Erstellt: 28. Juni 2017

Von Paul Berlard stammt das 235 Seiten starke Buch "Elvis: Las Vegas April - May 1956" und es wird mit folgenden Worten angekündigt:

"On April 23, 1956. Elvis and his band - Scotty Moore, Bill Black and DJ. Fontana - began a two week engagement at the New Frontier Hotel in Los Vegas. Freddy Martin and his orchestra had been scheduled for a while, as was comedian Shecky Green. Elvis was a belated added attraction.

He was referred to as the "Atomic Powered Singer", since Nevada was where the first atomic bombs were developed. Elvis' manager probably thought the name would be catchy? What he had not figured on was how an older nightclub crowd react to Elvis.

It has been widely reported that Elvis bombed in Las Vegas, even that his contract was canceled after a week. That the middle-aged audience that could afford to visit Las Vegas at the time reacted coolly to Elvis is true enough, but his contract was never broken. Elvis dutifully soldiered on for the contracted two weeks, closing with his last performance on May 6, 1956.

It was Elvis' manager who bombed, proving early on that he had no clue about what made Elvis so popular. "Heartbreak Hotel" was a number one hit, his first album Elvis Presley was on its way to becoming a million seller. Still what escaped Parker was the reality that the single and the album were not bought by the people who come to see an orchestra playing tunes from the Broadway show 'Oklahoma' or a comedian's shlick."

Quelle: Elvis-Express.Com

Erstellt: 27. Juni 2017

ISBN: 2357799668Am 26.06.2017 erschien bei "Camion Blanc" das von Robert Roman geschriebene und 296 Seiten starkte Buch "Elvis Presley - Une Flamme Éternelle" in französischer Sprache.

Ankündigung des Verlages:
"Le 16 août 1977, dans un manoir du sud des États-Unis, un coeur solitaire cessait de battre. Le coeur de celui qui confiait à un proche, quelques mois plus tôt : « Je suis tellement fatigué d'être Elvis Presley… ». Ce coeur meurtri, épuisé d'avoir tant donné, venait maintenant de s'endormir pour l'éternité et soudain, le monde entier n'était plus que stupéfaction et chagrin. Comment vivre maintenant sans celui qui avait rempli nos vies?

Depuis ce 16 août 1977, quarante années se sont pourtant écoulées. Mais durant ces quatre décennies, Elvis Presley n'a cessé de peupler notre mémoire collective, occupant nos platines disques, nos radios, nos VHS ou nos DVDs, nos cinémas, nos publicités, nos modes mais aussi nos Hit-Parades, établissant ainsi de nouveaux records et rendant plus que jamais son oeuvre totalement indispensable, comme si l'histoire ne pouvait prendre fin.

Alors, est-ce durant une nuit de juillet 1954 que tout a commencé ou bien tout simplement, le 8 janvier 1935, dans une cabane en bois qui résista aux tornades ? C'est cette histoire qui vous est racontée dans ce livre ; l'histoire d'un homme qui bouleversa la musique populaire et du même coup, la société tout entière."

Quelle: Verschiedene

Erstellt: 22. Juni 2017

No 100Dieser Tage erscheint die 100. Ausgabe des französischen Fan-Club-Magazins "My Happiness" und es hat u. a. folgende Themen:

- Interview: Dick Grobe
- Andy Warhol
- Astrodome Show 1970
- u. v. m.

Quelle: ElvisMyHappiness.Com

Erstellt: 14. Juni 2017

ISBN: 8863886555Bei "Volonte" erscheint in Italien das Buch "Elvis Presley - The Best Songs" und es enthält die Noten bzw. den Text zu folgenden Songs:

A Little Less Conversation - All Shook Up - Always On My Mind - Blue Moon - Can´t Help Falling In Love - Don´t Be Cruel - Good Luck Charm - Hard Headed Woman - His Latest Flame - I Want You, I Need You, I Love You - Jailhouse Rock - Kentucky Rain - Little Sister - Love Me Tender - Return To Sender - She´s Not You - Suspicious Minds - (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear - Tutti Frutti - Viva Las Vegas - (You´re The) Devil In Disguise

Quelle: UniLibro.It

Erstellt: 12. Juni 2017

2/2017

Beim deutschsprachigen Magazin "Golden Boy Elvis" steht Ausgabe 2 des Jahres 2017 in den Startlöchern und dieses hat u. a. folgende Themen zum Inhalt:

- His Songs Of Praise: Volume 2
- FTD: Las Vegas ´74; A Date With Elvis
- Suzi Quatro und Elvis
- Die Geschichte des Hotels Grunewald
- u. v. m.

Erstellt: 09. Juni 2017

"Vintage Rock" veröffentlicht zum 40. Todestag von Elvis das Magazin "Elvis - A Celebration" und kündigt es mit folgenden Worten an:

"Here’s a legend of rock’n’roll past who’s now likely worth well over $400 million, and there’s no signs that his flourishing afterlife is set to diminish one iota. Presidents may come and go, but Elvis, it seems, will always be among us – and if the recent starry-eyed chart-topping albums produced in conjunction with the Royal Philharmonic are anything to go by, his music is still very much in demand four decades after his death.

Those albums meant finally Elvis took the title for most #1 UK solo albums, so there are clearly still new fans discovering Elvis, while for others his music forms an immovable mainstay of their playlists.

Graceland, his palatial home in Memphis, attracts over half a million pilgrims a year (second only to the White House in visitor numbers); there are now more Elvis impersonators than ever before, and Presley memorabilia is still very much on the up and up.

He may not be living on the moon, but for all intents and purposes Elvis Presley is still alive and kicking. And whilst every exacting detail about his mammoth catalogue is out there, from all the various outtakes through to the minutiae behind every song, there are still plenty of layers to be peeled back to reveal the human being living within the shell of the ‘King Of Rock’n’Roll’.

How much of Elvis’ life was out of his control? How many of his choices were actually his own? In this special tribute, we attempt to unlock the complex machinations of a man whose fame had entirely taken over his existence; a man who seemed to be in search of something bigger – and a man who relied on a network of others, whether he wanted to or not.

From his relationship with manager Colonel Tom Parker to his various band members, his infamous Memphis Mafia clique and beyond, we explore the inside stories that shed light on the inner workings of Elvis Aaron Presley.

Few people outside his inner circle got to see the human being as he was: introspective, caring and – in many ways – forever bound to his chosen path. It’s a double-edged sword if ever there was one…"

Quelle: VintageRockMag.Com