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Aug 15, 2023 · Rock Musicians. With the 1968 Comeback Special, This Man Pulled Elvis Presley’s Career Out of “The Toilet” Steve Binder, the man who directed Elvis’ now-legendary ’68 Comeback...
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Aug 15, 2023 · How Elvis made his classic 'Comeback Special': Director Steve Binder revisits working with the King of Rock 'n' Roll for 'a make-or-break situation'. Binder lends his firsthand knowledge of...
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The King. Call It a Comeback: The Inside Story of Elvis Presley’s Iconic 1968 Special. Darlene Love, director Steve Binder, and a pair of Elvis-ologists on Elvis’s comeback special, which...
Jul 8, 2005 · Elvis Presley: Press Conference for the '68 Comeback Special. Q : Tell us about the first meeting with Elvis. Steve Binder: Well to be honest with you I had no passion for Elvis Presley's music. I was amused by him being a west coast kid, and I was into the Beach Boys and all the Jimmy Webb and 'McArthur Park' and so forth.
Nov 21, 2018 · Director Steve Binder recalls the machinations behind the 1968 NBC-TV special that revitalized Elvis Presley's career and music after years of mediocrity.
Aug 16, 2017 · Presley loved it. When he recorded the song, he did so in the dark. “He was in an almost fetal position, writhing on the cement floor, singing that song,” Binder told Guralnick. “And when...
Jun 28, 2004 · Steve Binder had the guts to tell Elvis Presley his career was in the toilet and scored a rare victory in a power struggle with the singer's domineering manager, Colonel Tom Parker . Then Binder went out, turned a brainstorm into a jam session and directed the TV special that put the spark back in Elvis and restored him to greatness.
