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Spreckels, Judy, 144–45, 185, 227, 252
St. Marks Methodist Church (Tupelo, Mississippi), 14
Stage Show (TV show), 131, 153, 154, 298
Stalin, Joseph; Elvis’s vision of, 407
Stanley, Angie, 532–33, 571
Stanley, Billy, 278, 532–33, 555, 557, 571
Stanley, David, 278, 588, 601, 602
Stanley, Devada “Dee” Elliott. See Presley, Devada “Dee”
Stanley, Ricky, 278, 374, 499, 560, 599
Stanwyck, Barbara, 394–95
A Star is Born (Streisland proposal), 561, 562
The Starlite Wranglers, 73–74, 76, 77
The Statesmen, 59, 70, 77
Stax Records, 472, 536
Stefaniak, Elisabeth, 279–82, 286–89, 291–92, 300, 302, 310, 317, 322–24
The Steve Allen Show (TV show), 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 160, 178
Stevens, Andrea June, 169–70
Stevens, Connie, 351–52
Stevens, Stella, 356–57
Stevenson, Venetia, 176, 239
Stewart, Tom, 308, 330–31
Stone, Mike, 459, 460, 512, 519, 520, 523, 534, 556
Strada, Al, 557, 601, 602
Streisand, Barbra, 475, 561–62
stuffed animals; Elvis’s collection of, 133
Sullivan, Ed, 178, 208, 457. See also The Ed Sullivan Show
Sun Records: Cash as artist for, 118; and change in Elvis’s music, 462; and discovery of Elvis, 317; Elvis leaves, 102; and Elvis’s popularity, 96; Elvis’s recordings for, 65–66, 72–75, 89, 102, 123; Elvis signs with, 76; Elvis’s visits to, 337; and Evans visit to Memphis, 197–98; “Million Dollar Quartet” session at, 198; Pittman as artist for, 193
The Sweet Inspirations, 477, 478, 487, 493, 532, 567
Taranto, Salvadore “Penue,” 113, 218
Taurog, Norman, 326, 345, 348, 354, 355, 365, 404, 414, 452
Taylor, Elizabeth, 133, 204, 397, 428
TCB charm/ring, 500, 587
television: Elvis early shows on, 131, 132, 148; Elvis special for, 449–50, 454, 455–59, 460–67, 468, 469; and NBC-Parker deal, 449–50, 455–56. See also specific person or show
Tennessee; “Elvis Presley Day” in, 341
Tennessee State Employment Security office; Elvis’s job with, 54
Tennessee State Legislature; Elvis’s appearance before, 341–42
Tharpe, Rosetta, 36–37, 119
This is Elvis (video), 521
Thompson, Linda: and “Aloha from Hawaii” concert, 531; appearance of, 524; baby talk between Elvis and, 529–30; break-up between Elvis and, 562, 579, 582; and Briggs, 585; and death of Elvis’s dog, 575; and Elvis as a parent, 576; and Elvis’s breathing problems, 537; and Elvis’s death, 603; and Elvis’s depression, 578–79; and Elvis’s drug use, 531, 536, 537, 539, 543–44; Elvis first starts seeing, 524–25; Elvis’s gifts for, 530, 562, 576; and Elvis’s health problems, 540–41, 559, 561, 567; and Elvis’s other women, 530, 546, 547, 549, 552, 553, 557, 560, 562, 568, 569, 571, 582; Elvis’s relationship with, 524, 529, 552, 553, 579, 585; and firing of entourage members, 578; at Graceland, 525, 553; in Las Vegas, 526, 529, 555; motherly role of, 529, 541;nicknames for, 529; personality and character of, 524; and Sam’s hiring, 584; and Shepherd-Elvis meeting, 525; and shooting incident, 543; on tours, 582; as virgin, 524
Thompson, Sam, 584, 603
Time magazine, 147, 253, 408
TLC charm/pendants, 500, 509, 574, 588
tours, Elvis’s: and Alden-Elvis relationship, 592–93; documentary about, 520; Elvis’s desire for, 487; and Elvis’s health problems, 589, 593; and Elvis’s spending, 574; and Elvis’s unpredictable behavior, 576; fifteen-city, 520; girlfriends on, 516, 552, 564, 566, 567, 582, 589; last night on, 596; plans for, 597; six-city, 498; and Thompson-Elvis relationship, 579. See also specific city or tour
Trio Club (Pine Bluff, Arkansas), 91, 200
Tschechowa, Ada, 288, 289, 290
Tschechowa, Vera, 288–91
Tubb, Ernest, 36, 101, 119
Tucker, Beau, 572–73, 574
Tucker, Tanya, 572–74
Tupelo Hotel; Elvis’s singing at, 36
Tupelo, Mississippi: blacks in, 35–36; Elvis benefit show for Youth Center in, 225, 341; Elvis’s donation to, 185; Elvis’s visits to, 185–88, 195; life in, 3–4; social class in, 9; tornado in, 15