Bonus materials: the original and complete never-before-released 19-minute "Elvis on Vacation in Biloxi" home movie with Eddie Bellman's informal narration. Photo Gallery. June Juanico, Elvis Presley.
Summary:
The summer that changed everything for young Elvis... and the world of entertainment. Network television, a Hollywood movie contract, and his first Number One hit, "Heartbreak Hotel." The Summer of '56 is also a time of romance for Elvis with his fiancee in Biloxi, Mississippi. "Summer of '56" is the story of the beginning of an astounding career, and the abrupt end of innocence for Elvis Presley. Featuring the oldest home movie of Elvis, in color, plus interviews with fiancee June Juanico, life-long friend George Klein, guitarist Scotty Moore, drummer D.J. Fontana, and Trude Forsher, Elvis and the Colonel's personal assistant in Hollywood. - from cover.
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