Elvis Presley was a titan in popular culture, widely regarded as one of the most influential figures in music across a wide range of genres. There’s a reason why it’s difficult to believe that he was a natural musician; it’s truly fascinating to learn about his journey from obscurity to one of the world’s most renowned guitarists. Almost fifty years since Elvis’s death, questions persist about what really happened to the singer and his band. Even after the members have all died, there is some uncertainty about their fate. Any viewer familiar with Elvis' movies recognizes the prevalence of unique and exotic locations, but not all realize the extent to which these settings affect the whole film. For example, Elvis' characters were independent spirits who worked as race-car drivers, pilots, tour guides, entertainers, or boat captains -- unusual occupations, to say the least. Yet they seem almost appropriate given the exotic settings. In a way, the settings determined the occupations of Elvis' characters, which indirectly helped define them as free souls who reject the conventional, nine-to-five lifestyle. And romance was the main attraction in an Elvis Presley movie. The plot may center around a quest or an adventure, but it parallels the pursuit of a beautiful woman by Elvis' carefree hero. The story concludes when the goal is completed or the quest fulfilled, which is represented by the union of Elvis' character with his leading lady. The complete closure of the film in terms of fulfilling the goal and winning the girl is generally indicated by the final musical number in which the couple are united via song and/or dance.

June 19, After two days with Barris, Priscilla moves into Elvis' L. A. Home on Bellagio Drive anyway. March 10, Elvis attends the Holiday on Ice Show at Ellis Auditorium and renewed several acquaintances he made the previous year when he saw the show in Frankfurt, Germany. Elvis records music and does filming for 'Frankie and Johnny'. co-starring Donna Douglas. On May 9, 1965 Col. Parker has arranged for a special Mother's Day radio show to be broadcast on radio stations across the country.June 17, For the first time since leaving Germany in 1960, Elvis is reunited with Priscilla Beaulieu. She stays for two weeks at the home of Presley friend and custom car designer George Barris after endless assurances from Elvis to her parents that she will be respected and well cared for. Elvis begins filming and recording for his first post-army movie, his fifth film, GI Blues for Paramount, the first of nine to be produced (not consecutively) by Hal Wallis'. January, 26, 1962 : Elvis Presley with Las Vegas Entertainment Columnist Forest Duke at the opening of Johnny Ray's show at the Dunes Hotel. Sonny West is behind them. Priscilla, now 17 years old, visits Elvis from Germany. It will be the first time they see each other since Elvis left Germany over two years before. They spend the time in Las Vegas. August 28, 1962 December 2: Elvis calls Priscilla and invites her to Graceland for the Christmas holidays. She arrives on December 8.

Then I thought of a better idea: List the 10 Best Elvis Albums of the ’60s and ’70s and let the readers figure out what I meant and argue with my choices and what they imply.March 19, Elvis rents the Rainbow Rollerdrome for an evening of roller-skating 'wars' with the guys.

February 29: Billboard reports that Elvis has already sold more records than any artist in history -- 18 million. March 1, 1960, The Army holds a press conference just before Elvis' departure from Germany for Armed Forces Radio and Television, Elvis was asked about being in the field rather than entertaining in a service club. His response was, '. . . I was in a funny position. Actually, that's the only way it could be. People were expecting me to mess up (laughs), to goof up in one way or another. They thought I couldn't take it and so forth, and I was determined to go to any limits to prove otherwise, not only to the people who were wondering, but to myself'. During the visit they attend five karate classes by Tetsuji Murakami, a Japanese teacher of the ahotokan technique. In the 1920s, Al Jolson had made this song popular, but Elvis was probably more familiar with a 1959 version of the song that was recorded by pop singer Jaye P. Morgan. She had borrowed her arrangement from a 1950 rendition by the Blue Baron Orchestra. It was Colonel Parker who urged Elvis to record 'Are You Lonesome Tonight?' even though it was unusual for him to interfere with Elvis' choice of music. The song perfectly suited Elvis' new image as a mainstream pop singer.

Following his opening performance, Colonel Parker and hotel manager Alex Shoofey signed a contract scribbled on a restaurant tablecloth which, despite receiving many attractive offers from other Vegas resorts, Elvis dutifully honoured. Yet Elvis did not record the song just to gain a broader audience'. O Sole Mio' was written by G. Capurro and Eduardo di Capua at the turn of the twentieth century, but it had been made popular much later by Mario Lanza. Elvis was a fan of Lanza and undoubtedly heard the opera singer's recording, but he had also heard the English version 'There's No Tomorrow' by Tony Martin. On March 26, The Frank Sinatra-Timex Special, also known as Welcome Home Elvis is taped at 6. 15pm for airing on May 12.