January is certainly your month. In fact, hundreds of people still gather at Graceland every January 8th to celebrate your birthday. How many musicians can claim that kind of fan loyalty almost 40 years after their untimely death? Not many. But, that is why you were given the moniker, The King of Rock and Roll.
Photo courtesy of Louie Reynolds.
I love Elvis Presley. I love his music. And I must confess, my guilty pleasure is his movies. Elvis made over 30 movies that were hated by critics but, loved by his fans.
And why not? They were made with a simple combination of catchy tunes and
happily-ever-after endings.
Not being old enough to have been influenced by his musical career while he was alive, his movies introduced me to him probably better than any vinyl record or 8-track could. (For those not old enough to remember: 8-track tapes were a magnetic tape sound recording technology that was popular in the mid-1960s to the late 1970s.)
Of course, anytime Elvis sang, people listened. His soulful, rich voice took him from gospel to country and then on to rock and roll. He has been immortalized on just about everything from velvet and to a US postage stamp. So, search your Netflix, Hulu or Amazon streaming account for an Elvis Presley movie and enjoy!
My recommendations—Change of Habit, which also stars the wonderful
Mary Tyler Moore, Viva Las Vegas or Blue Hawaii.
LONG LIVE THE KING!