I chose “Kentucky Rain” for my Elvis ‘K’ topic for the A to Z Blogging Challenge. It was a close one between it and the movie Kid Galahad as it’s one of my top 10 favorite Elvis movies, but I think I like “Kentucky Rain” just a little bit more. If you [continue reading]
Choosing a ‘J’ Elvis topic for the A to Z Blogging Challenge was a bit difficult for me. I had to decide between one of my favorite Elvis songs “Just Pretend” and one of my favorite Elvis movies Jailhouse Rock, but in the end I had to go with my favorite Elvis friend Jerry [continue reading]
I chose “If I Can Dream” for my ‘I’ Elvis topic for the A to Z Blogging Challenge. Just months after Dr. Martin Luther King Jr was shot and killed in Memphis and just days after Robert Kennedy was shot and killed in Los Angeles, Elvis started to film his NBC Special simply [continue reading]
“Heartbreak Hotel” is an easy choice for my “H” Elvis topic for the A to Z Blogging Challenge as it has always been my favorite Elvis song. I have always loved “Heartbreak Hotel” for its music, which is odd for me since I am always about the lyrics and the [continue reading]
I was torn on this one on whether to pick Graceland or Gladys, Elvis’ mother, for my ‘G’ Elvis topic for my A to Z Blogging Challenge. But in the end I went with Graceland as it is the happiest place on earth to me. While Elvis, I am sure would have went with his most favorite [continue reading]
I chose Vernon’s (Elvis’ father) favorite Elvis song “From a Jack to a King” as my Elvis ‘F’ topic for my A to Z Blogging Challenge. I have always loved this song too. It’s weird but as much as I love 1950s music and rockabilly, my favorite Elvis era for [continue reading]
There was only one clear choice for my ‘E’ topic for the A to Z Blogging Challenge and that is Elvis and Me, both the movie and the book – but more the movie. Elvis and Me was written by Priscilla Presley (Elvis’ ex wife) in 1985 and turned into a television mini series [continue reading]