TV interview with grandfather Jesse (1958)

In the huge treasure chest with historical footage that is called YouTube, another diamond is found…The online archive from the American TV Station CBS has released a 3 minute interview with Elvis’ grandfather, Jesse D. Presley. Jesse is a guest in a talk show to talk about the release of his single ‘The Billy Goat Song’. It seems to be that he had still lots of ambition to make it as a singer at the age of 62. Off course, Jesse thought to make advantage of his famous last name because of Elvis’ popularity. ‘The Bill Goat Song’ was brought to the attention of the fans in 2006 when ElvisMatters released the song on CD and gave a free copy to all of the club members. The talk show host asks Jesse what he would do if his career became successful. The answer is ‘I would pay my mortgage and I will retire’. This answer may seem a bit strange, knowing that Elvis would not pay the house for his grandfather while he gave so many things away to strangers. But…Elvis had a good reason for this. Jesse left his family when Vernon was a baby. Vernon never got over this and Elvis always blamed his grandfather for doing this. The woman next to Jesse is not Elvis’ grandmother, but Jesse’s second wife. As known, Elvis’ grandmother en Vernons mother ‘Dodger’ was loved by her family and she even lived with them. It is remarkable how little there is talked about Elvis. His name is only mentioned in the last seconds, while the couple had no contact at all with Elvis.




David Hamal / Published by: ElvisMatters - David Hamal .

jaja, die liebe verwandtschaft.

weiss man, warum elvis keinen kontakt zu opa jesse hatte ?
dann hätte er ihm bestimmt ein neues gebiss spendiert.

Just go on reading:

ah okay, danke.
aber es hätte ja trotzdem sein können, wenn man erwachsen ist, dass man die dinge doch noch mal von einer anderen seite, oder von beiden sieht und sich trotzdem versöhnt. war wohl aber dann nicht der fall, aber konsequent. unser el hatte charakter !

http://www.elvis-postcards.com/image...ssePresley.jpg

Gerade hier in History gelesen:

1971
Elvis gibt eine Show um 14:30 Uhr in Louisville / Kentucky...
Bei diesem Konzert ist Elvis´ Grossvater Jesse D. Presley (wohnte in Louisville) im Publikum - damals 74 Jahre alt - und Elvis lässt während der Show die Saallichter einschalten, um "Hello" zu ihm sagen zu können.