While producing a documentary about Elvis’ early years, “Elvis: Return to

Tupelo,” I discovered a cache of never before seen Elvis photos from his

late spring tour in 1956. These remarkable photos show the singer as he was

just on the cusp of becoming a star. They’re wonderful candid shots of him

performing, meeting his fans, relaxing between shows at a local arcade and at

home with his family in Memphis. It was too late to include them in my documentary but I thought they were great. I shared them with a somewhat

skeptical Ernst Jørgensen who I think has seen every Elvis photo ever shot.

“In the 20 years I have been privileged to work with Elvis Presley CDs and

books there have been a number of great discoveries. One was when I was

approached by Michael Rose, who said that he had found a treasure of photos

from 1956. I have been bombarded with stories that were simply too good to

be true, and in many cases, that’s exactly what they were. So with some hesitation I asked Michael to send me some samples, and I was absolutely not

prepared for the quantity and quality of these historic images. It was one of

these situations where you forget all about financial logic, and just KNOW that

this has to be shared with all the fans. Since Michael agreed wholeheartedly,

we have spent the last twelve months sorting through all the material. I hope the fans love the images and the story as much as I do.” –Ernst Jørgensen

I couldn’t have said it better.

–Michael Rose