Synopsis: Elvis Presley made 31 films during his career, almost all of which were wildly profitable and, creatively, mostly the same: simple romantic plots, campy humor, lots and lots of music. Released in 1964, 'Viva Las Vegas' was built to follow the same formula for success. Yet the results were iconically different: it not only became the highest grossing film to feature Elvis, it propelled the career of costar Ann-Margret and widened the appeal of Sin City itself.
What made Viva Las Vegas special? It had chemistry. It had heat. It showed larger-than-life superstars, at the peak of their powers, flirting and frolicking their way through life. Almost a decade before Elvis and Vegas became inseparable, this movie established why it was a match made in musical heaven. And the on-screen chemistry he shared with Ann-Margret wasn’t great acting, it was a real-life seduction caught on camera.
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Duane Eddy Died
Guitarist Duane Eddy, died, he was 86. R.I.P.
A self-taught electric guitar virtuoso with a "twang", he influenced a generation of musicians. One of them, John Fogerty, called him rock’s first guitar god.
He can be heard playing guitar on 'An American Trilogy' and 'Bridge Over Troubled Water' on the 2015 album 'If I Can Dream' by Elvis Presley and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
Duane Eddy was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1994, He was also inducted into the Musicians Hall of Fame in Nashville in 2008.
We know that Elvis had at least two records by Duane Eddy in his collection 'Forty Miles Of Bad Road' and 'Cannonball/ Mason Dixon Line'. Elvis also performed his jam on 'Peter Gunn' at his July 15 1970 'TTWII' rehearsals.
(Source: Pascal Matteo / A 360 Media / Golden Boy Elvis / Elvis Information Network / NY Times)