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    Elvis Presley: The Searcher

    April 21, 2018

    "Without You"

    October 15, 2017

    "Let me tell you about when I met Elvis ..."

    March 14, 2017

    The art of commerce

    August 16, 2016

    The Rolling Stone article (spoiler alert)

    July 17, 2016

    Elvis & Nixon, the King & the President

    June 23, 2016

    A family affair

    April 13, 2016

    Elvis Presley: inspiration, not theft

    March 26, 2016

    I read the news today

    February 14, 2016

    "I sing all kinds."

    January 25, 2016

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    The Bob Luman connection

    24 Jul 2015

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    Tony Plews

    Elvis Presley was not the only Southern white boy playing with the blues in the mid-1950s.

     

    In Texas, for example, Bob Luman knew there was more to music than c&w songs, however good and powerful they may be. But it was only when he actually saw Elvis perform in the summer of 1955 that the pieces fell into place. From that moment on, Luman joined the movement and never looked back.

     

    His early career reports are frustratingly vague with regard to dates, but he does have a surprising connection to the story of "Heartbreak Hotel", and, as part of the book's quest for the truth, his story is presented in a newly-researched and more-detailed fashion.

     

    Luman is pictured here with his short-lived band, The Four Diamonds, which may have been named for his love of baseball. As a commercial artist, Luman rarely hit a home-run, but his best work remains hugely enjoyable, even today.

     

    What's his connection to "Heartbreak Hotel"?  The tale will be told.

     

    [Picture souce and copyright unknown, possibly owned by The Louisianna Hayride.]

     

     

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    1970

    A Star Is Born

    Al Dvorin

    Alice Cooper

    Arena: Tales of Rock 'n' Roll

    Bicycle

    Bill Haley

    Bob Luman

    Bristol Sessions

    Buddy Killen

    Carter Family

    Charlene Arthur

    Colonel Tom Parker

    Crossroads

    Dallas

    Dr Martin Luther King

    Eddy Arnold

    Elvis Presley

    Fats Domino

    Frank Sinatra

    Grand Ole Opry

    Hank Snow

    Hank Williams

    Heartbreak Hotel

    Hill & Range

    Hoyt Axton

    If I Can Dream

    Jack Stapp

    Jamboree Attractions

    Jaycee's Award

    Jim Beck

    Jim Reeves

    Jimmie Rodgers

    Jimmy Sweeney

    Juneteenth

    Led Zeppelin

    Lowell Fulson

    Mae Boren Axton

    Marion Keisker

    Marty Robbins

    Memphis

    Memphis Recording Service

    Miami Herald

    My Happiness

    One Night

    President

    RCA Victor

    Ralph Peer