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Lacker And Moman On George Klein's Tapes

 

The Elvis Information Network site published commends by Marty Lacker and Chips Morman on the announcements by George Klein he had "raw" tapes from the American Studio in his possession.

 

Chips Moman said the only way George had that tape from American with the unsweetened songs cut there is to have taken it from the studio without permission.

 

Chips also said that George had sent him another tape with some songs on it claiming it was Elvis singing and wanted Chips to authenticate it as Elvis. Chips refused because it wasn't Elvis. Chips' comment to Marty Lacker is, "I thought George loved Elvis, why would he want to pass some impersonator off as Elvis and want me to authenticate it when he knew it wasn't Elvis."

 

Chips also said if George tried to release the unsweetened American songs he would take legal action against George.

 

Marty Lacker said: My own opinion that if George did that he'd have a legal problem with BMG and EPE also. I doubt he'd do that."

 

Source: Elvis Information Network / Updated: Mar 25, 2008

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Not on Elvis Australia, but EIN ;)

 

Coming very soon to EIN - Our exclusive recent interview with Lamar Fike.

 

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Lamar talks about Elvis and Religion, Far Fetched Claims made by Billy Miller and others, his new book, as well as his often criticised involvement with the Albert Goldman biography... including...

 

EIN: The infamous Albert Goldman biography on Elvis. We know you've talked about your involvement in his book before but as you say even today you still are blamed for it. For those fans who don't know the full story could you set the story straight?

 

Lamar Fike: I'll tell you something. He wanted to do the book and my involvement was set up through an individual in New York. Albert was a hard writer and I had nothing to do with how he used the information I provided to him. The way he wrote it was terrible but I had no editorial control over the book. When I read the galley proofs I took them out the back yard and buried them! - -

 

(Interviews, Source;EIN)

 

I'm looking forward to this as it's always interesting to hear the MM's view on all things Elvis :)

 

And on the subject of MM's, Marty Lacker is always very forthright with his views ;)

 

http://www.elvis-express.com/ and click on 'Ask Marty'

 

 

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Lamar Fike talks to EIN:

 

Fasten your seat belts as we're in for a bumpy and enjoyable ride as the inimitable and humorous Lamar Fike opens up to EIN about a range of Elvis things, including:

• Lamar's upcoming memoir, Fike: An Uncommon Journey

• a possible film adaptation of the book

• the Albert Goldman book - the truth about Lamar's involvement!

• the celebrities he and Elvis met, including Natalie Wood, John Wayne, Robert Mitchum, Glen Campbell, Tom Jones and Ann-Margret

• the day Lamar slammed the door in Glenn Ford's face

• the claims of private eye, Billy Miller and songwriter, Paul Terry King

• the song Elvis wrote with Johnny Horton

• Elvis and religion

• what Elvis said to Lamar about Priscilla's use of the "Presley" name after they divorced

• Elvis as a recording artist

• Elvis as a jazz singer

• and more stimulating and interesting topics!!

 

http://www.elvisinfonet.com/interview_lamar_2008.html

 

 

Always a great read when it’s Lamar :D I have got the book he talks about Elvis and The Memphis Mafia that he wrote with Billy, Marty and Alanna Nash and I enjoyed it. One thing he talks about that I’m not so sure about and that is when he mentions the film adaptation of this new book. I’m a little concerned about the involvement of Elvis’ step brother, David Stanley :unsure: I do tend to take what any of the Stanleys say with a pinch of salt. And don’t get me onto Dee Stanley :angry: Will look forward to the publication of the book however.

 

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Very controversial this interview :o Caused some fuss on the FECC site today ;)

 

Joseph Pirzada (MRS) talks to EIN - Part 2:

 

In July 2007 EIN published what turned out to be one of our most controversial interviews ever...with Joseph Pirzada, the man behind the Memphis Recording Service (MRS) organisation. In the past few years MRS has released some of the best ever audio-visual and photo journal Elvis releases including MRS Volumes 1 & 2; Tupelo's Own Elvis Presley; and The Complete New York Sessions.

 

FINALLY...here is the concluding part to Joseph's controversial interview.

In part 1 of his interview with EIN Joseph took aim at a number of Elvis world identities and really stirred things up with his comments on a number of issues. To say the response from readers was very polarised is an understatement! While many fans applauded the quality releases from MRS a number of other fans found fault with how they perceived MRS had obtained parts of its material for the releases.

In the concluding part to his interview Joseph again does not hold back, and also answers his critics from part 1 of the interview. Joseph addresses:

• claims he has "stolen" both audio and visual material for his releases

• the issue of "public domain" and legal advice he has received

• his "perceived bitterness" towards a number of people in the Elvis world

• takes aim at (and exposes) Johnny Saulovich aka Dr John Carpenter (and EIN publishes the photo of the infamous and outspoken Saulovich which has been circulating in the Elvis world for some time)

• how he obtained the incredible Elvis live in Tupelo audio-visual footage

• his legal team still waiting for a response from Sony BMG

• the audio work for Sony BMG by Kevan Budd and David Bendeth

• the audio fidelity of MRS releases

• issues Sony BMG/FTD an audio challenge!

• the chart success of the MRS single, My Baby Left Me

• sales of MRS releases compared to FTD releases

• Sony BMG's policy of endlessly rehashing and recycling Elvis material

• the "politics" behind the book Inside Graceland and the MRS book which will overshadow that release

• his involvement with the That's Alright Mama dance remix

• Ernst Jorgensen's ongoing Sun project

 

Read the interview

 

http://www.elvisinfonet.com/interview_jose...rzada_2008.html

 

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Interview with Elvis Presley + Review of Elvis in concert July 31, 1969

 

This is the review of Elvis' first concert at the International Hotel on July 31, 1969. It was written by Ray Connelly and originally published in the London Evening Standard August 2, 1969. Included with the review is an exciting interview with The King, again by Ray Connelly.

 

 

http://www.elvis.com.au/presley/August_the_2_1969.shtml

 

Elvis' Generosity

 

Elvis Presley was a generous man. Not only to those who worked for him, his family and friends, but often to strangers and regular gifts to charities, both national and local. Christmas time every year Elvis would donate around $100,000 to organized charities.

Elvis Articles May 12, 2008

 

 

http://www.elvis.com.au/presley/elvis_generosity.shtml

 

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Not on Elvis Australia, but a great article nevertheless :thumbup:

 

Screaming, crying girls and a pimple-faced boy as Presleymania gains momentum:

 

The first time, I was 18," said Ele Sherrard of Plymouth, speaking to a Star Tribune reporter in 2006. "We were nuts, screaming, leaning over the railing, crying. We say 'those crazy kids!' Well, I was one of them," she said, describing her attendance at Elvis Presley's first concert in Minneapolis on May 13, 1956.

 

After two years of singing and recording, the 21-year-old Presley exploded on the music scene in January of that year with the release of "Heartbreak Hotel," followed by a series of appearances on major TV variety shows.

On May 13 he performed an afternoon show in the St. Paul Auditorium, now Roy Wilkins Auditorium, and an evening show in the Minneapolis Auditorium, which was demolished in 1989 to make way for the Convention Center.

 

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Photographer: Powell Krueger

 

The sizes of the crowds were underwhelming at this early point in Presley's career -- only about 800 fans for the St. Paul show and estimates between 1,300 and 3,000 for the 10,000 seat-Minneapolis Auditorium.

What the crowds lacked in size, they made up for in volume. Will Jones, columnist for the Tribune in Minneapolis, wrote of the St. Paul concert: "Presley faced a sea of empty seats. When the noise started, however, even the empty seats seemed to be screaming."

Jones seemed to be uniformly unimpressed with the new rock 'n' roll phenom, noting, "He has pimples all over the back of his neck, a few on his chin, and a number of nervous facial mannerisms."

None of which seemed to bother Sherrard, as she recalled: "My dad was not happy. It was Mother's Day and he said, 'Why are you going to see that guy, he's wiggling around up there?' Oh, he was something."

 

(News, Source: Brian Leehan, Star Tribune/Charmaine Voisine)

 

He sure was something! What I wouldn't give to have been there :yahoo:

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Not on Elvis Australia, but a great article nevertheless :thumbup:

 

Screaming, crying girls and a pimple-faced boy as Presleymania gains momentum:

 

The first time, I was 18," said Ele Sherrard of Plymouth, speaking to a Star Tribune reporter in 2006. "We were nuts, screaming, leaning over the railing, crying. We say 'those crazy kids!' Well, I was one of them," she said, describing her attendance at Elvis Presley's first concert in Minneapolis on May 13, 1956.

 

After two years of singing and recording, the 21-year-old Presley exploded on the music scene in January of that year with the release of "Heartbreak Hotel," followed by a series of appearances on major TV variety shows.

On May 13 he performed an afternoon show in the St. Paul Auditorium, now Roy Wilkins Auditorium, and an evening show in the Minneapolis Auditorium, which was demolished in 1989 to make way for the Convention Center.

 

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y48/elvis1959/rare_fans_minnesota_1956.jpg

 

Photographer: Powell Krueger

 

The sizes of the crowds were underwhelming at this early point in Presley's career -- only about 800 fans for the St. Paul show and estimates between 1,300 and 3,000 for the 10,000 seat-Minneapolis Auditorium.

What the crowds lacked in size, they made up for in volume. Will Jones, columnist for the Tribune in Minneapolis, wrote of the St. Paul concert: "Presley faced a sea of empty seats. When the noise started, however, even the empty seats seemed to be screaming."

Jones seemed to be uniformly unimpressed with the new rock 'n' roll phenom, noting, "He has pimples all over the back of his neck, a few on his chin, and a number of nervous facial mannerisms."

None of which seemed to bother Sherrard, as she recalled: "My dad was not happy. It was Mother's Day and he said, 'Why are you going to see that guy, he's wiggling around up there?' Oh, he was something."

 

(News, Source: Brian Leehan, Star Tribune/Charmaine Voisine)

 

He sure was something! What I wouldn't give to have been there :yahoo:

 

 

 

Can you imagine if we had been there Carole, what alot of noise we would have made :yahoo: :w00t: :cheer:

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Can you imagine if we had been there Carole, what alot of noise we would have made :yahoo: :w00t: :cheer:

Put it like this, Elvis would have been left in no doubt that Carole and Lesley were in the building :dance: :yahoo:

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In Vegas Elvis has yet to leave the building!:

 

Despite his untimely death 30 years ago, The King's legacy in Las Vegas still lives on. Las Vegas Sun columnist Ralph Pearl recently revealed how Elvis' opening night on July 31, 1969, at the International Hotel caught him off-guard. Pearl recalled how, in a column he had written earlier in Elvis' career, he had criticised producer Bill Miller for hiring the young performer, "a lad whose singing style is no longer popular." In the 1950s Elvis had become a swivel-hipped teen sensation, but his style didn't fit the Vegas entertainment scene at the time. "We also told Bill that Presley 'will never draw,' " Pearl recalled. "Luckily, Miller wasn't discouraged by our 'astute' observations and signed Elvis to a long-term contract."

Elvis first performed in Las Vegas in 1956 when he was 21 years old. He headlined at the Venus Room at the New Frontier Hotel as "The Atomic Powered Singer."

 

The King of Rock 'n' Roll's 1969 International opening launched his rise as a Las Vegas legend. Although the nation and the world had embraced Elvis' brand of rock for years, Las Vegas audiences displayed a new enthusiasm for the singer.

Actually, the day after Elvis opened, Alex Shoofey, the International's then-vice president and future president, sat in the showroom drinking coffee with Elvis' manager, Colonel Tom Parker.

Noting the successful opening night, Shoofey appeared unhappy because Elvis had signed only a two-week-per-year contract at the new resort. Shoofey offered to extend the singer's contract then and there. Parker hesitated, cautioning Shoofey to wait and see how the next couple of weeks played. "I'll take that chance right now," Shoofey said. He then scribbled a new pact on the tablecloth, a common practice in the old casino days of shaking hands and having a cup of coffee. Elvis' contract was extended for five years.

 

Elvis went on to perform regularly at the International and at the Hilton when it changed owners in 1971. Over the next seven years, he entertained about 2.5 million people at the Las Vegas resort.

 

During one 29-day engagement, Elvis entertained 101,509 guests to the tune of $1.5 million in ticket sales. In his 800-plus performances, he sold $43.7 million in tickets, worth $166.7 million in 2007 dollars.

When Elvis performed in Las Vegas, one of every two visitors saw his show. Before his record-breaking run in the 1970s, Elvis spent about three weeks in town during the 1963 filming of the movie "Viva Las Vegas," with co-star Ann-Margret. Costing $1 million, the film earned $9.4 million worldwide and gave Sin City a theme song. Although Elvis had been booked for more appearances at the Hilton, his last engagement was Dec. 2-12, 1976.

While Elvis died on Aug. 16, 1977, at Graceland, as Las Vegas goes, Elvis will never leave the building. A year after his death, a statue of him was dedicated at the Hilton. Initially displayed in a glass case outside the Hilton showroom, the statue was moved in 2006 to outside the hotel's front door.

 

A 1970s jumpsuit, a gold lamé jacket and a guitar are enshrined under glass at the Hard Rock Hotel. More memorabilia on display in Las Vegas include a smashed guitar and a telegram from Elvis and the colonel to the Beatles. But the tributes to Elvis have expanded with time. From "Flying Elvi" to Elvis impersonators across the country, the King still reigns.

Just because Elvis is gone, doesn't mean his spirit has left Las Vegas. Especially for local wedding chapels, his music, costumes and atmosphere live. The Viva Las Vegas Wedding Chapel offers as much or as little of the Elvis theme as a couple requests. The Elvis Chapel offers several packages that range in price from $199 to $1,079 and include "Elvis" singing and walking the bride down the aisle if desired.Las Vegas visitors in 2009 and beyond will have more to see. Cirque du Soleil, in partnership with MGM Mirage, CYK and its subsidiary, Elvis Presley Enterprises, will create a show based on his music at CityCenter, the more than $8 billion resort complex being built on the Las Vegas Strip.And visitors will get to say "Viva" to Elvis - and Las Vegas - as his legend continues.

 

(News, Source;ElvisInfoNet/SanjaM)

 

Elvis and Las Vegas will forever be linked :yahoo:

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Put it like this, Elvis would have been left in no doubt that Carole and Lesley were in the building :dance: :yahoo:

 

 

We would have been thrown out, all the noise we make. :lol: :yahoo:

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Interview with Red West :cheer:

 

It's said, as legend has it, that you rescued Elvis from being beaten up at Humes High when a group of boys wanted to cut his hair. What's the real story, and was that what happened? Red West: That is the real story

 

http://www.elvis.com.au/presley/interview_..._red_west.shtml

 

I know not every Elvis fan would agree with me but Red is one person in the Elvis world I would love to meet :dance:

 

Interview with Red West :cheer:

 

It's said, as legend has it, that you rescued Elvis from being beaten up at Humes High when a group of boys wanted to cut his hair. What's the real story, and was that what happened? Red West: That is the real story

 

http://www.elvis.com.au/presley/interview_..._red_west.shtml

 

I know not every Elvis fan would agree with me but Red is one person in the Elvis world I would love to meet :dance:

 

 

 

I enjoyed reading that Carole, thanks for posting it, and i also would love to meet him too. :yahoo:

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Elvis and June Carter Cash - Johnny Cash jealous!:

 

Scheduled for republication in the US by the Thomas Nelson group on 3 June, is the biography: "Anchored In Love: An Intimate Portrait of June Carter Cash". Written by John Carter Cash, the son of Johnny and June Carter Cash, the biography includes a very interesting story about the relationship between Elvis and June:

 

Throughout my life, I would see Mom get a mischievous twinkle in her eye whenever she mentioned Elvis Presley. Her eyes would flash merrily, and she would say, "you know, son,

your father was always jealous of Elvis." She even told me once that she sometimes wondered what would havew happened if she had fallen in love with Elvis.

Mom and Elvis occasionally toured together, along with other performers, sometimes including Mother Maybelline and one or more of June's sisters. The Carter's were friends of Elvis, and there are stories about Mother Maybelline sewing buttons on Elvis' shirts when they popped off during his wild onstage gyrations.

Though Mom always maintained that she never had an affair with Elvis, Carl [her first husband] believed differently and perhaps for good reason. After Carl moved out of their Madison home, Mom would sometimes let Elvis stay at the house to "rest" after a tour.

 

(News, Source: EIN)

 

Can understand any woman falling for Elvis :wub: Not sure if Elvis and June did have a fling but I think I read somewhere that her sister did ;)

Like you said Carole, i can't see why anybody wouldn't fall for Elvis. June and Johnny though were made for each other, doesn't matter what happened before they got together, but June and Johnny's relationship was a match made in heaven. They idolised each other until the day they died. :wub:
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Like you said Carole, i can't see why anybody wouldn't fall for Elvis. June and Johnny though were made for each other, doesn't matter what happened before they got together, but June and Johnny's relationship was a match made in heaven. They idolised each other until the day they died. :wub:

You are so right, Lesley. Johnny and June were made for each other. Without her by his side, I doubt he would have made it to the age he did. This song sums them up for me. You can truly believe that when he sang these words, he was singing them to June :wub:

 

 

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