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THURSDAY, MARCH 3, 2022
Below is Emiel Maier’s new video of his News Report for this month. As always, he has done a fine job of putting all of the news together for everyone to enjoy.
Elvis Presley News Report 2022: March (trailer+additional info Elvis biopic & Elvis LEGO & More News
Premiered Feb 25, 2022
Emiel Maier
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Below is a video about the upcoming “ELVIS” movie which contains interviews with the actor who portrays Elvis and with Mr. Luhrmann who made this movie.
Elvis Movie Trailer – Interview with Baz & Austin Butler
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THURSDAY, MARCH 3, 2022
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SUNDAY, MARCH 6, 2022
I have come upon a wonderful new understanding about how Elvis came to choose the Sundial suit to wear so prominently in the shows in 1977 right through his very last show ever. I have for so many years believed that the suit was a message and a clue. I loved that he wore it for the filming of the CBS show which covered several of his shows in the summer of 1977.
I had always assumed that Elvis had chosen the design for the suit himself and that it was he who incorporated the “8” and the “16” into the design as a message to all of us that he chose to show us a clue following his “death” on 8-16-1977.
It was just a few days ago, that I further studied the design and found that there is a second “16” in the design. Plus the number 2. When 8 + 16 + 16 + 2 are added, the result is 42 as I explained on the preceding page for February. Of course, 42 was the age at which Elvis chose to “die“.
My good friend, Shawn K., sent a link to a video this past week which lead me to my newfound understanding about how the suit came to be such an important part of the going-away-clues given by Elvis.
Shawn sent the link for me to send a copy of the video to Jesse because he thought that Jesse would enjoy seeing an old friend in the video. When I went to YouTube to watch his video which I enjoyed very much, I saw a link to another video from the same channel with a very intriguing title “The Alternate Sundial Suit“.
Below I am going to share both of these most interesting videos. Pay close attention and prepare to be amazed as I was and still am.
First of all, below is the image of the suit with all of the numbers noted.
Below is the video which Shawn sent to share with Jesse and me.
My heartfelt thanks to Shawn for sharing this great video.
Elvis’s Sundial Suit Story
The Alternate Sundial Suit
There we have the full explanation of how Elvis chose the Sundial suit as his farewell stage apparel…his “goodbye” suit.
As many of you are aware, Elvis/Jesse was and is a devoted follower of Numerology and also very interested in the study of words, etc. I feel positive that, at some point, Elvis studied the intricacies of the design on this suit. Seeing the 8 and the 16s would have definitely grabbed his attention. Then adding the 2 from the middle was the finishing touch. I am positive that he decided way in advance of 1977 that this would be the suit he would make very prominent in most all of his shows beginning in June, 1977.
Elvis would have taken this as a “sign from above”. Those who have read his letters in his book and the letters here on my site will recall that he referred to 8-16-1977 as “that perfect date“. Elvis said “There are no coincidences; everything has a meaning.“
Also, don’t forget the fact that the digits of 8-16-1977 added together equal 2001…Elvis’ theme when coming onto the stage for his concerts.
Jesse once told me that the numbers of his plane 880 (Convair) came that way with the two “8s ” and he did not choose that. Graceland says on their blog “He also had the registration number changed to N880EP.”
I have always thought that Jesse saw the significance in the fact that the truth about Elvis being alive became the talk of the world in 1988.
You see Jesse thinks of the two eights as being representative of the birth of two babies on Jan. 8th…and was appropriate for the date of his “death” because of the twin brothers.
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THURSDAY, MARCH 10, 2022
Below is one of my favorite fact-based articles. I do believe that I have published this material before at some point. However, I came upon it again and fell in love with the material and with the beautiful header which this site created for the title. I hope someone who has not read this before will feel touched by it as I have been. Music of the spheres for sure!!!
Galactic Singalong
The physicists at LIGO detected more gravitational waves. And this time, they say, the waves resonate at the perfect frequency to harmonize with an Elvis Presley song.
The waves formed a perfect fifth, Science Magazine reports, meaning they sync with the opening notes of Elvis’s “Can’t Help Falling in Love.”
The two notes are a particularly unusual pairing for gravitational waves, the LIGO researchers say — but one that could help them understand how black holes form in the first place.
Balls of Fire
Scientists detected the waves last April, but only just presented their analysis at this month’s online American Physical Society meeting and are now awaiting academic publishing, Science reports.
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When a pair of orbiting black holes creates gravitational waves, they usually emanate at a single frequency. Picking up two notes suggests one black hole is significantly more massive than the other, which raises the question of how the two came together to form a binary system in the first place.
“Einstein Prevails”
The scientists are considering two ideas: that the black holes originated from two stars that were already orbiting each other and then collapsed, or that the two black holes happened to travel near each other after forming independently, Science reports.
But they do know that the bizarre resonance matches not only Elvis’ music, but also Einstein’s predictions for how such a pair of black holes would behave.
“Einstein prevails again,” LIGO physicist Maximiliano Isi told Science.
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I received an email from a very nice visitor to my web sites whose first name is Tyler. He was so kind to include a link to an interesting video clip of some wonderful remarks which Pres. Jimmy Carter spoke about Elvis in Atlanta, GA in 1974.
I am sharing just the clip of Pres. Carter’s remarks and below the link to the whole video for those who would like to see the entire tape which is brief.
My thanks and appreciation to Tyler.
http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/news/id:wsbn43706
Also my very good friend Dennis F. Miller sent the below image to me. I am sure that most of us have heard or read this before but it is very good and worthy of reading multiple times.
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My dear long-time friend Lucilia Maria sent me the below beautiful image which she created based upon the numbers noticed in the Sundial Suit. She created this years ago. I thank her so very much for sharing this with me today.
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SATURDAY, MARCH 12, 2022
Below are two photos which my good friend Dennis F. Miller recently shared with me. I enjoyed these a lot and send Dennis my heartfelt thanks.
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SUNDAY, MARCH 13, 2022
Graceland has already released all of the details of the upcoming Elvis week in August. This one promises to be a large event as it is marking the 45th year since Elvis left.
You may read a very lengthy and detailed article at the following link naming all of those scheduled to make appearances as well as all of the events scheduled.
Thousands of fans will participate in the cornerstone event, the CANDLELIGHT VIGIL, on Monday, August 15, at Graceland’s front gate. Elvis music sets the tone of the evening as fans walk up the driveway to Meditation Garden. This event lasts throughout the night as thousands of participants gather on Elvis Presley Boulevard listening to music, remembering Elvis, and enjoying the memorials that are created by fans along the street. The Candlelight Vigil Ceremony will also be streamed live online for fans around the world to watch.
For a complete line-up of all Elvis Week shows, events and activities, go to ElvisWeek.com.
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TUESDAY, MARCH 15, 2022
Below is an article which focuses upon how important Elvis’ stillborn twin brother, Jesse, always was in his life. Most of us know the facts stated in this article, but since it relates to Elvis being Jesse now and the reasons for his choosing this new identity when he left in August, 1977, I have decided to share this article here on this site.
There is one glaring mistake in the article though: Elvis did NOT place the grave marker for Jesse at Graceland as written in this article. The marker was not placed at Graceland until after Elvis “died “. Though Jesse may have directed that the marker be placed there after the other graves came to be there.
How Elvis Presley Was Affected By His Identical Twin’s Death
Melek Nur Pervan 
There’s no doubt that Elvis Presley is regarded as one of the most significant cultural icons of the 20th century with his exceptional music career that spanned over three decades as well as his personal look and attitude on stage which led to controversy initially. However, King of Rock and Roll had his own demons that lived within himself, shadowed by his success and fame, after having an identical twin brother, Jesse Garon, who was stillborn.
On contrary to his wealth as a legendary rock icon, Elvis Presley was born to a poor household at his parents’ two-room house in Tupelo, Mississippi. His father Vernon Elvis moved from one odd job to the next, showing little ambition towards making money for his family, thus, they rather relied on help from neighbors and government food assistance. Presley’s family lost their home in 1938 after his father was found guilty for forging a $4 check and spent eight months in jail during which Elvis and his mother moved in with their relatives.
Not having a great start in his life when it comes to his parents’ economical status, King of Rock and Roll had one of the most unfortunate beginnings from the first moments in his life that left its mark throughout the rest of his life according to many. Unfortunately, Elvis Presley lost his twin brother named Jesse Garon only 35 minutes before he came to this world. Let’s dive into the tragic experience he carried with him for decades and see the story of Jesse Garon.
Elvis Presley Had A Twin Brother Who Was Stillborn
Despite being the only child in his household growing up, Elvis Presley initially had an identical twin brother named Jesse Garon Presley to whom his mother Gladys gave birth when she went into labor in the family’s two-room house. Unfortunately, newborn Jesse passed away and Elvis was born 35 minutes after his brother and remained the only child. The stillborn Jesse was buried the next day in an unnamed grave in nearby Priceville Cemetery.
According to a number of biographers, his twin’s passing deeply affected Elvis Presley’s life in numerous aspects such as being the driving force behind his success as well as being the turmoil to his struggles due to having survivor’s guilt since according to many being a twinless twin can cause trauma and further obstacles in an individual’s personal life.
A clinical psychologist named Dr. Peter Whitmer who has been researching twins for years, especially twins separated by death wrote the book, ‘Inner Elvis,’ in which Whitmer stated that his stillborn twin haunted King of Rock and Roll’s personal relationships throughout his whole life in addition to having his memory as a motivation in his career as well.
According to his book, ‘Inner Elvis,’ Whiter wrote:
“Elvis’s twin’s death at birth was a tragedy that triggered a process that made his dead sibling the bedrock, the singular driving force in his life. His brother was a restless spirit who eventually haunted all of Presley’s relationships.”
Furthermore, Whitmer claimed that Elvis Presley’s mother told him that he was living for two people along with visiting Jesse’s grave and talk to him oftentimes. According to some, Elvis was even haunted by his brother’s would as he would talk to Jesse in his room at night and allegedly once heard a voice that he believed to be Jesse’s. There are even more peculiar conspiracy theories such as Jesse being alive, however, fans’ crazy ideas don’t often reflect the truth.
Elvis Presley Made A Memorial For His Late Twin
His twin’s death undoubtedly left him with feelings of loneliness and guilt throughout his life, however, there is no way that his fans will ever know how exactly King of Rock and Roll felt about losing his brother. Still, the love he had for Jesse was definitely there as he made a grave for him at Graceland.
Furthermore, a support group for twinless twins has even held its annual conference at Graceland, Elvis’s home in Memphis, where the memorial for Jesse is. Despite losing a twin brother to whom he never met and experiencing most likely horrible feelings after, Elvis managed to become a symbol for those who lost their sibling from the time they finally came to the world, another aspect to the legendary icon, King of Rock and Roll.
https://rockcelebrities.net/how-elvis-presley-was-affected-by-his-identical-twins-death/
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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16, 2022
I liked the below very brief video with the quotes from Elvis…hope my visitors will enjoy it as well.
Elvis REVEALS THIS about HIMSELF in rare interview
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I want to share with everyone that Jesse called Tom and me earlier this evening. He has not been feeling well at all. He has been going for Dr. visits for shots, hematology, and a nuclear stress test for his heart in preparation for an upcoming diagnostic procedure. He says he is going to get on top of all this. Needless to say, I have been very concerned and worried about him. He is just feeling worn out and needs rest. I ask that everyone please keep Jesse in your prayers.
I have completed my series of radiation treatments and have not had any severe side effects. My only problems have been the skin and fatigue which I am still dealing with. But I can’t complain. I thank everyone who has thought of me and prayed for me…that means so much.
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SATURDAY, MARCH 19, 2022
Below is another wonderful article which I enjoyed very much on the Clever Journeys blog site to which I subscribe and highly recommend.
Elvis Presley, Music in Black and White
Three Music Historians Open the Blinds of Truth on How He United People of All Races
With Over 40 Historical Photos
Presley fans across the globe realize that knowing the truth about Elvis Presley and the subject of racism requires knowledge about his early childhood and an exploration of the facts of his life throughout his career.
The great American musical pioneers of the 1950s were precise in their adamant characterizations of Presley being a uniting force. They often described him as the person who did far more for bringing blacks and whites together than anyone culturally.
According to three of the finest music culture researchers around the world, they all agree that Presley was a catalyst and powerful (as an individual human being and a worldwide example) influencer from the beginning and still continues to be.
Some time ago, I reached out to three experts on the topic to set the record straight. Their cumulative research represents over 85 years of study, exploration and documentation in the field of culture, music history and Elvis Presley. These specialists are:
- Guillermo F. Perez-Argüello
- Craig Philo (CP) is a music researcher and historian from Sheppey, in Kent, U.K.
- Jay Viviano (JP) is a pop culture historian with over 20 years of experience in research of icons of the 50’s and 60’s, with a strong concentration on Blues artists.
Guillermo F. Perez-Argüello (GPA): “Critics and the uninformed should put themselves “in the position the 7-year-old Elvis Presley found himself in, circa 1942. He was white, but living in an area of Tupelo, Mississippi, totally surrounded by African Americans.
With an unerring ear and a photographic memory, he totally absorbed everything he heard, LIVE, at the gospel churches attended by African Americans. Now, this was not Georgia, Florida, New York, or Illinois, let alone California, Washington State, but Mississippi, a state which was then the poorest of the then 49 states of the Union.”
Craig Philo (CP): “Sam Bell, a childhood black friend in Tupelo, feared for his friend when Elvis made his life changing journey to Memphis at the age of 13 with his beloved parents. You see, perhaps old Sam knew a thing or two about human behavior, knew how his friend’s open and honest approach to all he came in contact with, driven into him by his mother not to hurt another’s feelings would someday hurt him, how right he was!”
GPA: “Then, at age 13, with his parents, he moves to the second poorest, Tennessee, actually to Memphis, the crossroads of urban and city blues.
Forget about the ear and the memory as, by now, starting at age 16, we are talking about a human being who MUSICALLY loves and masters everything around him–namely R&B, the Blues, and Gospel of all denominations, plus European ballads, Country and Western, Opera, Neo-classical recordings, Pop, you name it, he masters it.
And to top it all, he is armed as well with the most eclectic and elastic voice in history. In 1954, it became the most important, which it remains to this day. And that is why BB King was so impressed when he first met him, a lad of 17. ‘He knew more blues and gospel songs than anyone I had ever met’ and years later added, ‘I understand why they call him the King.’ Nuff said, from the King of the Blues.”
Jay Viviano (JV): “Reverend Milton Perry was an early Civil Rights activist in the 1950s. He had Elvis’ back just like many other great legends did. He published an open letter to Black America in a 1957 magazine that stated, after spending time talking to not only white people, but Black people in the R&B and Blues community, as well as African Americans that knew him as a child in Tupelo.
‘I found that an overwhelming majority of people who know Elvis speak of this boy as a boy who practices humility and a love for racial harmony,’ Rev. Perry wrote. ‘I learned that he is not too proud or important to speak to anyone, and to spend time with his fans of whatever color, whenever or wherever they approached him.’”
GPA: “Elvis stealing from black music? Tell it to BB King, Otis Redding, James Brown, Jackie Wilson, Cissy Houston, Darlene Love, Jim Brown, Mohammed Ali, Jesse Jackson, Al Green, Little Richard, Chuck Berry, Sammy Davis Jr. Count Basie, even Public Enemy’s Chuck D, who reconsidered his 1989 views in Fight the Power, and he did so in 2002, as well as to hundreds of other notable African Americans I have on record saying that was NOT the case with Presley.”
JV: “BB King, bluesman Little Milton and Little Richard referred to Elvis as an ‘Integrator.’ And they both use the words ‘that guts it took for Elvis to do what he was doing’ in their own interviews.
Elvis ticked off mainstream racist white America when he came on the scene–especially the KKK and white Citizens Council members—by hanging out with black folks in public, speaking respectful of black artists and continually defending rock and roll, R&B and blues music to the point that young white American kids were paying attention and opening up their minds.
This drove their parents (meaning mainstream racist white America) to anger against Elvis. For his first two years on the scene he was public enemy number one. Little Richard in a later interview in his life praised Elvis passionately for his impact on young white America.”
CP: “In all my time on researching Elvis Aaron Presley I have never ever once come across any racial behavior or activity. Indeed the only stuff you will find was a slanderous lie that’s gathered mythical proportions through the years originally reported by Sepia magazine in April of 1957 and consequently torn to shreds by none other than the great Louie Robinson of Jet Magazine.”
GPA: “In fact Louis Robinson, the talented African American writer who Jet Magazine commissioned to go to LA and interview Presley on the MGM set of “Jailhouse Rock”, in 1957, to obtain his views on racist and other “copycat” remarks which appeared in SEPIA, a magazine geared towards the African American market in the US South. But unlike Jet and Ebony, it was owned by white anti-integrationist and based in Fort Worth, TX.
Robinson has just passed away. He unequivocally stated the rumors were false, so this mentioning of Presley as one who stole, or copied, from African Americans and coming from a prestigious magazine as Ebony tells me (that any writer who differs), well how can I put this, is ill informed.”
JV: “The truth though, which stands up to scrutiny, is that there simply was no other white man as famous as Elvis back in those days that took so many hits for proudly befriending the black community.
The ridiculous fact that people try to spread the opposite as ‘some sort of truth’ makes it paramount that this is handled aggressively.”
CP: “When actor Sidney Poitier and tennis great Arthur Ashe wanted to write books, they sought Mr. Robinson’s help.
‘Never in my life have I known a better man,’ Poitier said.
Yes, Robinson went and interviewed Elvis on the set of Jailhouse Rock. The fact Presley was never in Boston when the quote was reputedly made matters little to some. It was and remains a vicious lie concocted by a fearful white middle America as a weapon to try and cut down this brave and carefree spirited individual whose only crime was to record the music he loved and respected. And at all times in doing so paid reverence and respect to those black artists that he deemed did it better than he did. After all, there is no color in music!”
JV: “People need to get over their ignorance about American history. Elvis did himself NO favors back then by hanging out and letting himself be photographed with black folks. Racism was a common blatant practice of the day. It was these very things that made Elvis hated by many older white folks, yet respected by the black community.
Reverend Milton Perry concluded his statement by saying ‘Presley set an example of wholesome Brotherhood. I find something to admire in Presley and that is his attitude on the racial issue. And that it would be good if other people in the South in other parts of the nation emulated his attitude’.”
GPA: “Notice that, in the US, of all the early Blues, Country and Western, Gospel and R&B masters, the ones who sprang from them, namely Elvis Presley, Fats Domino, Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley, Bill Haley, Little Richard and Ray Charles, let alone the ones who sprang from or appeared in the scene IMMEDIATELEY after them; namely Johnny Cash, Roy Orbison, Ricky Nelson, Buddy Holly, Carl Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis, Gene Vincent and say Eddie Cochran, the only one whose MUSICAL palette was totally complete was Elvis Presley.
Otherwise, how can one explain that the top singer in the world, on December 4, 1956, should start, the guitar now firmly in his arms, the so called Million Dollar Quartet session with an Agustin Lara song from 1941, the classic “Solamente una vez.” Only Elvis, in this case with (his mother) Gladys’ music taste’s help, was destined to rule.”
JV: “Interestingly, not only did Elvis have the same Blues background as many blues men had, but also their same Country and Western roots. As so many Blues artists did indeed, in many of their interviews, state they had strong Country and Western music influences as well.
Otis Blackwell had strong country and Western roots. Some in the Blues and R&B community accused him of being too country. That explains why he and Elvis were probably such a perfect fit right out of the gate for Elvis to end up doing a handful of his songs. I always thought these dynamics were interesting and things aren’t always cut and dry as people assume.”
CP: “Is it so farfetched or is it just simple logic that of the time in mid-50’s segregated America that it took a white kid to bust open the doors for all these truly great black artists?
Is it right that Presley gets lambasted and ridiculed by so many because he was that one?
People seem to forget the song that catapulted him to stardom in the south had on the backside of it ‘Blue moon of Kentucky’ steeped in Bluegrass/Country, until Presley spiced it up as he did with ‘That’s Alright,’ which is in no way a theft of any kind! Crudup is in there but so too are other influences. Presley was not a COPYCAT! A COOL CAT YES!”
JV: “I mean is there anybody that SERIOUSLY would say, if they could go back in time, they would tell Muhammad Ali, James Brown, BB King, Bobby blue Bland, Etta James, Sammy Davis Jr, Jackie Wilson and many others, they were wrong for proudly calling Elvis their friend and stating he was a help to black artists.
Many of them said it wasn’t until Elvis got other white kids across America listening to rock and roll that it was after that, their own records started to skyrocket in sales. And if we go back and look at the physical numbers and sales charts we see this is true.
Even modern activists that have been around since the 1960’s civil rights movement have admitted they were wrong about Elvis. Nikki Giovanni there for the movement since the 1960s is a perfect example: ‘I’m glad to find out I was wrong about Elvis.’
Dret Scott Keyes when becoming aware of the integrity Elvis had, always pointing out the black music influence on him, just as he did the country and western and white pop artists, ‘Elvis was honest.’
And they’re certainly not the only ones.
The R&B community acknowledge him and inducted him into the R&B Hall of Fame the same year along with Little Richard, Bobby Rush and other legends that had publicly praised Elvis.”
CP: “When a reporter referred to Elvis as the ‘King of Rock ’n’ Roll’ at the press conference following his 1969 Las Vegas opening, he rejected the title, as he always did, calling attention to the presence in the room of his friend Fats Domino, ‘one of my influences from way back.’ He often paid homage to Fats recognizing no one could sing those songs like he did.
From close friends to the many, many black entertainers that he adored or merely those that met him briefly, have come out and said PROUDLY he was my friend. To quote Muhammad Ali, ‘Elvis Presley was the sweetest, most humble and nicest man you’d want to know.’ Sammy Davis Junior another also was quoted as saying “the only thing that’s matters, is that he was my friend.”
GPA: Rev. Thomas A. Dorsey was highlighted on a recent Black History Month television program and I the “mention of Mahalia Jackson and Elvis Presley having recorded the Reverend’s ‘Take my Hand Precious Lord.’ There was another song also penned by the Reverend which was, in fact, written for Mahalia in 1937 and which Presley sang live, on January 6, 1957, during his third appearance at the Ed Sullivan Show, at CBS.
The audience, estimated by Trendex, the precursor of Nielsen, at 50 million. As this may be the largest audience ever assembled on US television for a gospel song, ever, and that includes Obama’s swearing in which drew less than 50 million. It may be important to take note of what became of it.
Presley wanted to sing it, as he had promised his mother that he would do, but Ed Sullivan was initially against it. During rehearsals that same day, the decision to film Presley from the waist up only was taken by Sullivan, for other reasons, so eventually Sullivan eased on Presley’s request.
Elvis was allowed to sing it that night, immediately following Sullivan’s announcement that Presley wanted specifically for those watching to send their contributions towards the lessening of the plight of some 250,000 Hungarians fleeing the Soviet intervention of their country and which had taken place on both the 24th and 31st of October of 1956. Sullivan added that Presley wanted to dedicate the song to the Hungarians.
By the end of 1957, in the next 11 months, some $6 million were received as a result of Presley’s request. In 2010, the Mayor of Budapest honored Presley posthumously by making him a citizen of that city and naming a park facing the oldest and most beautiful bridge, the Margaret Bridge, after him.
The song’s delivery by Presley was so earnest, that it brightened the hearts of the 50 million watching, and they in turn, as I said, sent the equivalent of $49.5 million in 2016 dollars (SFR 26 million at the 1957 SFR 4.31 to the US$ exchange rate). So, the Reverend’s song brought a happy ending, via Elvis, as the refugees settled for life in both Vienna and London.”
JV: “Just one example is Elvis being the ONLY white artist that bothered to show up at charity events for black folks. Google ‘Elvis Goodwill Review Memphis.’ Carl Perkins, Buddy Holly, Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, Bill Haley and many other white artists, were NOT doing these things. And many of the black artist from those days have pointed this out, while making it very clear, Elvis WAS.
People need to get over the NEED to inaccurately, continue to portray Presley as just some ‘cold-hearted cultural bandit.’ We need to quit believing the lies and rumors that keep getting passed on over the decades as “truth” and to start respecting the words of our legends who said otherwise.
To even try to disagree with these things or argue against it only makes those that do look bad, and it’s a disrespect to our great black legends that have praised and defended Elvis.
There were white guys back then that were cheap imitations, just jumping on the bandwagon, like Pat Boone, and others that are guilty of appropriation, but James Brown, BB King, and many others said Elvis was NOT the one. They pointed out Elvis came from extreme poverty and humble conditions and new and respected the music he was singing.
The R&B community has done the research themselves in recent years and found out Elvis was incorrectly labeled ‘a racist and cultural thief.’ They have done their part trying to publicly honor Elvis in many ways the last few years and help clear Elvis name of slanderous claims of him being a ‘racist thief.’
Many have paid attention to many of our great black legends from the past who have defended Elvis in their interviews and in their own autobiographies, basically stating how much credit EP always publicly gave to black artists in his interviews and how much help he was to the black community ….especially when we consider the KKK is documented to have hated Elvis.”
CP: “For far too long accusations of cultural thief, racist and white trash have been disgracefully hung around Presley’s neck like a blinding Vegas neon sign. The time has come once and for all for this crap to be debunked–blown to smithereens. You can label it anyway you like, but purely and simply, isn’t it time the real truth was told?
Now telling the truth, researching the truth is far different from listening to rumor. If you think by cupping your ear to listen with intent to nasty whispers and needless tittle tattle in trying to dirty a man’s name is without shame, then continue. The real shame here is that actually that man stood for so much that was right with the world. Still, if that is OK and of noteworthy behavior to you then stand up and be counted and look like the fool you are. Do some reading! In all seriousness it borders on stupidity and ignorance of biblical proportions.”
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TUESDAY, MARCH 22, 2022
Sharing with everyone that Jesse called tonight and we talked for a good bit. I am so sorry to write that he is still not feeling well at all. He has had several more falls…but no serious injuries. We spent a good bit of our visit commiserating about our states of health. We have decided that we really are brother and sister because we have some of the same symptoms…poor balance and trouble concentrating, etc. Please say extra prayers for Jesse. Needless to say, I am very, very concerned for him.
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SATURDAY, MARCH 26, 2022
I was around way back then…can’t believe it has been 64 years!!
Get your buzz on Saturday at Elvis Haircut Day
Catherine NolteOn March 25, 1958, the long locks of the King of Rock-n-Roll dropped to the Fort Chaffee barbershop floor.
Elvis Presley got his GI buzz at the Fort Chaffee Barbershop 64 years ago. On Saturday, March 26 this year, free haircuts will be offered again to commemorate the historic buzz cut.
“The Fort Chaffee Barbershop at the time was packed with reporters and photographers, videographers … from all around the world actually,” said Lorie Robertson, director of marketing for the Fort Chaffee Redevelopment Authority. “… It’s just a really cool vibe in the Barbershop Museum. We’ve had lines out the door before … (waiting for) whenever they could step up (to) the barber chair and get their buzz cut.”
The Fort Chaffee Barbershop Museum, 7313 Terry Street, will raise money for maintenance and repairs needed on the museum building where photographers and reporters documented the famous Elvis haircut by barber James Peterson. His son Jimmy Peterson has volunteered to cut hair for the event during past events.
In 1958, Jack Cleavenger was a photographer at the Times Record when Presley had the haircut. Cleavenger suggested Presley blow his freshly shorn hair out of his hand. Presley obliged, and it became one of the most famous pictures of the King.
Free haircuts will be offered by the River Valley Cosmetology Institute students from Poteau, Oklahoma, from 9 until noon Saturday.
The haircuts will be military-approved, no long sideburns or pompadours.
Make sure to wear your Elvis costume and join the first-ever Elvis Bike Ride and Fun Run. Elvis masks will also be distributed.
Registration is $20, and children under 12 years old are free. Pre-registration for the ride and run starts at 7:30 a.m. The ride and run start at 8:30 a.m. Advance registration can be found on www.eventbrite.com.
“We know we have a lot of cyclists and runners that really consider Chaffee Crossing their home base for their sport, so we wanted to include them in this event,” Robertson said.
This year also marks the 80th anniversary of the opening of Camp Chaffee.
Local radio station KTCS 99.9 FM is hosting a car show and competition — Haircuts, Hot Rods & Heroes — a family day of fun with donations benefiting Make-A-Wish Mid-South.
Fort Smith Coffee Co. will have a pop-up shop from 7:30 a.m. until noon. The coffee company will soon have a new location in The Barracks at Chaffee, a $25 million renovation project of former military buildings at the Chaffee Crossing Historic District.
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I still have reservations about this upcoming movie…time will tell.
Elvis movie sent Austin Butler ‘to tears’ over King’s spiritual connection
ELVIS PRESLEY is getting a brand new biopic later this year directed by Baz Luhrmann. And although the film is a celebration of the King of Rock and Roll’s life, the actor playing Elvis couldn’t help but shed a tear during production after visiting a chapel. He later confessed he knew he had “big shoes to fill”.
During the filming of some scenes in Elvis’ early life, however, Butler was overcome with emotion after experiencing an important part of the King’s journey that is often overlooked.
Butler recently spoke about Elvis and how the film is shaping up. During the interview, he was asked about the spiritual “yearning” of Elvis.
The King was a Christian for his entire life, and in his later years looked into other methods of spirituality, as well – such as Kahlil Gibran and Hermann Hesse.
Butler explained how important gospel music was to Elvis in his formative years. He confessed: “You know, I think it was an incredible gift us getting to go down to Nashville and record with some of the most amazing gospel singers I’ve ever heard.”
The entire experience left him feeling particularly weepy.
Butler recalled attending a place of worship while working and thinking about Elvis. He said: “I remember walking into this little chapel, with all these period microphones, and they’re stamping their feet. I stood in the centre and tears poured down my face and chills down my spine.”
Butler called it a “glorious experience” that was hard not to have in your “marrow”.
He went on to add that this profound experience showed him just how much importance Elvis put on religious music.
In fact, Butler explained how this way of experiencing and celebrating music inspired Elvis give off so much expression during his performances.
He said: “It was experiences like that that really showed me how much gospel-influenced Elvis on a musical level, on a spiritual level, on the way he moved, and the freedom of his body.”
It sounds like Butler really became one with Elvis’ memory during filming. He later confessed he had “huge shoes to fill,” but he worked hard to make his voice sound as close to Elvis’ as possible.
Elvis’ songs will be performed by Butler during the first chunks of the star’s movie. When the film moves into Elvis’ later life, their two voices will be blended together to make something that sounds close to both of them.
Butler revealed: “I think when I began the process of this I set out to make my voice identical to his. That was my goal, that if you heard a recording of him and heard a recording of me, you wouldn’t be able to tell the difference. I held that for a long time.”
However, this mindset left him scared over whether he would actually be able to pull it off.
Butler remembered: “What that does is also instils this fear that I won’t be able to achieve that, so that burned the fire inside me to work and work.”
He gleefully added: “I think maybe a year before we started shooting it was six-to-seven days a week of voice coaching and working with the right experts and getting my register in the right place.” (Via The AU Review)
Elvis hits cinemas on June 24, 2022.
https://www.express.co.uk/entertainment/films/1585730/elvis-presley-movie-austin-butler-religion-baz-luhrmann
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SUNDAY, MARCH 27, 2022
Below is an excerpt from the above article which I just posted on this page a few days ago. It dawned on me that we are in a situation now with Russia’s attack on the Ukraine which is so very similar to the situation back when Elvis was making his appearances on the Ed Sullivan show. The following excerpt explains how Elvis’ plea for people to donate money to the Hungarians who were being attacked by Russia resulted in a huge outpouring of money by the viewers of his request.
Just goes to show that Russia, and people in general, seem destined to repeat some terrible acts against other innocent people. Do we never learn!?
GPA: Rev. Thomas A. Dorsey was highlighted on a recent Black History Month television program and I the “mention of Mahalia Jackson and Elvis Presley having recorded the Reverend’s ‘Take my Hand Precious Lord.’ There was another song also penned by the Reverend which was, in fact, written for Mahalia in 1937 and which Presley sang live, on *January 6, 1957, during his third appearance at the Ed Sullivan Show, at CBS.
The audience, estimated by Trendex, the precursor of Nielsen, at 50 million. As this may be the largest audience ever assembled on US television for a gospel song, ever, and that includes Obama’s swearing in which drew less than 50 million. It may be important to take note of what became of it.
Presley wanted to sing it, as he had promised his mother that he would do, but Ed Sullivan was initially against it. During rehearsals that same day, the decision to film Presley from the waist up only was taken by Sullivan, for other reasons, so eventually Sullivan eased on Presley’s request.
Elvis was allowed to sing it that night, immediately following Sullivan’s announcement that Presley wanted specifically for those watching to send their contributions towards the lessening of the plight of some 250,000 Hungarians fleeing the Soviet intervention of their country and which had taken place on both the 24th and 31st of October of 1956. Sullivan added that Presley wanted to dedicate the song to the Hungarians.
By the end of 1957, in the next 11 months, some $6 million were received as a result of Presley’s request. In 2010, the Mayor of Budapest honored Presley posthumously by making him a citizen of that city and naming a park facing the oldest and most beautiful bridge, the Margaret Bridge, after him.
The song’s delivery by Presley was so earnest, that it brightened the hearts of the 50 million watching, and they in turn, as I said, sent the equivalent of $49.5 million in 2016 dollars (SFR 26 million at the 1957 SFR 4.31 to the US$ exchange rate). So, the Reverend’s song brought a happy ending, via Elvis, as the refugees settled for life in both Vienna and London.”
*It is also interesting to take note that the date on which Elvis sang this wonderful gospel song which moved the hearts of millions of people was Jan. 6th, 1957. Too bad that this date is now the focal point of a horrible political injustice being carried out against some innocent citizens…also the death of an innocent patriotic young woman.
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TUESDAY, MARCH 29, 2022
I want to share with everyone that Jesse called me earlier tonight. He sounded better and that made me so happy. He said that he was feeling better today and that he had gotten out for some shopping yesterday. Hearing that also made me feel so relieved. He said that he is having good days and bad days. He and I are both really looking forward to some nice warmer days to be outside. As always, his call really made my day so much brighter.
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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30, 2022
Below is the link to an interview done with Paul Lichter by Gary James on the ClassicBands.com web site. The reason that I want to call everyone’s attention to this interview is because it contains several interesting facts relating to Elvis and Col. Parker…also some related to the day Elvis “died“. This article is copyrighted and I cannot therefore, share the actual excerpts, though I wish I could.
Gary James is the very nice and respectful man who interviewed me years ago. I am still so very grateful to Gary for his kindness to me. Below is the link to his interview with me.
http://www.classicbands.com/LindaHoodSigmonInterview.html
Below is the link to Gary’s interview with Paul Lichter. Take note of what he says about Col. Parker being the smartest man he ever knew, etc. Also take note of the portion regarding the letter which Mr. Lichter sent to Elvis and for which Elvis signed on the morning of August 16, 1977 which means Elvis was downstairs when others reported he was upstairs in the bathroom.
http://www.classicbands.com/PaulLichterInterview.html
There are many, many good interviews on this web site if you look around at the menu pages. Below is the menu page for people interviewed about Elvis:
http://www.classicbands.com/interviews.html
Please just scroll down to see Elvis’ name above the list of interviews regarding him:
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