Was elvis gay
Elvis Speaks Out For Gay Rights
The corridor of anti-gay marriage measures in several states has created a conventional wisdom about a nationwide &#;backlash&#; against the gay rights agenda. But it became clear to me while watching a new Broadway perform this week that social change is not restricted by elections and that in the great picture, the forces of civil rights and tolerance hold won. The participate was based on the songs of Elvis Presley. When an Elvis prototype supports gay relationships, you know that a permanent move in public attitudes has occurred. ##M;[more]##
The play, All Shook Up, opened at Broadway&#;s legendary Palace Theater on Rally It uses Elvis Presley songs to tell a story of a black-jacketed, rock and roll loving motorcyclist who comes to a small town in and proceeds to challenge its conservative culture.
The audience on the night I attended was not the urban sophisticates drawn to Rent or the many other socially attuned theatrical options. Rather, it was a crowd drawn by the attraction of hearing Elvis songs reworked and used as a backdrop for what appe
You may be wondering what is Elvis doing here. Well, I originally meant to include him because his classic, Jailhouse Rock, has a gay reference. Then, while doing my research, I realized that there's a credible theory going 'round making a case that Elvis might have been bisexual. So
Also, because it's Elvis, this will be different than usual. No biography and no parade of songs in chronological order. We'll adress the bisexuality rumors and on the alike time present my Elvis Presley Top 30 songs. Since I can't properly present 30 songs in one post (it would normally take at least 5 posts) there will be just a several words introducing each video. The list itself was made in just 30 minutes, so it may not be my definitive list, but it's termination. Let's save time and start with # a song first recorded by Gwen McCrae and Brenda Lee in and later a hit for Willy Nelson and the Pet Shop Boys, Elvis' version, also in , made #20 US. Here's Always On My Mind:
At #29, Firm Headed Woman, a platinum #1 rocker from
To be honest, I'm very guarded regarding the veracity of these claims.
Elvis Presley 'feared his sexuality' during his toughest years, said Marlon Brando
Elvis Presley performs ‘Hound Dog’ in
Iconic Hollywood actor Marlon Brando had a seal connection with Elvis Presley throughout the years, but they both had very personal and very confidential conversations with a lady named Carmen Montez throughout their lives - according to a book by author Gary Lindberg.
"Brando on Elvis: In His Hold Words" publishes Brando's confidential letters sent to Montez for the first period throughout the s and s. Montez was apparently a pen pal and agony aunt to both Elvis, Brando, and some other Hollywood stars over the years.
And one of Brando's letters to Montez detailed his worry for Elvis in February
Brando wrote to Montez that "it looked like Elvis really didn't feel enjoy talking to anyone".
This letter came after claims that Elvis had been savagely attacked by unknown assailants - suspected gang members who attempted to kidnap him.
He said: "I realize he's there shut up in the house, and I know he got the note I left him, but he hasn't responded. I didn't believe Pris
Elvis Presley's gay love affair with Nick Adams
Guess who else was Nick's lover? NICK ADAMS, American actor (d. ); born Nicholas Adamschock, Nick Adams was a diminutive, blond actor who usually played neurotic or aggressive types and sometimes comic sidekicks (as Andy Griffith’s bespectacled pal, Ben, in No Time For Sergeants). He has been noted for his supporting roles in flourishing films during the s and s along with his starring role in the ABC television series, The Rebel. His story is a virtual template of mid-century Hollywood closeted life. And in the classic Gay traits movie of the time, Adams died by his own hand at age thirty-six in
Hollywood rumor had it that, since big things come in miniature packages. Adams was a thriving hustler while he and his roommate, James Dean were trying to break into acting. (In some versions of the story, it was actually Dean himself out hustling as well.) It is uncertain whether James Dean and Adams met before his service in the US Coast Guard () and subsequent role in Rebel Without a Generate (). In his gossip manual about Gay Hollywood, C