Bud Glass is proud to announce the release of the first episode of his new web-based video series ELVIS: BEHIND THE IMAGE.

“DOUBLE TROUBLE” is the title of episode 1 - and the title is definitely an understatement as to the mayhem that ensues in this exciting, action-packed, true-life story.
As the teaser video stated, “Sometimes the truth is stranger than fiction”. This rare glimpse inside the private world of Elvis is based on the intriguing and bizarre facts from first-hand accounts of those who were there, as told to the creator of this series.

An excerpt from the video says it best:
"This story involves Elvis' live-in girlfriend, two jealous sisters, a real bonefied "Cat-fight" and Elvis going completely off the hook, wild-man ballistic, in a frenzied fit of rage so extreme- that it took three grown men to restrain him. The ensuing collateral damage was so substantial that it can be clearly evidenced in one of Elvis' films that he was shooting at the time ...if you know where to look."
Fasten your seatbelts, because it's about to get real!

The story is almost unbelievable enough to begin with (as Elvis says), but there are also more than one occasion when the plot further thickens in mid-stream, as this real-life saga unfolds before your eyes. This is definitely unlike any production on Elvis that you have ever seen before.
More episodes are currently in production and pre-production stages… “this is just the beginning” of this TOTALLY FREE video series that is available for fans to enjoy. Bud only asks that you share it with all of your Elvis friends so they can also share in the fun.

immediately ceased their regular on-air programs the instance Presley’s death was announced. Radio Luxembourg, with the largest audience in Europe, cancelled their commercials just to play his music non-stop. His Graceland mansion was then for the first time opened to the public for the viewing of his body lying-in-state and an estimate of 50,000 to 100,000 people appear to pay their respects to him.

Although life held such a tragic, ill-fated end to his all-too-short career, Elvis' final concert in Indianapolis, Indiana performed to 18 thousand of

Elvis Macrame Belt Sells for $298,000!: At the recent Julien's 'Music Icons 2020 Auction' Elvis memorabilia sold very well with the biggest surprise being Elvis' ivory macrame belt with accented reflective stones selling for $298,000 - after 32 bids - and for nearly 10 times its expected price.

Other notable Elvis items that sold were
- A pair of black western trousers with beige fringe on the sides, worn by Elvis in his role as Johnny in Frankie and Johnny (UA, 1966). (Shown below) Estimate US$6000 - Winning Bid $11,875

- The OWL metal decoration buckle. The back of the buckle has handwritten “Elvis LR” from one of Presley’s famous suits worn on stage -  Winning Bid $5,120
- A 1966 Chevrolet Impala which Elvis later decided to gift it to Gary Pepper, president of Presley’s fan club -  Winning Bid $62,500
- 14K yellow gold TCB necklace with full-cut round diamonds Winning bid $34,375
- 14K yellow gold TCB necklace. - $7,680
- A sterling silver cross pendant with turquoise stone inlay  Estimate $6,000 Winning Bid $11,520
-  A 1977 Silverado pickup truck was purchased on Christmas Eve 1976 by Presley. He eventually gave it to his father, Vernon Presley. Winning bid $41,600.

The main item featured at the auction however was Kurt Cobain's 'MTV Unplugged' guitar which sold for a sky-high $6 million. The 1959 Martin D-18E that Cobain played in the band's rare acoustic performance on November 18, 1993, approximately five months before his death, Cobain chose this guitar to paint what Rolling Stone called "his last self-portrait." The guitar was sold to Australian Peter Freedman, owner of Røde Microphones.

Also a custom guitar played by Prince at the height of his stardom in the 1980s and 1990s sold for $563,500 around three times the estimate. Prince played the blindingly blue guitar with the artist's "love" symbol on its neck on his 1984 Purple Rain tour, and it also appeared on the classic albums Lovesexy and Sign O' The Times. He used it into the early 1990s.

(News, Source;ElvisInfoNet/Juliens)

(New book) ELVIS: A Plan of God & SUN The Magic of Without You (Darrin Memmer) – NOW AVAILABLE: Prolific Elvis researcher-author has released a number of new books. The first of these is his ground breaking, ELVIS: A Plan of God & SUN The Magic of Without You. It features a number of never seen before documents and new information about Elvis’ appearance at the Hume High School talent show and his recordings at SUN Studio. EIN has seen an advance copy of the book it lives up to its press release:
The soft cover 'ELVIS, The Hand of Fate & SUN: The Magic of Without You', has been released. Based on months of rigorous research, access to primary source materials, and interviews with those who were there at the time, it provides fascinating, new information and never-before-seen archival documents about Elvis' 12th grade Carnival performance and Sun Studio recordings.
The artwork of this 264-page, 6x9 soft cover dramatically transports you to the Lauderdale Courts on January 8, 1953. The precise moment in time when a Boy from Tupelo turned eighteen years old and purposefully began his transition to an entertainer of renown in Memphis.

Highlights of this new release include:
    -"Without You" lyrics and music chart handwritten on 2 pages within a Peters' Blank Music Book. This previously-unseen document courtesy Rose Clayton
   - Eighteen pages devoted to the "real story" of the Mildred Scrivener-produced talent show Elvis appeared on (and won) at Humes High

'His Latest Flame' Shuffle Remix: OK, this won’t be too everyone’s liking, but it is fun, and if you need something to motivate you to exercise during virus restrictions, this might just be it. And it has already had 25 million views!
It certainly suits the TikTok generation and if they are dancing to ELVIS the world is a better place.
Click here for some hot 'Latest Flame' TikTok Shuffle.

And if you want a full workout, there are also other Elvis remix shuffle dance songs available, including a great 7 minute Such A Night, Viva Las Vegas, Burning Love, and Little Sister.

Time to get up and boogie on down to the King!

(News, Source:ElvisInfoNet)

Graceland Celebrates 38th anniversary: On June 7, 1982, EPE opened Elvis' home Graceland to his loving fans - and the general public - as a unique, heartfelt, museum. Having purchased the property on March 25 1957, Elvis lived a full life but died all-too-young at the same Memphis mansion enjoying the property for 20 years with his extended family.
Elvis left it to his only child Lisa Maria Presley, who still owns the Tennessee estate to this day.
To celebrate Graceland’s doors being open to fans for the last 38 years, the museum’s official Instagram account has shared a thank you video.
A statement read: “Graceland was opened to the public on June 7, 1982.
“38 years later, the incomparable legacy of Elvis Presley continues to thrive.
“To the best fans in the world: THANK YOU!”
Graceland has been listed in the National Register of Historic Places since November 7, 1991.
Elvis' Memphis home has been declared a National Historic Landmark since March 27, 2006.
Click here to EPE for the message

(News, Source;EPE/ElvisInfoNet)

BBC Reporter was the first to see Elvis dead in his coffin: In August 1977 Michael Cole, the BBC's correspondent in Washington DC, was filming an interview with a lawyer about political corruption when his secretary burst in.
'Oh my Gaaad,' she cried, putting her hands to her face. 'Elvis Presley's dead!'
Without a word, my cameraman, Bob Grevemberg, and I packed up and headed to Washington's National Airport. When we landed in Memphis, Tennessee, it was late. Elvis Presley's personal airliner, with a huge treble clef painted on its tail, was parked at the airport. We drove into Memphis, past the fairground Elvis would often hire for an afternoon so he could take his nine-year-old daughter Lisa Marie on the rides without being pestered by fans. But strangely, no one in Memphis seemed to be talking about 'The King' who had just died in their midst, no one on the streets or gathering on corners.
Early next morning, Bob and I were outside Graceland, Elvis Presley's mansion. There was no one there either. Stranger still. Next to the steel gates — also decorated with treble clefs and musical notes — there was a guard house, so I presented my BBC credentials to the gentlemen inside and asked to speak to a member of the Presley family. As we waited, a few people strolled up. It dawned on me that Elvis was a bigger star in Britain than America. We love nostalgia. The Americans always want what's new. Two hours later, around 70 people had gathered. I was suddenly aware of a very big man wearing a big hat next to me.

'Mr Cole,' he said, very firmly, 'I am the Deputy Sheriff of Memphis. I am commanded by the Presley family to invite you to visit with the deceased.'

I then spotted my business card in his hand. I wasn't sure I wanted to 'visit with the deceased', but, in the interests of journalistic enquiry, I accepted. The Deputy Sheriff took me by the elbow and began walking me up the serpentine path that climbs a small hill to Graceland, with its white columns and classical pediment. He ushered me through the doors to a scene I shall never forget.

In the hall, a coffin had been placed on trestles. Behind the coffin, in a sombre arc, stood members of the Presley family, including Elvis's ex-wife Priscilla, daughter Lisa Marie, and his father Vernon.

One by one, I shook hands with them, extending my arm across the coffin where the greatest singer of the 20th century lay dead at the age of 42. I heard myself expressing condolences on behalf of myself, the BBC, the people of Britain and Elvis fans throughout the world. They smiled and said gracious things. It turned out I was the first person invited into Graceland since his death.

How did Elvis look? Not too good. Being English, I didn't like to stare. But it was such an extraordinary sight, I had to take in every detail. The most amazing thing was the size of his face. It was the shape of a very large watermelon and deathly pale. I guessed drugs had caused the bloating. He was wearing a black suit, white shirt and an elaborate white satin cravat. His hair upset me. I'd been an early Elvis fan. As a 13-year-old, my mother bought me a 78- rpm record of Heartbreak Hotel. 

We'd heard nothing like that back in 1956. Elvis was the white man who sang like a black man. His tousled hair was part of the rebel appeal. But in his coffin, Elvis's hair had been slicked down. A parting had been drawn on the right, as if with a ruler. I heard later the hairdresser was proud of his work.  I felt it was an awful pity Elvis should meet his Maker looking like that. Bob was not allowed to film in the house.

Outside, I interviewed Elvis's long-time road manager Joe Esposito. I asked about drugs. Joe denied Elvis had taken any. The police and Baptist Memorial Hospital where the body had been taken told the same story.
(News, Source:UK Tabloids/ElvisInfoNet)

Last month Luhrmann teased they had been rehearsing a Las Vegas residency scene for the Elvis movie.
The director also noted that, "We were rehearsing camera positioning, everything, and I'd done all the tests - Austin, Tom, and the whole cast was on fire. We were that close."

He added, "During the testing process, Austin's (Butler) commitment, his transformative abilities from the young Elvis to beyond, he had been playing so very well.
He was terrific. There was such great energy and excitement in the cast and company, about the show we were about to shoot."

The untitled Elvis movie will hit UK cinemas on November 5, 2021.

(News, Source;ElvisInfoNet)

Tupelo Virtual Elvis Festival 2020 Starts TODAY!: Due to the COVID19 pandemic the annual Tupelo Elvis Festival that would normally take place in June has unfortuantely had to be cancelled.
But the celebrations of Tupelo's most-famous resident will continue with their switch to a "virtual gathering" once again creating a festival honoring the king of rock ‘n’ roll but this year On-Line.
“The health and safety of our patrons is most important, but we are excited to share our festival with the world” said Debbie Brangenberg executive director.
The annual fest honoring Tupelo-born Elvis Presley features performances from musicians, gospel groups, and includes a competition to qualify for the Ultimate Elvis Tribute Contest held in Memphis. The "Virtual" ELVIS Festival runs from June 3 to June 7, 2020.

Today is the day! Tom Brown and the ETA's will be kicking off the festival with a Virtual Showcase at 4 p.m. CST U.S. Get ready to rock!

Click HERE to their Tupelo Elvis Festival FB page for more info and to join in the festival..

(News, Source;ElvisInfoNet)

'Just For Old Time Sake' Rockwell Vinyl: The Rockwell Music label continues to pump out various Elvis "Public Domain" 12" vinyl compilations.
I'm not sure whether they are a necessity but their new compilation sure is a peculiar mix.
Side one features some real classics from Pot Luck while Side two features some real dross from 'Girls! Girls! Girls!' does anyone really need 'The Walls Have Ears' and 'Song Of The Shrimp' again on vinyl!
Released in two versions and limited edition Blue Vinyl!
Yours for £24.99 = US$32
Side A: 1. Something Blue - 2. Gonna Get Back Home Somehow - 3. (Such An) Easy Question - 4. Fountain Of Love - 5. Just For Old Time Sake - 6. I Feel That I've Known You Forever - 7. Suspicion - 8. She's Not You - 9. Just Tell Her Jim Said Hello
Side B: 1. I Don't Want To - 2. We're Coming In Loaded - 3. Thanks To The Rolling Sea - 4. Where Do You Come From - 5. Girls! Girls! Girls! - 6. Return To Sender - 7. Because Of Love - 8. The Walls Have Ears - 9. Song Of The Shrimp.

(News, Source;RK/ElvisInfoNet)

all over television (as aired by Memphis WMC-TV5 anchor Mason Granger with his death and funeral coverage of the city’s most beloved citizen in August ’77) after his death.’

On the issue of Elvis “stealing” (covering) Big Mama Thornton’s version of the song (Hound Dog), Memmer writes:
‘It would be almost four years after Big Mama Thornton’s release of Hound Dog, before Elvis would be asked to record the song for RCA Victor. And then, he covered Freddie Bell and The Bellboys 1955 single as released on the Teen label. Elvis did not — did not — cover Big Mama’s Hound Dog. In fact, it was during his 1956 engagement at The Frontier Hotel, after stopping by The Sahara lounge to see Freddie Bell and The Bellboys’ performance of Hound Dog (lyrically a very different version), that Elvis and the boys got the idea to incorporate the number in their live show. As Blue Moon Boys guitarist Scotty Moore recalled: “We loved the way they did it.”’

Both Nineteen Fifty-Five and ELVIS, “A Plan of God” & SUN: The Magic of Without You, challenge the reader to think deeply about the issues raised. You may not agree with one, the other, or even both views, but you won’t go away unmoved in some way, by their respective sentiments.
(News, Source: EIN)

'Elvis The Man & His Music' June 2020 Issue: EIN's favourite Elvis music magazine 'Elvis The Man & His Music' Issue #128 is out now

Articles include..
- Previously unpublished interviews with John Wilkinson and Fran Jeffries
- Jackson ’75 – The final benefit show
- Punching Above Their Weight – Those ‘Classic’ Camdens
- Johnson City ’76 – America’s No.1 Myth
- Steppin’ Out Of Line – How Should The Legend Live On?
- CD, Blu-ray & Book Reviews
- Readers’ letters

Go here to NDT to purchase or subscribe

(News, Source:NDT/ElvisInfoNet)

UPDATED- 'Elvis: St Louis & Spokane 1976' FTD In-Depth Review: 1976 is not an easy Elvis concert year to review. There were no major set-list changes, no dramatic "emotional roller-coaster" of 1974 and no high-flying "Huntsville" 1975 excitements.
Released as a 2-CD 5” digi-pak, this new FTD set features Elvis at the Kiel Auditorium on March 22 1976 and The Coliseum on April 27 1976.
Both shows were "Closing Nights" of these short 1976 tours where Elvis would often go that little bit further for his loving fans.
Larrie Londin played drums with the TCB band on the March 1976 tour so it will be a treat for collectors to get an official release featuring 'A Different Beat' with Larrie Londin playing at St Louis on March 22, 1976.

Can there really be that much to say about these two concerts, well EIN's coolest reviewers have rustled up over 4000 words.. and check if there any surprises in store..
Go here as Elvis soundboard super-collector Geoffrey McDonnell & Piers Beagley check out this new set ....
(FTD Reviews, Source:GM/ElvisInfoNet)

Elvis Items In Julien's Auctions: Next month June 19 / 20 some of the most iconic rock'n'roll memorabilia ever assembled will go to auction at Julien's Music Icons 2020. In this lockdown era there could be bargains to be had. Items on offer include memorabilia from stars Elvis Presley, Kurt Cobain, Prince, The Beatles, Madonna, Queen, David Bowie, Elton John and many more.
At the center of this event is the 1959 Martin D-18E played by Kurt Cobain throughout Nirvana’s most legendary performance in their live taping for the popular MTV Unplugged series on November 18, 1993. Approximately five months before his death, Cobain chose this guitar to paint what Rolling Stone called "his last self-portrait."
Other highlights include a custom-made 1984 blue cloud guitar used by Prince; a rare page of handwritten lyrics for “Maxwell’s Silver Hammer” by Paul McCartney; Jim Morrison’s rare and historic “Paris Journal,” and Johnny Cash’s personal items.
Plenty of Elvis items are also featured including a star-studded collection of jewelry and belt buckles plus...
- A pair of black western trousers with beige fringe on the sides, worn by Elvis in his role as Johnny in Frankie and Johnny (UA, 1966). Estimate US$6000

Follow That Dream - My Life as the Asian Elvis (Part 8) – Yoshi (Suzuki) Rides Again: Over the past year, EIN has published the uplifting story and enviable adventures of the “Original Asian Elvis”, Robert “Yoshi” Kim, as he has established himself as one of the world’s most popular ETA’s, collaborating with many musicians who performed with Elvis, and meeting those who knew Elvis.

Yoshi is concluding his decades long amazing story as he takes us both back, and front stage, for his participation in the auditions for the very popular America’s Got Talent (AGT) TV show, and subsequently the Gong Show.

Throw in celebrities Megan Fox and Mike Myers, and 3,500 other contestants in AGT, and what we have is a colorful and fun conclusion to what has been an amazing ride. Thanks “Yoshi”!

(Almost Elvis, Source: Robert ‘Yoshi” Kim)

Was Jerry Lee Lewis Elvis’ SUN rival?: Stories about a rivalry between Elvis and Jerry Lee Lewis persist, even though Elvis had been gone from Sun Records for over a year before Jerry Lee burst on the scene. In some ways The Killer had the better of it in this presumed competition. For one thing, Jerry Lee had much bigger hits at Sun Records than Elvis did. The sales of “Whole Lot of Shakin’ Going On” and “Great Balls of Fire” absolutely dwarfed anything achieved by Elvis’ five Sun releases. “Breathless” and “High School Confidential” also made the Top 40, something not achieved by an Elvis song until he went to RCA.

Jerry Lee’s career also shot out of the gates quicker than Elvis’. His first release “Crazy Arms” went nowhere, but the second, “Whole Lot of Shakin’,” instantly made him a national star.

The supposed feud between Jerry Lee Lewis and Elvis Presley is on pretty shaky ground. Consider what Elvis said after the famed “Million Dollar Quartet” session, his first musical interaction with Jerry Lee: “That boy can go. I think he has a great future ahead of him. He has a different style, and the way he plays piano just gets inside me.” Jerry Lee wasn’t afraid to put his stamp on Elvis songs. He has recorded “Good Rockin’ Tonight,” “Jailhouse Rock,” “Hound Dog,” and “Don’t Be Cruel.” Elvis covered Jerry Lee’s’ “Whole Lot of Shakin,” and a few lesser-known Lewis songs.

Jerry Lee Lewis is a survivor. Unfortunately, he filled a lot of his years with scandals, drug and alcohol problems, and family breakups. Nine months before Elvis’ death, Jerry Lee was arrested for waving a gun outside the gates of Graceland in the early morning hours, when he was refused permission to see Elvis.

Go here to EIN's Elvis vs Jerry lee Lewis

(News, Source: Email)

(New book) 'ELVIS, "A Plan of God" & SUN: The Magic of Without You' (Darrin Memmer): Further to our exclusive photo of Elvis holding baby, Fawn Forbess, EIN now has more information about Darrin Memmer's new release.

Based on new first-hand accounts with those who knew Elvis during his high school and Sun Records days, and an analysis of previously published interviews, the book offers surprising new information about Elvis' Humes High School Class & Carnival "Variety Show"/Talent Show performances and offers a new perspective of the back story to the recording of Elvis' breakthrough single, That's All Right, Mama, and as the book title suggests, Without You. Elvis historians will also be pleased to know that the book features some very rare archival material from Elvis' SUN days.

This includes the previously unpublished photo of Elvis from 1960 which Mary Ruth Forbess (through Darrin Memmer) kindly allowed EIN to publish this week, and Ms Forbess's important and revealing recollections of Elvis at Humes High.
(News, Source: Darrin Lee Memmer)

EIN readers: when you share online, respectfully add - "CREDIT: Mary Ruth Forbess and 'ELVIS, "A Plan of God" & SUN: The Magic of Without You' softcover by Darrin Lee Memmer."

Billy Stanley's Memories of Elvis: .. "The other night, David and I were talking... I said, you know... I kinda wished I'd talked to Elvis about starting a race team... David said, I'm surprised you didn't... I said, I thought about it... And, I know he was probably expecting me to, but I couldn't bring myself to ask him for anything... Growing up with Elvis, we saw a lot of people ask him for stuff, money, cars, motorcycles, everything... But, that's something my brothers and I couldn't do... We saw how it affected Elvis, went someone would ask him for something... Don't get me wrong, Elvis loved to give... But, some of these people didn't even have the courtesy to even ask how he was doing... They just showed up with their hands out... After they got what they wanted, they would leave... Then Elvis would say how he felt used... That's why we NEVER asked for material things from Elvis... The only thing my brothers and I asked him for was his advice...

I've thought long and hard about the racing team, and I know Elvis was just waiting for me to ask him, for help... He even hinted for me to ask, but I couldn't do it... Anyway, here's the first photo of the beginning of Hound Dog Racing... this photo was taken in 1963, I was 10 years old. I'm standing to

MRS 'Elvis: In Living Stereo' VINYL OUT NOW: Despite CV19 lockdown the Memphis Recording Service label has delivered their new release to London dealers already - the VINYL version of 'Elvis: In Living Stereo'.
The set features 61 tracks presented on 180gram quality 3LP / TRIPLE GATEFOLD and titled 'IN LIVING STEREO’.
Release date was 22nd May, 2020 and it may take longer to reach other dealers
The 3 LPs contain remastered tracks of the Essential 1960- 1962 master recordings plus bonus rare alternate outtakes never before released on vinyl.

CLICK HERE for tracklist and details
With each side running around 24 minutes, from 'Make Me Know It' through 'Little Sister' to 'She's Not You' (Take 2FS & Comp) every vinyl side is a real belter!

This is a limited edition release is 1000 copies (600 Black and 400 Crystal Clear).
Click to Elvis London Shop to order - £59.99   

Last year MRS released a 6-CD Book/Combo deluxe set. See EIN's In-depth Review here
(News, Source;MRS/ElvisInfoNet)

'Elvis - My Side of the Story' EPE Cartoon: Graceland has announced that they will stay closed until at least May 20th due to the CV19 crisis.
In the meantime Sony Music has put together this rather funky and funny little cartoon of Elvis telling "My Side Of the Story"!
Watch cartoon Elvis discuss how he got his start in the entertainment industry and his rise to stardom.
Click here to You Tube "My Side Of the Story"

Runs less than 3 minutes, well worth watching in this period of lockdown.

(News, Source;EPE/ElvisInfoNet)

Loanne Parker interview: Back in 2004 Loanne Parker was interviewed for ETA radio where she spent a lengthy time discussing life, Elvis and the Colonel.
Loanne Parker was Col Parker's second wife. She was working as an RCA Records tour secretary a job she held until Elvis' death.
She married Col Parker in 1990 but their relationship went back to 1970.

She has often defended the regular negative comments made against Col Parker including the fact that his manager stopped Elvis travelling overseas, that Parker worked Elvis to death and also denied that Parker had any gambling debts..
Go here to this fascinating and controversial interview and read on ...

(Interviews, Source;ETA/ElvisInfoNet)

Elvis: Stories Behind The Songs - Podcasts: Elvis super-fan and BBC Radio's Matt Shepherd's new book "Elvis Presley: Stories Behind The Songs Vol.2" has recently been published in Europe.
"Elvis Presley: Stories Behind The Songs Vol.2" will get a worldwide release in July.

For fans of podcasts and stories about Elvis' music Matt Shepherd has started to present as series of podcast's based on his 'Elvis Presley: Stories Behind The Songs' two books.

In the first podcast Matt Shepherd discuses Elvis' return-from-army 'Elvis Is Back' sessions.
CLICK HERE to SoundCloud to listen - It's Free.
Each segment runs around 10 minutes.

(News, Source;MattS/ElvisInfoNet)

Elvis Files Magazine #31 and Delays: The coronavirus lockdowns are affecting everyone as well as printing and distribution. Erik Lorentzen has now announced the cover of his next Elvis Files Magazine #31 while the previous issue has not yet been posted out due to production difficulties.

Lorentzen says that both the new Elvis Files Magazine #31 and the previous magazine will be posted out together - as soon as possible.

We are awaiting publication news of his 'Stay Away Joe / Speedway' Double Features book
See Preview pages here.

(News, Source;EL/ElvisInfoNet)

'INSIDE ELVIS' - Book Review: With the world in lockdown now is the perfect opportunity to invest time into some quality and thought provoking reading. 'Inside Elvis' by author Arjan Deelen might be just what the doctor ordered, with insightful interviews from key Elvis musicians such as James Burton, Scotty Moore, Jerry Scheff, Glen D. Hardin, Charlie Hodge, Bob Lanning, Jim Murray, Duke Bardwell and many more.
We can learn what was it like working with Elvis. What was it like being on the road day after day as the world’s most famous entertainer and it all helps us understand more about Elvis’ complicated life story.
The 300-page book also contains over 300 photographs from the collections of various high-profile collectors, and most of these are in color and razor-sharp.
The artwork of the book was done by graphic artist Michael van Werven, who has made it a visually stunning work.
Also included is a Bonus CD with 29-tracks containing various rarities.

EIN's Piers Beagley takes a break and enjoys soaking up time with Elvis and his friends. Go here for his review and check out some example pages along the way.
(Book Reviews, Source;ElvisInformationNetwork)

Interview with Dick Grob, Elvis' Head Of Security: Some fans have very strong opinions about some Elvis associates such as Priscilla, Charlie Hodge and indeed Dick Grob. One can ask the question whether it is fair to judge these people like we sometimes do, since in reality we were not there – and yet they were.
Elvis’ life was pretty extraordinary, with many highs and lows, and one wonders how any of us would have coped with the stress, especially if you were responsible for the man’s safety.
In our special interview Dick Grob talks about Elvis as a friend and as a human being, life on the road, Aloha, Elvis’ fondness for the police, Ginger Alden, Elvis’ plans in ’77 for shows in Europe, Elvis’ decline and his death. Grob also discusses, Elvis’ reaction to a fan who said he should smoke marijuana to improve his music and his final conversation with Elvis in the very early morning of August 16, 1977.

Go here for this fascinating interview by EIN Contributors Arjan Deelen & Mariusz Ogieglo
(Interviews, Source;ArjanDeelen/MariuszOgieglo/ElvisInfoNet)

(Book Review) Elvis March 7 to March 31: Paul Belard’s latest photobook focuses on the 25 days following Elvis’ discharge from the Army up to and including his important appearance on the Frank Sinatra Timex “Welcome Home Elvis” TV Special.

Over more than 200 pages, the author has compiled an impressive collection of images and rich archival material.

Read EIN’s detailed review

(Book Review, Source: ElvisInfoNet)  

‘Elvis: That’s the Way It Is’ CINEMA Rescheduled to AUGUST 13: Trafalgar Releasing has announced the cinema re-release for “Elvis: That’s the Way It Is” - originally planned for April 22 worldwide - has now been rescheduled to AUGUST 13. .
The event will mark the 50th anniversary of the film’s original release by MGM. Most of the remastered footage was shot at the International Hotel in Las Vegas with songs including “Love Me Tender,” “Sweet Caroline,” “Heartbreak Hotel” and “Suspicious Minds.”
The film was directed by Denis Sanders.
On July 31, 1969, in Las Vegas Elvis Presley staged a triumphant return to the concert stage from which he had been absent for almost a decade.
Elvis' series of concerts broke all box office records and completely re-energised the career of the King of Rock 'n' Roll.
The film followed Elvis’s summer festival in Las Vegas during August 1970. An unmissable event for fans around the world. Elvis: That’s The Way It Is will be shown in the United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland, Germany and Austria.
Also, Switzerland, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Norway, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Australia and New Zealand. Go HERE to the TTWII website to BOOK LOCAL CINEMA TICKETS & for all the details - (News, Source;ElvisInfoNet)

That easily occupies SEVEN hours with ELVIS every single day!
Once you have "walked the dog" and done some cleaning and shopping your day will be nearly done.

As the mental health websites explain, we need to....
1. Find a project - That's ELVIS
2. Practice gratitude for the things we have and do - That's ELVIS
3. Meditation / Relax / Enjoy to reduce symptoms of depression and anxiety - That's ELVIS
4. Maintain your social connections - That's all your ELVIS fan club friends.

In all seriousness, everyone here should be happy that you are part of this GREAT Elvis World.
Please Keep Happy and Safe  - and wash those hands.

EIN wishes Good Health and Happiness to all our readers

(News, Source,ElvisInfoNet)

'Speedway / Stay Away Joe' Book PREVIEW: The book features hundreds of movie and "Behind The Scenes" previously unpublished images.
PRE ORDER NOW! and get a free Awesome Poster with your order Coming Soon from The Elvis Files Team
Double Features - Speedway & Stay Away, Joe
It's Not About The Two Movies
It's About Elvis Behind The Scenes.
With Hundreds of New and Unseen Photos.
All from Photographers Negatives and Slides.

To order -
Send € 110 (includes shipping with DHLEXPRESS) by PayPal to: sales@elvisfiles.no And as always, we promise to keep our promises to you regarding unseen photos. CLICK HERE to see Sneak-Peak PREVIEW PAGES - plus the sensational Free Poster

(News, Source:EL/ElvisInfoNet)

MRS 'Elvis:Back In Living Stereo' in-depth Review: The new MRS set contains 6CDs of essential 1960-1962 master recordings, plus rare alternate outtakes - including plenty of officially unreleased material - and all of the personal home recordings Elvis made during the 1960s.
The 100 page book, with text from Gordon Minto, includes rare unpublished documents and photographs, supported by a comprehensive text discussing each of Elvis’ RCA studio (non-film) recording sessions held during 1960-62.
Musically the packed cds - over seven hours - present a stunning look at Elvis recording in the early sixties before the shine wore off. The "Master" sessions nicely contrast with the looser "Outtakes" discs and with Elvis getting even more uninhibited on the Home Recordings. - Very unihibited with a certain Nancy Sharpe!

But with so much thrown into the mix, and some tracks in poor audio quality, have MRS packed "Too Much" into the one release.Go here as EIN's Nigel Patterson & Piers Beagley check out the positives and negatives in their in-depth review.

(Book Reviews, Source;ElvisInformationNetwork)

'The Guitar Player Worth A Damn' - The King In Motion Vol. 4 (Venus Productions): Elvis' 1972 'On Tour' performances have been featured in multiple books as well as the official MGM movie / DVD. The latest Venus Productions multimedia set revisits this tour with a composite book, DVD and CD set. The DVD promises a qualified revamp of "Elvis On Tour" compiled from hours of unreleased footage taken from the best sources available - while the CDs include the never-before-released Hampton Roads Afternoon Show from April 9, 1972 plus an unreleased alternate mix of Elvis' Greensboro April 14, 1972 concert.
The main feature is the 200 page hardcover book with loads of rare pictures of the On Tour performances.EIN's Piers Beagley and Nigel Patterson recently explored this new release. What did they find? How does the book component compare to other Venus releases? What do the audio-visual elements offer?

Read Piers and Nigel's detailed review featuring plenty of example pages of 1972 Elvis 'On Tour' on-stage action.

(Review, Source: ElvisInformationNetwork)

'The Blue Hawaii Sessions' FTD confirmed: FTD's Ernst Jørgensen has confirmed with EIN that the expanded deluxe FTD release of 'The Blue Hawaii Sessions' is already being worked on.
Jørgensen notes that FTD do not like to announce future releases anymore since this only makes bootleggers rush in to bang-out poorer quality copy-cat product.
"We are normally working on a handful of these projects simultaneously" he adds. EIN notes that with all the on-going debate about the recent "Venus" (really?) issue of their 'Mele Mai Ka Lani Mai' 'Blue-Hawaii sessions' (without the advertised "Top-Notch" sound!) it is good to know that fans of quality session releases can wait for the FTD version. In this circumstance, where the bootleg is already out, EIN thinks it is a real positive that FTD let fans know their sessions product will be released in the near-future.

(News, Source;EJ/ElvisInfoNet)

(Book Review): Elvis in Vegas: How the King Reinvented the Las Vegas Show (Richard Zoglin): EIN recently interviewed senior editor of Time magazine, Richard Zoglin, about his new book, Elvis in Vegas. To complement our interview, EIN's Nigel Patterson provides a detailed review of Zoglin's book, a release that offers a lot more than its title suggests, and a book that is clearly one of the most important Elvis releases of 2019.

Read Nigel's detailed review of Elvis in Vegas: How the King Reinvented the Las Vegas Show

Read EIN's interview with the author, Richard Zoglin

Ken Sharp Interview 2019: Ken Sharp is a New York Times best-selling writer who has published an astounding number of books about musicians such John Lennon, David Bowie, Kiss, Cheap Trick, LA's Wrecking Crew as well as Elvis Presley.
He authored the stunning FTD book 'Writing For The King' as well as the unique 'Elvis Vegas 1969' and has published a multitude of interviews with key Elvis acquaintances in major music magazines such as Goldmine, he has also supplied sleeve notes for some major Sony ELVIS releases.
Packed full of unique interviews, fans have asked EIN whether "Elvis Vegas '69"is being republished for the 50th anniversary. It has been a while since EIN has caught up with Ken Sharp - and with the 50th anniversary of Elvis' 1969 Las Vegas Return-To-Splendour about to be celebrated we thought it was about time to find up what he was up to.

Go here as EIN's Piers Beagley asked the questions.. and YES you can get copies of 'Elvis Vegas 1969' now at a special price for the 50th anniversary.
(Interviews, Source;ElvisInformationNetwork)

(Book Review): Elvis September 1958 - Germany Bound (Paul Belard): Paul Belard's latest visual and archival record of the Elvis story focuses on just one month, September 1958. This was the month Elvis prepared for his departure from the USA on deployment to Germany to continue his Army training. EIN's Nigel Patterson took a tour of duty through Germany Bound. He has taken inventory and you can read what Nigel found here:

Read Nigel's review ......

..(Book Review, Source: EIN)

Larry Geller talks to EIN: Larry Geller, Elvis' personal hair stylist and spiritual confidante, recently talked with EIN's Nigel Patterson about a range of Elvis and Larry related issues. Larry's fascinating and candid interview traverses issues including:

• Elvis' last few years and his dramatic plans to change his life and career from September 1977new claims about Elvis by Aurelia Dupont Yarbrough and singer-songwriter, Leo Sayer meeting Elvis for the first time - and later working for him"What was Elvis really like?", what Larry tells fans who want to know Elvis and UFOsVernon Presley and the "blue light" over the Presley home in Tupelo the night Elvis was born
• Larry's new company, Wisdome Organics, based on his Holistic Hair Care Philosophy

Read Larry's interview

(Interview, Source: EIN)

'What was Elvis searching for?' EIN Spotlight: The question is raised – but never answered – in the title of HBO’s recent absorbing, imperfect documentary 'Elvis Presley: The Searcher'.
At the start it seems clear what the teenage Elvis was searching for – an escape from the oblivion of poverty in the American South. Yet his quest was cultural as well as financial.
Later Elvis read obsessively, seeking out such books as The Impersonal Life, Joseph Brenner’s guide to self-discovery and Kahil Gibran’s book of fables, The Prophet. In his copy of Gibran’s tome, Elvis jotted down the line: “A singer can sing his songs but he must have an ear to receive the song”.
So what exactly was Elvis searching for? In this fascinating EIN Spotlight respected author Paul Simpson takes a close look at this all important question which, for some reason, was basically ignored in the recent HBO documentary..

(Spotlight, Source;PaulSimpson/ElvisInformationNetwork)