Acting
Dixie Locke Emmons
Born 1938-08-29 · Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
Dixie Locke Emmons (August 29, 1938 - December 19, 2023) She was Elvis Presley's first girlfriend. Elvis and Dixie were together from January 1954 to May 1956 around Dixie’s high school graduation. They met in Memphis at the First Assembly of God Church and their first dates took me place at the Rainbow Rollerdome Skating Ring. Dixie was born in the south and raised in Memphis, therefore Elvis and Dixie shared a lot of the same southern values, beliefs, traditions and struggles. Elvis attended Dixie’s Southside High School prom on May 6, 1955. Dixie met and was around Elvis’ mother Gladys Presley, and she was in Elvis’ life when he recorded “Thats Alright,” at Sun Records on July 5, 1954. January 24, 1954: Elvis and Dixie Locke were at the same place at the same time. They had not officially met yet. Dixie saw Elvis and at that moment she made plans with a friend to go roller-skating on Saturday night, making sure that Elvis overheard her conversation. February 16, 1954: Elvis brought his girlfriend Dixie Locke home to meet his parents Vernon and Gladys. Elvis and Dixie had barely known each other for two weeks. Dixie’s 2021 memoir is titled “Unlocked: Memoirs of Elvis's First Girlfriend.” There are sweet and innocent stories in the book, and the book gives great insight into who Elvis was during that time period and Elvis early days of touring.
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NRIn The Memphis Years, you'll see the shy man who would emerge as the most celebrated performer the world has ever known. From his birth in a two room shotgun shack and his days as a high school outcast to his emergence as the most powerful cultural force of the 20th century. You'll see rare interviews with high school friends Buzzy Forbes and George Klein, and his high school sweetheart Dixie Locke Emmons. The Memphis Years is a look back at the times and places in which Elvis Presley lived his life outside the spotlight in Memphis In The Television Years you'll witness Elvis' groundbreaking television appearances in the 1950's. You'll hear from such notables such as Dick Clark, Ed McMahon, Kenny Rogers, Ray Manzarek, along with DJ Fontana who was there during Elvis' controversial appearances on The Milton Berle Show, The Steve Allen Show, and The Ed Sullivan Show. You'll also see the amazing duet with Frank Sinatra on the 1960 Frank Sinatra "Welcome Home Elvis" show.
The Definitive Elvis 25th Anniversary: Vol. 1 The Memphis Years & The Television Years
2002
6.6The story behind Elvis's first album features performances from 1955 and '56, interviews with the King and rare home movies of him at play and work.
Classic Albums: Elvis Presley
2002