Frank Sinatra had been a massive teen idol in the 1940s. As one of the earliest pop stars, he had become a favorite among the parental generation by the mid-1950s, eclipsed by the emergence of rock ...

When Elvis Presley was drafted into military service on March 24, 1958, he was already the most famous man in the world, thanks to a string of unforgettable hit singles, as well as starring roles ...

When actress and dancer Juliet Prowse sauntered onto the set, Elvis was instantly attracted to her. Years later, Juliet confirmed what was going on behind the scenes during the GI Blues filming.

Elvis Presley and John Wayne, two American cultural icons whose influence continues to resonate nearly 50 years after their ...

Fort Worth Star-Telegram archive/UT Arlington Special Collections April 19, 1960: Elvis greets fans from train door at T&P station in Fort Worth on layover en route to film “GI Blues” in ...

After some early dabbling as a blues singer, Elvis hooked up with Sun Records and ... "King Creole," he entered the Army as a regular GI at Fort Chaffee, Arkansas, on March 24, 1958.

Blues singer and actress Shonka Dukureh was ... The actress recently starred as Big Mama Thornton in the movie "Elvis." One of Dukureh's children discovered her unresponsive and went to a ...

The King of Rock 'n' Roll can thank the rhythm and blues singers who preceded him for ... three years before Elvis Presley released his hit cover. “[‘Hound Dog’] was a big hit for the ...

Shonka Dukureh, who just made her film debut in Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis, was found dead Thursday in her Nashville apartment, police said. She was 44. One of her two children discovered Dukureh’s ...

Shonka Dukureh, an actress and blues singer who had a brief appearance in this summer’s film “Elvis,” was found dead in her apartment in Tennessee on Thursday. She was 44. Metro Nashville ...