Some movies are so iconic it’s hard to imagine that they were originally going to be radically different. Elvis Presley‘s movie Jailhouse Rock once had a completely different title. One of Elvis’ regular songwriters revealed why the film’s initial name was abandoned. In addition, he discussed what he thought about Jailhouse Rock.
Elvis Presley’s movie ‘Jailhouse Rock’ could have been called ‘Ghost of a Chance’
Mike Stoller co-wrote several Elvis tunes, including “Hound Dog,” “Bossa Nova Baby,” “Little Egypt,” and “Jailhouse Rock.” During a 2022 interview with Variety, Stoller revealed the first title of the movie Jailhouse Rock was abandoned in favor of the title of his song.
“I think [the original title] was Ghost of a Chance,” he said. “That changed, I think, as soon as they heard the initial recording. Which is not the one in the film, because the one in the film was blown out and had a bigger orchestra.
Elvis Presley’s movie ‘Jailhouse Rock’ could have been called ‘Ghost of a Chance’
Mike Stoller co-wrote several Elvis tunes, including “Hound Dog,” “Bossa Nova Baby,” “Little Egypt,” and “Jailhouse Rock.” During a 2022 interview with Variety, Stoller revealed the first title of the movie Jailhouse Rock was abandoned in favor of the title of his song.
“I think [the original title] was Ghost of a Chance,” he said. “That changed, I think, as soon as they heard the initial recording. Which is not the one in the film, because the one in the film was blown out and had a bigger orchestra.
- 9/14/2023
- by Matthew Trzcinski
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Elvis Presley‘s music and style were heavily featured throughout the television series Happy Days. The series, which focused on the decades of the 1950s and 60s, was a throwback to simpler times. The music reflected the eras and included some of Presley’s greatest hits. However, as the series’ cast ended its 11-season run, one Presley song took on a different meaning as it closed the book on the lives of the Cunningham Family and their friends.
The ‘Happy Days’ cast in a side-by-side photo with entertainer Elvis Presley | ABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Content/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images What was the Elvis Presley song that ended ‘Happy Days’ 11-season run on ABC?
The final Happy Days episode wrapped up over a decade of stories surrounding Howard and Marion Cunningham (Tom Bosley and Marion Ross), their children Richie (Ron Howard) and Joanie (Erin Moran), and their friends.
The ‘Happy Days’ cast in a side-by-side photo with entertainer Elvis Presley | ABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Content/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images What was the Elvis Presley song that ended ‘Happy Days’ 11-season run on ABC?
The final Happy Days episode wrapped up over a decade of stories surrounding Howard and Marion Cunningham (Tom Bosley and Marion Ross), their children Richie (Ron Howard) and Joanie (Erin Moran), and their friends.
- 6/27/2023
- by Lucille Barilla
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
In January 1956, Elvis Presley recorded a song that would become one of his most famous hits. However, the hard-rocking song with dark lyrics spoke of such a sad tale; it led listeners to wonder about its origins. So, what is the real story behind “Heartbreak Hotel?”
Elvis Presley photographed in 1960, years after he scored his first hit with ‘Heartbreak Hotel’ | Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images ‘Heartbreak Hotel’ was one of the first songs Elvis Presley recorded for RCA Records
“Heartbreak Hotel” was Elvis Presley’s first hit after a jump from Memphis-based Sun Records to Nashville’s RCA. It was one of five songs Presley recorded on Jan. 10, 1956, two days after his 21st birthday.
Musicians included in the recording session were guitarist Scotty Moore, bassist Bill Black, drummer D.J. Fontana, Chet Atkins on guitar, Floyd Cramer on piano, and the vocal group the Jordanaires. Subsequently, the song’s story was...
Elvis Presley photographed in 1960, years after he scored his first hit with ‘Heartbreak Hotel’ | Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images ‘Heartbreak Hotel’ was one of the first songs Elvis Presley recorded for RCA Records
“Heartbreak Hotel” was Elvis Presley’s first hit after a jump from Memphis-based Sun Records to Nashville’s RCA. It was one of five songs Presley recorded on Jan. 10, 1956, two days after his 21st birthday.
Musicians included in the recording session were guitarist Scotty Moore, bassist Bill Black, drummer D.J. Fontana, Chet Atkins on guitar, Floyd Cramer on piano, and the vocal group the Jordanaires. Subsequently, the song’s story was...
- 4/27/2023
- by Lucille Barilla
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
For many Rolling Stones fans, Charlie Watts is the band’s most mysterious and intriguing member. He’s a guy who prefers jazz to rock, yet has spent nearly 60 years playing in the world’s greatest rock & roll band. (When the Stones played Glastonbury in 2013, he said, “I don’t want to do it. Everyone else does. I don’t like playing outdoors, and I certainly don’t like festivals.”) A well-dressed eccentric, he is known to draw a sketch of every single hotel room he stays in and owns...
- 1/11/2019
- by Patrick Doyle
- Rollingstone.com
One of the coolest gatherings in rock & roll history happened in July 1996. Over three days, Keith Richards, Elvis’ sidemen Scotty Moore and D.J. Fontana – plus Levon Helm, Garth Hudson and Rick Danko of the Band – all got together at Helm’s Woodstock, New York barn studio to record a track. The occasion was All the Kings Men, an LP honoring Presley on the 20th anniversary of his death. But it was not a typical tribute album; Elvis’ original band members oversaw and played on it. It also included strong new...
- 11/28/2018
- by Patrick Doyle
- Rollingstone.com
For much of the Sixties, Elvis Presley’s most visible presence was on the big screen, in a seemingly endless series of films that ranged from fun (Viva Las Vegas) to forgettable (Easy Come, Easy Go). For that reason alone, the King’s December 3rd, 1968, "comeback" special for NBC was a welcome return to form. Yet, entirely on its own it remains simply one of Presley’s finest moments as an electrifying entertainer, and a landmark event that revolutionized the presentation of live music via television.
On November 30th, a comprehensive,...
On November 30th, a comprehensive,...
- 10/23/2018
- by Stephen L. Betts
- Rollingstone.com
When Elvis Presley was filming the intro to his fabled “’68 Comeback Special,” the program’s director had an unusual problem. “I ended up having too many Elvises in the background,” filmmaker Steve Binder tells Rolling Stone. “I hate to fire anybody, so I decided to use them all. We were afraid the scaffold was not gonna hold the weight. We were sure we were gonna have a major lawsuit if it collapsed.”
Today, the image of the King, flanked by dozens of Elvises and wearing black clothing and a tough look on his face,...
Today, the image of the King, flanked by dozens of Elvises and wearing black clothing and a tough look on his face,...
- 8/3/2018
- by Kory Grow
- Rollingstone.com
There aren't many documentaries that see Elvis Presley as the bruised soul of America through fun times and bum times. In fact, there’s only one. Formerly called Promised Land, the doc – a spellbinder – is now known as The King, and filmmaker Eugene Jarecki (The House I Live In, Why We Fight) had the risky but totally riveting idea of taking Presley's 1963 Rolls-Royce Phantom V and outfitting it with cameras. The purpose being to drive the customized car cross-country to the places the King traveled, from New York to L.
- 6/20/2018
- Rollingstone.com
D.J. Fontana, a drummer who performed with Elvis Presley during some of the key moments of his career, has died. Fontana died Wednesday in his sleep at age 87, according to his son, David Fontana, who posted the news on Facebook.
Fontana was the last surviving member of Presley’s backup trio during his early, classic period. Bassist Bill Black passed in 1965 at age 39, while guitarist Scotty Moore died in June 2016 at age 84. Fontana played on his Sun Records recordings and such landmark hits as “Hound Dog” and “Jailhouse Rock.” He was also there for Elvis’s 1968 comeback television special, which is being re-released this summer.
Dominic Joseph Fontana was born in 1931 and began working with Presley in 1954, teaming with the King on the popular radio program Louisiana Hayride, which taped in Fontana’s hometown of Shreveport, La. Fontana was an on-call percussionist for the production.
“The manager of the Hayride...
Fontana was the last surviving member of Presley’s backup trio during his early, classic period. Bassist Bill Black passed in 1965 at age 39, while guitarist Scotty Moore died in June 2016 at age 84. Fontana played on his Sun Records recordings and such landmark hits as “Hound Dog” and “Jailhouse Rock.” He was also there for Elvis’s 1968 comeback television special, which is being re-released this summer.
Dominic Joseph Fontana was born in 1931 and began working with Presley in 1954, teaming with the King on the popular radio program Louisiana Hayride, which taped in Fontana’s hometown of Shreveport, La. Fontana was an on-call percussionist for the production.
“The manager of the Hayride...
- 6/14/2018
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
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Richie pursues the King of Rock n Roll, Mr Elvis Presley, in the latest episode of HBO and Sky Atlantic's Vinyl...
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1.7 The King Of I
In some ways, episodes six and seven of this season could be regarded as a connected pair. Both episodes worked as an extended examination of Richie’s emotional travails and both of them used a particular narrative device to do so. In last week’s episode, the twist was that, in thinking that Ernst really was accompanying him, Richie knew less than the audience (assuming that, in this post Fight Club/Sixth Sense cultural environment, you all saw the reveal coming). This week, it’s Richie who knows more about his Las Vegas adventure and the viewer who has to be clued in after the fact. It was a subtle way of suggesting that Richie is back in control,...
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Richie pursues the King of Rock n Roll, Mr Elvis Presley, in the latest episode of HBO and Sky Atlantic's Vinyl...
This review contains spoilers.
1.7 The King Of I
In some ways, episodes six and seven of this season could be regarded as a connected pair. Both episodes worked as an extended examination of Richie’s emotional travails and both of them used a particular narrative device to do so. In last week’s episode, the twist was that, in thinking that Ernst really was accompanying him, Richie knew less than the audience (assuming that, in this post Fight Club/Sixth Sense cultural environment, you all saw the reveal coming). This week, it’s Richie who knows more about his Las Vegas adventure and the viewer who has to be clued in after the fact. It was a subtle way of suggesting that Richie is back in control,...
- 3/29/2016
- Den of Geek
British guitarist Alvin Lee died this morning following a "routine surgical procedure" according to his family. He was 68.
"With great sadness we have to announce that Alvin unexpectedly passed away early this morning after unforeseen complications following a routine surgical procedure," said a message on his site today. "We have lost a wonderful much loved father and companion, the world has lost a truly great and gifted musician. Jasmin, Evi and Suzanne."
Born in Nottingham and with his father being a record collector of various musical genres, Lee cut his proverbial teeth as a guitarist in the British group the Jaybirds, who honed their craft playing clubs in Hamburg, Germany. The band later changed its name to Ten Years After and released its self-titled debut in 1967. The group — who performed at Woodstock — recorded several studio albums throughout the late '60s and early '70s before splitting up. The group...
"With great sadness we have to announce that Alvin unexpectedly passed away early this morning after unforeseen complications following a routine surgical procedure," said a message on his site today. "We have lost a wonderful much loved father and companion, the world has lost a truly great and gifted musician. Jasmin, Evi and Suzanne."
Born in Nottingham and with his father being a record collector of various musical genres, Lee cut his proverbial teeth as a guitarist in the British group the Jaybirds, who honed their craft playing clubs in Hamburg, Germany. The band later changed its name to Ten Years After and released its self-titled debut in 1967. The group — who performed at Woodstock — recorded several studio albums throughout the late '60s and early '70s before splitting up. The group...
- 3/6/2013
- by Huffington Post Music Canada
- Huffington Post
James Cawley is set to play the The King Elvis Presley at Paradise Live for a limited run beginning Wednesday, December 9th. The tickets will be going on sale Friday, November 13th at 1pm. "The King in Concert" will be held at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino.
"The King in Concert" is a celebration of Elvis and his life's work. The tribute to Elvis features a live band and dancers that play his hits including "Can't Help Falling in Love with You," "Suspicious Minds," "Polk Salad Annie" and more.
To add to the experience, Elvis's wardrobe has been recreated for Cawley's performances including the 1968 Leather Comeback suit and the Aloha from Hawaii jumpsuit. Every detail has been considered for the performance including the reproduction of the personalized Gibson J-200 and Aloha Guitar that adds to the amazing resemblance to Elvis that James Cawley already possesses.
Cawley not only has the look,...
"The King in Concert" is a celebration of Elvis and his life's work. The tribute to Elvis features a live band and dancers that play his hits including "Can't Help Falling in Love with You," "Suspicious Minds," "Polk Salad Annie" and more.
To add to the experience, Elvis's wardrobe has been recreated for Cawley's performances including the 1968 Leather Comeback suit and the Aloha from Hawaii jumpsuit. Every detail has been considered for the performance including the reproduction of the personalized Gibson J-200 and Aloha Guitar that adds to the amazing resemblance to Elvis that James Cawley already possesses.
Cawley not only has the look,...
- 11/12/2009
- icelebz.com
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