"Heartbreak Hotel": Before Elvis
The story of how “Heartbreak Hotel” came to be Elvis Presley’s first hit record is a long and fascinating tale. At the root of the saga...
Elvis Presley: The Searcher
Thoughts on Elvis Presley: The Searcher (Released in America only, on HBO. The above film clip is a promo put together by this author...
"Without You"
The true saga of "Heartbreak Hotel" is not necessarily the only question mark pertaining to the career of Elvis Presley, and long-term...
"Let me tell you about when I met Elvis ..."
Apart from the obvious human tragedy of Presley's early death, there is also a great sadness that the creative world was deprived of his...
The art of commerce
Elvis Presley died thirty-nine years ago today but the money keeps rolling in. Presley earned vast sums of money durIng his lifetime, and...
The Rolling Stone article (spoiler alert)
Much to my surprise, the esteemed Rolling Stone music magazine has published an article by noted Canadian researcher Randy Boswell which...
Elvis & Nixon, the King & the President
A recurring theme of the book "Walk A Lonely Street" is the relationship between politics and show business and it should come as no...
A family affair
Few things in life were as important to "Heartbreak Hotel" co-composer Mae Boren Axton as the concept of Family. A recurring theme of the...
Elvis Presley: inspiration, not theft
A constant theme of the forthcoming book is the fragile nature of inspiration versus theft, and one of the prime examples of this is the...
I read the news today
On 24th April 1993, the BBC broadcast a new TV documentary produced by their Arena arts team, entitled "Tales of Rock 'n' Roll:...
