During the course of a 20-year recording career, Elvis Presley would cut at the top studios in New York, Nashville and Hollywood, but his most uniquely powerful work was captured in his hometown of ...
There’s no question Memphis helped make Elvis Presley who he was. During the course of his career, Presley would make some of his most significant recordings in Memphis. Those Bluff City sessions and ...
Today, 70 years after that fateful opening performance for Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly remains a rock and roll pioneer whose ...
On the 32nd anniversary of his death, it's nice to have a new reminder of Elvis Presley's greatness. That's what you get with this two-disc set from the King's triumphant return to his hometown in ...
Elvis Presley’s final album, 'Moody Blue,' featured session recordings made in the Jungle Room of his Graceland home.
From his work at Sun Records to his final recordings at Graceland, Memphis holds a special place in Elvis Presley's career. After leaving his hometown of Tupelo, Miss., Presley discovered a world of ...
On July 4, 1956, just as he was exploding into stardom, Elvis Presley performed for 14,000 fans at Russwood Park in Memphis, Tennessee. A play that’s opening off-off-Broadway in New York this week, ...
How long did Elvis live in Memphis? The Presley family moved from Tupelo, Mississippi, to Memphis in November 1948, when Elvis was 13. The Presleys lived at seven addresses in Memphis before Elvis and ...
Even as an older musician, well into his 90s, Jack Hale would play his trombone faithfully. “Every single day he went up to his upstairs music room and practiced his horn,” said Hale’s wife, Judy ...