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Tag Archives: Elvis Presley
“People are always asking me if I thought Elvis was a handsome man and my answer is ‘I am not blind you know’!” — Millie Kirkham
Millie Kirkham had an unearthly high soprano voice, and recorded with some of the biggest stars of her era (and other eras and ours). Perhaps most famously, she provided the swoopy woozy soprano part on Elvis’ original recording of “Blue … Continue reading
For Father’s Day:
Photo by Alfred Wertheimer, 1956 Because when you become a father, you never know how it’ll all turn out. Vernon looks like an anvil dropped on him from the sky, an anvil in the shape of his famous son. Lisa … Continue reading
“I’m not very popular here with those inside the system, as you might guess. I never wanted to be.” — Waylon Jennings
It’s his birthday today. Like a lot of artists whose music I own (I still like to own music: will never give it up), Waylon Jennings is on almost constant rotation. He’s always there. In playlists, first of all, but … Continue reading
Posted in Music, On This Day
Tagged Buddy Holly, Carl Perkins, Elvis Presley, Eric Church, Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson
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Happy Birthday, Chips Moman
Elvis Presley and producer Chips Moman, American Sound Studio, Memphis, 1969 Great music producer, songwriter, and American Sound studio owner Chips Moman was an essential part of the thrilling warp-and-weft of the Memphis music scene from the 1960s on. His … Continue reading
Happy Birthday to “Mr. Excitement”, Jackie Wilson
Jackie Wilson’s voice is otherworldly. He had a four-octave range. You listen and there are times where you can’t even believe what you’re hearing. Wilson started out in Detroit talent contests, where he had a tendency to win. Big fish … Continue reading
“I dread to think about life without singing.” — Tom Jones
I’ve written about him before, mostly here. He’s still out there. His voice is not only intact but as powerful as it ever was. He is recently a widow after 59 years of marriage. He is beloved by his fan … Continue reading
“I never heard the term ‘rockabilly’ back then. Nobody did…When people asked what music we played, we were rock ’n’ rollers.” — Sonny Burgess
“This record sold like hotcakes. TOO BAD IT DIDN’T SELL LIKE RECORDS!” — Sonny Burgess, introducing one of his songs, as related by Deke Dickerson It’s the birthday of Arkansas-born Sonny Burgess, who died in 2017. Burgess was a Sun … Continue reading
Posted in Music, On This Day
Tagged Billy Lee Riley, Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Sam Phillips, Sonny Burgess, Sun Records
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“I don’t call myself a poet, because I don’t like the word. I’m a trapeze artist.” – Bob Dylan
For Bob Dylan’s birthday “When I first heard Elvis Presley’s voice I just knew that I wasn’t going to work for anybody and nobody was going to be my boss. Hearing him for the first time was like busting out … Continue reading
Elvis takes New Orleans: talking King Creole on the Guide for the Film Fanatic podcast
My pal Jason Bailey is a film critic, author, and podcast host. He has many! I’ve been a guest on all of them, I think. His new podcast is called Guide for the Film Fanatic, using as its inspiration the … Continue reading