Rijff 'n' Roy Present "Elvis Echoes Of The Past" - Part 2

[TALLHAIR 2]

Yep James, the above pic isnt from the
april- may visit. And indeed from 1957.
His hair is either black or brunette, as you
will notice...?

[drjohncarpenter]

This was posted in another thread recently and said to be Oct 57

It's definitely from his October 1957 vacation in Las Vegas. You can see he's at the Sahara -- a Tom Parker haunt -- by looking at the table items. There are many photos from this evening -- and that suit -- to be found in the picture section.

The couple may be enjoying a performance by singing-dancing team Marge and Gower Champion. They had a weekly show on NBC-TV that year. Photos were taken of Elvis with them from this night.

Trust the doc!

[JamesVRoy]

"ELVIS SUPER SOUVENIRS!"
"Get 'm while you can !"


The Hank Snow Show Souvenier Photo Book
Javascript must be enabled for this one, click to turn the pages.

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All from Jeanette / Shreveport, La.
All signatures signed between 1954-55. Jeanette was one of Elvis' girlfriends in Shreveport during those years. She's pictured on the cover of one of the 'Stand By Me' boot cds....
Joke van Gent Collection

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Cover and index page of the very first revised 1956 edition.
Joke van Gent Collection

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"BACK IN YOUR SEATS, LADIES!"


"Hi Mom! Hi Dad! We're at the Elvis Concert !"
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In days of ultimate kool


"eeeeeeeeek !"

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Waiting for the man... Still more waiting... and being escorted from the stage
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[bajo]

Thanks Rijff 'n' Roy for a great presentation. What a nice build up for the forthcoming Jailhouse Rock FTD.
Great stuff! Thank you guys and everybody for sharing!

[MarkyMark77]

The story is, Elvis recorded "Nobody's Child" ( a real tear-jerker) for the Diskins as a special gift sometime in the 60s.

Couldn't they glue the pieces together?

How does a one-of-a-kind Elvis Presley acetate get transported from one place to another, and become broken in the process?!!????

GRRRRR!!!!!!

[memphisflash]

The story is, Elvis recorded "Nobody's Child" ( a real tear-jerker) for the Diskins as a special gift sometime in the 60s.

Couldn't they glue the pieces together?

How does a one-of-a-kind Elvis Presley acetate get transported from one place to another, and become broken in the process?!!????

GRRRRR!!!!!!

easy, they didn't like it ....

[Monique]

Great pictures again! Thanks.

Did this picture got signed by Elvis twice?

[TALLHAIR 2]

yep, twice indeed on the front and a 3rd time,
on the back ( signatures from Elvis and others!)
On the front bottom of photo he signed "The Kat",
sadly though not visible on the scan here!
Long time ago I bought the 'Jeanette Colletion'
in Memphis from a reliable source . The guy had
bought the items plus a dozen ( or more?)
candids of EP while performing in Shreveport
and surounding towns from Jeanette's children,
who had put an ad in the local newspaper
after she had passed away... putting the Elvis
items up for sale.
One of the candids pictured Jeanette sitting
on Elvis lap, backstage at the Hayride, circa
november 1954... This candid ended up on
the cover of the "Stand By Me" ( vol.2 ?)
bootleg cd.... Can't find my copy of the cd...
Anybody who can post that cd cover here?!
During 'hard times' at the Rijff house, I had
to sell just about all of my Elvis Collection,
including the ones from Jeanette...
The photos found 2 new homes. The signed
publicity photos went to Dutch collector and
owner of the Elvis Museum Joke van Gent :

elvispresleymuseum@planet.nl

http://www.elvispresleymuseum.nl

Its situated in Molkwerum, Friesland.
Super lady with a k k k- kool 50s
Elvis collection incl some personal Elvis
belongings. Worth the trip for sure.
Joke can't stop talking 'young' Elvis...
Beware!

The candids from Jeanette went to one
Ernst Jorgensen. Nice bloke.

[BigredG]

[TALLHAIR 2]

good to see you back from the fecc jail...
Ive missed you, and so many others who
'left' here... I hope you stay a while, Big one!
Thanks for posting the cd cover... He was
only 19 at the time! And Jeanette...? Fifteen
at the most.... Great shot! Thanks mate.

[BigredG]

good to see you back from the fecc jail...
Ive missed you, and so many others who
'left' here... I hope you stay a while, Big one!
Thanks for posting the cd cover... He was
only 19 at the time! And Jeanette...? Fifteen
at the most.... Great shot! Thanks mate.

Cheers Ger

Luckily I had a nice cell mate (not one of those gang bangers!!)

[Gregory Nolan Jr.]

Terrific thread, gents...and good to see you back, Che', I mean, Red!

I raise a glass of Elvis wine to toast this occasion.....




And man, if that gal joining Elvis for a show in Vegas in '57 ain't a looker and a half...!

[drjohncarpenter]

And man, if that gal joining Elvis for a show in Vegas in '57 ain't a looker and a half...!

Dottie Harmony was a girlfriend for a while in 1957-58. Gorgeous indeed.

Peter Guralnick found her a great source for the first volume of his biography.

[norrie]

this is great stuff guys.Thankyou.

norrie

[Keith Richards, Jr.]

These are great threads. Please don't stop, I want to keep rockin' with Rijff'n'Roy!

Keith Richards, Jr.

[rocknroller]

wow just seen this,thanks for the pics and a great thread cheers ger & james.

[JamesVRoy]

"SOUTHERN STYLE"
Finger likkin' Kool

On his way to meet Elvis at his home on Audubon Drive, reporter and photographer Lloyd Shearer from 'Parade' magazine in LA, 'shoots' the scenery around him while driving into the city of Memphis... ( summer 1956 )
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"BACK IN 1954..."

Back in the summer of 1954 Elvis gets his first local newspaper coverage....
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(photos by Rijff)
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".... MEANWHILE..."

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... A Dutchman is waiting in the wings to step in...


... and so is a local girl by the name of Anita Wood....
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" WHERE IT BEGAN..."

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... The Studio, and the equipment used by Sam Phillips to record all of Elvis' Sun sides...1954-55
( photos by Rijff )

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"RARE LETTER..."

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... xerox copy of letter from Steve Sholes to a fan in England back in the 1960s. Spot Steve's mistake in the information handed out...!
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"OLD SMELLY PAPER..."

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3 pages from the 1956 publication " Elvis Presley Speaks", slightly eaten by mice...!

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... hoppin' and boppin' at the Big D !


... and the crowds grew bigger and bigger...!

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( National Public Library Washington, D.C. 1982)
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"MYSTERY SUN TAPE..."

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the girl's name is Debbie, pictured in a tape storage room on Madison in Memphis...

What's the story behind the mysterious 55 year old tape lying on the desk...?!
( photos by Rijff )

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[samses]

Any info on that Sun tape? That's interesting.

[Booker T]

Could that Sun tape be one of the sources for the famous Good Rockin' Tonight bootleg of Sun outtakes? I just say that because it lists Blue Moon Of Kentucky, and it credits Elvis with "beating on guitar", which brings to mind I Don't Care If The Sun Don't Shine, another we have outtakes of.

[hilton22000]

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[drjohncarpenter]

Could that Sun tape be one of the sources for the famous Good Rockin' Tonight bootleg of Sun outtakes? I just say that because it lists Blue Moon Of Kentucky, and it credits Elvis with "beating on guitar", which brings to mind I Don't Care If The Sun Don't Shine, another we have outtakes of.

No. It's actually the opposite.

RCA in August 1984 -- look at the desktop calendar -- did not have the tape used for Bopcat 100. The woman is noting an RCA dub of that bootleg, in preparation for the Christmas release of the Elvis: A Golden Celebration box set.

The tracks we see noted on the sheet:

1) I Don't Care If The Sun Don't Shine
2) Blue Moon Of Kentucky (Without Slapback)
3) Just Because (Before Slowdown)

The first two made the set, and the third song may be a misnomer. The person who wrote that sheet seems a bit untutored ("Elvis Presley Outakes: 1954-1956 Erra"), and the correct title of #3 is probably:

3) I'll Never Let You Go (Little Darlin') (Before Slowdown)

All of the above made the set that December.

[Booker T]

Ahhhh, I see. Thanks for clearing that up, Doc! I stupidly didn't look at the date.

[drjohncarpenter]

Ahhhh, I see. Thanks for clearing that up, Doc! I stupidly didn't look at the date.

No need to apologize a-tall.

The date is more than a bit obscure -- but the doc sees all!

[TALLHAIR 2]

The tape was photographed in Memphis...
Never made it to New York...
More on the night Debbie gave us a tour thru
the locked Madison offices and showed us the
tape, later...

[drjohncarpenter]

The tape must not have anything to do with the notes pictured, then.