Film gi blues elvis presley

Blues tells the musical tale of tulsa presley, a singing g. The movie won a 2nd place or runnerup prize laurel award in the category of top musical of 1960. No other release by elvis charted for this length of time. Elvis aaron presley was an american singer and actor. Blues is a song first recorded by elvis presley as part of the soundtrack for his 1960 motion picture g. Elvis was discharged from active duty in early march 1960 and began preproduction work for g.

Great feel good movie from elvis presley with great songs. This would quickly change as elvis presley moved forward in his film career. Blues king creole jailhouse rock viva las vegas dvd. Before leaving to serve his stint in germany, elvis had made. Elvis presley stars in gi blues as tulsa mclean, a soldier stationed in germany, who pulls strings to stage a big show for his fellow gi s. In the tradition of the musical chestnut the fleets in. Elvis aron presley entered the united states army at memphis, tennessee, on march 24, 1958. Jul 20, 2015 elvis adopts an onscreen persona he knows well in real lifea singin g.

The first movie elvis made after he left the us army. Only a handful could charitably be labeled as pleasant at best, but since we need a representative of this lp category on our list, g. In january 2019, friday music released a yellow vinyl edition and a yellow swirl vinyl edition. Its first lp release was on the eponymous soundtrack album in october 1960. This photo was taken on the set of elviss fifth movie g. One hollywood producer was already pegging her as another lollobrigida. The first film elvis made after his stint in the army, g. Blues elvis presley watch full movie april 20, 2016 ugur uncategorized 0 here is two part below the elvis presleys 1960s g. First film released after elvis was discharged from his military duty. Blues production background elvis presley as sp5 tulsa mclean of the 3rd armored division. Elvis aaron presley january 8, 1935 august 16, 1977, also known simply as elvis, was an american singer and actor. Blues on september 12, 1960, with costar juliet prowse. Elvis is back, released the same year, had far fewer sales. This is a special collector edition housed in a 7 17,5 cm triplefoldout cover.

The film was presleys first since his release from the army, and the first ever for miss roman, an import from italy. The soundtrack was recorded during april and may 1960 and released in october 1960. Regarded as one of the most significant cultural icons of the 20th century, he is often referred to as the king of rock and roll or simply the king. I stationed in west germany who dreams of opening his own club when he gets out of the service. Blues marks the point when elvis presley s 60s begin. Then along came the boxoffice smash blue hawaii, giving elvis his biggest film receipts since gi blues and cementing to a great extent his hollywood future. Eager to open a stateside nightclub after his hitch. Elvis presley movies ranked by user rating a list of 31.

Not surprisingly, elviss fifth film, his first after serving two years of active. C c7 i got the hup, two, three, four, occupation gi blues. Eager to open a stateside nightclub after his hitch in khakis, he takes part in a wager to raise the. Anyone who is a fan of elvis presley should already be aware of this 1960 film made right after his discharge from 2 years in the army. Elvis adopts an onscreen persona he knows well in real lifea singin g. Posts about elvis gi blues written by jeff schrembs. Regarded as one of the most significant cultural icons of the 20th century, he is often. It is the soundtrack to the 1960 film of the same name in which he starred. Its the first film he made after leaving the army parts of the production were shot in germany just prior to his release and its also the first of his many movie soundtracks, a form that did elvis few favors. Must i then is a song recorded by elvis presley and featured in the 1960 elvis presley film g. Blues 1960 hd youtube elvis presley big boots from gi blues duration.

And the problem with that, when you come down to it, is that the man was capable of much, much more. Blues is a 1960 american musical comedy film directed by norman taurog and starring elvis presley, juliet prowse, and robert ivers. Blues elvis presley watch full movie elvis presley. Even though there was a digital ultraviolet card for all four movies, i could only download the digital version of two of the movies jailhouse rock and gi blues, and two could not be downloaded king creole and viva las vegas, arguably elvis best movie. As presleys fifth movie, gi blues had both similarities and differences with elviss previous film, king creole. In august, 1959, director hal wallis came to germany with a film crew of 40 people to shoot a large portion of the scenes for elvis presleys first film since he was drafted into the army in 1958. Includes a 16 pages booklet with listings about the takes, film synopsis, storyboardphotos and behind the scenes facts. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film. Still, the version of elvis that gi blues presented went a step further than just maturity. Regarded as one of the most significant cultural icons of the 20th century, he is often referred to as the king of rock and roll or simply the king presley was born in tupelo, mississippi, and relocated to memphis, tennessee, with his family when he was years old.

Elvis film career was foremost in the minds of his fans, right along with his music. Rca issued 15 soundtrack lps from elviss movies in the 1960s. Blues, his first musical comedy, elvis presley stars as tulsa. The movie was filmed at paramount pictures studio, with some preproduction scenery shot on location in germany before presleys release from the army. Elvis presley chats with leading lady, leticia roman, 19, on the set of g. Now, though, i was viewing it for the first time in at least 10 years, and, as i did so, i sought to assess the roll of gi blues in the developing film career of elvis presley. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Elvis is seen putting his name on the wall, to celebrate colonel tom parkers 51st birthday which was actually on june 26, 1960, but production on g. They give us a room with a view of the beautiful rhine they give us a room with a view of the beautiful rhine give me a muddy old creek in texas any old time ive got.

Blues is the third soundtrack album by american singer and musician elvis presley, released by rca victor in mono and stereo, lpmlsp 2256, in october 1960. C they give us a room with a view of the beautiful rhine, f c they give us a room with a view of the beautiful rhine, g f c gimme a muddy old creek in texas any time. See for a complete section on his army service search elvis main index on the site search page. Blues is nowhere near as tacky as some of the soundtracks that. If itd been a oneoff deal thered have been no problem the problem was that they kept trying to remake the film, as elvis himself complained. Side 1, track 5 credits next to title, from the hal wallis production. Black label, rca logo is white, other label print is silver. I attended two of his live performances, and even my mother swooned. Blues 1960, elvis would be portrayed as more of a loner, and any sidelick activity in his films would be limited to backup vocals andor plot device exposition. It also marked his first film with director norman taurog who did nine films with the king. In some countries it was also released on a single or an eponymous ep.

The songs include the title track gi blues, plus its not good enough for you, tonight is so right for love, and wooden heart. Presley was born in tupelo, mississippi, and relocated to memphis, tennessee, with his family when he was years old. Gi blues hal wallis,juliet prowse,elvis and colonel tom parker. King creole and gi blues were obviously fake copies as the disc did not have the the original wording on the dvd. The song was a hit single for presley in the uk singles chart, reaching no.

Filming began on may 2nd and was finished by june 29th. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central. Apr 08, 2018 pdf download the truman and eisenhower blues. Blues was elvis fifth film and his first after serving two years in the us army. Blues at paramount studio in hollywood may 26, 1960. Late april, 1960 elvis begins filming and recording for his first postarmy movie, his fifth film, gi blues for paramount, the first of nine to be produced not consecutively by hal wallis. Blues original movie scene 1960 hd a scene from the movie. Elvis presley stars in gi blues as tulsa mclean, a soldier stationed in germany, who pulls strings to stage a big show for his fellow gis. Its first lp release was on the eponymous soundtrack album in october 1960 in some countries it was also released on a single or an eponymous ep.