Jerry Lee Lewis stopped playing. His fingers hovered above the keys, not pressing, not lifting, just suspended there in the particular stillness of…

The last customer had left my diner 20 minutes ago. Elvis Presley sat alone in the back corner booth with a cup of…

The music had stopped three minutes ago, but Elvis Presley was still dancing. His hand rested on Anne Margaret’s waist, hers on his…

Elvis was halfway through Can’t Help Falling in Love when he saw the movement in the darkness. Row 12, left section, someone standing.…

Memphis, Tennessee, December 1956. Sun Records Studio at 706 Union Avenue was not a large space. This was one of the things about…

Memphis, Tennessee, May 1957. Ellis Auditorium on South Main Street had been hosting events since 1924, which meant it had hosted enough of…

The stage hands were still adjusting the lights when Ed Sullivan walked into the production meeting and said it plainly without apology. The…

Elvis’s hand trembled as he reached toward the guitar hanging on the wall. The worn wood, the faded finish, the crude modifications. Everything…

In the middle of a packed Las Vegas show, Elvis Presley once sat down at a piano, looked out at thousands of fans,…

1976 Universal Studios backlot. Two of the biggest movie stars in the world stood face to face. Robert Redford, Clint Eastwood. [music] The…