Baby Elvis with his parents Vernon and Gladdys in 1938.
This picture was taken in his hometown Tupelo. He was 10 years old and next year, in 1946, he would be given his first guitar.
Elvis as singer, Bill Black as bass player and
Scotty Moore as guitarist were taking a break from a recording session in Memphis Recording Studio whose owner was Sam Phillips. Elvis' first records cut in this studio.It was 1954.
This is one of my favourite picture. Elvis was radiant in 1956.
Another pic from 1956. He was playing in the studio where he became a Super Star. He cut his first two albums and was the American number one with the single, 'Heartbreak Hotel'.
01/06/1956, The Steve Allen Show...and Elvis sings 'Hound Dog' to a hound dog :)
In 1956, Elvis performanced in 'Love me tender' with Debra Paget.
26/04/1957, in Graceland, his mansion located in Memphis.
In 1957, he performanced in 'Jailhouse Rock'. In this film, Elvis is a convict who becomes a rock star.
Elvis was drafted into the US Army in 1958. He did not join the "Special Services", which would have saved him from certain duties, and refused special treatment. He was stationed in Germany for 18 months.
These pics are from 1960 film 'G.I. Blues', starring Elvis Presley as a guitar playing tank gunner with the US Army in West Germany.
In the 60s he made 27 movies. This one is a shot for 'Harum Scarum' in 1965.
In May 1967, Elvis married his lover Priscilla. After their wedding they went to The Aladdin Hotel in Las Vegas Although she was 21 when they wed, the two met in Germany when she was just 14.
Elvis with wife Priscilla and daughter Lisa Marie in Memphis, 1968.
In December 1968, Elvis pulled back his ailing career by appearing in a dedicated hour-long TV show on NBC. The Comeback Special, which saw the King in raucous form, was a massive success.
21/12/1970, at the White House: President Richard Nixon meets with Elvis.
23/05/1977: Elvis Presley performed in Providence, Rhode Island, 3 months before his death.
Long Live The King, because You are always on my mind<3
Lorena Be-Bop
Elvis... Qué lindo de jovencito y qué grande. No hay parangón con ninguno.
ReplyDeleteMe encanta la foto ésta en la puerta de su casa. Tengo una parecida. Hay tanto material de él que no te lo acabas. En música, retratos... Para fortuna de los que lo admiramos.
Un hermoso post, enhorabuena.
Me alegro que te haya gustado y más aún que siga habiendo fans como nosotras,¡Incondicionales!:)
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Puff, me gustan todas las fotos que has puesto y el homenaje. La que está con el perro también es bonita, supongo de cuando cantaba "Hound Dog".
DeleteVaya que sí. Incondicionales. Me alegro mucho de haberte encontrado, jeje.
Otro besote
Jeje y yo también!No me encuentro con mucha gente que tenga mis gustos en estos tiempos.
DeleteMira este video, eso es olvidarse la letra con estilo;)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=olqe-JnHzjU&feature=related
Madre mía, en este Live se sale por todos los lados (y en todos los aspectos). En España me lo compré a 11 euros hace poco, el 68' Comeback Special.
DeleteY qué tonta soy. La foto de "Hound Dog" sí es de "Hound Dog", abajo está el vídeo del Show de Steve Allen. Qué maravilla. Ya no hay cosas tan fascinantes...
jeje ¿A que sí? Yo no tengo ese, pero echaré un vistazo, hay una tienda por aquí donde encuentras verdaderas gangas en música, y de rock and roll tienen verdaderas joyas:)
DeleteSe podría decir que has involucionado,pero a lo grande. Para cuando boda en Las Vegas, desde un paracaídas y disfrazada de priscilla. Jeje. MUY chulo el post, me ha fascinado! :*
ReplyDeleteBoda en Las Vegas si jajaja pero a este niño no lo visto yo de Elvis me lo ha dejado muy claro que por ahí no pasa...
DeleteSe podría decir que has involucionado,pero a lo grande. Para cuando boda en Las Vegas, desde un paracaídas y disfrazada de priscilla. Jeje. MUY chulo el post, me ha fascinado! :*
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