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.”
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 […]
“How dare you think such cheap tactics would work with me!”
“That ain’t tactics, honey. It’s just the beast in me.”
- an exchange between good-girl Judy Tyler and grabby Elvis Presley in “Jailhouse Rock”
Elvis the singer has been much honored. He’s a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the Country Music Hall of […]
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.”
i visited graceland in june 2007. not a fan, i grew up with disco…well now i’m a fan…don’t believe he is dead..i had a dream!!!
i have four times visit graceland.
the first wars 1981 ant to that time goes we walking from the street and gate to the home graceland of elvis and by the way i pick up from the way a small stone as souvenier and that stone is here by me on the computer-tabel.
i love elvis and bill black too.