If you are an Elvis fan, you know Jenny Maxwell as the bratty teen, Ellie, in Blue Hawaii in 1961. You may also know she was murdered twenty years later, but her murder was never solved. Actually, this is not true. Jenny’s murder was solved a few days later, but it was never reported to the [continue reading]
Although less than 150 pages, this is a great book that was just released a few months ago that I knew nothing about until my friend thankfully brought it to my attention. If I am not mistaken, this is really the only book that is just about the TCB band telling their stories from touring with [continue reading]
I finally obtained obtained a copy of the rare book The King is Dead by Robert Holton. This book was first published in 1998 with a second printing in 2004. Not many copies were printed, which makes this book very difficult to locate. Holton’s book describes in great detail the three days [continue reading]
This year marks the 50th Anniversary of the Elvis Special that aired in December of 1968 on NBC. This was the turning point of Elvis’ career. He had just spent the last eight years making movies and not performing live in concert. Along with productions numbers, Elvis took to the stage for [continue reading]
Eddie Fadal and his family lived in Waco, Texas, and Elvis would spend weekends there while Elvis was stationed at Ft. Hood. I have waited years for an Eddie Fadal book about his time with Elvis. I know Eddie has passed, but I thought maybe he had written a book a long time ago that I did [continue reading]
Unlike most everyone else, I was not enamored by the Memphis Mafia book which most uphold as gospel. I mean it is very informative and I love hearing from Billy Smith for the first and only time, but on the whole it is very negative. I know it’s true and what they say happened did happen, but [continue reading]
This was a sweet book about Elvis and his family by Elvis’ Aunt – Nash Presley, Vernon’s sister. One Flower While I Live shows a great insight into Elvis growing up and into his family life. It’s not about the guys or all his female conquests. Just Elvis from a different [continue reading]
