Elvis Gets The "Memphis" Blues from Lonnie and Johnny
In May, 1963, Elvis Presley spent a couple of days in RCA’s Studio B in Nashville working on an album project. Fourteen songs were recorded, of which “Devil In Disguise” and “Please Don’t Drag That...
View ArticleTickled In The Theater, Crying In The Charts
When the Beatles came to Elvis Presley’s Bel Air home in 1965 for a meeting orchestrated by managers Brian Epstein and Colonel Tom Parker, John Lennon asked if Elvis had any ideas for his next movie...
View ArticleElvis Memories Have Left The Attic
Elvis Presley left his building, Graceland mansion, in the back of an ambulance heading for Baptist Hospital the afternoon of August 16, 1977. The paramedics who attended him before departure, and his...
View ArticleElvis '66
The title of the article, written by Maureen Cleave and published in the London Evening Standard in early 1966 was “How Does A Beatle Live?” Buried in the middle of quips and quotes were typical brash...
View ArticleMemphis Music Gets Lionized
Around our house, whenever an MGM movie starts, if my wife doesn’t say it first, I’ll chime in: “You know, that lion came from the Memphis Zoo.” The lion’s name was Volney, by the way, and the roar...
View ArticleElvis Rallied By The Reeds in 1967
We remember 1967 as a year which brought us “Lucy In The Sky (With Diamonds)” as well as “Judy In Disguise With Glasses.” But it was also the year Elvis Presley’s recording career began to wake from a...
View Article1960 And The Re-Branding Of Elvis
Colonel Tom Parker knew there would never be another 1956. It was highly unlikely that Elvis Presley, or perhaps anyone, would so dominate the record charts, spending half the year at number one with...
View ArticleFrom The Pen Of Presley
Theres an old adage that runs through the thread of rock-and-roll lore. Whatever feat of fame or infamy some latter day rock star performs, someone will trot out the maxim Elvis did it first, did it...
View ArticleElvis Gets The "Memphis" Blues from Lonnie and Johnny
In May, 1963, Elvis Presley spent a couple of days in RCAs Studio B in Nashville working on an album project. Fourteen songs were recorded, of which Devil In Disguise and Please Dont Drag That String...
View ArticleTickled In The Theater, Crying In The Charts
When the Beatles came to Elvis Presleys Bel Air home in 1965 for a meeting orchestrated by managers Brian Epstein and Colonel Tom Parker, John Lennon asked if Elvis had any ideas for his next movie...
View ArticleElvis Memories Have Left The Attic
Elvis Presley left his building, Graceland mansion, in the back of an ambulance heading for Baptist Hospital the afternoon of August 16, 1977. The paramedics who attended him before departure, and his...
View ArticleElvis '66
The title of the article, written by Maureen Cleave and published in the London Evening Standard in early 1966 was “How Does A Beatle Live?” Buried in the middle of quips and quotes were typical brash...
View ArticleMemphis Music Gets Lionized
Around our house, whenever an MGM movie starts, if my wife doesn’t say it first, I’ll chime in: “You know, that lion came from the Memphis Zoo.” The lion’s name was Volney, by the way, and the roar was...
View ArticleElvis Rallied By The Reeds in 1967
We remember 1967 as a year which brought us “Lucy In The Sky (With Diamonds)” as well as “Judy In Disguise With Glasses.” But it was also the year Elvis Presley’s recording career began to wake from a...
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