B.B. King talks about Elvis Presley


By: Elvis Australia
Source: www.elvis.com.au
June 20, 2022

Elvis Presley and B.B. King backstage at the WDIA Goodwill Revue at Ellis Auditorium on December 7, 1956. Although Elvis' recording contract did not permit him to perform at the fund-raiser for radio station WDIA, he set off a sensation. Elvis attends with George Klein. Photo by Ernest Withers.

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Elvis Presley and B.B. King backstage at the December 7, 1956 WDIA (Radio Station) Goodwill Revue at Ellis Auditorium. Although Elvis' recording contract did not permit him to perform at the fund-raiser for radio station WDIA, he set off a sensation. Elvis attends with George Klein. Photo by Ernest Withers.
Elvis Presley and B.B. King backstage at the December 7, 1956, WDIA (Radio Station) Goodwill Revue.

Elvis, Claudia Ivy and B.B. King backstage at WDIA Goodwill Revue, Memphis, December 7, 1956. Photos © Ernest C. Withers
Elvis, Claudia Ivy and B.B. King backstage at WDIA Goodwill Revue, Memphis, December 7, 1956.

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