Elvis History 1957

7th thru to -8th May 1957 MGM Sound studios “BABY I DON’T CARE” Song

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Elvis History 1957

Elvis had his new Cadillac…but ran out of petrol…the people recognized him and surrounded him immediately…the police had to intervene…one of them brought a can of gasoline and “The King” could not start before…but saying goodbye to a little girl who was on board an ambulance.

Elvis fighting his way back to his car in downtown Memphis, 1957. Notice the woman on his left whose hand he’s holding while a toothpick dangles from her lips. Elvis’ way with his fans was unparalleled.

Photo from 1954-Twenty Three Years of Photos-1977 Elvis by Jim Reid.

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Elvis History 1957

Venetia Stevenson and Elvis Presley: August 8, 1957

Elvis Presley again has a beauteous house guest, this time Venetia Stevenson, Warner starlet.

She was selected from 4,000 contestants in Popular Photography Magazine’s contest for the ‘most photogenic girl in the world’. Ed Sullivan, judge of the contest, had her on his program last Sunday night. She is the daughter of Anna Lee, British actress and Robert Stevenson, director-producer.

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Elvis History 1957

Lamar Fike, Cliff Gleaves, Venetia Stevenson, Elvis, George Klein and Louis Harris. Memphis, August 8, 1957

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Elvis 1957 Grand Ole Opry

In December of 1957, Elvis had just received his draft notice the day before he attended the “Grand Ole Opry” with Jordanaire Gordon Stoker. Prior to making his appearance, Elvis visited Colonel Tom Parker and gave him a red Isetta sports car as a Christmas gift. Stoker and Elvis hit the local clothing stores where Elvis purchased a black tuxedo. Elvis spent the night chatting with performers backstage, including Johnny Cash, and made a brief appearance on stage to wave to the audience. Elvis did not perform on this occasion. Elvis only performed on the “Grand Ole Opry” one time in October of 1954. The show did not go over particularly well, with one of the Opry officials reportedly suggesting that Elvis go back to driving a truck.

ELVIS PRESLEY and Johnny Cash together at the Grand Ole Opry in December of 1957.

 

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Elvis History 1957

Little Junior Parker, Elvis Presley, Bobby Blue Bland at the WDIA Goodwill Revue December 6, 1957. When Elvis returned to the WDIA Goodwill Revue on December 6, 1957, a stylish shot of him ‘talking shop’ with Little Junior Parker and Bobby ‘Blue’ Bland appeared in Memphis’s mainstream afternoon paper, ‘The Press-Scimitar’, accompanied by a short feature that made Elvis’ feelings abundantly clear. ‘It was the real thing’, he said, summing up both performance and audience response. ‘Right from the heart’. 

Little Junior Parker (1932-1971) was a successful and influential Memphis blues singer and musician. He recorded the song Mystery Train in 1953, two years before Elvis made it one of his classic Sun singles.

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