Elvis and the Birth of Rock and Roll – in pictures

Previously unpublished photos of Elvis Presley by Alfred Wertheimer
  
  


Unseen Elvis: Elvis horses around with his younger cousin Billy Smith
Splash!: Elvis horses around with his younger cousin Billy Smith in the spring of 1956. They had to fill the pool with a garden hose attached to the kitchen sink and after six hours it was still only half full Photograph: Alfred Wertheimer
Unseen Elvis: Elvis takes a break
Elvis takes a break between the rehearsal and the live taping of Stage Show at CBS’s TV Studio 50 in Manhattan. He’s reading some of that day’s fan letters Photograph: Alfred Wertheimer
Unseen Elvis: A backstage colour portrait
A backstage colour portrait just before going on to record the Steve Allen Show Photograph: Alfred Wertheimer
Unseen Elvis: Elvis and fellow soldiers
Elvis and fellow soldiers of Company D 1st Battalion 32nd Armor and 3rd Armored Division walk the gangplank of the USS Randall. They had to repeat the manoeuvre for the assembled photographers Photograph: Alfred Wertheimer
Unseen Elvis: Elvis at the piano
Elvis at the piano in a mid-Manhattan loft studio. Elvis and his cousin Junior Smith are waiting for the Steve Allen Show script rehearsal to start on 29 June 1956 Photograph: Alfred Wertheimer
Unseen Elvis: Elvis combing his hair
Final touch: the famous quiff is already a feature Photograph: Alfred Wertheimer
Unseen Elvis: Elvis relaxes on the back patio
Elvis relaxes on the back patio with his family before the concert at Russwood Park. His cousin Bobby and father are in the background Photograph: Alfred Wertheimer
Unseen Elvis: Rare portrait studies in colour of Elvis
Rare portrait studies in colour of Elvis performing the 8pm show live at the Mosque Theater, as they appear in Elvis and the Birth of Rock and Roll Photograph: Alfred Wertheimer
Unseen Elvis: The cover of Elvis and the Birth of Rock and Roll
'Don't be Cruel': RCA Victor Studio 1, 2 July 1956 Photograph: Alfred Wertheimer
Elvis: Elcis Presley
The King's speech: Elvis on tthe Armed Forces Radio Service in 1958
Photograph: Alfred Wertheimer Photograph: Action images
 

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