Elvis Presley: Caught in a Trap
ISBN 9780857160881
ISBN 9780857161512
Even on his first photograph, Elvis has that curled lip! Gladys, Elvis and Vernon around 1938, possibly taken as a memento when Vernon was in Parchman Farm.
More family life. Tupelo, 1941.
Elvis on stage, 1956.
Elvis with Col. Parker on the set of Jailhouse Rock, 1957.
Barechested Elvis signing contract.
Elvis on stage, 1956. The sideburns had a life of their own.
The Million Dollar Quartet, December 1956 at Sun Studios: Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, Johnny Cash and Elvis Presley.
The Sun Studio, now a haven for tourists (Tim Whitnall).
“Presley for President”, Los Angeles Airport, 1956. A joke campaign but Elvis is enjoying it. Eisenhower won.
Elvis fan magazines often carried suspect information. Surely it should be “Brothers and Sisters, 1 (twin brother died at birth)”. How did anyone know the twin was identical? Elvis preferred Dean to Frank: he didn’t collect teddy bears, and he loved dressing-up. He did lose 12 pounds in the army though and came out looking great.
The bulk buying of scarves rather takes from the spontaneity of the event.
Elvis’ final prescription, the day before he died.
Elvis McPresley, who is managed by Colonel McParker.
Elvis statue in Beale Street, Memphis (Tim Whitnall).
