Elvis Radio host Argo caught up with Robert Plant following his show in Memphis with Alison Krauss. Robert shared his story about when Led Zeppelin met Elvis! Check out Robert doing his "best Elvis"!
Tell us about the day you got your first Elvis record, the time you saw The King in concert, the first time you saw him on television, or – best of all – if you actually met him in person!
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George Klein | email Fridays 3 pm – 7 pm ET
Sundays 7 am – 8 am ET on The Original Elvis Hour
Sundays 9 pm – 10 pm ET on The Original Elvis Hour
"GK Replay" Mondays 8 pm - Midnight ET & Wednesdays 3 am - 7 am.
George Klein first became aware of Elvis when he was 12 years old. But where most other fans first heard Elvis on the radio or saw him on TV, GK experienced him in school – they were classmates! “He was my best friend,” George recalls. He lists his favorite song as “Don’t Be Cruel,” and has had many times to spin that particular track – he’s been in radio for nearly 50 years!
Argo | email Weekdays 7 am – 2 pm ET
Saturdays 7 am – 2 pm ET
When Argo was 8, he went to Graceland for the first time. It was a huge experience for the kid: “I cried when I got home and listened to ‘Suspicious Minds’ over and over.” Later on, he started dressing like The King, and also mastered the fine art of the lip curl. Argo’s current favorite Elvis songs are “Such A Night” and “First In Line,” and his favorite album is 1960’s Elvis Is Back.
Big Jim Sykes | email Monday-Thursday 2 pm – 8 pm ET
Saturdays 9 am - 2 pm ET
Big Jim – The Memphis Microphone Man – has been working in radio for over a quarter of a century. His mother told him stories about seeing Elvis on the Louisiana Hayride back in 1955. He lists “Mystery Train” as his favorite Elvis song, and the 1956 album Elvis Presley as his favorite LP. Besides hosting his own show, he also produces and engineers for George Klein’s show.
In 1957, TY heard his parents complaining that “Elvis is corrupting the youth of America!” From that moment, his path was set, and he soon embarked upon a career in radio. Years later, he began working for the first and only 24-7 Elvis Channel, sowe’re glad everything worked out in the end. TY cites his favorite Elvis moments as “Stranger In My Home Town,” the extended jam on “Merry Christmas Baby,” anything recorded in Memphis. But he points out that “If it weren’t for ‘That’s All Right Mama,’ we wouldn’t be here right now!’”
Doc Walker | email Saturdays 2 pm - 7 pm ET & Sundays 3 pm – 7 pm ET
Doc has worked in radio “on and off for 25 years.” He's a huge Elvis fan, so getting to play music from The King 24-7 is a huge thrill. “My favorite song changes constantly, but right now it is an outtake recording of ‘When It Rains, It Really Pours,’ and my favorite album is Elvis Live At The International from 1969.”
Dave favors early Elvis, particularly the Sun Records era. “Elvis is about more than music,” he says. “Elvis was a milestone in American culture. His music symbolized the coming age of the baby boom, and set the stage for the rebellion to come in the following decades. He’s also a great Memphian!”
Bill Rock | email Saturdays 7 pm – 10 pm ET on Bill Rock's Elvis Memories Replay Wednesdays Midnight (12:01 am) ET
Saturdays 10 pm – Midnight ET on Soundtrack Saturday Night Replay Tuesdays 10 pm ET
Bill Rock is a longtime Elvis fan: "When I was nine years old, I heard him on the radio, and I asked my mother to buy me 'Heartbreak Hotel,'" which he notes was The King’s first million seller. "Of course, like every American boy, I followed him through hit records, the army, his movies and concerts. He was rock and roll's first superstar." Bill, who has been on the radio since the '60s, was the first DJ whose voice was heard on Elvis Radio when we first launched, and he’s been here ever since.
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