Elvis Presley inspired performers of every musical genre, far and wide. However, in the 1970s, one family group felt his influence after becoming friendly with the king of rock and roll. He encouraged them to ditch their clean-cut image and add some sass to their stage act.
Elvis Presley during his ‘Aloha from Hawaii’ television special in 1973 | Gary Null/NBCU Photo Bank/Getty Images The Osmonds and Elvis Presley forged a friendship in the early 1970s
During the early 1970s, Elvis Presley and the Osmond family developed an unlikely friendship. Both performers spent a lot of time entertaining concertgoers in Las Vegas.
In an interview during Elvis Week at Graceland, Jay Osmond discussed the family’s friendship with the King of Rock and Roll. He attended the Memphis-based festivities and discussed his clan’s personal connection to the entertainer.
The website Memphis Commercial Appeal spoke to Jay regarding his family’s Elvis connection.
Elvis Presley during his ‘Aloha from Hawaii’ television special in 1973 | Gary Null/NBCU Photo Bank/Getty Images The Osmonds and Elvis Presley forged a friendship in the early 1970s
During the early 1970s, Elvis Presley and the Osmond family developed an unlikely friendship. Both performers spent a lot of time entertaining concertgoers in Las Vegas.
In an interview during Elvis Week at Graceland, Jay Osmond discussed the family’s friendship with the King of Rock and Roll. He attended the Memphis-based festivities and discussed his clan’s personal connection to the entertainer.
The website Memphis Commercial Appeal spoke to Jay regarding his family’s Elvis connection.
- 8/16/2023
- by Lucille Barilla
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
We're so sorry to hear this. Donny Osmond and Marie Osmond have asked their fans for "thoughts and prayers" for their older brother Tom Osmond, 70, as he remains on life support after undergoing quadruple bypass surgery on Saturday, July 7. "As you may know, my brother Tom underwent quadruple bypass surgery on Saturday. He is on life support right now and fighting to hang on. It's been an emotional and challenging few days for all of us, so I hope you'll understand the radio silence from my end," Donny, 60, captioned a sweet throwback photo of himself with Tom on Instagram. "We don't know what the future holds for Tom, but it's in the Lord's hands now. The whole Osmond family would appreciate your thoughts and prayers on behalf of my sweet brother," he continued in the Tuesday, July 10 post. A post shared by Donny Osmond (@donnyosmond) on Jul 10, 2018 at 9:06am Pdt Donny and Tom's sister,...
- 7/11/2018
- by Julia Birkinbine
- Closer Weekly
The beauty queen, the Mormon missionary tied to a bed – Joyce McKinney's bizarre story gripped Britain in the 1970s and is now retold in a fine documentary
Joyce McKinney is one of those names that for people of a certain age opens a doorway into the past. To mention it is to be transported back to the 1970s, when there were only three TV channels, British food was awful, sex was naughty and Fleet Street was still the home of national newspapers. Back then computers were the preserve of boffins in white coats, but even if journalists had managed to lay their hands on some mainframe monster the size of a small house, and programmed it with all the ingredients of the perfect tabloid story, the results could never have matched the bizarre and compelling tale of a wannabe beauty queen's obsessional love.
Featuring a missionary, a kidnapping, bondage sex,...
Joyce McKinney is one of those names that for people of a certain age opens a doorway into the past. To mention it is to be transported back to the 1970s, when there were only three TV channels, British food was awful, sex was naughty and Fleet Street was still the home of national newspapers. Back then computers were the preserve of boffins in white coats, but even if journalists had managed to lay their hands on some mainframe monster the size of a small house, and programmed it with all the ingredients of the perfect tabloid story, the results could never have matched the bizarre and compelling tale of a wannabe beauty queen's obsessional love.
Featuring a missionary, a kidnapping, bondage sex,...
- 10/17/2011
- by Andrew Anthony
- The Guardian - Film News
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