The Three Great Periods of Elvis’ Career
Original Airdates: June 24-26, 2022
TVC 582.1: Musician, historian, producer, and author Chuck Harter joins Ed for the first of two programs that will celebrate the life and career of Elvis Presley. Chuck helped produce I, Elvis, a three-part profile of The King that originally aired in 1992 on the syndicated magazine series Hard Copy. While working on this project, Chuck not only interviewed and got to know several members of the Memphis Mafia (including Charlie Hodge, Lamar Fike, Sonny West, Marty Lacker, Jerry Schilling, and Billy Smith), but obtained first-hand knowledge and insight into Elvis from the people who knew him best. With the highly anticipated biopic Elvis opening in theaters this week, Chuck and Ed take a look at some of the other notable portrayals of The King in movies and on television, including Kurt Russell in Elvis (ABC, 1979), the short-lived but critically acclaimed Elvis weekly series starring Michael St. Gerard (ABC, 1990), and Elvis Meets Nixon (1997).
Elvis, Nixon, and Frank Sinatra
Original Airdates: June 24-26, 2022
TVC 582.2: Chuck Harter talks to Ed about some of the similarities between Elvis Presley and Richard Nixon, Elvis and Michael Jackson, and Elvis and Frank Sinatra. Chuck interviewed several members of the Memphis Mafia while producing I, Elvis, a highly acclaimed profile of The King that originally aired on the syndicated magazine series Hard Copy. As a result of this project, Chuck obtained first-hand knowledge and insight into Elvis from the people who knew him best.
Elvis: What Could Have Been
Original Airdates: June 24-26, 2022
TVC 582.3: Chuck Harter talks about the time when Elvis Presley met The Beatles (and, later, Led Zeppelin); why Elvis was always a very song-oriented performer; and how Elvis’ career was confined because of the management of Colonel Tom Parker. Chuck interviewed several members of the Memphis Mafia while producing I, Elvis, a highly acclaimed profile of The King that originally aired in 1992 on Hard Copy. As a result of this result, Chuck obtained insight into Elvis from the people who knew him best.
Chuck Harter will perform an evening of music at Sideshow Books, 1639 La Cienega Blvd. in Los Angeles on Saturday, July 23 beginning at 8pm.
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