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Al Wertheimer and the Dreaded Tonto Bar

Posted on March 17, 2012 by | Leave a comment

 I received an unexpected e-mail this week.  It was from Alfred Wertheimer, the most famous Elvis photographer and an interesting guy.  He sent me a joke.  Not just me.  He had a blast e-mail list of folks he shared the … Continue reading →

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Writing With Wertheimer

Posted on August 22, 2010 by | Leave a comment

Alfred Wertheimer is sometimes called the godfather of rock & roll photography, and he well deserves the title. As a struggling twenty-six year old free-lance photojournalist in New York City, Wertheimer’s good fortune gained him access to Elvis Presley during that first, heady flush of fame in 1956. Continue reading →

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Jimmy Dean and Elvis

Posted on June 14, 2010 by | Leave a comment

The internet news accounts of entertainer Jimmy Dean’s recent passing contained this information: “In 2009, a fire gutted their home… Lost were a collection of celebrity-autographed books, posters of Dean with Elvis Presley, and other prized possessions.” Continue reading →

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WHILE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT ELVIS JUMPSUITS

Posted on March 25, 2007 by | Leave a comment

Last week, we discussed how you can now go to Graceland and see 72 Elvis jumpsuits, 58 of them housed in the new Elvis Jumpsuits: All Access exhibit. I hope the exhibit signage and the catalog give proper credit to the men who created them. Continue reading →

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James Brown and Elvis

Posted on December 31, 2006 by | Leave a comment

Elvisblog has taken a look at the connections between Elvis and other singers, including Pat Boone, Johnny Cash, and Jerry Lee Lewis. When the news of James Brown’s death on Christmas morning hit the media, I wondered if there had been much of a link between him and Elvis. It turns out there was. Continue reading →

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Elvis and Jake Hess

Posted on September 3, 2006 by | Leave a comment

Jake Hess is enshrined in The Gospel Music Hall of Fame, he received four Grammy Awards, and he performed well into his seventies as part of Bill Gaither’s Homecoming gospel video series. Jake Hess also had a strong Elvis connection. Continue reading →

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Elvis and the Grammy Awards

Posted on January 8, 2006 by | Leave a comment

Most fans are aware Elvis won only three Grammy Awards, and that they were all for Gospel recordings. There’s a lot more to the story.
How could the King of Rock & Roll not win any Grammys for his rock & roll records? One big reason is that the Grammy awards did not start until 1958. Continue reading →

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