seite Innenseite 5 Innenseite 6 Vorderseite Basic Points of Elvis Presley´s 18 August 1959 Contemporary Witnesses in the EPV Map of Germany with red marked Start of shooting for the ilm G.I. Blues in whereabouts of Elvis Presley Army Days in Germany Friedberg (Hesse) with Elvis' double T.W. The following members of the EPV met Elvis Presley in person Friedberg (Hesse) Creel (in the photo together with ilm during his military service in Friedberg/Hesse (1958-1960). Our producer Hal Wallis). All external shots are contemporary witnesses are glad to share their personal Army Home of Elvis Presley 1 October 1958 taken in Hesse. experiences with Elvis with you at our club meetings. It doesn't Elvis Presley arrives by train from Bremerhaven in matter if you are a member or not, everyone is welcome. Friedberg around 7.30 p.m. 14 September 1959 Currie Grant (a friend of the family) takes Priscilla Beaulieu, who lived in Wiesbaden, to Bad Nauheim where she meets Elvis Presley in Goethestraße 14 for the irst time. 2 October 1958 Arrival press conference at the Ray 19 December 1959 Barracks (building 3628). Elvis participates upon invitation in a Christmas party in the gymnasium in Bad Nauheim (until 2015: "Gaststätte Sportheim"; Claus-Kurt Ilge then closed for humanitarian reasons). 1 March 1960 11 October 1958 Farewell press conference at the Ray Barracks. Elvis moves with his relatives to the Hotel Grunewald in Bad Nauheim. 2 March 1960 Departure from the "Rhine-Main Air Base" in Frankfurt to Fort Dix, New 20 December 1958 Jersey (USA). Elvis buys a white BMW 507 in Frankfurt Angelika Springauf am Main. ELV S in Germany 3 February 1959 City Map Friedberg (Hesse) Elvis moves with his relatives to Goethestraße 14 in Bad Nauheim. 14 April 1959 Bernd Basting Elvis helps with his unit to shift the memorial for the killed soldiers in World War One in Steinfurth. Dr. Peter Weidemann 17 May 1959 Elvis gets to know Currie Grant, the manager of the Eagles Club (The White House), in Wiesbaden. August 1959 Elvis visits the "Gedern lake". Bad Nauheim Photo: on the left Rosemarie Praß Karl-Heinz Stein Private Home of Elvis Presley Innenseite 1 Innenseite 2 Innenseite 3 Innenseite 4 Rückseite 24 March 2018 What is the 14 July 2001 12 August 2009 20-year celebration of Elvis Presley Verein e.V. Bad Nauheim - ELV S PRESLEY VEREIN e.V. The Garrison Commander of Ray Inauguration of the Elvis ELVIS PRESLEY VEREIN e.V. Friedberg Bad Nauheim - Friedberg? Barracks, Colonel Michael Tucker, Monument at the Friedberg round- Bad Nauheim - Friedberg has the garrison sign supplemented about next to the Ray Barracks 29 June - 4 July 2018 by the lettering "ARMY HOME OF The EPV has been part of the German-American ("Elvis-Presley-Kreisel"). Goals of the EPV: The ELVIS PRESLEY VEREIN e.V. Bad Nauheim – Friedberg (EPV) is ELVIS PRESLEY". Friendship Fest in Wiesbaden since 2014. the most authentic Elvis Presley Fan Club after Memphis (TN) and This event is one of the best attended festivals in - Promotion of the music culture of Elvis Presley, the King of Tupelo (MS) in the USA. 9 February 2002 1 December 2013 Wiesbaden, the capital of Hesse, and has Rock´n´Roll Opening of the Elvis Presley Photo Gallery (EPV Permanent meanwhile become an established part of our Inauguration of the new Capri - Preservation and maintenance of the memory of the musician Exhibition) at the restaurant "Sportheim", Hauptstraße 102 in Bad annual events. 26 August 1995 Club, which became the meeting and entertainer Elvis Presley Nauheim. Unfortunately, this exhibition had to be inished in 2015 Inauguration of the Elvis Presley stele place of the club from that day on. as the building was closed and renovated for humanitarian in Bad Nauheim. reasons. 20 April 2002 Scotty Moore visits with his band "ALL THE KING'S MEN" the EPV at the Capri Club. 8 August 2015 2 September 1995 In the frame of the joint project "Ab in die Mitte" 15 - 18 August 2002 Inauguration of the Elvis Presley Platz in of the EPV and the district town of Friedberg The EPV organizes the irst European Elvis Festival in Bad Nauheim Friedberg. (Hesse), two advertising pillars are inaugurated and Friedberg. on the Elvis-Presley-Platz in Friedberg. 16 August 2002 Tasks of the EPV: A concert in commemoration of the 25th anniversary of Elvis - Establishment and preservation of an Elvis Presley Museum Presley's death with Helmut Lotti and more than 5,000 visitors on 13 March 1998 the "Seewiese" in Friedberg (organizer: the district town of - Creation and maintenance of an Elvis Presley meeting place Foundation of the Fan Club at the Hotel Grunewald in Bad 12 August 2015 Friedberg). Nauheim. Elvis and his relatives stayed here from 11 October 1958 Inauguration of signs on the Elvis-Presley- - Organization of Elvis Presley music meetings Platz in Friedberg showing the directions to 2 February 1959. - Maintenance of the Elvis-Presley-Platz in Friedberg (Hesse) and 14 - 17 August 2003 and distances to Elvis Presley's important the memorial stele in Bad Nauheim Second European Elvis Festival (organized by the EPV) with Ted places of activity. 18 Oct. 1998 Herold and Paul Casey. With guest Sonny West. Inauguration of the Elvis- Contact: Presley-Platz in Bad Nauheim. 16 August 2016 Postal Address: ELVIS PRESLEY VEREIN e.V. 16 Aug. – 16 Sep. 2007 Inauguration of the new bronze plate for the Bad Nauheim - Friedberg, "Friedberg - Army Home of Elvis Presley" exhibition "Walk of Fame" in front of the building "In POB 1507, 61215 Bad Nauheim at the Capri Club of the Ray Barracks with more than den Kolonnaden 1" in Bad Nauheim. Internet: www.elvis-presley-verein.de 30 September – 3 October 2000 9,000 visitors. ELVIS PRESLEY REMEMBER WEEKEND at the You can also ind us on Facebook! Kurhaus Bad Nauheim with Elvis´ irst manager and guitarist Scotty Moore (Scotty becomes honorary member of the EPV). 16 - 21 August 2018 14 - 17 August 2008 We could gain Linda Gail Lewis (USA), Jerry Lee Lewis' sister, as a The photo for the cover of "A BIG HUNK The EPV organizes the irst Elvis Weekend in Friedberg (Hesse). special guest for the 10th Elvis Weekend on the occasion of the Regular Events O‘ LOVE" was taken at the castle gate in 20 October 2000 40th anniversary of Elvis Presley's death. She was accompanied by Bad Nauheim. Concert of The Shadows of Elvis with Special Guest “The King 1 – 5 October 2008 our top house band Ike and the Capers (GER) and Piano Sam - Monthly Club Meeting on the irst Saturday of each month, from James Brown“ at the Memphis Dancing Bar (formerly Edelweiß) in 50 years Elvis´ arrival in Germany (1 October 1958 – (GER). We were able to provide top-class and diverse 7 p.m. in different locations. Information about the respective Bad Nauheim. 1 October 2008); celebration at the Capri Club at the Ray Barracks, entertainment to our guests by presenting next club meeting can be found on www.elvis-presley-verein.de. Friedberg (Hesse). Guests are welcome. Freddy Albers (GER), Paul Ansel (UK, a top Elvis performer), Steve Montana (GER), "Die Kusängs" - Monthly Elvis Guided Tours "On The Traces Of Elvis" (City 1 June 2001 30 October 2008 The photo was taken on the Usa-Bridge in (Germany's youngest Rockabilly band), Marcel Marketing Bad Nauheim). "Let's have a Party" with Wanda Jackson in Inauguration of "Walk of Fame" in front of Bad Nauheim. Riesco (USA; Roy Orbison), Horst Franke (GER; "Steinfurth's Rosensaal". the building “In den Kolonnaden 1“ in Bad - Yearly Elvis Weekend in Friedberg (Hesse) organized by the EPV Nauheim. This bronze plate was stolen on Johnny Cash), The Velvet Candles (ES, the and the district town of Friedberg (Hesse). 9 January 2015. Spanish Jordanaires) , Michael Aden (GER) and The Wild Bobbin' Baboons (GER)..