“According to Peter Guralnick, in volume two of his biography of Presley, Careless Love: The Unmaking of Elvis Presley, the singer had been trying unsuccessfully to record the tune but wasn’t happy with the groove. Presley said something to the effect of: ‘Get me that redneck picker wh...
Oh, how lovely those first minutes were, and I must make it clear and let it be known: Elvis in '69 was about ROCK like we never dreamed he could do it. In all of his songs there was unmatched delight, and he moved in an unbelievable way! These were not the pelvic movements of ...
There was no need for Elvis Presley to do any more than hold the guitar in this scene from "G. I. Blues," his first movie since his discharge from the Army. He had already recorded in a sound studio his eleven songs for this picture. "I liked that," Presley called across the night...
Presley was an early popularizer of rockabilly, an up-tempo, backbeat-driven fusion of country music and rhythm and blues. Presley is one of the most celebrated and influential musicians of the 20th century. Commercially successful in many genres, including pop, blues and gospel, he is one ...
Fans know that Elvis Presley came from a God-fearing Christian family and had roots in gospel music. (His stepbrother has claimed that Elvis would even pray before shows and credit God with his success.) This is touched on very lightly throughout the film, but doesn't play a really big...
“Looking in desperate need of a rest (Presley) drank frequently on stage from a paper cup. Sometimes he stood to one side, eyes closed, and let his show troupe take over for him,” Stein wrote. “At other times, in mocking self-parody, he ran through all his old songs –‘Jailhouse...
Perhaps the strange thing when listening through these Elvis Mastersin true chronological orderis for instance that the1957 Christmas songssuddenly get interrupted by the recording of the single‘Don’t’! Similarlythe Gospel sessionslater on are also interrupted by non-gospel songs. While this is ...
Gospel singer Mahalia Jackson, Elvis Presley and co-star Barbara McNair. Barbara McNairrecalls the visit ofMahalia Jackson:'Elvis and I were sitting there together and Mahalia came on the set and she asked Elvis if he would participate in a fund-raiser that she was going to organize. Elvis ...
..What if Elvis Presley's stillborn twin brother had survived, only for the two infants to be separated at birth? How might their lives differ, reflect one another and perhaps even intersect? That's the intriguing premise behind the Elvis-inspired faith-based drama "The Identical," which nom...
The publicity notes...'Just For Old Time Sake'highlights Elvis Presley's collaboration with songwriters Sid Tepper & Roy C. Bennett. This unique collection featuresalternate takesfrom 1957-1962, showcasing the influence of Elvis's films and the lasting significance of these songs in his musical ...