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Elvis Sails: Brooklyn Army Terminal September 22, 1958

Elvis Sails: Brooklyn Army Terminal September 22, 1958.
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Interview With Elvis Presley - August 28, 1956

Interview With Elvis Presley - August 28, 1956, Location: 20th Century-Fox studios, Hollywood, California.
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In 1968, Elvis Presleys gold Cadillac raised big money in Australia

In its October 9, 1968, issue, Variety reported that, 'One of the biggest long-running attractions to hit Australia is not even a person but a car - Elvis' Gold Cadillac'. Bill Walsh, general manager for RCA Victor Records in the Southwest Pacific area, had arranged with Colonel Parker for Presley's car to be brought to Australia for a year-long tour to benefit the charitable causes of the Benevolent Society of New South Wales.
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Jessie D. McDowell (J.D.) Presley - Elvis Presleys Grandfather

Elvis Presley's Grandfather, Jessie D. McDowell (J.D.) Presley was born on April 9, 1896. We tell his story in great detail and with compassion, and include audio of his two songs he recorded in 1958. For the first time we name Elvis' great-grandfather on his father side and publish a photo of Elvis' great grand-mother, Rosella. Includes new video, of Elvis' Grandfather Jesse D. Presley with his wife, Vera, on CBS TV in 1958 discussing his new record, his singing debut and hopes of becoming a success. Plus audio of Jessie singing.
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John Lennon and Elvis Presley

One day in 1975, he took me to his son, Sean's playroom, where he kept one of his prized possessions, a vintage jukebox. Plugging it in, he punched one Elvis Presley record after another and bopped around playfully. As Elvis sang Don't Be Cruel in the background, John recalled his first and only meeting with our mutual rock hero. It was a story he relished sharing as much as he did his Beatles memories.
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The Lisa Marie at Memphis International Airport on November 12, 1975

The Lisa Marie at Memphis International Airport on November 12, 1975. The Lisa Marie, the newest craft in Elvis Presley's small air fleet, is at Memphis International Airport on November 12, 1975, getting final touches before being put to use for touring. The converted Convair 880, formerly used by Delta Air Lines, is named for the entertainer's daughter. While not as elaborate as some reports have had it, the plane should be quite comfortable for the Memphian and his personal crew. It has a galley with stove, refrigerator and coffee maker, a private bedroom with queen-size bed, a dining room with eight chairs, two sitting rooms, two bathrooms with gold-plated fixtures and a shower in one, plus 29 seats for passengers.
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Elvis Presleys Gold Cadillac Tour of Australia 1968

Australian Elvis Presley Fan Clubs were advised in mid 1967 that Elvis' Gold Cadillac would be coming to Australia. The General Manager of the record division for RCA Australia, Mr Walsh, finalised all the arrangements with Elvis and Colonel Tom Parker, and so the Cadillac departed the States on the 8th of December 1967, arriving in Australia in early January 1968.
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It's A Star Car - The Age, Friday, January 19, 1968

It's A Star Car - A follow up article to Elvis' Gold Cadillac Tour of Australia 1968 originally published July 18, 2008 - Peering into the rear lounge section of Elvis Presley's gold 1960 Cadillac Seventy-five limousine, the Golden Girl sighed dreamily and thought aloud, 'If only he were here'. Joan Waters, 23, of Oakleigh, won the Victorian section of the Golden Girl Quest and will now stay with the car while it is on show in Melbourne to raise money for the Citizens' Welfare Service of Victoria.
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Elvis Presley on the set of Loving You

Photos: Elvis Presley on the set of Loving You and during the recording session for the movie.
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Tom Jones Remembers Elvis Presley

Somehow, I scraped together enough money to buy every new Presley release so that I could play them in the privacy of my bedroom - all the better to study his unique singing style.
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Freddy Bienstock - Music Publishing and Elvis Presley

Although Freddy Bienstock is not a household name, he is famous to many as the music publisher and plugger for Elvis Presley. But still, even to Elvis fans, he is something of a mystery figure. He is an essential component in the Elvis story. Just how important becomes clear when he said, quite matter of factly, 'For the first 12 years of Elvis' career with RCA, he wouldn't look at a song unless I had seen it first'.
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Tom Jones Shocked By Elvis

Tom Jones says he was once left shocked when he found Elvis' gun in his dressing room lavatory. The veteran singer struck up a close friendship with Elvis and they would often spend time together when they were in the same city on tour. But on one occasion, after Jones appeared at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas, he was stunned to find a silver-plated Colt .45 automatic pistol on his toilet cistern after Presley had used the bathroom. Jones tried to discreetly hand it back, only to see Presley shrug off the incident.
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Interview with Charlie Hodge

Charlie Hodge .... I said, 'Hello, Is Elvis there? This is Charlie Hodge'. And Lamar said, 'Charlie Hodge?' And I heard Elvis yell, 'Yeah, Charlie, come on up'. And so, that's how we got together after we got to Germany.
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Ben Weisman - Why Elvis Recorded 57 Of My Songs

'I approached writing for Elvis differently than I did for any other artist. The songs had to have acombination of blues, country, rock and pop [what came to becalled 'rockabilly']. It was like walking in his musical shoes. With each new Elvis movie, more of my songs were being recorded. It became more and more exciting, for I was becoming the only songwriter to have so many songs recorded by him.
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Buddy Holly + Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins, Waylon Jennings & Elvis Presley

Charles Hardin Holley was born on this day September 7, 1936 in Lubbock, Texas. His name was misspelled, Buddy Holly, by a Decca Records executive on an early release and the new spelling stuck.

View Video Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly, Carl Perkins & Johnny Cash backstage 1955.
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Interview with Ray Walker of the Jordanaires

Interview with Ray Walker of the Jordanaires. We were looking the other way when Elvis came in. When I turned around, he stuck his hand out and said, 'I'm Elvis Presley'. I said, 'I know who you are. I'm Ray Walker'. Elvis replied to me, 'And I know who you are'. We stood there and talked, and the minute I looked in to his face all his fame left. I saw one of the nicest guys. I'm not really one to keep my mouth shut most of the time, as long as I know there's no harm, so during that all-night session I said to him, 'You know, your heart's going to take a beating in this business. And I've only been in it three weeks'. (Laughs) I really liked him right off. There was just an aura about him, he was one of the most impressive people I have ever met in my life.
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I Had The 'Master' Of Elvis's First Record For 30 Years Without Realising It!

In November 1998, I found out that a record I bought in Memphis in 1968 is actually the original master of Elvis Presley's first ever record. 'That's All Right Mama'. It was recorded on July 5th 1954 by Sam C. Phillips at the Sun Studios, 706 Union Avenue, Memphis and was originally released as Sun 209 on July 19th 1954.
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Interview with Shaun 'Sherrill' Nielsen

It's not a secret that Elvis loved the voice of tenor Shaun 'Sherrill' Nielsen. During a 1970 Las Vegas show, Presley introduced him as: 'The greatest tenor in Gospel music'.
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Elvis: 1956

Elvis 1956 - View photos and read about the few months in 1956 when photographer Alfred Wertheimer followed Elvis as he appeared on the Dorsey Brother Stage Show, performed two great concerts at the Mosque Theater on June 30, 1956; and the famous photo taken just before going on stage. Then the very next day, Elvis appears on 'The Steve Allen Show' and then the day after, Elvis records Hound Dog and Don't Be Cruel before returning home by train to Memphis for a much-anticipated July 4 concert at 'Russwood Park'.
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Goldie Hawn talks about meeting Elvis Presley

Goldie Hawn talks about meeting Elvis Presley Pop Up Window

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Elvis' first great protest song

Hound Dog was Elvis' first great protest song. Social rebellion had been implicit in many of his greatest Sun performances - especially Good Rocking Tonight - and became explicit in Baby Let's Play House where his sexy, yet sinister vocal directly challenges the mores of Fifties America, warning his girl that college, school and Cadillacs didn't make her a better person. But 13 years before In The Ghetto, Elvis' aggressive, dynamic cover of Big Mama Thornton's R&B hit, was an epic expression of a working class hero's righteous anger against those who had judged, misunderstood and patronised him. Elvis' Hound Dog is, Rolling Stone proclaimed, 'a declaration of independence from one generation to its cold, rigid elders'.
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Ronnie Milsap talks about recording with Elvis Presley

Upon setting up shop in Memphis in the late 1960s, Ronnie Milsap joined forces with super-producer Chips Moman, and by decade's end, was tickling the ivories for none other than Elvis Presley. 'Oh, I was given total (artistic) freedom (on Kentucky Rain)', Milsap recalled. 'The only suggestion I got from Elvis was that he wanted to hear thunder roll on the piano. He basically said, 'Play what you feel'.
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Here is a poem by club member Maxine Graybill that we really enjoyed and wanted to bring to you on this day, 32 years after Elvis passed and 12 since Maxine originally wrote it. 'I wrote this on a plane trip from Tampa to Memphis on the 20th Anniversary. A lady sat down next to me, asked where I was going. Memphis I said. Oh you have family there? Yes you could say that, I'm going up for Elvis week. She looked at me like I had suddenly grown an extra head. I politely excused myself and started to write. Hope you enjoy it ...'
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The Death Of Elvis Presley - August 16, 1977

The manner in which the major television networks handled the news of Elvis' death illustrated his enormous popularity and the tremendous impact he had on America, something few realized until he was gone.
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Elvis Presley (1935-1977): Echoes of Love

Elvis Presley (1935-1977): Echoes of Love - a 32 year old tribute to Elvis from Rolling Stone Magazine.
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In Session: Elvis Presley's 1969 Revival

In contrast, From Elvis In Memphis had a cohesiveness in sound, feel and theme. There was a keen vulnerability in songs like Only the Strong Survive, It Keeps Right On A-Hurtin' and Any Day Now, each of which showed the singer nursing a broken heart. They were balanced by the aggressive Power of My Love, and even Wearin' That Loved On Look, which, though it dealt with suspected infidelity, felt upbeat. Elsewhere, the repeated false starts of I'll Hold You In My Heart imbued the track with a you-are-there quality. In addition to producing a number of Presley's most notable songs, the Memphis sessions stand as a testament to the heights Presley could reach when he was provided with material that was equal to his talents. Now available fully remastered and available on From Elvis In Memphis 2 CD Legacy Edition for a limited time only.
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Elvis Presley In The U.S. Army

On January 19, 1953, like all young American men of the time were required to do at age 18, Elvis Presley registered for the U.S. Selective Service System. Under the system, young men of good health were expected to be available to serve for two years of active duty and then four years in the reserves. Take our 20 page tour of Elvis Presley in the U.S. Army. Includes,

photos,

video,

audio, and information.
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Review - Elvis: Vegas '69 Hardcover Book

Elvis: Vegas '69 is a quality hardcover book and is without doubt the best book on Elvis Presley produced to-date ... And it is something altogether new .... It is not a photo book ... It is not an information book ... It is not an interview book. Yes it has all three elements - and in abundance - but the way it is formatted -- presented -- is completely new, refreshing, easy to read or just to flick though - (when time is limited) - and enjoy some great photos of Elvis, or read some quotes taken from the many interviews Ken has conducted.
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Review - Elvis 1957 Book (Elvis In Gold)

Elvis In Gold does start with it's first chapter showcasing Elvis posing for photos in his new Gold lame' suit -- including one with the suit's creator Nudie Cohen -- and gives us text with the story of the suit. But after these first pages, the book can be said to be a photo book of Elvis in 1957. And a high quality hardcover one at that! Not 100% essential but this is one book that will definitely be finding a home on my bookshelf.
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Review - From Elvis In Memphis Legacy Edition CD set by Tygrrius

When I first heard about the Legacy Edition of From Elvis In Memphis, now upgraded to include Back In Memphis and all of the other songs from the sessions, I was not planning to buy it. As much as I loved them, I had bought these songs countless times over. Then, a new press release announced that From Elvis In Memphis - Legacy Edition was going to include the original mono versions of all of the singles. There, Sony/RCA had hooked me -- I played the mono singles first on Disc 2, and once I heard the quality of their sound, I could hardly wait to go back to Disc 1 and play From Elvis In Memphis proper. I don't know what Sony/RCA did differently this time, but they finally got rid of that sort of muffled sound some of the Memphis tracks had before. Crystal clear. I'm loving this release! What a great surprise!
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This is the story : A Review of 'From Elvis in Memphis' Legacy Edition

It seems like every great artist has at least one album in their catalogue that is universally ignored due to the greatness of the album that proceeded it. Finally that is all changed on this Legacy Edition. History has placed the ten tracks on 'Back In Memphis' as near outtakes to the great 'From Elvis In Memphis' sides but a closer inspection not only reveals ten great tracks but one of the most cohesive records Elvis ever delivered.
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Elvis Presley's Ford Thunderbird - Proud to say he sold a T-bird to The King

Elvis Presley was a Cadillac man and everybody knew it. Ernie Barrasso talks about selling Elvis a red Thunderbird Landau. Ernie also talks about when Elvis rented out his Thunderbird Lounge in 1967 and 1968.
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Behind the Button: Elvis Presley's 'Cameo' on Bruce Springsteen's Born to Run

Did you know that Bruce Springsteen can be seen wearing an Elvis fan club badge on the cover of his classic 'Born To Run' album from 1975? Elvis' image is on the button placed on Bruce's guitar strap, a badge from the now-defunct New York-area Presley fan club called 'The King's Court'.
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How The Mystery of the Broken Elvis Records was solved in 1957

On January 5, 1957, Billboard magazine reported on a mysterious case of damaged Elvis records. How The Mystery of the Broken Elvis Records was solved -- Larry Kanaga, then vice-president and general manager of RCA's Record Division, heard the true story at a convention of record distributors in Indianapolis ...
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Roger Semon talks about Memphis Tennessee

Roger Semon talks about Memphis Tennessee

(0:43) and the Johnny Rivers story.
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Parallels in lives, deaths of Michael Jackson and Elvis - But Presley's path was trailblazing

The passing of Michael Jackson on Thursday afternoon reignited the occasional debate between Michael Jackson, the 'King of Pop' and Elvis Presley, 'The King' of rock and roll'. Presley's was a trailblazing path'. Where Elvis co-created a musical art form, Michael largely built on one. Where Elvis changed sexual mores in the conservative wake of World War II, Michael only made shocking crotch-grabbing movements. And where Elvis, expanding on James Dean's work, harnessed a burgeoning youth culture, Michael only drew more attention to it', says Nash'. He did it brilliantly ... but his cultural impact pales in comparison to Presley's'.
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Elvis, Scotty & Bill - Lamar-airways Shopping Center Opening Sept. 9, 1954

Elvis, Scotty and Bill were hired to perform at the grand opening of the shopping center on September 9, 1954. They did so on a makeshift stage built on a flatbed truck in the center's expansive, unprecedentedly large parking lot. Still relatively unknown outside of Memphis the Memphis Press-Scimitar again misspelled Elvis' name, this time with two S's in Presley. Elvis' appearance at Katz drugstore drew a a huge crowd of teenagers and is MCed by Elvis' former Humes classmate George Klein.

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Lisa Marie Presley: Michael Jackson 'Knew' He Would Die Young

Lisa Marie Presley, who was married to Michael Jackson for 20 months following their 1994 wedding, posted the following statement (titled 'He Knew') on her MySpace blog one day after the singer's death:
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Elvis Presley and Magdalene Morgan

Elois Bedford was probably Elvis' first 'girlfriend' - the relationship ended after perhaps one year when Elvis handed Elois a note as she was about to board the school bus. It said he had gone to another girl. Her name was Magdalene Morgan. Magdalene had had her eyes on the shy youngster for a longer time and she knew - just knew - that one day, sooner or later, they would become 'an item'.
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Tom Jones and Elvis Presley

Tom Jones and Elvis Presley
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Elvis Presley, Leiber & Stoller and Jailhouse Rock

Mike Stoller: I guess it must have been in April of '57 that we met Colonel Parker for the first time. It happened over dinner at the Beverly Hills Hotel. Jean Aberbach was the conduit. 'The Colonel wants to see you in person before you meet Elvis' said Jean. 'Is this an audition?' I asked. 'The Colonel is very careful about who he lets into Elvis' circle'. Just be on your best behavior' he told us both.
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Interview with Larry Muhoberac

The connections between Elvis Presley and Australia are few. He never visited us. He never expressed any particular interest in the land 'down under' He was essentially a Memphis boy who, apart from his brief stint in the army in Germany, liked to stay in the Deep South and to spend his time in Graceland. It therefore comes as a pleasant surprise to learn that Larry Muhoberac, the man who played keyboards for Elvis for ten years, is an Aussie citizen and currently lives in a delightful home overlooking a valley full of gum trees on Sydney's northern beaches. Larry's story is one of those tales of a series of glorious accidents which led to a long period working for the most famous rock star the world has ever known.
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Elvis in the U.S. Army in Colour

Elvis in the U.S. Army - in colour.
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Sillerman Dealt Elvis Default Heartbreak in Vegas

Media baron Robert F.X. Sillerman had a great run until he tried to break into real estate -- with Elvis Presley as his partner. The Vegas project is in default. Plans for a new hotel and convention center at Graceland, Elvis' Tennessee home, are on hold. FX Real Estate fell to pennies a share in April from its February 2008 peak of $7.88 and was delisted from the Nasdaq stock exchange.
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Graceland West : Elvis Presley's Palm Springs Estate

Palm Springs has not been on the radar of most Elvis fans except for the other house linked with Elvis in Palm Springs which is nicknamed the 'honeymoon' house. Fontana is quick to point out that the honeymoon house at 1350 Ladera Circle was never owned by Elvis Presley. According to Fontana, the house on Ladera Circle was leased only for 9 months in 1967 under Elvis' father's name of Vernon Presley.
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Jerry Lee Lewis, Arrested at the Gates of Graceland

On November 23, 1976 at Graceland, Memphis tennessee, Elvis' cousin Harold Loyd, the night guard at graceland, called the police complaining of a drunk, pisto wielding man blocking the gates at Elvis Presley's home in a brand new white lincoln continental. Police approached the car cautiously, when they got to the open driver's side window, they found that the man was Jerry Lee Lewis ...
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Elvis Australia - Memphis 1957

View a photo of Elvis from Memphis Sept 20, 1957 WKNO-TV 'Safety Hit Parade' with a world globe behind showing Australia. Then isten to Elvis greet his Australian fans.
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The Presley Women - Priscilla and Lisa Marie Presley's First Mother/Daughter Interview Together

Lisa Marie Presley, the daughter of Elvis and Priscilla Presley, has been famous since the day she was born. Lisa Marie was the apple of her father's eye. He showered his young daughter with elaborate gifts. Elvis even named his jet after her. When Lisa Marie was just 4 years old, her parents went their separate ways. The divorce left Lisa Marie splitting her time with Elvis in Memphis at Graceland and Priscilla in Los Angeles.
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Elvis And The Edge of Reality

Academy Award-winning screenwriter and film director Cameron Crowe is featured in the June 2009 edition of the 'Empire' film magazine. He chooses his 'Top 10 Musical Moments in Film'. At number 8 in the list is Elvis Presley and his performance of 'Edge of Reality' from the 1968 M.G.M movie, 'Live A Little, Love A Little' ...
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Elvis Presley - The Man And His Motorcycles

Elvis Presley - The Man And His Motorcycles.
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