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57 "a gentle soul": "a gentle soul": Regis Wilson Vaughn to author, 2009. Regis Wilson Vaughn to author, 2009.

57 "I thought he was cute": "I thought he was cute": Regis Wilson Vaughn, Regis Wilson Vaughn, People People magazine, July 17, 1989. magazine, July 17, 1989.

57 "He was a loner": "He was a loner": Regis Wilson Vaughn, Regis Wilson Vaughn, People People magazine, May 27, 1996. magazine, May 27, 1996.

57 "I didn't have anybody": "I didn't have anybody": Regis Wilson Vaughn to author, 2009. Regis Wilson Vaughn to author, 2009.

57 "I knew I wanted to see him": "I knew I wanted to see him": Regis Wilson Vaughn, Regis Wilson Vaughn, People People magazine, July 17, 1989. magazine, July 17, 1989.

57 "the poorest Catholic school": "the poorest Catholic school": Regis Wilson Vaughn to Peter O. Whitmer, raw interview transcript. Regis Wilson Vaughn to Peter O. Whitmer, raw interview transcript.

58 "Growing up": "Growing up": Regis Wilson Vaughn to author, 2009. Regis Wilson Vaughn to author, 2009.

58 "My mother had": "My mother had": Regis Wilson Vaughn to author, 2009. Regis Wilson Vaughn to author, 2009.

58 "He used to say": "He used to say": Ibid. Ibid.

58 "His humor was the type": "His humor was the type": Ibid. Ibid.

58 "He sang it": "He sang it": Regis Wilson Vaughn to Peter O. Whitmer, raw interview transcript. Regis Wilson Vaughn to Peter O. Whitmer, raw interview transcript.

59 "He was a very simple, sweet person": "He was a very simple, sweet person": Regis Wilson Vaughn, quoted in Burk, Bill E., Regis Wilson Vaughn, quoted in Burk, Bill E., Early Elvis: The Humes Years. Early Elvis: The Humes Years.

59 "If you were": "If you were": Regis Wilson Vaughn to author, 2009. Regis Wilson Vaughn to author, 2009.

59 "and I wanted to see for myself": "and I wanted to see for myself": Ibid. Ibid.

59 "The nuns": "The nuns": Regis Wilson Vaughn, Regis Wilson Vaughn, People People magazine, July 17, 1989. magazine, July 17, 1989.

59 "About two in the morning": "About two in the morning": Regis Wilson Vaughn to Peter O. Whitmer, raw interview transcript. Regis Wilson Vaughn to Peter O. Whitmer, raw interview transcript.

59 "Some of those spirituals": "Some of those spirituals": Elvis Presley, quoted in the Elvis Presley, quoted in the Sat.u.r.day Evening Post, Sat.u.r.day Evening Post, September 11, 1965. September 11, 1965.

59 "I would look at him": "I would look at him": Regis Wilson Vaughn, quoted in Burk, Bill E., Regis Wilson Vaughn, quoted in Burk, Bill E., Early Elvis: The Humes Years. Early Elvis: The Humes Years.

59 "Sometimes": "Sometimes": Guy Coffey, quoted in Burk, Bill E., Guy Coffey, quoted in Burk, Bill E., Early Elvis: The Humes Years. Early Elvis: The Humes Years.

60 "I got the impression": "I got the impression": Regis Wilson Vaughn to Peter O. Whitmer, raw interview transcript. Regis Wilson Vaughn to Peter O. Whitmer, raw interview transcript.

60 "It was the most exciting thing": "It was the most exciting thing": Regis Wilson Vaughn, Regis Wilson Vaughn, People People magazine, May 27, 1996. magazine, May 27, 1996.

60 "I felt like Cinderella": "I felt like Cinderella": Regis Wilson Vaughn, quoted in Burk, Bill E., Regis Wilson Vaughn, quoted in Burk, Bill E., Early Elvis: The Humes Years. Early Elvis: The Humes Years.

60 "Just think": "Just think": Regis Wilson Vaughn, quoted in Burk, Bill E., Regis Wilson Vaughn, quoted in Burk, Bill E., Early Elvis: The Humes Years. Early Elvis: The Humes Years.

60 "he would show up": "he would show up": Regis Wilson Vaughn to author, 2009. Regis Wilson Vaughn to author, 2009.

61 "That's all right": "That's all right": Regis Wilson Vaughn, "On His Prom Night, Elvis Didn't Know How to Boogie," by John Hughes, Regis Wilson Vaughn, "On His Prom Night, Elvis Didn't Know How to Boogie," by John Hughes, Fort Lauderdale News & Sun-Sentinel, Fort Lauderdale News & Sun-Sentinel, as run in the Jackson, Miss., as run in the Jackson, Miss., Clarion-Ledger, Clarion-Ledger, May 24, 1989. May 24, 1989.

61 "I jumped at the chance": "I jumped at the chance": Regis Wilson Vaughn to author, 2009. Regis Wilson Vaughn to author, 2009.

61 "girls didn't call boys in those days": "girls didn't call boys in those days": Regis Wilson Vaughn, quoted in Burk, Bill E., Regis Wilson Vaughn, quoted in Burk, Bill E., Early Elvis: The Humes Years. Early Elvis: The Humes Years.

61 "I've always regretted that": "I've always regretted that": Regis Wilson Vaughn to author, 2009. Regis Wilson Vaughn to author, 2009.

CHAPTER FOUR.

63 "Negro artists of the South": "Negro artists of the South": Guralnick, Peter, and Jorgensen, Ernst, Guralnick, Peter, and Jorgensen, Ernst, Elvis Day by Day: The Definitive Record of His Life and Music. Elvis Day by Day: The Definitive Record of His Life and Music.

63 "There had never been": "There had never been": Marion Keisker to Jerry Hopkins, from the Jerry Hopkins Collection, Special Collections, the University of Memphis. Unless noted, all Marion Keisker quotes come from this raw interview transcript. Marion Keisker to Jerry Hopkins, from the Jerry Hopkins Collection, Special Collections, the University of Memphis. Unless noted, all Marion Keisker quotes come from this raw interview transcript.

63 "Somehow or another": "Somehow or another": Sam Phillips to Debra Evans Price, raw interview transcript, 1998. Sam Phillips to Debra Evans Price, raw interview transcript, 1998.

64 "Some of my best friends": "Some of my best friends": Ibid. Ibid.

64 "real alive": "real alive": Sam Phillips to Constant Meijers, raw interview transcription from the doc.u.mentary Sam Phillips to Constant Meijers, raw interview transcription from the doc.u.mentary Looking for Colonel Parker, Looking for Colonel Parker, 1999. 1999.

64 "the worst thing": "the worst thing": Sam Phillips to Debra Evans Price, raw interview transcript, 1998. Sam Phillips to Debra Evans Price, raw interview transcript, 1998.

64 "None of these people": "None of these people": Sam Phillips to Constant Meijers, raw interview transcription from the doc.u.mentary Sam Phillips to Constant Meijers, raw interview transcription from the doc.u.mentary Looking for Colonel Parker, Looking for Colonel Parker, 1999. 1999.

64 "I got off my back": "I got off my back": Sam Phillips to Debra Evans Price, raw interview transcript, 1998. Sam Phillips to Debra Evans Price, raw interview transcript, 1998.

65 "worked as an a.s.sembler at the M.B. Parker Company": "worked as an a.s.sembler at the M.B. Parker Company": One of the oft-repeated fallacies in Presley lore is that Elvis drove a truck for Crown Electric when he first set foot in the Memphis Recording Service. The notion now appears rooted in the American consciousness. A press release from RCA/Legacy Records announcing the 2010 release of One of the oft-repeated fallacies in Presley lore is that Elvis drove a truck for Crown Electric when he first set foot in the Memphis Recording Service. The notion now appears rooted in the American consciousness. A press release from RCA/Legacy Records announcing the 2010 release of Elvis 75-Good Rockin' Tonight, Elvis 75-Good Rockin' Tonight, a four-CD, one-hundred-song collection, repeats the error, saying the set "begins in 1953, when an eighteen-year-old truck driver fresh out of a Memphis high school recorded a self-financed performance of 'My Happiness.' " Elvis did not begin working for Crown Electric until April 20, 1954. He recorded "MyHappiness" in the summer of 1953. a four-CD, one-hundred-song collection, repeats the error, saying the set "begins in 1953, when an eighteen-year-old truck driver fresh out of a Memphis high school recorded a self-financed performance of 'My Happiness.' " Elvis did not begin working for Crown Electric until April 20, 1954. He recorded "MyHappiness" in the summer of 1953.

66 "He tried not to show it": "He tried not to show it": Sam Phillips, quoted in Peter Guralnick's liner notes for Sam Phillips, quoted in Peter Guralnick's liner notes for Elvis: The King of Rock 'n' Roll: The Complete '50s Masters. Elvis: The King of Rock 'n' Roll: The Complete '50s Masters.

67 "He was the most gorgeous": "He was the most gorgeous": Dixie Locke, quoted in Dixie Locke, quoted in Elvis World Elvis World magazine, no. 71. magazine, no. 71.

68 "I had tried to tell": "I had tried to tell": Dixie Locke in the doc.u.mentary Dixie Locke in the doc.u.mentary The Definitive Elvis: The Many Loves of Elvis. The Definitive Elvis: The Many Loves of Elvis.

68 "My parents": "My parents": Dixie Locke in the doc.u.mentary Dixie Locke in the doc.u.mentary Young Elvis in Colour. Young Elvis in Colour.

68 "adored him": "adored him": Ibid. Ibid.

68 "almost a baby talk": "almost a baby talk": Dixie Locke to Peter O. Whitmer, raw interview transcript, 1994. Dixie Locke to Peter O. Whitmer, raw interview transcript, 1994.

68 "We knew almost immediately": "We knew almost immediately": Dixie Locke, quoted in Dixie Locke, quoted in Elvis World Elvis World magazine, no. 71. magazine, no. 71.

69 "Oh, I just do that": "Oh, I just do that": Linda Thompson, quoting Elvis Presley to Peter O. Whitmer, raw interview transcript. Linda Thompson, quoting Elvis Presley to Peter O. Whitmer, raw interview transcript.

69 "kind of lost himself": "kind of lost himself": Dixie Locke, quoted in Dixie Locke, quoted in Elvis World Elvis World magazine, no. 71. magazine, no. 71.

69 "It was serious right away": "It was serious right away": Dixie Locke to Peter O. Whitmer, raw interview transcript, 1994. Dixie Locke to Peter O. Whitmer, raw interview transcript, 1994.

69 "We knew that that was what was supposed to be": "We knew that that was what was supposed to be": Dixie Locke in the doc.u.mentary Dixie Locke in the doc.u.mentary The Definitive Elvis: The Many Loves of Elvis. The Definitive Elvis: The Many Loves of Elvis.

69 "I got out of school": "I got out of school": Elvis Presley, quoted in Guralnick, Peter, Elvis Presley, quoted in Guralnick, Peter, Last Train to Memphis. Last Train to Memphis.

69 "I came out of Tech": "I came out of Tech": Billie Wardlaw Mooneyham, quoted in Burk, Bill E., Billie Wardlaw Mooneyham, quoted in Burk, Bill E., Early Elvis: The Humes Years. Early Elvis: The Humes Years.

69 "If it was okay": "If it was okay": Dixie Locke to Peter O. Whitmer, raw interview transcripts, 1994, 1995. Dixie Locke to Peter O. Whitmer, raw interview transcripts, 1994, 1995.

70 "how high I was up in the church": "how high I was up in the church": Dixie Locke to Peter O. Whitmer, raw interview transcript 1995. Dixie Locke to Peter O. Whitmer, raw interview transcript 1995.

70 "She told us several times": "She told us several times": Ibid. Ibid.

70 "But I don't know": "But I don't know": Ibid. Ibid.

70 "Sometimes they would let me help wire": "Sometimes they would let me help wire": Elvis Presley to Robert Carlton Brown, March 24, 1956, from the LP Elvis Presley to Robert Carlton Brown, March 24, 1956, from the LP Personally Elvis Personally Elvis.

71 "You had to keep your mind": "You had to keep your mind": Ibid. Ibid.

71 "So many": "So many": Dixie Locke in the doc.u.mentary Dixie Locke in the doc.u.mentary The Definitive Elvis: The Many Loves of Elvis. The Definitive Elvis: The Many Loves of Elvis.

71 "Man, . . . that sonofab.i.t.c.h": "Man, . . . that sonofab.i.t.c.h": Guralnick, Peter, Guralnick, Peter, Last Train to Memphis. Last Train to Memphis.

71 "She and I were real close": "She and I were real close": Dixie Locke to Peter O. Whitmer, raw interview transcript, 1994. Dixie Locke to Peter O. Whitmer, raw interview transcript, 1994.

72 "I no more": "I no more": Sam Phillips to Debra Evans Price, raw interview transcript, 1998. Sam Phillips to Debra Evans Price, raw interview transcript, 1998.

72 "He sang it well": "He sang it well": Ibid. Ibid.

72 "There is not": "There is not": Ibid. Ibid.

72 "You're doing just fine": "You're doing just fine": Sam Phillips quoted in Guralnick, Peter, Sam Phillips quoted in Guralnick, Peter, Last Train to Memphis. Last Train to Memphis.

73 "If you make a mistake": "If you make a mistake": Sam Phillips to Debra Evans Price, raw interview transcript, 1998. Sam Phillips to Debra Evans Price, raw interview transcript, 1998.

73 "just a lot of hair": "just a lot of hair": Scotty Moore, from the LP Scotty Moore, from the LP Elvis, Scotty and Bill: The First Year, Elvis, Scotty and Bill: The First Year, Sun 1007, 1983. Sun 1007, 1983.

74 "Well, the boy sings pretty good": "Well, the boy sings pretty good": Ibid. Ibid.

74 "The door to the control room": "The door to the control room": Scotty Moore, from various sources, including his interviews with Jerry Hopkins and with the author, and from the LP Scotty Moore, from various sources, including his interviews with Jerry Hopkins and with the author, and from the LP Elvis, Scotty and Bill: The First Year Elvis, Scotty and Bill: The First Year, Sun 1007, 1983.

75 "h.e.l.l, that's different": "h.e.l.l, that's different":Sam Phillips, early take, "Blue Moon of Kentucky."

75 "We just sort" "We just sort": Scotty Moore, quoted in Peter Guralnick's liner notes for Elvis: The King of Rock 'n' Roll: The Complete '50s Masters. Elvis: The King of Rock 'n' Roll: The Complete '50s Masters.

75 "I think we all knew": "I think we all knew": Scotty Moore to Jerry Hopkins, from the Jerry Hopkins Collection, Special Collections, the University of Memphis, raw interview transcript. Scotty Moore to Jerry Hopkins, from the Jerry Hopkins Collection, Special Collections, the University of Memphis, raw interview transcript.

75 "I was totally stunned": "I was totally stunned": Dixie Locke to Peter O. Whitmer, raw interview transcript, 1994. Dixie Locke to Peter O. Whitmer, raw interview transcript, 1994.

75 "It was almost": "It was almost": Dixie Locke, quoted in the Memphis Dixie Locke, quoted in the Memphis Commercial-Appeal, Commercial-Appeal, January 5, 2004. January 5, 2004.

76 "My wife, Steve": "My wife, Steve": Charlie Fisher, quoted in Burk, Bill E., Charlie Fisher, quoted in Burk, Bill E., Early Elvis: The Humes Years. Early Elvis: The Humes Years.

76 "My daughter dates him": "My daughter dates him": Dixie Locke in the doc.u.mentary Dixie Locke in the doc.u.mentary Young Elvis in Colour. Young Elvis in Colour.

76 "Why don't you put him on the bill?" "Why don't you put him on the bill?" Bob Neal quoting Sam Phillips to author, 1977. Bob Neal quoting Sam Phillips to author, 1977.

77 "When Elvis came on": "When Elvis came on": Ibid. Ibid.

77 "But still he made": "But still he made": Bob Neal to Jerry Hopkins, from the Jerry Hopkins Collection, Special Collections, the University of Memphis, raw interview transcript. Bob Neal to Jerry Hopkins, from the Jerry Hopkins Collection, Special Collections, the University of Memphis, raw interview transcript.

77 "I was like, 'Good grief!' ": "I was like, 'Good grief!' ": Dixie Locke in the doc.u.mentary Dixie Locke in the doc.u.mentary Young Elvis in Colour. Young Elvis in Colour.

77 "I said, 'I want him to sing' ": "I said, 'I want him to sing' ": Ibid. Ibid.

77 "After his records got so popular": "After his records got so popular": Ibid. Ibid.

CHAPTER FIVE.

80 "electric effect": "electric effect": Carl Perkins, Carl Perkins, Go, Cat, Go. Go, Cat, Go.

80 "just boomed": "just boomed": Scotty Moore, from the LP Scotty Moore, from the LP Elvis, Scotty and Bill: The First Year Elvis, Scotty and Bill: The First Year, Sun 1007, 1983.

80 "I had problems": "I had problems": Bob Neal to author, 1977. Bob Neal to author, 1977.

80 "it was pretty much": "it was pretty much": Ibid. Ibid.

81 "Do you think I can make it?" "Do you think I can make it?" Bob Neal quoting Elvis Presley to author, 1977. Bob Neal quoting Elvis Presley to author, 1977.

81 "He wanted": "He wanted": Bob Neal to author, 1977. Bob Neal to author, 1977.

81 "just like one of our kids": "just like one of our kids": Ibid. Ibid.

81 "When Elvis started along": "When Elvis started along": Ibid. Ibid.

81 "They were in shock": "They were in shock": Scotty Moore, from the LP Scotty Moore, from the LP Elvis, Scotty and Bill: The First Year Elvis, Scotty and Bill: The First Year, Sun 1007, 1983.

81 "If we really": "If we really": Ibid. Ibid.

82 "It was earth-shattering": "It was earth-shattering": Ibid. Ibid.

82 "Mr. Franks": "Mr. Franks": Tillman Franks, quoting Elvis Presley to author, 1998. Tillman Franks, quoting Elvis Presley to author, 1998.