"Heartbreak Hotel": Before Elvis
The story of how “Heartbreak Hotel” came to be Elvis Presley’s first hit record is a long and fascinating tale. At the root of the saga...
Elvis Presley: The Searcher
Thoughts on Elvis Presley: The Searcher (Released in America only, on HBO. The above film clip is a promo put together by this author...
"Without You"
The true saga of "Heartbreak Hotel" is not necessarily the only question mark pertaining to the career of Elvis Presley, and long-term...
"Let me tell you about when I met Elvis ..."
Apart from the obvious human tragedy of Presley's early death, there is also a great sadness that the creative world was deprived of his...
The art of commerce
Elvis Presley died thirty-nine years ago today but the money keeps rolling in. Presley earned vast sums of money durIng his lifetime, and...
Elvis & Nixon, the King & the President
A recurring theme of the book "Walk A Lonely Street" is the relationship between politics and show business and it should come as no...
A family affair
Few things in life were as important to "Heartbreak Hotel" co-composer Mae Boren Axton as the concept of Family. A recurring theme of the...
"I sing all kinds."
Summer 1953 706 Union Avenue, Memphis, Tennessee On a hot Saturday in the summer of 1953, Sam Phillips was out of the office, leaving...
Elvis Presley, without a song
There was a succession of unusual events in the life of Elvis Presley during late 1970 and early 1971. A visit to Tupelo, dropping in at...
Hank Williams, country superstar
Some musical stars are so talented and successful they come to define their musical genre. In effect, as far as the public is concerned,...
