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Showing posts with label Elvis Presley - 30th Anniversary of his death. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Elvis Presley - 30th Anniversary of his death. Show all posts
Saturday, August 18, 2007
Rock and Roll Heaven
Thursday, August 16, 2007
Wednesday, August 15, 2007
Thursday, August 09, 2007
Saturday, August 04, 2007
Elvis Presley - 30th Anniversary Of His Death
August 16, 1977 was a sad day for those of us who loved Elvis.
On August 17, 1977, I was pregnant with my first child. I came home from work, put my feet up and watched the news of his death. Crying, because a golden era in Rock and Roll had ended and a legend. the King of Rock and Roll had died.
I was a big fan of his from the time I was 8 and my older brother started listening to Rock and Roll and dancing on Club 6 (BC's version of American Bandstand).
Elvis was my first teenybopper crush :).
Aside from the fact that Elvis was the most gorgeous man on the planet, he produced songs and music, and had an energy, that rocked your soul.
My fan loyalty was for more than just his music, which was great. I also loved him for his down to earth, grass roots personality.
He was real, not perfect, not just an icon, and wasn't afraid to share that with his fans.
His 68 Comeback Special was the best example of that. You could see that he loved that closeness with his fans, they were people to him, not just a "market share" and a source of income.
Elvis had a passion for what he did, a vision, and a desire to share that love, that passion, that vision with the world.
It was the combination of an amazing natural talent and that passion that won him the hearts of millions of people around the world yesterday and today.
In his personal life, he was a kind and generous man. He felt a responsibility to give back to a world that had been generous to him.
He was one of the greats of our time and he lives! In our hearts.
Official Elvis website
On August 17, 1977, I was pregnant with my first child. I came home from work, put my feet up and watched the news of his death. Crying, because a golden era in Rock and Roll had ended and a legend. the King of Rock and Roll had died.
I was a big fan of his from the time I was 8 and my older brother started listening to Rock and Roll and dancing on Club 6 (BC's version of American Bandstand).
Elvis was my first teenybopper crush :).
Aside from the fact that Elvis was the most gorgeous man on the planet, he produced songs and music, and had an energy, that rocked your soul.
My fan loyalty was for more than just his music, which was great. I also loved him for his down to earth, grass roots personality.
He was real, not perfect, not just an icon, and wasn't afraid to share that with his fans.
His 68 Comeback Special was the best example of that. You could see that he loved that closeness with his fans, they were people to him, not just a "market share" and a source of income.
Elvis had a passion for what he did, a vision, and a desire to share that love, that passion, that vision with the world.
It was the combination of an amazing natural talent and that passion that won him the hearts of millions of people around the world yesterday and today.
In his personal life, he was a kind and generous man. He felt a responsibility to give back to a world that had been generous to him.
He was one of the greats of our time and he lives! In our hearts.
Official Elvis website
Elvis Presley - A Life Too Short, But A Life Well Lived.
Elvis's 68 Comeback Special. IMHO, one of his best performances. This is the first of 12 videos available on YouTube. Click here to go to YouTube and watch Videos 2 to 12. | Elvis Presley-Rare Interview 1970. Includes Unchained Melody 1977, one of my favorite love songs. Sung during one of his last performances, 6 weeks before he died. |
In The Ghetto. Not the most well known of his songs, but one of my favorites. | My Way. The Studio Version. A Life Well Lived. |
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