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Elvis Presley 1971 MYSTERY audio TAPE. Elvis Presley 1971 MYSTERY audio TAPE discovered RARE Elvis RADIO PROGRAM + UNSEEN documents #vinyl


"The Elvis Presley Story"

The documentary was the work of author Jerry Hopkins and Watermark, Inc., producer Ron Jacobs. Although many of Elvis’ songs were included, the dozens of interview segments in it were the heart of the program. Hopkins culled these excerpts from his two years of recorded research for his Presley biography to be published in 1972.

Suddenly, figures in Presley’s career came to life, hearing their voices on the radio Bob Neal, Sam Phillips, Scotty Moore, Marion Keisker, George Klein, D.J. Fontana, Gordon Stoker, Ray Walker, Alan Fortas, Otis Blackwell, Bones Howe, Marty Lacker, and many, many others. Wink Martindale, a Memphis DJ and TV host with ties to Elvis in the fifties, enthusiastically narrated the documentary.

• “You’ll know Elvis Presley, The King, and the man”

Watermark, Inc., promoted The Elvis Presley Story in a full-page Variety ad on August 21, 1971. “A 12-hour radio documentary on the most spectacular figure in the history of rock and roll,” the headline read. The text added, “Until 1971 the Elvis Presley story has gone untold, cloaked in legend and mystery. But now Elvis’ life, his music and his impact have been documented in 12 hour-long taped chapters for exclusive radio broadcast rights. In this radio biography you’ll hear over 70 voices—the people who know Elvis best from his childhood to the present. You’ll hear dozens of rare tapes. You’ll hear the music that made him, and nearly 150 of the songs he made. You’ll hear the legend and how it was created and sustained. You’ll know Elvis Presley, The King, and the man.”

According to the Variety ad, the program had first been offered in July to stations that carried Watermark’s weekly “American Top 40” program. As of August 5, 1971, 99 radio stations around the country had booked the Elvis program for their markets.

• A 13th chapter added in 1975 to update the Elvis documentary

In January 1975, Watermark marketed an expanded version of their Presley documentary. Hopkins, Jacobs, and Martindale gathered in Los Angeles to record a 13th chapter to cover the three years that had passed in Presley’s career since the original version aired. A full-page Billboard ad on January 18, 1975, offered the updated version of The Elvis Presley Story to radio stations.

A third and final version of The Elvis Presley Story was rushed out soon after Presley’s death in August 1977. Among those who offered tributes to Elvis in the revamped final chapter were D.J. Fontana, J.D. Sumner, Carl Perkins, Alan Fortas, George Klein, and Sammy Davis Jr.

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