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What Did Elvis and Diego Rivera Have in Common? (No, Not Frida!)

Posted in Diego Rivera, Elvis, Frida Kahlo, PEOPLE, tagged biographies of artists, biographies of Hispanic artists, biographies of singers, Diego Rivera, Diego Rivera had a twin, Elvis Presley, Elvis Presley had a twin, Frida Kahlo, Graceland, Guanajato, Memphis Tennessee, Mexico, the flower carrier by diego rivera, Tupelo Mississippi on February 2, 2010| 2 Comments »

What did Mexican muralist Diego Rivera and rock sensation Elvis Presley have in common? They both had twin brothers who died. Diego Rivera and his twin brother Carlos were born on December 8, 1886 in Guanajato, Mexico. Carlos, however, died eighteen months later. On January 8, 1935, in Tupelo, Mississippi, Gladys Presley gave birth to identical twin […]

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Viva Elvis! My Birthday Tribute to the King of Rock and Roll, Part 1

Posted in Elvis, PEOPLE, tagged biographies of singers, Elvis and his parents 1937, Elvis as a baby pictures, Elvis as a child pictures, Elvis as a teenager picture, Elvis high school graduation picture, Elvis memorial, Elvis pictures at 21, Elvis Presley, Elvis tribute, Elvis turns 75, Elvis' birthday, Elvis' birthplace pictures, Gladys Presley, I love Elvis, Vernon Presley, Viva Las Vegas, Viva Las Vegas video on January 9, 2010| 3 Comments »

I couldn’t let the day go by without saying at least a few words about Elvis. Today is his 75th birthday and I am watching a TCM marathon of Elvis shows. On the tube, paused so I could blog, is “Viva Las Vegas.” I just watched Elvis perform the title song. It’s obvious that the […]

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Elvis: Girl Happy OR Trigger Happy?

Posted in Elvis, PEOPLE, tagged Anita Wood, Bruce Jenner, Camelot, elvis, Elvis Presley, Elvis shooting TV with Robert Goulet, Elvis shooting TVs, Elvis' concert years, Elvis' Las Vegas penthouse, International Hotel, Julie Andrews, Las Vegas, Las Vegas Hilton, Linda Thompson, Robert Goulet, Robert Goulet in Camelot, the Memphis Mafia on April 22, 2009| 6 Comments »

From 1969 to 1977 were Elvis’ concert years. When performing in Las Vegas, he stayed at the International (now Hilton) Hotel, occupying the penthouse suite, room 3000. The suite was located on the 30th floor and stretched across the entire top floor. Elvis was not alone in this sprawling suite. From the beginning of his […]

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The Elvis Sandwich

Posted in Elvis, tagged Anita Wood, anita wood brewer, anita wood elvis letters, elvis, Elvis in Germany, Elvis Presley, Elvis' favorite foods, fool's gold loaf, memphis, peanut butter and banana sandwich, Private Presley, the Elvis Sandwich on April 20, 2009| 21 Comments »

Anita Wood and Elvis got to know each other in Memphis, Elvis’ hometown, and were close friends from 1957-1962. She wrote to him in Germany where he was stationed with the U.S. Army. Years later she was interviewed about her relationship with Elvis, and recalled: “He called me Little because I was very small at […]

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Elvis & Tricky Dick

Posted in Elvis, PEOPLE, tagged Bud Krogh, Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs, elvis, Elvis against hippies, elvis black belt, elvis does karate, elvis kenpo karate, Elvis Presley, Elvis' badge collection, Hotel Washington, Jerry Schilling, Jon Burrows, Jon Finlator, richard nixon, Senator George Murphy, Sonny West, tricky dick nixon on April 17, 2009| 40 Comments »

On a flight from L.A. to Washington, D.C., on Dec. 21, 1970, Elvis wrote this letter to President Richard M. Nixon: Mr. President: First I would like to introduce myself. I am Elvis Presley and admire you and Have Great Respect for your office. I talked to Vice President Agnew in Palm Springs a week ago […]

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Elvis from the Waist Up

Posted in Elvis, PEOPLE, tagged Colonel Parker, elvis, Elvis from the waist-up, elvis the pelvis, Harum Scarum, Priscilla Presley, rock n roll history, Rudolph Valentino, The Ed Sullivan Show, the elvis waist-up performances, The Milton Berle Show, The Sheik, The Steve Allen Show, TV history on April 13, 2009| 6 Comments »

In my two previous posts, “Elvis the Pelvis” and “Elvis: Too Sexy for His Shirt,” I wrote about Elvis Presley and the TV appearances that made him a star. His hip-gyrating performance of “Hound Dog” on NBC’s June 5, 1956, “The Milton Berle Show,” created a huge new fan base and a storm of controversy. […]

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Elvis: Too Sexy for His Shirt

Posted in Elvis, PEOPLE, tagged Colonel Parker, Ed Sullivan, elvis, Elvis Presley, elvis the pelvis, Hound Dog, steve allen, The Ed Sullivan Show, The Milton Berle Show, The Milton Berle Show 1956, The Steve Allen Show, too sexy for his shirt, topo gigio, TV history on April 10, 2009| 3 Comments »

In my last post, “Elvis the Pelvis,” I wrote about Elvis’ sensational and controversial performance on “The Milton Berle Show” (NBC) on June 5, 1956, when he sang “Hound Dog.” His playful yet sensual rendition of the blues number – his hips gyrated provocatively – rocketed Elvis to fame while also unleashing a floodgate of criticism. Elvis was too […]

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Elvis the Pelvis

Posted in Elvis, PEOPLE, tagged Colonel Parker, Ed Sullivan, elvis, Elvis Presley, Freddie Bell and the Bellboys, Heartbreak Hotel, Leiber and Stoller's Hound Dog, rock n roll history, the Jordanaires, The Milton Berle Show 1956 on April 9, 2009| 1 Comment »

With the release of his first record album in April, 1956, Elvis Presley began to receive lucrative offers for TV, Las Vegas, and movie appearances. On April 1, he made a screen test for Paramount Pictures and would go on to make the picture, “Love Me Tender.” On April 3, he sang “Heartbreak Hotel” on NBC-TV’s “The Milton Berle Show,” […]

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Abe & Elvis Whistling “Dixie”

Posted in Abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln, American Civil War, the, Elvis, PEOPLE, tagged Abraham Lincoln, Appomattox Court House, Civil War, Confederacy, Confederate flag, Confederate rebels, Confederate surrender, Daniel Emmett, Dixie, Elvis Presley, General Ulysses S. Grant, Gideon Welles, Lee's surrender, Mary Lincoln, Mathew Brady photographs, Richmond, Robert E. Lee, Tad Lincoln, the Union, Virginia, War Between the States on March 23, 2009| 2 Comments »

At daylight on April 10, 1865, the firing of 500 cannons spread the news throughout Washington, D.C., that the War Between the States was over and the Union preserved. The cannons were so loud that they broke windows on Lafayette Square, the neighborhood around the White House. (1) “Guns are firing, bells ringing, flags flying, […]

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Michael Jackson: The Whole Story

Posted in Michael Jackson, PEOPLE, tagged Michael Jackson, michael jackson biography, michael jackson life story, Michael Jackson obit, Michael Jackson obituary on June 28, 2009| 16 Comments »

From the Los Angeles Times OBITUARY Michael Jackson’s Life Was Infused With Fantasy and Tragedy By Geoff Boucher and Elaine Woo In the early 1980s, Michael Jackson was the world’s most popular entertainer thanks to a series of hit records — “Beat It,” “Billie Jean,” “Thriller” — and dazzling music videos. Michael Jackson was fascinated […]

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