I just finished this tell-all book based on stories from three of Elvis’s personal friends and bodyguards, Red West, his brother Sonny West, and Dave Hebler. This insider’s view of the very eccentric Elvis is fascinating. (The photo shows Red West watching while Elvis signs an autograph).
In the book, we learn:
· After his stint in the Army, Elvis got hooked on uppers. Later in the sixties, he started taking downers to get to sleep. At the time he died, he was a veritable mixing bowl of prescription drugs.
· Once, when he was high, Elvis ordered a “hit” on Mike Stone, the man Priscilla Presley left Elvis for.
· Elvis often went on car buying sprees giving new Cadillacs away to total strangers.
· Elvis was a certifiable gun nut.
In the book, we learn:
· After his stint in the Army, Elvis got hooked on uppers. Later in the sixties, he started taking downers to get to sleep. At the time he died, he was a veritable mixing bowl of prescription drugs.
· Once, when he was high, Elvis ordered a “hit” on Mike Stone, the man Priscilla Presley left Elvis for.
· Elvis often went on car buying sprees giving new Cadillacs away to total strangers.
· Elvis was a certifiable gun nut.
Red West wrote several songs for Elvis. Who can forget:
· That’s Someone You Never Forget
· You’ll Be Gone
· Seeing is Believing
And these seasonal favorites:
· Holly Leaves and Christmas Trees
· If Every Day Was Like Christmas
You can listen to samples of both songs at:
http://www.amazon.com/Christmas-Peace/dp/B00138F2V0/ref=pd_sim_dmt_dmusic_1
You can get the full Red West songwriting story from:
http://www.elvis.com.au/presley/red_west_writing_for_the_king.shtml
Believe it or not, this book is difficult to obtain -- it was released about week before the King passed away! If you want to read it, please let me know!
· That’s Someone You Never Forget
· You’ll Be Gone
· Seeing is Believing
And these seasonal favorites:
· Holly Leaves and Christmas Trees
· If Every Day Was Like Christmas
You can listen to samples of both songs at:
http://www.amazon.com/Christmas-Peace/dp/B00138F2V0/ref=pd_sim_dmt_dmusic_1
You can get the full Red West songwriting story from:
http://www.elvis.com.au/presley/red_west_writing_for_the_king.shtml
Believe it or not, this book is difficult to obtain -- it was released about week before the King passed away! If you want to read it, please let me know!
Surprisingly, Red (still with us!) wrote no songs for the Turkish Wizard of Oz. But if you want to see how awful that film is, I recommend you follow this link. The Wizard’s lair is not to be believed!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7a5DCuxJP4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7a5DCuxJP4
2 comments:
Lang,
I would like to check this book out from the C&HTF library. Hold this one for me!
Also, like Kroger Babb, BTS is a shameless self-promoter. Check out BTS lemon curd on ebay. Just type in "lemon curd" and scroll down.
Popcorn with movies is so 1900's. Enjoy your favorite bad movie with a cup of tea and scones with lemon curd.
Who says watching bad movies can't be refined? (gloves and top hat optional)
TL
Oh,yes, sorry to hear about Dolemite.
TL,
Wow -- this is like following HJ Heinz when he only had 2 varieties!
I say! Jeeves, would you please pass the lemon curd, so I can frost my biscotti? We've almost hit bottom on this bottle of Perignon, so we'll need a refresher. And while you're dusting the chandelier, would you mind greatly flipping the other side of the LP over, so we can listen to the rest of 'This Ain't No White Christmas?' Good show!
Lang Jr.
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