Vanmorgen ontvingen we het trieste nieuws dat Lamar Fike is overleden. Lamar was het zwaargewicht binnen de Memphis Mafia. Hij verzorgde de verlichting tijdens de optredens van Elvis in de seventies. Omwille van zjn gewicht noemde Elvis hem "Buddah", en ook wel 'The Great Speckled Bird". Hij hing al in 1956 rond bij het huis aan Audubon Drive waar Elvis toen woonde tot Gladys hem eindelijk binnen liet. Lamar was bij Elvis tijdens zijn dienstperidode in Duitsland. Daarna bleven Elvis en Lamar close tot 1962, waarna hij manager werd van Brenda Lee. Enige tijd later vervoegde hij zich opnieuw bij de Elvisclan. Hij speelde na de dood van Elvis een wat onduidelijke (en onbegrepen) rol als raadgever bij het controversiële boek van Albert Goldman. Lamar Fike kampte al een tijdje met zijn gezondheid. Moge hij rusten in vrede, onze gedachten gaan uit naar Lamar's directe familie en vrienden.
I have the unfortunate task of officially sadly announcing the passing of Lamar Fike as authorized by his cousin Tommy McDonald who was very close to Lamar and was with him daily in his hospital room in Arlington,Texas. Lamar passed away very peacefully last night, Friday, January 21.
Lamar had been hospitalized since last October 14th and then transferred to the physical therapy wing of the hospital. Unfortunately he did not improve and was sent back to the hospital about a month ago.
Outside of Red West, Lamar was with Elvis the longest and he remained close to him until Elvis' passing. Lamar was also very close to Elvis' mother.
Lamar's wishes to be cremated will be carried out and the Brown,Owen,Brumley Funeral Home, Ft. Worth are handling his funeral. A memorial service will be held in Mart, Texas, one of Lamar's boyhood homes at a date to be announced. He was born in Cleveland,Mississippi on November 11,1935.
Those of us in the Memphis Mafia who remained his friend are greatly saddened by the loss of yet another member of our close group. May G-d Bless his Soul and may he Rest In Peace.
Marty Lacker
PS: This is the official announcement, his family has asked that it you hear anything else from anyone else do not believe it.
In de loop van de maand maart verschijnt het nieuwe fotoboek van JAT: Speedway. Wederom een hardcover boek van een honderdtal bladzijden boordevol foto's uit deze Elvisfilm met Nancy Sinatra. Als extraatje wordt er een promo-CD bijgeleverd. Zodra de prijs bekend is hoort u meer van ons. Hierboven vindt u alvast de covers.
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White Knight In Vegas (5'' Digipack)
Nieuwe uitgaven FTD op komst
White Knight In Vegas (5" Digipack)
White Knight In Vegas (5" Digipack)
We kunnen op 15 februari 2011 weer nieuwe titels van het FTD collectors label verwachten. De titel van de eerste cd is nog niet helemaal zeker en de lay-out onder voorbehoud, maar we weten wel dat het gaat om een concert van 26 augustus 1969 uit LasVegas. De foto's van Ann Moses zijn gebruikt in de lay-out van het boekwerkje (12 paginas). Zij was correspondent voor de NME en Tiger Beat en gezegend tijdens deze magische periode uit Elvis zijn carriere aanwezig te zijn.
01 Blue Suede Shoes 3:06 (Carl Perkins) 02 I Got A Woman 2:44 (Ray Charles) 03 All Shook Up 3:50 (Otis Blackwell/Elvis Presley) 04 Love Me Tender 3:04 (Vera Matson/Elvis Presley) 05 Jailhouse Rock / Don't Be Cruel 2:23 (Jerry Leiber/Mike Stoller) / (Otis Blackwell/Elvis Presley) 06 Heartbreak Hotel 4:56 (Mae Boren Axton/Tommy Durden/Elvis Presley) 07 Hound Dog 1:35 (Jerry Leiber/Mike Stoller) 08 Memories 2:42 (Billy Strange/Mac Davis) 09 My Babe 4:23 (Willie Dixon) 10 Mystery Train / Tiger Man 3:39 (Junior Parker/Sam Phillips) / (Joe Hill Louis/Sam Burns) 11 Monologue 8:39 12 Baby, What You Want Me To Do 3:29 (Jimmy Reed) 13 Runaway 2:58 (Max Crook/Del Shannon) 14 Inherit The Wind 3:06 (Eddie Rabbitt) 15 Yesterday / Hey Jude 4:35 (John Lennon/Paul McCartney) 16 Introductions 4:35 17 In The Ghetto 3:04 (Scott 'Mac'Davis) 18 Suspicious Minds 7:48 (Mark James) 19 Can't Help Falling In Love 2:10 (Hugo Peretti/Luigi Creatore/George Weiss)
Paul Lichter kondigt zijn nieuw te verschijnen boek Elvis In Vegas aan. Paul Lichter heeft inmiddels al heel wat titels op zijn naam staan, kijkt u even mee: 1. Portrait Of A Legend 1975 Gold Collectors Edition 2. Portrait Of A Legend 1977 Red Memorial Edition 3. Elvis In Hollywood 1975 coffee table edition 4. Elvis In Hollywood 1975 hardback (very rare 500 copies) 5. Elvis The Legend Lives On 6. The Candid Elvis 7. Elvis TV Years 8. Elvis The Boy Who Dared To Rock coffee table edition 9. The Definitive Elvis - The Boy Who Dared To Rock hardback edition 10. Elvis Presley Memorial Book Of Days 1977 11. Elvis Presley Memorial Book Of Days 1978 12. Elvis Presley Memorial Book Of Days 1979 13. Elvis Presley Memorial Book Of Days 1980 14. Paul Lichter's Elvis Memories Are Forever book & 33 1/3 record album marketed through TV by Crane & Norris 15. Paul Lichter's Elvis Memories Are Forever coffee table book 16. Elvis A Portrait In Music 17. Elvis Memories A Love Story Golden Anniversary Edition 18. Elvis Memories A Love Story Deluxe Collectors Edition 19. Elvis Behind Closed Doors standard edition turquoise leather cover with stamped gold Elvis silouette 20. Elvis Behind Closed Doors Deluxe Graceland Edition (note: first printing featured a lavender leather cover, next 17 printings a deep purple leather) 21. Elvis All My Best 22. Rebel Heart 23. Magic Moments 24. EP In Concert 25. From The City Of Brotherly Love To The Big Apple 26. Thank You Very Much 27. Millennium Elvis - As Good As It Gets/Larger Than Life 28. Elvis Immortal (contributed photos) 29. Charro (JAT Productions - contributed photos) 30. Tickle Me (JAT Productions - contributed photos) 31. Viva Las Vegas (JAT Productions - contributed photos) 32. Paul Lichter Presents Elvis in Las Vegas
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How Great Thou Art - Vinyl uitgave
How Great Thou Art - Vinyl uitgave
Dit keer is er in de serie van deFTD vinyl releases (180 gram 2- LP set) gekozen voor het uitbrengen van het album 'How Great Thou Art'. Het album bevat alle originele masters en vele outtakes. Een leuk extraatje is het nummer 'Beyond The Reef'dat informeel werd opgenomen tijdens de sessies. Het betreft hier een overdubde versie.
Side 1 01. How Great Thou Art (3:02) (Stuart K. Hine) 02. In The Garden (3:11) (Charles A. Miles) 03. Somebody Bigger Than You And I (2:27) (John Lange/Hy Heath/Sonny Burke) 04. Farther Along (4:06) (Arranged by Elvis Presley) 05. Stand By Me (2:29) (Arranged by Elvis Presley) 06. Without Him (2:30) (Mylon LeFevre) 07. How Great Thou Art - takes 1 & 2 (3:30) (Stuart K. Hine)
Side 2 01. So High (1:59) (Arranged by Elvis Presley) 02. Where Could I Go But To The Lord (3:38) (James B. Coats) 03. By And By (1:52) (Arranged by Elvis Presley) 04. If The Lord Wasn't Walking By My Side (1:38) (Henry Slaughter) 05. Run On (2:23) (Arranged by Elvis Presley) 06. Where No One Stands Alone (2:44) (Mosie Lister) 07. Crying In The Chapel (2:28) (Artie Glenn) 08. Somebody Bigger Than You And I - takes 14 (fs), 15 & wp 5 (4:39) (John Lange/Hy Heath/Sonny Burke)
Side 3 01. Run On - takes 1 & 2 (4:52) (Arranged by Elvis Presley) 02. Stand By Me - takes 9 & 10 (4:20) (Arranged by Elvis Presley) 03. So High- take 1 (2:15) (Arranged by Elvis Presley) 04. By And By - takes 1, 2, 3, 4 (fs), 5 & 7 (4:28) (Arranged by Elvis Presley)05. By And By - takes 8 & 9 (2:34) (Arranged by Elvis Presley) 06. Beyond The Reef (3.11) (J. Pitman)
Side 4 01. If The Lord Wasn't Walking By My Side - take 1 (1:53) (Henry Slaughter) 02. Without Him â take 1 (3:04) (Mylon LeFevre) 03. Somebody Bigger Than You And I - take 12 (2:42) (John Lange/Hy Heath/Sonny Burke) 04. In The Garden - takes 1-3 (5:02) (Charles A. Miles) 05. Run On- takes 3- 6 (5:02) (Arranged by Elvis Presley) 06. Where No One Stands Alone - takes 2, 3 & wp 5 (3.45) (Mosie Lister)
Herdenkingsdienst voor Myrna Smith in LA op 29 januari 2011
Herdenkingsdienst voor Myrna Smith in LA op 29 januari 2011
I wanted to give you all a great big THANK YOU from the bottom of my heart for all that you did for my mother. Not only when she was ill, but all the support you gave her during the years of touring, as well as, listening and purchasing her music. Many of you followed her closely and she loved you for that.
My mother was a wonderful lady. My life with her will never be forgotten. I have watched my mom from day one of her time with Elvis and the people from Graceland, showing many people what a great entertainer should project. My mom, although had friends by her side all the way to the end, always understood our special relationship. I will always love and respect my mother for who she is and what she became. Her grandson had the opportunity to sit with his Grandmother long before she became too ill and shared with her his aspirations to follow her entertainment footsteps.
Thank you all for the respect while the family was grieving and we appreciate your well wishes and condolences. I have included the memorial information below and would love to hear from you or see you there.
For people who cannot make it to the memorial, we will be taking all emails and posting them at the memorial for people to read. We may even read a few there.
Sincerely, Martin Smith
Myrna's Memorial: First Christian Church of North Hollywood 4390 Colfax Ave. North Hollywood, CA 91604 818-763-8218 (please send flowers directly to the church) Please RSVP at myrnasmemorial@hotmail.com Time: 11:00 AM - 1:00PM Date: 1/29/2011 Refreshment will follow. We appreciate the fans that had done so much for Myrna and a special thank you to Carole Drexler who has been a valuable friend of the family. Bron:EIN
Sony Music will release Elvis Is Back!: Legacy Edition(2-CD) on
March 1st. This is an odd but interesting release as it combines both Elvis'
classic album, Elvis Is Back with his second, non movie, secular album
released after he returned from the army, Something For Everybody. This
upgraded CD features the original LP tracks as well as the 12 songs
chosen for singles for each respective album, and every track is sublime. Both
CDs highlight how the addition of the single releases (It's Now Or Never, A
Mess Of Blues, Are You Lonesome Tonight? and His Latest Flame, Little
Sister, Good Luck Charm) of the time would have benefited each album if
some or all had been added. It was customary to not include singles on albums.