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Elvis Has Never Left the Movie Theater — Part 2

Last week we started our look at Elvis’ presence in the movies. Not the old films where he was an actor, but new ones where an allusion is made to Elvis. The research for this was done by John Beifuss, movie critic for the Memphis Commercial Appeal. We can presume his job enabled him to see just about every movie that came to town, and since that town is the home of Elvis, he noted every connection to him in these films. Continue reading

One Last Hall of Fame Pitch

OK, now that DJ Fontana and Bill Black have been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, we fans are happy that all of Elvis’ bandmates of the 50s are honored in the “Sidemen” category. We’ve talked about that here, and I’ve also asserted that the rest of the 70s TCB guys should join them next year. Surely there aren’t any more Elvis-related musicians worthy of Rock Hall cheerleading. Continue reading

ELVIS and BOOTS RANDOLPH

After Boots Randolph passed away last week, I checked out several large websites devoted to Elvis and didn’t find much delving deep into the connection between Boots and Elvis. That was surprising, because there was a significant relationship between these two music legends. There was certainly much more than just “Reconsider Baby” and “Return To Sender,” the two Elvis songs on which Boots played that were mentioned in most news reports. Continue reading

ELVIS IS BACK

From:  Spring 2000 Issue   (His First Recording Sessions After Returning From The Army)   by Phil Arnold     Elvis was rushed to a recording studio less than two weeks after he got home from Germany in 1960.  There … Continue reading