elvis unterzeichnete am 31.01.1956 einen vertrag mit der new yorker agentur 'william morris'; deren photograph william 'popsie' randolph (1920 - 1978) hinterliess einen nachlass von insgesamt mehr als 60.000 bilder aus der musikszene der 40er, 50er, 60er und 70er ....
der musikjournalist cliff malloy arbeitet diesen nachlass auf. einige erste bilder von 'popsies' elvis-photographien stehen bereits zum erwerb. hoffen wir, dass noch viele folgen.
ein kurzer begleitender bericht von cliff malloy's blog-seite; wie immer zuerst das original:
Elvis Presley at the William Morris Agency, January 31, 1956
June 21, 2006 / Cliff Malloy
On January 31, 1956, the face of music was changed forever. That's when Elvis Presley and Col. Tom Parker signed with the William Morris Agency and set into motion the series of events that caused the creation of Elvis Presley as an American icon.
This is also the starting point of my new online column "MusicXposed." This column, along with the assistance of the greatest music photo archive known to man (The archive of William "PoPsie" Randolph, the Legend of Broadway), will recap the greatest musical moments of the 20th Century and give you access to the archive that, up to now, has been safely tucked away from public view. I started working with the estate a few years ago and I am amazed at the wealth of photos that "PoPsie" produced. I will, during the course of time, shed light on the life and times of PoPsie as well and do my part to get him recognized as the great photographer he was.
Now, back to the event in question.
Elvis, at this time, was just starting to make a stir and turn a few heads on the musical horizon. I won't recap all of the details here, but let's just say when RCA Victor contacted PoPsie about their new discovery, PoPsie was less than impressed.
According to his son, PoPsie was not crazy about rock music or its impact on New York City at the time. Oh sure, he had a lot of paying gigs from the new labels that sprung up like weeds around the city, but he was a jazz cat at heart and his passions were placed with the musicians who kept in touch with him from his days as a band boy with the Benny Goodman Orchestra.
looking at the negative sleeve from the session, I immediately noticed that Elvis' name was spelled wrong. It's always fascinating seeing this kind of thing in the archives 50 years hence and realizing that at one time in the entertainment universe, Elvis was persona non grata to the journalists and photographers that covered the industry.
PoPsie must have made a connection with the "kid" because he ended up shooting a recording session, a copy negative of his high school graduation photo, and the back cover photos for the Elvis Presley LP. It was rumored that PoPsie also did the front cover of the LP as well, but that was just a long-time misunderstanding by Elvis collectors who saw the caption "Photos by PoPsie" on the back of the cover and unduly gave him credit.
Almost exactly eight years later, lightning would strike again as PoPsie would be enlisted by Capitol Records to do the same with a new British group of long-haired kids who would be coming to New York to seek their fame and fortune as well, but that is another story for another time...
As a long time music collector and supporter of all things recorded, Cliff has spent time as a record store owner, disc jockey, photographer and now historian for the Estate of William "PoPsie" Randolph (1920-1978), The Legend of Broadway. Cliff has now taken on the task of writing about the life and times of "PoPsie" to get the story and over 60,000 images published and it's about time somebody did so without ripping off the Estate. To see his work with the estate, visit either PoPsiePhotos.com, or his music photo blog, MusicXposed. Contact him at
musicxposed@gmail.com.
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http://blogcritics.org/archives/2006/06/21/053411.php
elvis bei der vertragsunterzeichnung in der agentur