Gibran, Khalil
gifts from Elvis
Gilkey, Mamaw (Schilling’s grandmother)
Girl Happy (Elvis film)
Girls! Girls! Girls! (Elvis film)
Golden Globe Award for Best Documentary
“Good Rockin’ Tonight” (Presley)
Graceland
“annex”
barn renovations
beauty of
Christmas at
“downstairs”
funeral of Elvis
Jerry Schilling and
Jungle Room
kitchen as social hub
Meditation Garden
music of Elvis not played at
New Year’s at
“parties” at
peacefulness of
pool room
relaxing at
Scatter (chimpanzee)
Trophy Room
“upstairs”
Vester Presley (Elvis’s uncle and Graceland gatekeeper)
Grisanti, Frankie
Grob, Dick (Memphis Mafia)
Guthrie Park
Harrison, George
Harum Scarum (Elvis film)
“Heartbreak Hotel” (Presley, first no. 1 hit)
heart-to-heart talks with Elvis
Hebler, Dave (Memphis Mafia)
Hill and Range Publishing Company
“Hillbilly Cat, The”
See also Presley, Elvis
Hodge, Charlie (Memphis Mafia)
Hollywood social scene and Elvis
Holy Names Catholic school
Hookstratten, Ed (Elvis’s attorney) “The Hook”
“Hound Dog” (Presley)
house gift from Elvis
“house, the”
See also Graceland
How Great Thou Art (Presley album)
“How Great Thou Art” (Presley, first Grammy vocal)
Hughes, Howard
Hulett, Tom
humanitarianism of Elvis
Humes High School
Husky, Rick (Schilling’s friend)
Huxley, Aldous
“I Can’t Help Falling In Love With You” (Presley)
“If Every Day Was Like Christmas” (Presley)
“If I Can Dream” (Presley)
“I’ll Never Let You Go (Little Darlin’)” (Presley)
“I’ll Remember You” (Presley)
Impersonal Life, The (Benner)
“Indescribably Blue” (Presley)
International Hotel (Las Vegas)
“In the Ghetto” (Presley)
“I Was the One” (Presley)
Jailhouse Rock (Elvis film)
“Jailhouse Rock” (Presley)
Jarvis, Felton (Elvis’s producer)
Jerry Schilling Management
Joel, Billy
Joel, Elizabeth
John, Elton
John’s Little Kitchen
Johnson, Lyndon (President)
Jones, Quincy
Jones, Tom
jumpsuits
Junior Chambers of Commerce (Jaycees)
karate documentary
karate passion of Elvis
Kawelo, Sandy. See Schilling, Sandy
Keaton, Mike (Memphis Mafia)
King, B. B.
King Creole (Elvis film)
King, Martin Luther, Jr.
Kingsley, Jimmy (Memphis Mafia)
Klein, George (Memphis Mafia) “GK”
Kristofferson, Kris
Krogh, Egil “Bud”
Lacker, Marty (Memphis Mafia)
Last Train to Memphis (TV special)
Lawrence, David (Schilling’s cousin)
Lennon, John
Levitch, Harry
Lewis, Jerry Lee
Lifetime Achievement Award from the Blues Foundation
“Little Less Conversation, A” (Presley)
Live a Little, Love a Little (Elvis film)
Louisiana Hayride
Love Me Tender (Elvis film)
“Love Me Tender” (Presley)
Love, Mike
Loving You (Elvis film)
Loving You (Presley album)
LSD
Martin, Dean
Martin, Wayne
Mata, Daya
McCartney, Paul
“Memories” (Presley)
Memphian Theater
Memphis Mafia
acting by
Colonel Tom Parker’s meeting
firing by Elvis
gifts for Elvis
gifts from Elvis
male bonding
press and
teasing by Elvis
“us against the world” spirit
wedding of Elvis and
See also Schilling, Jerry; specific names
Memphis Recording Service
Memphis Shelby County Music Commission President & CEO
MGM
Mid-South Film Exchange
“Milkcow Blues Boogie” (Presley)
“Mister Cougar”
See also Schilling, Jerry
“Mister Tiger”
See also Presley, Elvis
Moman, Chips (Elvis’s producer)
moods of Elvis
Moore, Scotty
Mountain Valley Spring Water
Murphy, George (Senator, CA)
“My Happiness” (Presley)
“Mystery Train” (Presley)
Nelson, Rick
Nichopoulos, Dean (Memphis Mafia)
Nichopoulos, George (Elvis’s doctor) “Dr. Nick”
Nixon, Richard (President)
“Number Eight”
See also Presley, Elvis
“Number Six”
See also Schilling, Jerry
O’Grady, John
“One-Sided Love Affair” (Presley)
overseas touring desire of Elvis
Palm Springs weekends
Paradise, Hawaiian Style (Elvis film)
Paramount
Parker, Colonel Tom (Elvis’s manager)
appearance of
arguments with Elvis
Barron Hilton and
business background (strange) of
connections of
deal-making by
Elvis In Concert (TV special)
Elvis on Tour, opposition to
firing by Elvis
gambling problems
Hill and Range Publishing Company
“hobo stew” for executives
Jerry Schilling and
karate documentary
Last Train to Memphis (TV special)
Lyndon Johnson (President) and
manipulations by
Memphis Mafia meeting
Palm Springs weekends
personal life of Elvis and
pranks on film sets
ranch land gifts, discouraged by
royalty payments, buyout
spending money by Elvis
Star Is Born, A and
Tom Diskin and
touring by Elvis and
USS Arizona memorial and
wedding of Elvis and Priscilla
Parker, Ed (Elvis’s karate instructor)
Parry, Pat
Pepper, Gary (first fan-club president)
Peters, Gerald “Sir Gerald”
Peters, Jon
Phillips, Dewey
Phillips, Sam (Elvis’s producer)
Polynesian Cultural Center
Poplar Tunes
power of music
prescription drugs and Elvis
Presley, Elvis (family)
Delta (aunt)
Gladys (mother)
Lisa Marie (daughter)
Minnie (grandmother)
Patsy (double first cousin)
son-in-law, Elvis as
See also Graceland; Presley, Priscilla (Elvis’s wife); Presley, Vernon (Elvis’s father); Presley, Vestor (Elvis’s uncle and Graceland gatekeeper)
Presley, Elvis (health)
a
cupuncture
Baptist Memorial Hospital
concussion from fall
prescription drugs and
problems
psychiatric treatment
sleep problems
touch, power of
weight problems
Presley, Elvis (leisure activities)
amusement park fan
Bahamas vacation
bulldozer driving by
Circle G Ranch, cowboy commune
European vacation
Fairgrounds (Memphis) private parties
go-karts
karate passion
motorcycles
Rainbow Roller Rink private parties
Rising Sun (Elvis’s horse)
ski trip to Vail
slot-car racing
Presley, Elvis (performer)
assaults on Elvis
controversy
creative disappointment and
death threat
fame and
fans
feelings in songs
Fender bass guitar and
press and
tin foil for hotel windows
TV exposure
uniqueness
“youth culture” and
See also acting career of Elvis; California and Elvis; concert career of Elvis; Memphis Mafia; Parker, Colonel Tom (Elvis’s manager); recording career of Elvis; Schilling, Jerry
Presley, Elvis (personal)
appearance of
Army and
athleticism of
badges (police) and credentials collected by
bathroom trips, bringing someone along on
book deal and
cars
cigarette smoking
Colonel Tom Parker (Elvis’s manager) and
complicated life of
cool attitude of
death of
divorce from Priscilla
education regrets
escape maneuvers
establishment, Elvis as member
fame and
father, Elvis as
gifts from
guns bought by
humanitarianism
Humes High School
impersonations by
insecurities
laughter of
LSD experiment
marriage to Priscilla Beaulieu
Mike Stone hatred
moods (dark) of
Mountain Valley Spring Water for
plane (Lisa Marie)
reading passion
Richard Nixon (President) and
spending habits
spiritual exploration of
TCB (takin’ care of business)
Top Ten Outstanding Young Americans (Jaycees)
truck driver, Elvis as
TV sign-off poem impact on
walk of
women, relationships with
See also Schilling, Jerry; Thompson, Linda (Elvis’s girlfriend)
Presley, Priscilla (Elvis’s wife)
arguments with Elvis
Beach Boys at Forum, introducing
California and
Chuck Berry’s private concert
divorce from Elvis
Elvis: The Early Years (TV series)
funeral of Elvis
gift from Richard Nixon (President)
growing up at Graceland
honeymoon at Circle G Ranch
horse (Domino)
Jerry Schilling and
karate and
Lisa Marie (daughter)
LSD experiment
marriage to Elvis
Mike Stone and
Monovale Drive home
move to Memphis
openness of Elvis on stage
Palm Springs weekends
plane (Lisa Marie) redecoration
pregnancy of
Sandy Schilling (Kawelo) and
Self-Realization Fellowship
spending habits of Elvis and
TCB (takin’ care of business)
touring by Elvis, problems from
Presley, Vernon (Elvis’s father)
Presley, Vestor (Elvis’s uncle and Graceland gatekeeper)
press
Prophet, The (Gibran)
radio, listening to
Rainbow Roller Rink
R & B music
RCA
reading passion of Elvis
“Ready Teddy” (Presley)
recording career of Elvis
Chips Moman (producer)
Felton Jarvis (producer)
frustrations
Sam Phillips (producer)
See also specific Elvis records
Red, Hot & Blue (radio show)
“Red Sails in the Sunset” (Presley)
“Return to Sender” (Presley)
Rhee, Master Khang
royalty payments, buyout
Ryan, Shelia (Elvis’s girlfriend)
Schaeffer, Mr.
Schilling, Jerry (family)
Bill (father)
Billy Ray (brother)
David Lawrence (cousin)
Dorothy (mother)
John Gilkey (uncle)
Lula (stepmother)
Mamaw Gilkey (grandmother)
marriage to Sandy Kawelo
See also Schilling, Sandy (Jerry’s first wife)
Schilling, Jerry (personal)
academic success
arguments with Elvis
Baptist upbringing of
Beaulieu family visit
Carol Cook (girlfriend)
childhood of
Cindy Bennett (third wife)
college
confidence gained from Elvis friendship
Culver City apartment
death of Elvis, impact on
divorces
Doolittle brothers
emerald ring from Elvis
European vacations
first meeting Elvis
football games with Elvis
football scholarships
friendship with Elvis, fear of losing
funeral of Elvis
George Klein and
gifts for Elvis
gifts from Elvis
Graceland and
Hawaii and
heart-to-heart talks with Elvis
house gift from Elvis
insecurities of
Lisa Marie (Elvis’s daughter) and
Loretta Cuccia (girlfriend)
LSD experiment
marriage troubles
Minnie Presley (Elvis’s grandmother) and
Monovale Drive house
motorcycles
Myrna Smith (second wife)
New York “college dropout” experience
pilot training
power of music
Priscilla Presley (Elvis’s wife) and
radio, listening to
R & B music, love of
Richard Nixon (President) and
Rick Husky (friend)
segregated South and
sleeping pills (dexedrine)
“That’s All Right” (Presley), impact on
Vernon (Elvis’s father) and
Washington trip with Elvis
See also Presley, Elvis; Schilling, Sandy (Jerry’s first wife)
Schilling, Jerry (professional)
acting career of
autograph (first)
Beach Boys manager
Billy Joel touring manager
Carl Wilson and
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