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Encyclopedia > G.I. Blues
G.I. Blues
Produced by Hal B. Wallis
Directed by Norman Taurog
Michael D. Moore (2nd unit)
Written by Edmund Beloin & Henry Garson
Starring Elvis Presley
Juliet Prowse
Music by Joseph J. Lilley
Cinematography Loyal Griggs
Editing Warren Low
Distributed by Paramount Pictures
Release date August 18, 1960
Runtime 104 min.
Language English
Preceded by: King Creole
Followed by: Flaming Star
IMDb Page (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053848/)


G.I. Blues is a 1960 Elvis Presley musical motion picture played as a romantic comedy. It was filmed while Presley was fullfilling his military service obligation with the United States Army in West Germany. It was filmed at Paramount's Hollywood studios and on location in Germany. Hal B. Wallis (September 14, 1898 – October 5, 1986) was an American motion picture producer. ... Norman Taurog ( February 23, 1899 - April 7, 1981) was an American film director. ... Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977), also known as The King of Rock and Roll, or as just simply The King, was an American singer who had an immeasurable effect on world culture. ... Juliet Prowse (25 September 1936 – 14 September 1996) was a British dancer and actress born in Bombay, India to South African parents. ... The Paramount Pictures logo used from 1988 to 1989. ... August 18 is the 230th day of the year (231st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1960 was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... King Creole starring Elvis Presley King Creole is a 1958 Elvis Presley film and soundtrack based on the 1952 Harold Robbins novel, A Stone for Danny Fisher. ... Flaming Star is the title of a 1960 Elvis Presley film in the Western genre. ... See also: 1959 in film 1960 1961 in film 1950s in film 1960s in film years in film film Events April 20 - for the first time since coming home from military service in Germany, Elvis Presley returns to Hollywood, California to film August 10 - Filming of West Side Story begins. ... Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977), also known as The King of Rock and Roll, or as just simply The King, was an American singer who had an immeasurable effect on world culture. ... A musical film belongs to a film genre that features songs, sung by the actors, interwoven into the narrative. ... For other uses see film (disambiguation) Film refers to the celluliod media on which movies are printed Film — also called movies, the cinema, the silver screen, moving pictures, photoplays, picture shows, flicks, or motion pictures, — is a field that encompasses motion pictures as an art form or as part of... The Army is the branch of the United States armed forces which has primary responsibility for land-based military operations. ... West Germany was the informal but almost universally used name for the Federal Republic of Germany from 1949 until 1990, during which years the Federal Republic did not yet include East Germany. ... The Paramount Pictures logo used from 1988 to 1989. ... For other uses, see Hollywood (disambiguation) Greetings from Hollywood Hollywood is a district of the City of Los Angeles, California, U.S.A., that runs from about Vermont Avenue on the east to just beyond Laurel Canyon Boulevard above Sunset and Crescent Heights Boulevards on the west; the north to...


Primary cast:

  • Elvis Presley  : Tulsa McLean
  • Juliet Prowse  : Lili
  • Robert Ivers  : Cookie
  • James Douglas  : Rick
  • Letícia Román  : Tina
  • Sigrid Maier  : Marla
  • Arch Johnson  : Sgt. McGraw

Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977), also known as The King of Rock and Roll, or as just simply The King, was an American singer who had an immeasurable effect on world culture. ... Juliet Prowse (25 September 1936 – 14 September 1996) was a British dancer and actress born in Bombay, India to South African parents. ...

Record Album

Recorded during April and May of 1960 at RCA Studios and Radio Recorders in Hollywood, California, the music album of the same name was released in October of 1960. RCA, formerly an initialism for the Radio Corporation of America, is now a trademark used by two companies for products descended from that common ancestor: Thomson Consumer Electronics, which manufactures RCA-branded televisions, DVD players, video cassette recorders, direct broadcast satellite decoders, camcorders, audio equipment, telephones, and related accessories; and... For other uses, see Hollywood (disambiguation) Greetings from Hollywood Hollywood is a district of the City of Los Angeles, California, U.S.A., that runs from about Vermont Avenue on the east to just beyond Laurel Canyon Boulevard above Sunset and Crescent Heights Boulevards on the west; the north to... An album (from Latin albus white, blank, relating to a blank book in which something can be inserted) is a packaged collection of related things. ...



Recording musicians:


TRACKS (songwriter): The Jordanaires are an American singing group formed in 1948 in Springfield, Missouri. ... Scotty Moore is a legendary guitarist and member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. ... Dominic Joseph Fontana (born March 15, 1931 in Shreveport, Louisiana) is a American musician best known as the drummer for Elvis Presley. ...


Side 1:

  1. Tonight Is So Right For Love - (Sid Wayne & Abner Silver)
  2. What's She Really Like - (Sid Wayne & Abner Silver)
  3. Frankfort Special - (Sid Wayne & Stoney Edwards)
  4. Wooden Heart - (Ben Weisman, Fred Wise, Kay Twomey)
  5. GI Blues - (Sid Tepper & Roy C. Bennett)


Side 2:

  1. Pocketful Of Rainbows - (Ben Weisman & Fred Wise)
  2. Shoppin' Around - (Aaron Schroeder, Sid Tepper, Roy C. Bennett)
  3. Big Boots - (Sid Wayne & Stoney Edwards)
  4. Didja' Ever - (Sid Wayne & Stoney Edwards)
  5. Blue Suede Shoes - (Carl Perkins)
  6. Doin' The Best I Can - (Doc Pomus & Mort Shuman)


See also: Carl Perkins Carl Lee Perkins (April 9, 1932 - January 19, 1998) was an American pioneer of rockabilly music, a mix of rhythm and blues and country music that evolved at Sun Records in Memphis in the early 1950s. ... Doc Pomus (January 27, 1925 - March 14, 1991) was a blues singer and songwriter, active throughout the 20th century. ... Mort Shuman (November 12, 1936 _ November 2, 1991) was an American singer and songwriter. ...

This is a list of films in which Elvis Presley starred. ... Elvis Presley released an impressive 55 albums between 1956, when he signed with RCA, and August 16, 1977, when he passed away. ...

External Link

Sockin', Swingin', Girls and Singin' (http://elvis.fan-sites.org/visitorsubmitted-martine-giblues.html) A collection of pictures from the movie.


  Results from FactBites:
 
+Elvis: Biography of Elvis Presley, the King (3527 words)
He also had a strong grounding in country and blues and it was the combination of these different styles that was to provide his unique musical identity.
The b-side, 'Blue Moon Of Kentucky', was a country song, but the arrangement showed that Presley was threatening to slip into an entirely different genre, closer to RandB.
The new clean-cut Presley was presented on celluloid in GI Blues.
Music Books: my personal library (1286 words)
#gt 1998, Brooks, Koda & Brooks, "Blues for Dummies"
#gy 1997, Leblanc & Young, "1997 Kerrville Touring Directory for Singer Songwriters and other Acoustic Artists"
#gi 1997, Santelli, "The Best of the Blues"
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