Elvis Presley has long been a pop culture icon, and his influence has spread around the world. Those who have seen his music and performed with him have a positive impression of him. In 1987, he was evaluated in terms of classical voice by an article published in the Village Voice. In describing it as a lyric baritone, the writer noted the singer’s exceptional range and how it encompassed all three octaves. The article goes on to mention that the voice of Elvis Presley was an important part of his music and performance persona. Elvis Presley’s Guitar Skills: Legendary And Timeless In the 1920s, Al Jolson had made this song popular, but Elvis was probably more familiar with a 1959 version of the song that was recorded by pop singer Jaye P. Morgan. She had borrowed her arrangement from a 1950 rendition by the Blue Baron Orchestra. It was Colonel Parker who urged Elvis to record 'Are You Lonesome Tonight?' even though it was unusual for him to interfere with Elvis' choice of music. The song perfectly suited Elvis' new image as a mainstream pop singer. May 5: Elvis registers his only complaint about one of his singles, worrying that "It's Now Or Never" has a different mix than it had originally. It is not uncommon for Elvis to sing lines and then repeat them later in an ad, but his fans took it all in stride, despite his occasional confusion. Throughout his career, he demonstrated a genuine passion for the instrument, and his willingness to experiment with his music was a characteristic of his work.

December 25, At a private Graceland Christmas party, Elvis presents Priscilla with a toy poodle, which she promptly names Honey. Her gift to Elvis is a wooden cigar box that plays his recent hit 'Surrender'. anniversary of Elvis' U. S. S. Arizona Benefit concert, March 25, 1961 Inside Follow That Dream : Fans Remember : On The Set With Elvis August / September, Elvis records and films for his sixth movie, Flaming Star, a drama with limited music. Elvis plays the son of a white father and a Native American mother, torn between the two cultures in the 1800's.

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Priscilla visits Elvis for the holidays in Memphis, only her second time visiting Elvis in the 60s. January 21 - March 22, 1963 Presley’s descent was marked by an obsession with collecting police badges and firearms; it was as if he were seeking the emblems and means of control as he himself grew more erratic. In 1970, en route to Washington, Presley wrote Nixon a letter on American Airlines notepaper claiming that he had new insights into the youth unrest across the country as well as communist “brainwashing” techniques. Would the President be interested in Presley’s becoming a secret agent of the federal government? The request led to an impromptu meeting in the Oval Office, where a puzzled Nixon listened to Presley’s ramblings about the moral degeneration of the country. The romance and escape that went with these settings became an essential ingredient in the formula for Elvis' later movies. He returned to Hawaii to make (All ) Girls! Girls! Girls!and Paradise, Hawaiian Style and went to Florida to make Follow That Dream ; Girl Happy ; Easy Come, Easy Go ; and Clambake. The movies Fun in Acapulco , It Happened at the World's Fair, and Viva Las Vegas provide action in obvious places. The films Harum Scarum and Double Trouble offer fabulous adventures in distant countries. March 6, 1960, in Washington, Elvis and his party board a second private railway car, this time on the 'Tennessean' which leaves for Memphis at 8. 05 am. Elvis remains awake thoughout the night and throughout the trip, he appears on the observation platform in his dress blues and waves to the big crowds gathered at every station, big and small, along the route . March 2, The Elvis Army years come to an end on March 2 at 5:25 p. m. as Elvis leaves Germany and arrives in New Jersey the next day for a press conference. He is officially discharged from active duty on March 5, 1960, at 9:25 a. m. He boards a train for Memphis, arriving on March 8. Press and crowds of fans are everywhere for this historic series of events. He holds a press conference at Graceland in his father's office behind the mansion on March 8. He has served his country just like any other G. I. , with no special privileges his celebrity status might have afforded him. These two years away from his career have been a time to mature. He has also worried constantly that his lengthy absence might have damaged his career progress.

March 7, 1960, The train arrives in Memphis at 7. 45 am in the midst of another snow-storm. After greeting fans, Elvis rides out to Graceland, in his friend Police Captain Fred Woodward's squad car. Elvis begins filming and recording for his first post-army movie, his fifth film, GI Blues for Paramount, the first of nine to be produced (not consecutively) by Hal Wallis'. January 5, 1960 - Elvis is granted leave from January 5 to January 17, including permission to travel to Paris.

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Follow That Dream” opens nationally and gets to#5 on the box office charts. It is warmly reviewed and does fairly well in sales. March 26 - June 11, 1962 May 28: Elvis visits Vegas and his entourage, for the first time, is dubbed the "Memphis Mafia" due to their penchant for wearing long coats and dark glasses.

January 12: Presley travels to Paris again to take in the nightlife, but also to attend karate classes with instructor Jurgen Seydel. March 2, Priscilla arrives in Los Angeles with her father to meet Elvis and conclude arrangements permitting Priscilla to live in Memphis with Vernon and Dee and complete her senior year at Immaculate Conception High School. Yet Elvis did not record the song just to gain a broader audience'. O Sole Mio' was written by G. Capurro and Eduardo di Capua at the turn of the twentieth century, but it had been made popular much later by Mario Lanza. Elvis was a fan of Lanza and undoubtedly heard the opera singer's recording, but he had also heard the English version 'There's No Tomorrow' by Tony Martin. March 12 and 13, Elvis Presley is playing host to the Holiday on Ice company today at Graceland . Buses were to leave the Hotel Claridge at 2:30, carrying the entire company to Graceland to spend the afternoon.

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Elvis records and films in Hollywood, and does location filming in Hawaii, for his 11th motion picture, “Girls! Girls! Girls!” June 17 - July 1, 1962 On January 8, 1935, Elvis Aron (later spelled Aaron) Presley was born at his parents’ two-room house in East Tupelo, Mississippi, about 35 minutes after his identical twin brother, Jesse Garon, who was stillborn. The next day, Jesse was buried in an unmarked grave in nearby Priceville Cemetery. Elvis records and films for his 13th film, “Fun in Acapulco.” Priscilla moves to Memphis in early March 1963 while Elvis is in Hollywood filming. She graduates from high school on May 29, 1963, five days after turning 18 years old. April 10, 1963

Elvis finishes filming “Kissin’ Cousins” on November 14. He is devastated when President Kennedy is assassinated on November 22. November 27, 1963 March 3: Weathering a snowstorm, Elvis' plane arrives at Fort Dix, New Jersey. Another press conference is held, then a party. The Colonel attends, as does Nancy Sinatra, whom Elvis had met while at a USO show. April 21, Elvis begins filming video and recording audio for his first post-Army movie, his fifth film, 'GI Blues', for Paramount. This is the third of nine Elvis films to be produced (not consecutively) by Hal Wallis. 'GI Blues' co-stars dancer/actress Juliet Prowse. Director Norman Taurog would end up working with Elvis on several other films throughout his acting career.The benefit for the Arizona memorial could be considered a good career move in that it helped Elvis become more acceptable to an adult audience, but his career was not the only reason Elvis agreed to do the concert. He had a sensitive, generous nature, and throughout his entire life, Elvis gave freely to charities and other worthy causes, whether he received publicity for it or not. During the visit they attend five karate classes by Tetsuji Murakami, a Japanese teacher of the ahotokan technique. I think of 1, 2, and 3 as a tie so I listed them chronologically. That said, From Elvis In Memphis is my fave of the three. Anita Wood joins him later in the evening after waiting patiently for her summons at his cousin Patsy's house. January 12, Elvis travels to Paris with Joe Esposito, Cliff Gleaves, Lamar Fike, and his karate instructor, Jurgen Seydel.