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- The TCB Band in the early ’70s: Ronnie Tutt, Jerry Scheff, James Burton, John Wilkinson and Glen D. Hardin. His traveling companions on the road to the Hilton were a group of ace musicians, including Glen D. Hardin (piano), James Burton (guitar), Ronnie Tutt (drums) and Jerry Scheff (bass).
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In July 1969, Scheff became a member of Elvis Presley's TCB Band. Jerry played bass for the singer from July 31, 1969, to February 23, 1973, and again from April 24, 1975, until Presley's final show on June 26, 1977, at the Market Square Arena in Indianapolis .
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- Michael Shannon - Elvis & Nixon
- Michael St. Gerard - Great Balls of Fire
- Paul Hipp - Liberace: Behind The Music
- Peter Dobson - Protecting The King
- Rick Peters - Elvis Meets Nixon
- Rob Youngblood - Elvis and The Colonel: The Untold Story
Austin Butler stars in Baz Luhrmann's 2022 biopic Elvis. The movie focuses on the development of Elvis’ career, with Austin Butler singing his own version of Elvis' songs, as well as his complicated relationship with his manager, Colonel Tom Parker (Tom Hanks). It shines a light on his sudden stardom and relationship with Priscilla Presley as the c...
Dale Midkiff stars as Elvis in Elvis and Me, the 1988 movie depicting the story of Priscilla Presley’s life with her husband, Elvis. The movie is based on Priscilla Presley's book of the same name and was nominated for the People's Choice Award for Favorite TV Movie/Miniseries. There are no critics reviews for Elvis and Me on Rotten Tomatoes but it...
Miami Vice star Don Johnson portrays Elvis in Elvis and the Beauty Queen spotlighting his affair with a young beauty pageant contestant, Linda Thompson (Stephanie Zimbalist), after his divorce from Priscilla Presley. Elvis and the Beauty Queen deals with the last four years of Elvis’ life with Linda and his addiction to drugs and is praised for asp...
Kurt Russell stars in the first biopic of Elvis Presley’s life, Elvis (1979). Including Elvis’ life up until 1970, the success of Elvis on American television caused it to be released theatrically in Europe and Australia. Elvis was received well by critics with some criticism of the screenplay but was nominated for 3 Primetime Emmy Awards and one G...
Elvis & Nixon (2016) is the true story behind Elvis Presley and President Richard Nixon’s meeting in 1970. Michael Shannon plays Elvis in the movie which is based on the meeting behind the picture of Presley and Nixon shaking hands, which is the most requested photo from the National Archives. Elvis & Nixon is considerably more popular with critics...
Michael St. Gerard plays Elvis in Great Balls of Fire! (1989) which is another Elvis-like biopicabout, not the King of Rock n’ Roll himself, but the man who was expected to become the next Elvis, Jerry Lee Lewis (Dennis Quaid). Lewis rose to stardom but his controversial marriage to his 13-year-old cousin led to his downfall, keeping Elvis securely...
Elvis Presley is portrayed by Paul Hipp in Liberace: Behind the Music (1988). This is an unofficial biopic on the life and death of Władziu Valentino Liberace, a famous American pianist, and vocalist. The movie is focused on him, but Hipp plays Elvis who was great friends with Liberace, and apparently, Liberace was the one who told Elvis to have mo...
Peter Dobson portrays Elvis in Protecting the King (2007), a movie about one of his bodyguards — not the Elvis bodyguard that helped launch Bruce Lee's career — who was hired at only 16 years old. Elvis' bodyguard, David Stanley (Matt Barr), was also Elvis’ step-brother and lived an excessive and lavish life alongside him. Despite a new look at Elv...
Rick Peters plays Elvis in the first look at Elvis and President Nixon’s (Bob Gunton) famous meeting in Elvis Meets Nixon (1997). Unlike Shannon’s 2016 version, Elvis Meets Nixon is a mockumentary/comedy about the meeting which came about when Elvis went to the White House to become a federal marshal under the DEA, so it is understandable why Rocky...
Rob Youngblood played Elvis in the first movie to explore his relationship with his manager, Colonel Tom Parker (Beau Bridges). The 1993 movie Elvis and the Colonel: The Untold Story explores the exploitative relationship Elvis had with his manager from the point of view of Elvis’ ghost. There are few reviews of the movie but those which exist don’...
He began his career with fellow Texan Buddy Holly as a member of his band The Crickets. He started playing piano for Elvis in January 1970, taking over from Larry Muhoberac. His first show with Elvis was in Las Vegas on January 26, 1970.
May 21, 2024 · It all began with the 1979 made-for-TV movie Elvis, starring Kurt Russell, released two years after Presley died. The depictions haven't stopped since, with such high-profile films as Elvis (2022 ...
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- Jacob Elordi in Priscilla. Euphoria actor Jacob Elordi plays Elvis opposite Cailee Spaeny as Priscilla Presley in Sofia Coppola's Priscilla, which is based on Priscilla Presley's 1985 memoir Elvis and Me.
- Austin Butler in Elvis. The Once Upon a Time in Hollywood actor plays Elvis Presley in Baz Luhrmann's biopic film. Fans got the first glimpse of Butler in character when the teaser trailer for the film was released in November 2021.
- Jonathan Rhys Meyers in Elvis. The Irish actor played the King of Rock and Roll in the 2005 CBS miniseries titled Elvis. The show documented the singer's early years in high school leading up to his rise to fame.
- Kurt Russell in Elvis. Russell has played many iconic figures (including Santa Claus!). But before donning the red suit, he wore a famous white one: Elvis' legendary Hawaii concert jumpsuit, in the 1979 TV movie titled Elvis, which originally aired on ABC.
Mar 11, 2023 · It’s a valuable document that shows Presley in the midst of the whirlwind touring that dominated his career in the 1970s. Presley’s previous documentary, Elvis: That’s The Way It Is (1970), focused on his Las Vegas shows of August 1970.
The TCB Band is a group of musicians who formed the rhythm section of Elvis Presley's band from August 1969 until his death in 1977. Depending on the context, the nickname may also extend to Presley's background vocalists during that same period: the Imperials , the Sweet Inspirations , and JD Sumner and The Stamps Quartet ).
