March 1976, 38,000 ft over the Arizona desert, Captain Milo High was bringing Elvis Presley home from Palm Springs when the call button…
The alley smells like rain and garbage. Memphis, 1976. Elvis kneels in a $10,000 white jumpsuit. Rhinestones catching the street light next to…
August 16th, 1977. Outside Graceland’s gates, 80,000 fans mourned Elvis Presley’s death. Headlines screamed, “The King is dead at 42.” Inside a Memphis…
Elvis Presley was halfway through a drive across rural Tennessee when his Cadillac died on a two-lane road and left him with nothing…
Hollywood invented a white lone ranger in a mask. But historians point out that the real inspiration was Bass Reeves, a former slave…
In a sweltering summer of 1974, Muhammad Ali was preparing for a battle that many believed would be his last. He was training…
The year was 1971, a time when the soul of America was fractured down the middle. On one side stood the traditionalists,…
In December 1978, the legendary Muhammad Ali found himself far from the boxing rings of America, seated instead within the breathtaking opulence of…
In May 1977, the lights of NBC’s Studio 1 in Burbank were brighter than usual. Johnny Carson, the undisputed king of late night…
The green room at NBC Studios in Burbank felt tight and uncomfortable. Two men sat on opposite sides of the room, both acting…