Encyclopedia - Colonel Tom Parker: Encyclopedia Ii - Colonel Tom Parker - Finding Elvis
Parker's involvement in the music industry began as a music promoter in the late 1940s, working with such country music stars as Minnie P...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Colonel Tom Parker: Encyclopedia - Colonel Tom Parker
"Colonel" Tom Parker (b. Andreas Cornelius van Kuijk,June 26, 1909, Breda, Netherlands – d. January 21, 1997, Las Vegas, Nevada), was a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dolly Parton: Encyclopedia Ii - Dolly Parton - Early Career
Parton's initial success came as a songwriter, with her songs being covered by Kitty Wells, Hank Williams, Jr., Skeeter Davis, and a numb...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1997 In Music: Encyclopedia - 1997 In Music
See also: 1996 in music, other events of 1997, 1998 in music, 1990s in music and the list of 'years in music' 1997 in music - Events. J...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alanna Nash: Encyclopedia - Alanna Nash
Alanna Nash (born 1950) is an American journalist and biographer. Alanna Nash holds a master's degree from the Columbia University Gradua...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dolly Parton: Encyclopedia - Dolly Parton
Dolly Parton (born January 19, 1946) is an American country singer, songwriter, composer, author and actress. She was born Dolly Rebecca ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Breda: Encyclopedia - Breda
Breda is a municipality and a city in the southern part of the Netherlands. The rivers Mark and Aa come together here. The municipality ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Elvis Presley: Encyclopedia - Elvis Presley
Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977), also known as "The King of Rock 'n' Roll", was an American singer, song produc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Elvis And Me: Encyclopedia Ii - Elvis And Me - The '68 Comeback Special To The End
Free to shape his own career after the MGM motion picture contract expired in 1968, although still bound to complete two more films, Pres...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Elvis Presley's Sun Recordings: Encyclopedia Ii - Elvis Presley's Sun Recordings - The 23 Titles
These are the 23 titles, in order of their recording date. A take means a second (or higher) version; the best take would be used to crea...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Flaming Star: Encyclopedia Ii - Flaming Star - Soundtrack
TRACKS (songwriter): Flaming Star - (Sid Wayne & Sherman Edwards) A Cane and a High Starched Collar - (Sid Tepper & Roy C. Benne...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Peter Grant: Encyclopedia Ii - Peter Grant - The Led Zeppelin Era
It was in late 1966 that Simon Napier-Bell asked Grant to take over management of The Yardbirds, who were constantly touring yet struggli...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Elvis Presley: Encyclopedia Ii - Elvis Presley - An American Phenomenon
According to Rolling Stone magazine "it was Elvis who made rock 'n' roll the international language of pop." A PBS documentary once descr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Elvis Presley: Encyclopedia Ii - Elvis Presley - An American Phenomenon
According to Rolling Stone magazine "it was Elvis who made rock 'n' roll the international language of pop." A PBS documentary once descr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Million Dollar Quartet: Encyclopedia Ii - Million Dollar Quartet - The Choice Of Songs
Country music and Country gospel loom large in the choice of songs. The songs of such Country and Western legends as Bill Monroe, Ernest ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Parker: Encyclopedia Ii - Parker - Name
The name Parker may refer to: Alan Parker Alton B. Parker Arthur C. Parker Bonnie Parker of Bonnie and Clyde Camilla Parker Bowles (now ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nick Adams: Encyclopedia Ii - Nick Adams - Hollywood Career
While trying to get a role in the play Mister Roberts in New York he had a brief encounter with Henry Fonda, who advised him to get some ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Honky Tonk Man: Encyclopedia Ii - The Honky Tonk Man - Career
Farris won several regional tag team titles as one half of the "Blond Bombers" with Larry Latham, who went on to become Moondog Spot. The...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tom Parker: Encyclopedia Ii - Tom Parker - After Presley's Death
After Presley died in 1977, Parker became embroiled in legal disputes with Presley's estate and with his daughter, Lisa Marie Presley. Pa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1997 In Music: Encyclopedia Ii - 1997 In Music - Awards
1997 in music - Grammy Awards. Grammy Awards of 1997 1997 in music - Country Music Association Awards. 1997 in music - Eurovision ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nick Adams: Encyclopedia Ii - Nick Adams - Quotes
I dreamed all my life of being a movie star. Movies were my life. You had to have an escape when you were raised in a basement. I saw all...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Honky Tonk Man: Encyclopedia Ii - The Honky Tonk Man - Additional Statistics
The Honky Tonk Man - Managers. Danny Davis Jimmy Hart Judd the Studd The Honky Tonk Man - Clients. Rockabilly The Honky Tonk Man...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Elvis Presley: Encyclopedia Ii - Elvis Presley - Relationships
No entertainer has ever had his life and intimate relationships examined in as much detail as has Elvis Presley. Even the FBI had a file ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nick Adams: Encyclopedia Ii - Nick Adams - Rumors
Adams' death at a young age, his claims to a friendship with James Dean (a cultural icon who also died tragically young), his divorce and...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nick Adams: Encyclopedia Ii - Nick Adams - Marriage Divorce And Death
His marriage to former child actor Carol Nugent, who had also appeared in an episode of The Rebel, produced two children (Allyson Lee Ada...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Million Dollar Quartet: Encyclopedia Ii - Million Dollar Quartet - The Session
The jam session seems to have happened by pure chance. Perkins had come into the studios that day, accompanied by his brothers Clayton an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Million Dollar Quartet: Encyclopedia Ii - Million Dollar Quartet - The Tapes Published
Tapes of the session remained "in the can" for over twenty years, probably due to contractual reasons, until in 1969, Shelby Singleton bo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Million Dollar Quartet: Encyclopedia Ii - Million Dollar Quartet - Tracks Writers And Duration
01 You Belong To My Heart (Ray Gilbert/Augustin Lara) Elvis Presley 0:45 02 When God Dips His Love In My Heart (trad.) Elvis Presley &...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Elvis Presley: Encyclopedia Ii - Elvis Presley - Musical Milestones
During his lifetime, Elvis Presley: recorded 104 singles that hit the Top 40 of the Billboard pop chart. had 17 number 1 Billboard hits,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Elvis Presley: Encyclopedia Ii - Elvis Presley - Elvis In The 21st Century
Interest in Presley's recordings returned during the buildup to the 2002 World Cup, when Nike used a Junkie XL remixed version of his "A ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Elvis Presley: Encyclopedia Ii - Elvis Presley - Quotes From Elvis
- Elvis recalls his reaction to being given an acoustic guitar for his eleventh birthday. “The most beautiful thing in the world to me...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Elvis Presley: Encyclopedia Ii - Elvis Presley - Death And Burial
On August 16, 1977, at his Graceland mansion in Memphis, Tennessee, Presley was found on the floor of his bedroom's ensuite bathroom by F...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Elvis Presley: Encyclopedia Ii - Elvis Presley - Lasting Legacy
By 1957 Elvis Presley was the most famous entertainer in the world. After pioneer band leader Bill Haley spawned interest in rock and rol...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Elvis Presley: Encyclopedia Ii - Elvis Presley - Abuse Of Drugs
In her 1985 book, Elvis and Me, his wife Priscilla wrote that Elvis suffered from severe insomnia and by 1962 when she moved to Graceland...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Peter Grant: Encyclopedia Ii - Peter Grant - Church Eulogy
By Alan Callan Dear Helen, dear Warren, today you have conferred upon me a great honour by asking me to speak of your Father, Peter. The ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Elvis Presley: Encyclopedia Ii - Elvis Presley - Musical Milestones
During his lifetime, Elvis Presley: recorded 104 singles that hit the Top 40 of the Billboard pop chart. had 17 number 1 Billboard hits,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Elvis Presley: Encyclopedia Ii - Elvis Presley - Quotes From Elvis
- Elvis recalls his reaction to being given an acoustic guitar for his eleventh birthday. “The most beautiful thing in the world to m...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Elvis Presley: Encyclopedia Ii - Elvis Presley - Quotes About Elvis
Vocal range, extension, color, compass, center of gravity and phraseology "Elvis Presley has been described variously as a baritone and a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dolly Parton: Encyclopedia Ii - Dolly Parton - Breakout
Despite originally being typecast in many circles as a "Country and Western" singer, Parton later had even greater commercial success as ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Elvis Presley: Encyclopedia Ii - Elvis Presley - Elvis In The 21st Century
Interest in Presley's recordings returned during the buildup to the 2002 World Cup, when Nike used a Junkie XL remixed version of his "A ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Elvis Presley: Encyclopedia Ii - Elvis Presley - Lasting Legacy
By 1957 Elvis Presley was the most famous entertainer in the world. After pioneer band leader Bill Haley spawned interest in rock and rol...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Elvis Presley: Encyclopedia Ii - Elvis Presley - Relationships
No entertainer has ever had their life and intimate relationships examined in as much detail as has Elvis Presley. Even the FBI had a fil...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Elvis Presley: Encyclopedia Ii - Elvis Presley - Abuse Of Drugs
In her 1985 book, Elvis and Me, his wife Priscilla wrote that Elvis suffered from severe insomnia and by 1962 when she moved to Graceland...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Elvis Presley: Encyclopedia Ii - Elvis Presley - Death And Burial
On August 16, 1977, at his Graceland mansion in Memphis, Tennessee, Presley was found on the floor of his bedroom's ensuite bathroom by F...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dolly Parton: Encyclopedia Ii - Dolly Parton - Business
Parton invested much of her earnings into business ventures in her native East Tennessee, notably Pigeon Forge, which includes a theme pa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dolly Parton: Encyclopedia Ii - Dolly Parton - Honors
[3] Parton is perhaps the most-honored female country performer of all time. She holds 25 U.S. gold, platinum and multi-platinum honors f...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Elvis And Me: Encyclopedia Ii - Elvis And Me - The Beatles' Shadow Mysticism And Drugs
By 1965 The Beatles had overwhelmed the music industry and Presley’s record sales began to slip noticeably. Uncertain about who he was ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Elvis And Me: Encyclopedia Ii - Elvis And Me - Marriage Family And The Nancy Sinatra Factor
Priscilla Ann Beaulieu and Elvis Presley were married on May 1, 1967 in Las Vegas, Nevada. She wrote that being called Mrs. Elvis Presley...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Peter Grant: Encyclopedia Ii - Peter Grant - Acting Career
Between 1958 and 1963, Grant appeared on a number of movies including A Night to Remember (as a crew member on the Titanic), The Guns of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Elvis Presley: Encyclopedia Ii - Elvis Presley - Abuse Of Drugs
In her 1985 book, Elvis and Me, his wife Priscilla wrote that Elvis suffered from severe insomnia and by 1962 when she moved to Graceland...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Elvis Presley: Encyclopedia Ii - Elvis Presley - Death And Burial
On August 16, 1977, at his Graceland mansion in Memphis, Tennessee, Presley was found on the floor of his bedroom's ensuite bathroom by F...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Elvis And Me: Encyclopedia Ii - Elvis And Me - The Ann-margret Affair
Of the many women involved with Elvis Presley the one who worried Priscilla Beaulieu most was actress/singer Ann-Margret, who co-starred ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Elvis Presley's Sun Recordings: Encyclopedia Ii - Elvis Presley's Sun Recordings - History
Elvis Presley's Sun recordings - Elvis and Sun Records. Presley's period with Sun is a clear unit: Elvis starts, shyly, singing and dis...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Elvis And Me: Encyclopedia Ii - Elvis And Me - Daily Life With Elvis
She tells of the presence of prescription drugs from the first time she visited Elvis Presley in America. He took placidyls to get to sle...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Elvis Presley's Sun Recordings: Encyclopedia Ii - Elvis Presley's Sun Recordings - Releases
Most of the tapes, including the private single, the Million Dollar Quartet and alternate takes have been released. Elvis Presley's Sun ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Elvis And Me: Encyclopedia Ii - Elvis And Me - Memphis: Elvis' Family And Graceland
Priscilla Beaulieu Presley writes that Elvis did not approve of his father's relationship with divorcee Dee Stanley and did not attend th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Colonel Tom Parker: Encyclopedia Ii - Colonel Tom Parker - Surviving Elvis
After Presley's death in 1977, Parker became embroiled in legal disputes with the singer's estate and with his daughter, Lisa Marie Presl...   » Read the article