Elvis in the '70s
ELVIS IN THE ’70s collects articles and essays that focus on Presley’s activities in that decade or music recorded between 1970 and 1976. Most of the articles will be the latter, but pieces on his concerts, his appearances on television, or his movies may also be found here.
Articles that cover a longer expanse of time—like a piece on all his #1 hits from around the world from 1956 into the 21st century—will be placed in the more general Elvis on Record category.
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if you don’t get elvis by now, you probably never will
ANOTHER DAY, another question about Elvis on Quora needing a sane answer. And there are a lot of questions about Elvis. This one was “What was it about Elvis that captivated his millions of fans?” First please notice that the person who asked the question placed it in the past tense, which I addressed. [Continue reading]
was elvis’ popularity rising or waning at the time of his death?
THIS TIME, the question on Quora allowed me room to speculate something that, unlike so so many others, I just do not like doing. For one reason, just like so so many others, my speculation is so often inaccurate. [Continue reading]
what made elvis great and was he the best rock & roll singer ever?
EARLIER TODAY I fielded another question on the Quora platform: “What made Elvis Presley great and was he the best rock and roll singer ever?” Rather than tax my mind trying to come up with something clever, instead I recalled to the best of my ability—keeping in mind that I may be suffering with incipient Denny Crane Syndrome—a review that was forty-six years old. [Continue reading]
moody blue – facts and fallacies about elvis’ final album as a collector’s item
AUGUST 16, 1977, was the day the Earth stood still: Elvis died. Very few fans were aware of his deteriorating health and we were unprepared for our own response to his death. Fans were aware of Elvis in general: his latest album, MOODY BLUE, had been released four weeks earlier and was selling better than usual. [Continue reading]