November 3 1958 – Elvis’s friend Lamar Fike said: One night some military genius decided to post Elvis on guard duty. That was completely fair, of course, but also seriously dumb. Because Elvis was huge in Europe and the fans must have had some kind of radar, because whenever Elvis was exposed where the public […] More
Elvis Presley’s appearances on “The Ed Sullivan Show” were iconic moments in television history. He made a total of three appearances on the show. His first appearance was on September 9, 1956. This performance is particularly famous because it marked his first appearance on national television, and it caused quite a sensation. During that first […] More
Elvis Prresley on The Ed Sullivan Show pics, photos, images On September 9, 1956, Presley made his first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show (after earlier appearances on shows hosted by the Dorsey Brothers, Milton Berle, and Steve Allen), even though Sullivan had previously vowed never to allow Presley on the show.[18] According to biographer […] More
1956 Elvis bought a new Harley Davidson. Accompanied by Nick Adams on the old motorcycle, Elvis took Natalie Wood for a ride. 1960 Fred Woodward, a local police inspector and personal friend of Elvis had a fatal heart attack. When Elvis heard the news he rushed into the hospital and tried to comfort the widow. […] More
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1954 Elvis performed in “Eagle`s Nest” Memphis 1955 Elvis is back in his new home at Gettwel road. He takes the B-side by Sun Studio’s “Trying To Get To You”. 1956 Elvis and his friends returned to Memphis by train after staying in New York City 1960 After Elvis travelled to Nashville by bus he […] More
1955 Elvis performed in “The Curtis Gordon`s Ranch Club” Mobile, Alabama. 1956 Elvis attended a rehearsal for the show to unveil a big cut-out of him on the top of the Times Square Paramount Theater promoting the premiere of Love Me Tender. He also gave a press conference, which he handled in a “polite, personable, […] More
During the 1950′s, RCA and Parker have hired Moss for other Elvis photo projects, but this article is all about the four photos, commonly known as THE MOSS PHOTOS, taken in April 1956 when Elvis and the boys played the New Frontier Hotel in Las Vegas for two weeks The Moss Company […] More
Universal appeal While there were numerous parents that forbade their daughters from partaking in the Elvis movement, a lot has happened since his iconic performance on The Ed Sullivan Show. It’s almost comical nowadays thinking that Elvis was censored by the show by only shooting his upper body during his performance, so as to not […] More
1955 Together with Sonny Burgess, Elvis performed in “The Silver Moon Club” New Port, Arkansas. 1956 Elvis had to leave for New York, but before that he, his parents and Juan Juanico attended a special screening of a rough cut of Love Me Tender. Except for Elvis everyone was enthusiastic. Elvis however was not satisfied […] More
Elvis Presley served in the United States Army between March 1958 and March 1960. At the time of his draft he was one of the most well-known names in the world of entertainment. Before entering the U.S. Army, Presley had caused national outrage with his sexually charged performances and rock and roll music. Many parents, […] More
1955 Elvis performed in “The Missouri Theater” St. Louis, Missouri at 2.00, 5.00 and 8.00 PM. 1956 Elvis got a visit from Nick Adams. 1958 Elvis attended a Bill Haley performance in Frankfurt and visited Haley backstage, where he also met Little Gerhard, a rock ‘n’ roll star from Sweden. 1961 Elvis started with […] More