Elvis-The-Biography

“I’ll Never Fall in Love Again”, 1
“I’ll Never Let You Go”, 1, 2
“I’ll Remember You”, 1
“I’ll Take You Home Again, Kathleen”, 1
“I’m Counting on You”, 1
“I’m Left, You’re Right, She ’s Gone”, 1, 2, 3
Imperials, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15
“In the Ghetto”, 1, 2, 3, 4
Inside Elvis, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
It Happened at the World’s Fair, 1, 2, 3
“It’s Impossible”, 1
“It’s Now or Never”, 1, 2, 3, 4
“I’ve Got a Thing About You Baby”, 1

Jailhouse Rock, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8,
“Jailhouse Rock”, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
Jarvis, Felton, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
Jordanaires, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15
“Joshua Fit the Battle”, 1
“Just Because”, 1

Kahane, Jackie, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Katzman, Sam, 1, 2, 3
Keisker, Marion, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Kesler, Stan, 1, 2, 3, 4
Kid Galahad, 1
King, B. B., 1, 2, 3
King Creole, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
King, Pee Wee, 1, 2
Kissin’ Cousins, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
“Kissin’ Cousins”, 1
Klein, George, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11

Lacker, Marty, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
“Last Farewell, The”, 1
Last Train to Memphis, 1, 2

“Lawdy, Miss Clawdy”, 1, 2
LeGault, Lance: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Leiber and Stoller, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Lennon, John, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
Lewis, Jerry Lee, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16
“Little Egypt”, 1
Little Richard, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
Live a Little, Love a Little, 1
Locke, Dixie, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
“Long Black Limousine”, 1
“Long Tall Sally”, 1, 2
Los Angeles Times, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
Louisiana Hayride, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Love Letters from Elvis, 1
“Love Me”, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
Love Me Tender, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
“Love Me Tender”, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
Loving You, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

“Make the World Go Away”, 1
Mansfield, Rex, 1, 2, 3, 4
Martin, Dean, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
Matthews, Neal, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 , 6, 7
Me and a Guy Named Elvis, 1, 2, 3
“Memories”, 1, 2, 3, 4
“Merry Christmas Baby”, 1
Mescale, Joe, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
“Mess of Blues”, 1
MGM, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26,

27, 28, 29
“Milkcow Blues Boogie”, 1
Milton Berle Show, 1, 2, 3
Moman, Chips, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
“Money Honey”, 1, 2
Moody Blue, 1, 2
“Moody Blue”, 1

Moore, Scotty, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22,
Morgan, Todd, 1, 2, 3
Morrison, Jim, 1, 2, 3
Mott, Bitsy, 1, 2
“My Babe”, 1
“My Baby Left Me”, 1
“My Happiness”, 1
“My Wish Came True”, 1
“Mystery Train”, 1, 2, 3, 4

National Enquirer, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5,
Neal, Bob, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
Nelson, Gene, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
“Never Been to Spain”, 1
New York Times, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17
Nichopoulous, George, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13
Nixon, Richard, 1, 2, 3, 4
“No Room to Rhumba in a Sports Car”, 1

“O Little Town of Bethlehem”, 1
O’Brien, Jim, 1, 2, 3
O’Grady, John, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
“Old MacDonald”, 1
“Old Shep”, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
“One Broken Heart for Sale”, 1
Orbison, Roy, 1, 2

Page, Frank, 1, 2, 3,
Paradise, Hawaiian Style, 1, 2
Paramount, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16
“Paralyzed”, 1, 2
Parker, Ed, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11
Parker, Thomas Andrew (Colonel), 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19,

20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43,
44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67,
68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77

Peace in the Valley, 1, 2, 3
“Peace in the Valley”, 1, 2
Pearl, Minnie, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Perkins, Carl, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
Phillips, Dewey, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Phillips, Sam, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14
Pierce, Webb, 1, 2, 3
“Playing for Keeps”, 1
“Polk Salad Annie”, 1, 2
“Power of My Love”, 1
“Precious Lord, Take My Hand”, 1
Presley, Buck, 1, 2
Presley, Dee (see Stanley, Dee), 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Presley, Gladys Smith, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15
Presley, Hershell, 1, 2
Presley, J. W., 1
Presley, Jessie Garon, 1, 2
Presley, Lisa Marie, 1, 2. 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23
Presley, Minnie Mae Hood, 1, 2, 3
Presley, Priscilla Ann Beaulieu, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20,

21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36
Presley, Vernon, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24,

25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45
Presley, Vester, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
Promised Land, 1
“Promised Land”, 1, 2
“Proud Mary”, 1
Pure Gold, 1

“Rags to Riches”, 1
RCA Victor, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
“Ready Teddy”, 1, 2
Reeves, Jim, 1, 2
“Release Me”, 1
“Return to Sender”, 1, 2
Rhee, Kang, 1, 2, 3

Richardson, Jane, 1, 2, 3, 4
“Rip It Up”, 1, 2
Rissmiller, Jim, 1
Robbins, Marty, 1, 2, 3, 4
“Rock-a-Hula Baby”, 1
Rolling Stone, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
Rolling Stones, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
Roustabout, 1, 2, 3

“Santa Brings My Baby Back to Me”, 1
“Santa Claus Is Back in Town”, 1
“Santa Lucia”, 1
Schilling, Jerry, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24,

25, 26, 27, 28, 29
Scrivener, Mildred, 1, 2
“See See Rider”, 1
“Separate Ways”, 1, 2
Sheppard, T. G., 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Sholes, Steve, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
“Silent Night”, 1, 2
Sillerman, Robert, F. X., 1
Sinatra, Frank, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21
Sinatra, Nancy, 1, 2, 3, 4
Smith, Billy, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
Smith, Delta Mae, 1, 2, 3
Smith, Gene, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Smith, Gladys (see Presley, Gladys Smith), 1, 2
Smith, Myrna, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Snow, Hank, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
“Snowbird”, 1
“So Glad You’re Mine”, 1
Soden, Jack, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
“Soldier Boy”, 1
“Solitaire”, 1
Solt, Andrew, 1, 2, 3, 4
Something for Everybody, 1

“Spanish Eyes”, 1
Speedway, 1, 2, 3, 4
Spinout, 1, 2
Stage Show, 1, 2, 3
Stanley, Dee, 1, 2, 3, 4
Stanley, David, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
Stanley, Ricky, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
Starlight Wranglers, 1, 2, 3
Stay Away, Joe, 1, 2
Stoker, Gordon, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11
Stone, Mike, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Strada, Al, 1, 2, 3
Streisand, Barbra, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
“Stuck on You”, 1
Sullivan, Ed, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13
Sumner, J. D., 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17,
Sun Records, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24,

25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33
Sun Sessions, The, 1
“Surrender”, 1
“Suspicious Minds”, 1, 2, 3, 4
“Sweet Caroline”, 1
Sweet Inspirations, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
“Swing Down, Sweet Chariot”, 1

“Take Good Care of Her”, 1, 2
“That’s All Right Mama”, 1, 2
“That’s When Your Heartaches Begin”, 1, 2
“There Goes My Everything”, 1
Thompson, Linda, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23,

24, 25,
“Three Corn Patches”, 1
Tickle Me, 1, 2
Tipler, Gladys, 1, 2, 3
Tipler, James, 1, 2, 3
“Tomorrow’s a Long Time”, 1

“Too Much”, 1, 2, 3
“Treat Me Nice”, 1
Trouble with Girls (And How to Get into It), The, 1, 2
Tutt, Ronnie, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
“Tutti Frutti”, 1

Variety, 1, 2, 3, 4
Viva Las Vegas, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

“Walk a Mile in My Shoes”, 1
Wallis, Hal, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13
“Way Down”, 1
“Wear My Ring Around Your Neck”, 1, 2
West, Red, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25,

26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40,
West Sonny, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13
Westmoreland, Kathy, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
“When My Blue Moon Turns to Gold Again”, 1
“When the Saints Go Marching In”, 1
“Where Did They Go, Lord?”, 1
“White Christmas”, 1
“Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On”, 1
Wild in the Country, 1, 2, 3
Wilkinson, John, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15
Williams, Hank, 1, 2, 3
Wolf, Steve, 1, 2, 3, 4
“Wonder of You, The”, 1
Wonderful World of Christmas, The, 1
Wood, Anita, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
Wood, Natalie, 1, 2
“Wooden Heart”, 1, 2

“You Gave Me a Mountain This Time”, 1, 2, 3, 4
You’ll Never Walk Alone, 1
“You’ll Never Walk Alone”, 1
“Your Time Hasn’t Come Yet, Baby”, 1

“You’re a Heartbreaker”, 1, 2

Two-year-old Elvis with parents Gladys and Vernon Presley, and his Senior picture at Humes High
School, aged 18.

Elvis Presley Birthplace and Community Centre, now a public park and recreation facility,
Tupelo.

Lauderdale Courts neighbourhood in Memphis; the Presleys lived in the centre, ground floor
apartment, 1949-53.

Outside the legendary Sun Recording Studio.
Sam Phillips of Sun Records, 1954.

Inside the Sun Recording Studio, Elvis (centre) with Bill Black (left) and Scotty Moore in their first
publicity photograph, 1954.

Singing with his parents at home, 1956.

A picture from Elvis’s personal publicity file, taken in the Speer studio, Memphis, 1954.

Sun Records’ “million-dollar-quartet”––Elvis at the piano with (from left to right) Jerry Lee Lewis,
Carl Perkins and Johnny Cash joining him in an informal gospel sing, 1956.

Hysteria in a Miami movie house, 1956.
An early recording session, 1955.

At home with his own little hound dog.
Elvis’s first single, “That’s All Right (Mama)” released on Sun Records, July 5th, 1954.

Elvis signs for RCA, 1955, from left: Colonel Parker, Elvis’s mom, Elvis, and Elvis’s dad with two
RCA executives.

“If I stand still when I sing, I’m dead …”



Instant Presley-mania took over. “If I just stood out there and sang and never moved, people
would say ‘Well, my goodness, I can stay home and listen to his records.’ But you have to give ’em
a show, somethin’ to talk about.”



Elvis and his manager, Colonel Tom Parker.
With Richard Egan in his first film, Love Me Tender, 1956.



Elvis and Debra Paget on location for his first movie, Love Me Tender, 1956.



Elvis as Deke Rivers in his second film, Loving You, 1957.

Vince Everett and friends in Jailhouse Rock, 1957.

The idol at Graceland, Memphis, 1957.
Elvis with Hollywood actress Natalie Wood, in 1956.

Elvis and Liberace switch roles backstage at the Riviera, Las Vegas, in November 1956. Elvis
wears Liberace’s gold lamé jacket and carries his candelabra, while Liberace wears Elvis’s striped
jacket and plays his guitar.

Elvis at the gates of Graceland.

G.I. Elvis at the gates of his Graceland mansion, with fans.
The army haircut: “Hair today, gone tomorrow.”

Beginning his eight weeks of military training at Fort Hood, Texas.

Waiting for news of his mother in a Memphis hospital, with (from left to right) Alan Fortas, Lamar
Fike, George Klein, Billy Smith and Louis Harris, 1958.

His mother’s grave; nearby is a stone reading, “She was the sunshine of our home.’”
Taking his shots.

Spinning a record at his off-base home at Bad Nauheim, Germany.

Out on maneuvers with the Third US Armored Division.

14-year-old Priscilla writes a letter to Elvis in her Wiesbaden home, with his picture in front of
her, March 1960.

Elvis signs autographs for fans in Germany.

With Stella Stevens and Laurel Goodwin in Girls! Girls! Girls! 1962.
In Kissin’ Cousins, with and without the blond wig, 1964.

Astride a Honda in Roustabout, 1964.

Enjoying a “harem holiday” (the movie’s European title) in Harum Scarum, 1965.

Sharing a ride with Dodie Marshall in Easy Come, Easy Go, 1967.
Elvis wears his spectacular gold jacket to perform, 1961.

Elvis and Priscilla Beaulieu at their Las Vegas wedding on May 1st, 1967.

The Happy Couple and the Cake at the champagne breakfast following their wedding.





Nine months after the wedding, in Memphis—leaving the hospital with Lisa Marie.

Elvis and Priscilla with a fellow Las Vegas performer, British singer Tom Jones, in 1971.

From the “live” segment of the NBC TV special, 1968.

Performing in Las Vegas.

At the International Hotel, Las Vegas, 1970.

In rehearsal at MGM for the documentary on Elvis’s third season in Las Vegas, That’s the Way It
Is, 1970.