These legends all got together for an unplanned jam session by chance on December 4, 1956 at Sun Record Studios in Memphis, Tennessee. That day Carl Perkins came by the studio to cut some new songs. Sam Philips (owner of Sun Records) asked his newest signed act to his label, Jerry Lee Lewis to come by the studios to play the piano for Perkins session.
In the Elvis Presley 1957 classic movie “Jailhouse Rock”, Elvis’ character Vincent Everett gets thrown in jail for ten years for accidentally killing a man in a bar room brawl. When he gets to jail he is assigned his prison uniform and the inmate number on his jacket is 6239.
The iconic Bruce Springsteen photo taken for the cover of 1975′s “Born To Run” album featured a small ode to Elvis Presley. Springsteen has a “Kings Court” Elvis Presley Fan Club of N.Y.C. button on his guitar strap (on the cover) and leather jacket (during photo shoot).
Most people want to meet and take pictures with musicians but musicians want to meet and take pictures with the “Greatest Of All-Time” Muhammad Ali. Check out some of these awesome pictures of Ali with rock stars and musicians.
On February 14, 1973 Elvis Presley visited Muhammad Ali’s before a fight in Las Vegas, Nevada to give him this “Elvis Style” robe that says ‘The People’s Choice” on the back in rhinestones and jewels. Ali thanked Elvis for the robe then went directly to the Las Vegas Convention Center for his fight that night against Joe Bugner.
In 2006, this commercial below was made for BBC Radio 2 showing Elvis Presley on stage introducing his backing band. Elvis then introduces, Marvin Gaye (singer), Jimmy Page (lead guitar), Noel Gallagher (rhythm guitar), Keith Moon (drums), Sheryl Crow (bass) and Stevie Wonder (piano).
When The Clash released the “London Calling” album in 1979 they paid tribute to “The King” Elvis Presley with the pink and green lettering on the cover from Elvis’ debut album.
In 1956 Dolores Hicks using the stage name of 'Dolores Hart', was signed to play a supporting role as the love interest to Elvis Presley in the 1957 release Loving You and for the 1958's King Creole. Here's some shots of Delores and Elvis… In Rome in 1960, Hart was filming the movies Where The Boys Are and [...]
The upper floor of Elvis Presley's home "Graceland" is not open to visitors out of respect for the Presley family and partially to avoid any improper focus on the bathroom which was the site of his death. It has also stayed untouched since the day Elvis died. After some elaborate searching we found some pictures [...]
Victory or Death. Guns N' Roses' Axl Rose has the emblem tattooed on his left arm and the saying dates back to the Ottoman Empire and The King Elvis himself. Victory or death is the motto of the 32nd Armored Regiment of the United States Army. The motto served as an inspirational order to this [...]
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