973. It was not until 1995 and the release of Walk A Mile In My Shoes – The […] More
Elvis Presley’s studio recording of “Are You Lonesome Tonight?” is instantly recognisable across generations, and an iconic tune of the early 1960’s, and one Elvis’ finest recordings. It is also about as far a departure from the material that he recorded prior to his inception into the army as it is possible to hear.Written by […] More
Elvis recorded “King of the Whole Wide World” in Hollywood at Radio Recorders’ Studio B on 27 October 1962 and the final take, number 4, was chosen as the master although Elvis had attempted a mammoth thirty one takes the previous day without achieving a satisfactory take although the final take was subsequently classified as […] More
1960, 20th Century-Fox Flaming Star production still.The Uptown, neighborhood deluxer at 2323 North 49th St. in Milwaukee operated by the L. F. Gran circuit, was selected for the first run of “The Flaming Star.” A giant 40×60 postcard was displayed in the lobby well in advance. Addressed to Presley c/o 20th Century-Fox Studio, Hollywood, Calif., […] More
There were some great locationscenes in one of Elvis’ most popular movies. Everything about this musical was perfect. Elvis looked more than perfect! Ann Margret took E to another level and one could sense the electricity in the air. There was a certain of sexual tension that made the whole thing just right! The songs […] More