Site of Hotel Chisca, where WHBQ was broadcast. The legendary deejay Dewey Phillips — Daddy-O-Dewey — first played “That’s All Right” from the station and rushed Elvis in for a live interviw July 8, 1954, because of the overwhelming phone response to the song.
The latest Elvis record is not the kind you download. If you were in Memphis, you knew you weren’t on Lonely Street at all those sold-out events. But Graceland spokesman Kevin Kern says the official attendance figure for the week was 75,000. Even in the sweltering heat, 55,000 took part in the candlelight vigil. “The […]
Charisma of the King is liberating life force for fans
Memphis calls itself the home of the blues and the birthplace of rock and roll. But while Beale Street’s music understandably draws tourists from all over the world, Memphians scratch their heads in wonder at the thousands who pour into our city each August to […]
Elvis, with Scotty Moore on guitar and Bill Black on bass, performed one of his first live performances at Slim Whitman’s show July 30, 1954. “We were all scared to death,” Scotty recalled. “Elvis, instead of just standing flat-footed and tapping his foot, he was kind of jiggling. … With those old loose britches that we wore, you shook your leg and it made it look like all hell was going on under there.”
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I worked at WHBQ and Dewey Phillips introduced me to Elvis in February 1956. Was greatly impressed with his good Southern manners. While I appreciated his talent at that time, never in my wildest imagination did I anticipate that he would still be “The King” 51 years later and 30 years after his death.
we heard [Thats all right now mama] ist time played next day everyone was saying [thats alright now mama] all over memphis. at work home etc if you made an error , bumped into someone ; [ that became the thing to say]
I SHOWED ELVIS 3 WRESTLING HOLDS BACK 1959 WHEN HE WAS GETTING HIS BLACK IN KARATE FROM THE MARINES BASED AT MILLINGTON.
I’ve always been an admirer. Drive-in-movies, as a child, mom and a couple other siblings. What enjoyment. Today an adult, with two pets, a roommate that’s now on retirement,and myself, with one day left, before I decide to go back to college, to fininsh a degree I started a little in my life, but I was just grateful to record a little of the Elvis Specials, that were showing, and “I’ll be dammed, if couln’t record all his special talent and most precious person’s that he was and still is today along with his most precious of a Familily, both parent’s and such a beautiful wife Precilla, and Daughter Lisa. Thank You all very much, and please send me my copies of his lovely ollecions. I have no credit, but I will surely pay a C.O.D. payment, if possible to pay that way or money order ok. Thank You, Ms. Velia L. Bastardo. I’d enjoy listening or seeing some of the precious family moments through any thing mother nature brings to life. ok, God Bless you all His Family.