a blog about elvis presley's music and records
FORTY-TWO IS TODAY’S NUMBER. Forty-two years ago, Elvis Presley died at the age of 42. There will be fitting tributes to his musical and cultural legacy all over the internet, all around the planet, all through the weekend. Lawdy Miss Clawdy, but there should be lots of his music being played everywhere you go. [Continue reading]
TWO QUORA QUESTIONS answered in one day, both about Elvis. (Check out the previous post on this site’s front page for the first question and my answer.) The question this time was,“What was Elvis Presley like in person?” This is a difficult question to answer for those of us who did not know the man personally during his life. [Continue reading]
SOMEWHERE IN THE PAST, someone gave me the nickname of the “Price Guide Guru,” because my first books for O’Sullivan Woodside were the most accurate price guides the record collecting field had seen. I have long forgotten who assigned it to me, but I have used it on and off ever since, both in pieces that I contributed to Goldmine magazine and in the commentary sections of my books. [Continue reading]