Tuesday, 24 January 2023
Tuesday, 1 November 2022
Who Was Elvis?
He had just finished high school when he plucked up the courage and walked through the doors of Sun Studios, ready to record his first song. After this came hit after hit, and he popularized a new genre of music that mixed all kinds of different styles. That genre was Rock 'n' Roll, and it would take the world by storm!
All the great artists that came after him still look up to little Elvis, the King of Rock 'n' Roll, the unique and irreplaceable artist who changed the course of music history.
Tuesday, 27 September 2022
From Dick to Roy
In an interview Guyton said:
I have enjoyed every minute of every day. It has been fun and it's been a great ride, a real pleasure to serve the community as well as all the international visitors that we've had. Our board of directors have been looking to continue to improve the place but at the same time to keep it to how the fans want it to be, because that's what we're all about.
Tuesday, 6 September 2022
The Making of Jailhouse Rock
This FTD CD/Book package is the ultimate background story into how the MGM movie Jailhouse Rock was created.
FEATURES
- 2 x Hardback coffee style deluxe books about the making of the movie and the music. Inside are lots of newly discovered photos and details about the script, shooting schedule, memos, contracts and session information, and memories from the cast and crew.
- 3 x Compact Discs of the complete recording sessions. For the FIRST time ALL tracks from the original binaural 2-track tapes are mixed into mono, sequenced in recording order.
Released for the first time are the COMPLETE takes of the instrumental version of Baby I Don't Care, featuring Elvis on bass (after Bill Black failed to lay down the opening riff of the song.)
This marvellous FTD escape has flown from the shelves of fan club shops but is still available at elvisthemusic.com for R4,313.00 (S&H not included) at the moment.
Lucas Maree, I could do with a million, too!
Thursday, 1 September 2022
Elvis on Forbes
Last time Elvis was #7 on the Forbes List of highest paid deceased celebrities to the amount of $30 million.
Due to Parker having arranged for Elvis' 1954-1972 catalogue to be sold to RCA, Elvis doesn't earn any monies from that.
In the meantime, Graceland has landed new partnerships. These include the new Elvis Presley Channel which debuted this year, and in the spring Netflix will premiere the animation series, Agent King.
Let's see how things are at the end of 2022.