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The Dick Clark / Elvis Phone Calls

Posted on April 29, 2012 by | Leave a comment

When Dick Clark died two weeks ago, one fact revealed was that he never had Elvis on American Bandstand.  This actually is not too surprising.  Until August 1957, Bandstand had been just a local show on a Philadelphia TV station.  … Continue reading →

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My American Bandstand Story

Posted on April 19, 2012 by | 1 Comment

Elvis Presley never appeared on American Bandstand.  In fact, Dick Clark has said that anybody who was significant in the first two decades of Rock and Roll appeared on American Bandstand, except Elvis, the Beatles and the Rolling Stones.  So … Continue reading →

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50th Anniversary Movie Pictorials: Follow That Dream – 1962

Posted on April 7, 2012 by | Leave a comment

Follow That Dream was released fifty years ago in April 1962.  It was Elvis’ ninth film and is considered by some historians to be his best comedy performance.  My friend Alan Hanson over at the Elvis-History-Blog flatly states “Follow That … Continue reading →

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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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Dancing Elvis (In the Movies)

Posted on March 11, 2012 by | Leave a comment

  Elvis not only sang to his female co-stars, he also danced with several lucky ones. The shot above is of Elvis and Mary Ann Mobley from the movie Girl Happy.  They got into poses like this several times throughout … Continue reading →

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ElvisBlog Mini-Nuggets #17

Posted on February 19, 2012 by | Leave a comment

  Elvis Beer Cans:  In 2004, Miller Brewing Co. released a set of eight commemorative beer cans celebrating 50 years of rock music.  Doing the math, that would mark the start of rock and roll in 1954, and we all … Continue reading →

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Elvis Movie Match-Up

Posted on January 14, 2012 by | Leave a comment

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 →

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Was This Elvis’ Best Birthday Present Ever?

Posted on January 6, 2012 by | Leave a comment

Perhaps you have seen this photo on the internet. I run into it from time to time, but nobody has ever included a caption or text explaining the story of Elvis and this old car. Continue reading →

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“There's So Many Funny Things About That Meeting”

Posted on November 29, 2011 by | Leave a comment

The above quote was made by Jerry Schilling, Elvis’ long time buddy. The meeting he referred to was when Elvis met President Nixon in the Oval Office on December 21, 1970. Schilling made the quote while participating last year in a panel discussion presented by the National Archives Administration. It was titled “We Were There When Nixon Met Elvis.” Continue reading →

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Eric Bana — A Good Choice for Elvis & Nixon Movie

Posted on November 5, 2011 by | Leave a comment

On October 24, the Hollywood Reporter broke the news that a movie would be made about Elvis’ 1970 meeting with President Richard Nixon at the Whitehouse. Within 24 hours, the story was on dozens of websites and media sources. Continue reading →

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