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Elvis at the Clinton Presidential Library

The William J. Clinton Presidential Library in Little Rock has been opened for almost a decade.  It contains 76.8 million pages of paper documents, 1.85 million photographs, and 75,000 artifacts.   Included with all that important stuff are some pieces … Continue reading

Super Bowl Weekend — Elvis and Football

  As we approach the Super Bowl, the attention of most Americans turns to football.  So, it’s an appropriate time to take a look at some photos of Elvis playing football over the years.   Many pictures of Elvis playing … Continue reading

Elvis Movie Match-Up

When coming attractions are shown at your local movie theater, they usually start with a montage of short exciting scenes, plus a booming announcer voice-over to hype your interest.  Believe it or not, there is an old VHS tape titled … Continue reading

50th Anniversary Movie Pictorials: Blue Hawaii – 1961

Blue Hawaii was released fifty years ago in November 1961. It was Elvis’ seventh film and was his most commercially successful movie, in spite of a rather skimpy plot. There is lots of great scenery, and 26-year-old Elvis looked in top form in his skin-tight swim trunks. Plus, there’s no shortage of skimpily-clad young ladies cavorting on the beach. Continue reading

Bad Hair Day / Good Hair Day — You Call It

My friend Alan Hanson writes a wonderful blog about Elvis Presley. He and I have often come up with similar ideas, but usually they are years apart after time has dulled our memory of the other’s work. This week we both independently decided to do a blog on Elvis’ hair. Continue reading

Elvis Movie Publicity Photos

While assembling photos for the ElvisBlog series 50th Anniversary Movie Pictorials, I was pleased to find many interesting PR shots for Elvis’ movies. Continue reading

50th Anniversary Movie Pictorials: Wild in the Country – 1961

Wild in the Country was released fifty years ago in June 1961. It was Elvis’ seventh film and has been identified by many as his last shot at becoming a serious dramatic actor. Continue reading

Elvis Scrapbooks — Part 4

This will be the last installment of the series on Elvis scrapbooks. Here’s a look at several more Elvis scrapbooks I found on the internet. Continue reading

Elvis Scrapbooks — Part 3

Did you know there is an Elvis scrapbook in the Smithsonian Institution? Back in January 2010, the Smithsonian opened a special Elvis exhibit titled One Life: Echoes of Elvis in the National Portrait Gallery. Continue reading

Reagan, Obama, and Elvis

Lately, there has been much in the press about Barack Obama’s shift to the center. He is said to be thinking and sounding a lot like Ronald Reagan. This, plus the 100th anniversary of Reagan’s birthday on February 6, has even prompted news magazines to pair the two presidents on their covers. Continue reading