{"id":3981,"date":"2026-07-02T06:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T06:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.elvismyhappiness.com\/wp\/?p=3981"},"modified":"2026-07-02T09:42:50","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T09:42:50","slug":"lundi-2-juillet-1956-il-y-a-soixante-dix-ans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.elvismyhappiness.com\/wp\/?p=3981","title":{"rendered":"Lundi 2 juillet 1956, il y a soixante-dix ans !"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-post-time-to-read\">3\u00a0384 mots<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-time-to-read\">14\u201321 minutes<\/div>\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u00ab&nbsp;<\/strong><strong><em>C\u2019\u00e9tait sans aucun doute lui qui dirigeait la session et qui d\u00e9cidait quand la prise \u00e9tait bonne\u2026&nbsp;\u00bb<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Alfred Wertheimer<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:45% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elvismyhappiness.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/HD28.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3974 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.elvismyhappiness.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/HD28.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.elvismyhappiness.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/HD28-222x300.jpg 222w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Le dimanche 1<sup>er<\/sup> juillet 1956,<strong> Elvis <\/strong>est arriv\u00e9 peu apr\u00e8s 6h \u00e0 la gare de<strong> Penn Station <\/strong>\u00e0 <strong>New York<\/strong>. Il avait jou\u00e9 la veille au soir \u00e0 <strong>Richmond <\/strong>en<strong> Virginie <\/strong>et s\u2019est imm\u00e9diatement rendu \u00e0 l&rsquo;h\u00f4tel<strong> Warwick <\/strong>pour se reposer. Le soir m\u00eame, il se rend au <strong>Hudson Theater <\/strong>dans la 44<sup>\u00e8me<\/sup> rue pour son unique participation au<strong> Steve Allen Show <\/strong>sur <strong>NBC-TV<\/strong>. L\u00e0, il interpr\u00e8te <strong><em>I Want You, I Need You, I Love You<\/em><\/strong>, et <strong><em>Hound Dog<\/em><\/strong> \u00e0 un basset nomm\u00e9<strong> Sherlock <\/strong>et participe \u00e0 un sketch en compagnie d&rsquo;<strong>Andy Griffith<\/strong>,<strong> Steve Allen <\/strong>et<strong> Imogene Coca<\/strong>. Visiblement cette \u00e9mission, par son c\u00f4t\u00e9 un peu kitch, est faite pour calmer le jeu.<strong> Elvis <\/strong>n&rsquo;y est pas tr\u00e8s \u00e0 l&rsquo;aise, engonc\u00e9 dans un smoking ou habill\u00e9 en cow-boy. Cependant ce soir-l\u00e0 le <strong>Steve Allen Show <\/strong>fera 22,2% d&rsquo;audience, alors qu&rsquo;en face<strong> Ed Sullivan <\/strong>ne fait que 14,8%. Apr\u00e8s l&rsquo;\u00e9mission<strong> Elvis <\/strong>sera interview\u00e9 dans sa chambre d&rsquo;h\u00f4tel pour le programme <strong>TV Hy Garner Calling<\/strong>. On apprend alors qu&rsquo;il ne comprend pas en quoi le rock&rsquo;n&rsquo;roll peut \u00eatre n\u00e9faste pour la jeunesse, et qu&rsquo;il voudrait bien \u00eatre un nouveau James Dean, mais dit ne pas \u00eatre s\u00fbr d&rsquo;y arriver.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"959\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elvismyhappiness.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_4605-959x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4108\" style=\"width:787px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.elvismyhappiness.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_4605-959x1024.jpeg 959w, https:\/\/www.elvismyhappiness.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_4605-281x300.jpeg 281w, https:\/\/www.elvismyhappiness.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_4605-768x820.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.elvismyhappiness.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_4605.jpeg 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, 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class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 45%\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>LA SESSION<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">C\u2019est le lendemain, qu\u2019Elvis et ses musiciens investissent de 14h \u00e0 21h le <strong>Studio RCA <\/strong>de<strong> New York <\/strong>pour une s\u00e9ance d&rsquo;enregistrement de l\u00e9gende. Sont pr\u00e9sents&nbsp;: aux guitares<strong> Scotty Moore <\/strong>et <strong>Elvis<\/strong>, \u00e0 la contrebasse,<strong> Bill Black<\/strong>, \u00e0 la batterie,<strong> D.J. Fontana <\/strong>et au piano<strong> Shorty Long<\/strong>. Les ch\u0153urs sont assur\u00e9s par les<strong> Jordanaires<\/strong>, \u00e0 savoir <strong>Gordon Stoker<\/strong>,<strong> Hoyt Hawkins<\/strong>,<strong> Neal Matthews <\/strong>et <strong>Hugh Jarrett<\/strong>, cependant que l\u2019on trouve aux manettes l\u2019ing\u00e9nieur <strong>Ernie Ulrich <\/strong>et que<strong> Steve Sholes <\/strong>en est le producteur. En v\u00e9rit\u00e9, comme le confirme le photographe <strong>Alfred Wertheimer<\/strong>, t\u00e9moin privil\u00e9gi\u00e9 et qui canarde le<strong> King <\/strong>sans discontinuer :<strong><em>En studio, lors de cette session, j\u2019ai pris des centaines de clich\u00e9s. Je pourrais reconstituer toute la s\u00e9ance avec mes photos.<\/em><\/strong><strong> Elvis <\/strong><strong><em>\u00e9tait tr\u00e8s perfectionniste. C\u2019\u00e9tait sans aucun doute lui qui dirigeait la session et qui d\u00e9cidait quand la prise \u00e9tait bonne, le choix des chansons\u2026 Il r\u00e9p\u00e9tait l\u2019arrangement au piano avec<\/em><\/strong><strong> Gordon Stoker <\/strong><strong><em>des<\/em><\/strong><strong> Jordanaires, <\/strong><strong><em>puis tr\u00e8s vite d\u00e9marrait l\u2019enregistrement avec ses musiciens. <\/em><\/strong><strong>Elvis <\/strong><strong><em>prenait sa musique tr\u00e8s au s\u00e9rieux&nbsp;: il \u00e9tait tr\u00e8s concern\u00e9 pendant les s\u00e9ances d\u2019enregistrement.<\/em><\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elvismyhappiness.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/HD1-800x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3949 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.elvismyhappiness.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/HD1-800x1024.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.elvismyhappiness.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/HD1-234x300.jpg 234w, https:\/\/www.elvismyhappiness.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/HD1-768x983.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.elvismyhappiness.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/HD1.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-top\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"554\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elvismyhappiness.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/HD2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3950 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.elvismyhappiness.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/HD2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.elvismyhappiness.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/HD2-300x208.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.elvismyhappiness.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/HD2-768x532.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Les Jordanaires se souviennent eux aussi.<strong> Ray Walker <\/strong>:<strong><em> Il n&rsquo;avait pas besoin de r\u00e9p\u00e9ter les chansons. Il avait une excellente m\u00e9moire. Il lui suffisait d&rsquo;\u00e9couter un morceau deux ou trois fois et il le connaissait aussi bien <\/em><\/strong><strong><em>que le compositeur.<\/em><\/strong><strong> Gordon Stoker <\/strong>:<strong><em>Il \u00e9coutait une maquette de la chanson, une ou deux fois, se mettait derri\u00e8re le micro et chantait sans aucun texte devant les yeux<\/em><\/strong><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">En fait, pressentent-ils tous qu\u2019ils d\u00e9tiennent ce jour-l\u00e0 l\u2019un des singles records de toute l\u2019histoire&nbsp;? Il semble en tous cas que la tension soit \u00e0 son maximum, la concentration aussi. On a le sentiment de se trouver dans un vestiaire avant un match de foot. On assiste r\u00e9ellement \u00e0 un travail d\u2019\u00e9quipe, on se rassemble assis au sol autour du coach,<strong> Steve Sholes<\/strong>, on se regroupe autour des<strong> Jordanaires<\/strong>, on \u00e9coute religieusement les prises qui l\u2019une apr\u00e8s l\u2019autre ne donnent pas enti\u00e8re satisfaction, alors le leader s\u2019isole, prend sa t\u00eate entre ses mains avant de mieux repartir pour une prise nouvelle et de chanter face \u00e0 toute la formation.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"550\" height=\"410\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elvismyhappiness.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/HD29.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3975\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.elvismyhappiness.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/HD29.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.elvismyhappiness.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/HD29-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:45% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"770\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elvismyhappiness.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/HD3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3951 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.elvismyhappiness.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/HD3.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.elvismyhappiness.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/HD3-234x300.jpg 234w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Est pr\u00e9sent \u00e9galement son cousin<strong> Carrol \u00ab&nbsp;Junior&nbsp;\u00bb Smith <\/strong>qui, bien que discret ne le quitte pas, \u00e0 cette \u00e9poque, d\u2019une semelle. Il existe une r\u00e9elle proximit\u00e9 entre lui et <strong>Elvis<\/strong>, il semble que junior soit l\u00e0 pour le rassurer comme sur cette photo o\u00f9 il vient lui parler \u00e0 l\u2019oreille. Junior a pr\u00e8s de trois ans de plus, il est n\u00e9 le 2 ao\u00fbt 1932, il est le fils de<strong> Levalle Smith <\/strong>la s\u0153ur de<strong> Gladys <\/strong>et le fr\u00e8re de<strong> Gene Smith<\/strong>. Bless\u00e9 par un obus pendant la guerre de<strong> Cor\u00e9e<\/strong>, ce que raconte sans doute un visage en permanence tortur\u00e9. Ceci explique peut-\u00eatre cela, il est mort d&rsquo;alcoolisme dans la maison de l&rsquo;oncle<strong> Travis<\/strong>, le 4 f\u00e9vrier 1961. Ce triste jour,<strong> Elvis <\/strong>n&rsquo;arr\u00eatera pas de r\u00e9p\u00e9ter&nbsp;:<strong><em>Tout est fini, Junior, tout est fini\u2026<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 45%\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>HOUND DOG<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Le premier titre enregistr\u00e9 transpire le souffre, c\u2019est celui-l\u00e0 m\u00eame qui quatre semaines auparavant avait fait scandale lors du<strong> Milton Berle Show <\/strong>du 5 juin.<strong> Scotty Moore <\/strong>: &#8230;<strong><em>Nous savions avant la s\u00e9ance que nous allions enregistrer Hound Dog<\/em><\/strong><strong>. <\/strong><strong><em>Nous l&rsquo;avions vu interpr\u00e9ter \u00e0<\/em><\/strong><strong> Las Vegas <\/strong><strong><em>par<\/em><\/strong><strong> Freddie Bell <\/strong><strong><em>et les<\/em><\/strong><strong> Bell Boys. <\/strong><strong><em>Nous allions les voir tous les soirs. Nous aimions tous ce titre et nous nous sommes dit que nous l&rsquo;enregistrerions. <\/em><\/strong><strong><em>Nous l&rsquo;avons fait \u00e0 la t\u00e9l\u00e9 et en studio. C&rsquo;est la premi\u00e8re chanson que nous avons enregistr\u00e9e<\/em><\/strong><strong>. <\/strong>Une fois termin\u00e9 la s\u00e9rie de concerts donn\u00e9e par le <strong>King <\/strong>au <strong>New Frontier Hotel <\/strong>de<strong> Las Vegas<\/strong>, ils mettent la chanson pratiquement imm\u00e9diatement \u00e0 leur r\u00e9pertoire, comme le montre la premi\u00e8re version qui nous soit parvenue, le 16 mai 1956 au<strong> Robinson Auditorium <\/strong>de<strong> Little Rock <\/strong>en<strong> Arkansas.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"496\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elvismyhappiness.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/HD4.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3994 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.elvismyhappiness.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/HD4.png 500w, https:\/\/www.elvismyhappiness.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/HD4-300x298.png 300w, https:\/\/www.elvismyhappiness.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/HD4-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:45% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"593\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elvismyhappiness.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/HD5.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3953 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.elvismyhappiness.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/HD5.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.elvismyhappiness.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/HD5-300x297.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Elle a \u00e9t\u00e9 \u00e9crite en ao\u00fbt 1952 par<strong> Jerry Leiber <\/strong>et<strong> Mike Stoller <\/strong>pour la chanteuse<strong> Willie Mae (Big Mama) Thorton<\/strong>. Elle l\u2019enregistre en ao\u00fbt de la m\u00eame ann\u00e9e et le disque qui sort d\u00e9but 1953 sur<strong> Peacock Records <\/strong>(1612) se place n\u00b0 1 pendant six semaines au classement<strong> R&amp;B <\/strong>du<strong> Billboard.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bien entendu<strong> Elvis <\/strong>connait la chanson, qui a m\u00eame fait l\u2019objet d\u2019une controverse entre<strong> Sam Phillips <\/strong>et ses<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>auteurs. Celui-ci accus\u00e9 de plagiat pour sa version de <strong><em>Bearcat<\/em><\/strong> (Sun 181) par<strong> Rufus Thomas <\/strong>devra reverser un pourcentage sur les royalties. Mais effectivement, c\u2019est en avril 1956 \u00e0 <strong>Las Vegas <\/strong>que s\u2019op\u00e8re le d\u00e9clic qui donnera \u00e0 <strong>Elvis <\/strong>l\u2019envie de la mettre \u00e0 son r\u00e9pertoire. Mais alors qui peut dire que sa version a quelque chose \u00e0 voir avec les versions qui l&rsquo;ont pr\u00e9c\u00e9d\u00e9 ! La chanson est totalement revisit\u00e9e, encore une fois<strong> Elvis <\/strong>se l&rsquo;approprie totalement pour la faire sienne. R\u00e9sultat : une chanson d&rsquo;anthologie ! Tous y contribuent, les musiciens qui lui apportent une sonorit\u00e9 jamais entendue, r\u00e9volutionnaire, les choristes qui produisent un travail absolument remarquable avec un <strong>Elvis <\/strong>qui domine sa partition \u00e0 la perfection. On comprend mieux pourquoi il faudra attendre la 31<sup>\u00e8me<\/sup> prise pour qu&rsquo;<strong>Elvis <\/strong>soit enfin satisfait du travail accompli.<strong> Scotty Moore <\/strong>: <strong><em>C&rsquo;\u00e9tait bizarre comme son. Maintenant le chorus me para\u00eet compl\u00e8tement contraire aux lois de la musique. Mais \u00e7a collait bien. On pourrait appeler \u00e7a du style psych\u00e9d\u00e9lique pr\u00e9historique.<\/em><\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure data-spbadd-entrance=\"\" superb-addons-animation=\"rotateIn\" class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"550\" height=\"545\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elvismyhappiness.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/HD6.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3997\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.elvismyhappiness.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/HD6.png 550w, https:\/\/www.elvismyhappiness.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/HD6-300x297.png 300w, https:\/\/www.elvismyhappiness.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/HD6-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 45%\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>DON&rsquo;T BE CRUEL<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Le deuxi\u00e8me titre enregistr\u00e9 est <strong><em>Don&rsquo;t Be Cruel<\/em><\/strong>, qu&rsquo;<strong>Otis Blackwell <\/strong>avait \u00e9crit en 1955 et vendu \u00e0<strong> Shalimar Music <\/strong>pour 25 $. Elle fut d&rsquo;abord propos\u00e9e \u00e0 un groupe enregistrant pour<strong> RCA <\/strong>&#8211;<strong> The Four Tunes <\/strong>-qui n&rsquo;en voulut pas. Mais d\u00e8s qu&rsquo;<strong>Elvis <\/strong>entendit la d\u00e9mo, il en tomba litt\u00e9ralement amoureux. Il va l&rsquo;interpr\u00e9ter sur un tempo diff\u00e9rent de celui de la maquette, moins rugueux, mais l\u00e0 encore il faudra attendre vingt-huit prises avant qu&rsquo;il ne soit satisfait.<strong> Otis Blackwell&nbsp;<\/strong>: <strong><em>La veille de No\u00ebl 55, je me trouvais devant le<\/em><\/strong><strong> Brill Building <\/strong><strong><em>\u00e0<\/em><\/strong><strong> Manhattan, Leroy Kirkland, <\/strong><strong><em>l&rsquo;arrangeur qui a travaill\u00e9 avec<\/em><\/strong><strong>  Screamin&rsquo; Jay Hawkins, <\/strong><strong><em>m&rsquo;a demand\u00e9 si j&rsquo;avais des chansons. J&rsquo;ai dit : Ouais, j&rsquo;essaie de gagner de l&rsquo;argent pour No\u00ebl. Il m&rsquo;a emmen\u00e9 alors chez<\/em><\/strong><strong>  Shalimar Music <\/strong><strong><em>o\u00f9 j&rsquo;ai rencontr\u00e9<\/em><\/strong><strong> Goldie Goldmark, Al Stanton <\/strong><strong><em>et<\/em><\/strong><strong> Moe Gayle. Al Stanton <\/strong><strong><em>\u00e9tait un ami de<\/em><\/strong><strong> Paul Cates, <\/strong><strong><em>qui travaillait <\/em><\/strong><strong><em>avec les gens d&rsquo;<\/em><\/strong><strong>Elvis. <\/strong><strong><em>Il lui a fait passer mes chansons, mais je travaillais pour<\/em><\/strong><strong> Shalimar <\/strong><strong><em>et<\/em><\/strong><strong> Elvis <\/strong><strong><em>\u00e9tait chez<\/em><\/strong><strong>  Hill &amp; Range. <\/strong><strong><em>Alors ils se sont r\u00e9unis pour les copublier. J&rsquo;ai jou\u00e9 sept chansons et l\u2019une d\u2019elles \u00e9tait <\/em><\/strong><strong><em>Don&rsquo;t Be Cruel<\/em><\/strong><strong>. <\/strong><strong><em>Ils l&rsquo;ont achet\u00e9e et l&rsquo;ont fait \u00e9couter \u00e0 la soci\u00e9t\u00e9<\/em><\/strong> d\u2019<strong>Elvis. <\/strong><strong><em>L&rsquo;accord pr\u00e9voyait un partage des cr\u00e9dits d&rsquo;\u00e9criture qui a \u00e9t\u00e9 lev\u00e9, apr\u00e8s que notre collaboration a eu fait largement ses preuves. Quand <\/em><\/strong><strong>Elvis <\/strong><strong><em>enregistrait mes chansons, il s\u2019inspirait de mes d\u00e9mos. Je pense qu&rsquo;il rendait justice \u00e0 mes chansons. Il y a mis le genre de sentiment que je ressentais moi-m\u00eame\u2026&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"769\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elvismyhappiness.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/HD7-769x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3955 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.elvismyhappiness.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/HD7-769x1024.jpg 769w, https:\/\/www.elvismyhappiness.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/HD7-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.elvismyhappiness.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/HD7-768x1023.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.elvismyhappiness.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/HD7-1153x1536.jpg 1153w, https:\/\/www.elvismyhappiness.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/HD7.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 769px) 100vw, 769px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>En effet, pour donner suite \u00e0 cet accord<b> <\/b><b><i>Don&rsquo;t Be Cruel<\/i><\/b>, mais aussi<b> <\/b><b><i>Paralyzed<\/i><\/b><b> <\/b>et<b> <\/b><b><i>All Shook Up<\/i><\/b>, seront co-cr\u00e9dit\u00e9es<b> Elvis Presley<\/b>. Alors, s\u2019il est vrai qu\u2019<b>Elvis <\/b>s\u2019est inspir\u00e9 de la d\u00e9mo d\u2019<b>Otis Blackwell\u00a0<\/b>pour<b> <\/b><b><i>Don&rsquo;t Be Cruel<\/i><\/b>, il lui a apport\u00e9 tout autre chose. Un rythme moins pianistique &#8211; que l\u2019on retrouvera dans la version de<b> Jerry Lee Lewis <\/b>-, plus m\u00e9lodique avec un apport, l\u00e0 encore, des<b> Jordanaires<\/b> qui l\u2019adoucit avec une r\u00e9elle harmonie entre les musiciens, plus li\u00e9s, et puis il y a ces riffs de guitares de<b> Scotty <\/b>qui deviendront l\u00e9gendaires ajout\u00e9 \u00e0 la rythmique impos\u00e9e par <b>Elvis <\/b>pour en faire une r\u00e9ussite totale. Du grand art\u00a0!&#8230; <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:45% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elvismyhappiness.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/HD8.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4012 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.elvismyhappiness.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/HD8.png 600w, https:\/\/www.elvismyhappiness.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/HD8-300x295.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>ANY WAY YOU WANT ME (THAT\u2019S HOW I WILL BE)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La session se termine par <strong>Any Way You Want Me <\/strong>\u00e9crite par<strong> Aaron Schroeder <\/strong>et <strong>Cliff Owens<\/strong>.<strong> Aaron&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>Schroeder <\/strong>:<strong><em>J\u2019avais ce titre dans la t\u00eate quand j\u2019ai rencontr\u00e9<\/em><\/strong><strong> Clyde Otis <\/strong>(producteur\/auteur de renom)<strong><em>dans un ascenseur du <\/em><\/strong><strong>Brill Building <\/strong><strong><em>\u00e0<\/em><\/strong><strong> New York. <\/strong><strong><em>Je lui parle de celui-ci et lui demande ce qu\u2019il en pense ? Il me r\u00e9pond : Super, je l\u2019aime ! On peut en faire quelque chose. Je lui dis que je pense \u00e0<\/em><\/strong><strong> Elvis Presley, <\/strong><strong><em>il me dit alors : Je le connais, je pense que \u00e7a lui irait. Nous nous sommes mis au piano et une heure apr\u00e8s nous l\u2019avions termin\u00e9.<\/em><\/strong><strong> Clyde Otis <\/strong>publiant ses chansons habituellement pour une organisation rivale, choisira de signer<strong><em>Any Way You Want Me<\/em><\/strong> sous le pseudonyme de<strong> Cliff Owens<\/strong>.<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La chanson fait partie d\u2019une pile de d\u00e9mos pr\u00e9sent\u00e9e \u00e0<strong> Elvis <\/strong>par<strong> Steve Sholes<\/strong>. Imm\u00e9diatement conquis, il va faire montre, une fois de plus, de qualit\u00e9s vocales uniques. Il l\u2019enregistre en douze prises, la derni\u00e8re \u00e9tant retenue pour figurer \u00e0 nouveau sur un single et si la chanson est quelque peu \u00e9cras\u00e9e par celles qui l\u2019ont pr\u00e9c\u00e9d\u00e9, il ne faudrait pas pour autant en minimiser la port\u00e9e.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 45%\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>LES SINGLES DE TOUS LES RECORDS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Les r\u00e9sultats obtenus par cette session vont d\u00e9passer, aussi bien artistiquement que commercialement, tout ce que ses protagonistes auraient pu en esp\u00e9rer. En effet, les trois titres feront l\u2019objet de singles qui battront tous les records, les propulsant au firmament des chansons de l\u00e9gendes.<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>Seulement deux semaines apr\u00e8s la session,<strong> RCA <\/strong>sort le 13 juillet le single (47.6604) avec en face A <strong><em>Don\u2019t Be Cruel<\/em><\/strong>,<strong><em>Hound Dog<\/em><\/strong> se contentant de la face B. C\u2019est une vraie bombe qui va provoquer un v\u00e9ritable raz-de-mar\u00e9e. Le 4 ao\u00fbt, il gagne la premi\u00e8re place du <strong>Billboard <\/strong>qu\u2019il garde onze semaines, les deux faces se tirant successivement la bourre. Il restera ainsi pr\u00e9sent dans les charts pendant vingt-huit semaines, occupant dans le m\u00eame temps la premi\u00e8re place de tous les autres classements, Country et R&amp;B\u2026&nbsp;! Il sera le premier single de l\u2019histoire \u00e0 \u00eatre certifi\u00e9 quadruple <strong>Platine <\/strong>et il faudra attendre 1985 et la chanson<strong><em>We Are The World<\/em><\/strong> pour qu\u2019un tel exploit se reproduise. Ce single de l\u00e9gende se vendra \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9poque \u00e0 plus de neuf millions d\u2019exemplaires aux<strong> USA <\/strong>!<\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"590\" height=\"589\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elvismyhappiness.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/HD9.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3957 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.elvismyhappiness.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/HD9.jpg 590w, https:\/\/www.elvismyhappiness.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/HD9-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.elvismyhappiness.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/HD9-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 590px) 100vw, 590px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-top\" style=\"grid-template-columns:45% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1009\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elvismyhappiness.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/HD31-1009x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3977 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.elvismyhappiness.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/HD31-1009x1024.jpg 1009w, https:\/\/www.elvismyhappiness.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/HD31-296x300.jpg 296w, https:\/\/www.elvismyhappiness.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/HD31-768x779.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.elvismyhappiness.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/HD31-1513x1536.jpg 1513w, https:\/\/www.elvismyhappiness.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/HD31-2018x2048.jpg 2018w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1009px) 100vw, 1009px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">En<strong> Angleterre<\/strong>, tout comme aux<strong> Etats-Unis <\/strong>les deux titres se feront concurrence, ce qui aura pour r\u00e9sultat que les deux n\u2019atteindront que la deuxi\u00e8me place, ce qui reste cependant un v\u00e9ritable exploit. L\u2019exploit en v\u00e9rit\u00e9 est plan\u00e9taire, car si l\u2019on se replonge dans le contexte de l\u2019\u00e9poque o\u00f9 en <strong>France<\/strong>, par exemple, alors que les chansons ne b\u00e9n\u00e9ficient d\u2019aucun passage radio, non seulement le 45 tours <strong><em>Rock and Roll n\u00b0 1<\/em><\/strong>, sorti en 1957, obtiendra sous ses deux r\u00e9f\u00e9rences (75319\/86290) d\u2019excellents scores, mais sera de plus r\u00e9\u00e9dit\u00e9 r\u00e9guli\u00e8rement jusque dans les ann\u00e9es 70 (!). Et, preuve de leurs impacts, les deux titres seront imm\u00e9diatement repris par des interpr\u00e8tes fran\u00e7ais.&nbsp;<br><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure superb-addons-animation=\"tada\" class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"703\" height=\"696\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elvismyhappiness.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/HD30.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3976\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.0100611560465576;width:530px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.elvismyhappiness.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/HD30.jpg 703w, https:\/\/www.elvismyhappiness.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/HD30-300x297.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.elvismyhappiness.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/HD30-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 703px) 100vw, 703px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 45%\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Any Way You Want Me<\/em><\/strong>, ne va pas tarder \u00e0 prendre le m\u00eame chemin. La chanson apparait le 28 septembre 1956 en face B du single<strong> (47-6643) <\/strong>qui propose en face A rien de moins que <strong><em>Love Me Tender<\/em><\/strong> et qui a fait l\u2019objet d\u00e8s avant sa sortie d\u2019une pr\u00e9commande de pr\u00e8s d\u2019un million d\u2019exemplaires. Le 20 octobre, il atteint la premi\u00e8re place du <strong>Billboard <\/strong>qu\u2019il va conserver quatre semaines durant avec au total vingt-deux semaines de pr\u00e9sence. Il occupera \u00e9galement la premi\u00e8re de diff\u00e9rents classements, Cashbox, Variety\u2026 Il sera certifi\u00e9triple<strong> Platine<\/strong>. L\u00e0 encore le succ\u00e8s sera plan\u00e9taire, comme chez nous o\u00f9 <strong><em>Love Me Tender<\/em><\/strong> sera repris sans attendre par des chanteurs fran\u00e7ais.&nbsp;<br><\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"990\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elvismyhappiness.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/HD10.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3958 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.elvismyhappiness.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/HD10.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.elvismyhappiness.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/HD10-300x297.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.elvismyhappiness.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/HD10-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.elvismyhappiness.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/HD10-768x760.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:45% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"555\" height=\"711\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elvismyhappiness.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/HD27.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3973 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.elvismyhappiness.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/HD27.jpg 555w, https:\/\/www.elvismyhappiness.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/HD27-234x300.jpg 234w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 555px) 100vw, 555px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Une session, trois chansons num\u00e9ros un, il y a sans doute peu d\u2019artiste qui peuvent se vanter d\u2019un tel exploit.&nbsp; Un exploit d&rsquo;anthologie qui va faire \u00e0 tout jamais d\u2019<strong>Elvis <\/strong>: le n\u00b0 1. Mais, au-del\u00e0 de cela, bien malin qui peut dire aujourd\u2019hui, combien de millions de <strong><em>Don\u2019t Be Cruel<\/em><\/strong> et de <strong><em>Hound Dog<\/em><\/strong> se sont vendus autour de la plan\u00e8te&nbsp;? Ils ont figur\u00e9 sur tant d\u2019albums, de dizaines de compilations de toutes sortes, eux m\u00eame multimillionnaires, que l\u2019on peut avancer sans risques que ces titres, comme quelques autres du King, sont ceux qui se sont les plus vendus au monde&nbsp;! Mes amis quelle session&nbsp;!&#8230;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Curieusement, aucune autre prise ne nous est parvenue \u00e0 ce jour, les bandes auraient \u00e9t\u00e9 d\u00e9truites, ce qui est devenu une v\u00e9ritable frustration pour tous les fans du <strong>King<\/strong>. Cependant, d\u00e8s lors <strong><em>Hound Dog<\/em><\/strong> et <strong><em>Don\u2019t Be Cruel <\/em> <\/strong>ne quitteront jamais plus son r\u00e9pertoire et ce jusqu\u2019en 1977. Reste que nous sommes ici, sans nul doute possible, en pr\u00e9sence de la session la plus photographi\u00e9e d\u2019<strong>Elvis <\/strong>et que nous devons cet \u00e9norme privil\u00e8ge \u00e0<strong> Alfred Wertheimer <\/strong>qui a su en capter tous les instants, photographiant non seulement<strong> Elvis <\/strong>sous toutes les coutures, saisissant la moindre expression, mais aussi en restituant \u00e0 merveille l\u2019ambiance qui r\u00e9gnait dans le studio ce jour-l\u00e0. Les clich\u00e9s les plus parlants sont tr\u00e8s majoritairement en noir et blanc, cependant on en compte environ vingt-cinq en couleur, le plus souvent en buste. Mille mercis<strong> Monsieur Wertheimer&nbsp;!&#8230;&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>ALFRED WERTHEIMER&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Alfred Wertheimer <\/strong>est n\u00e9 en<strong> Allemagne <\/strong>\u00e0<strong> Coburg <\/strong>en 1929. Il est tr\u00e8s jeune quand ses parents \u00e9migrent aux <strong>\u00c9tats-Unis <\/strong>o\u00f9 ils s&rsquo;installent \u00e0<strong> Brooklyn<\/strong>. En 1951, il obtient son dipl\u00f4me \u00e0 la<strong> Cooper Union<\/strong>,<strong>un \u00e9tablissement d&rsquo;enseignement sup\u00e9rieur en sciences et arts.<\/strong> Apr\u00e8s son service militaire comme photographe dans l\u2019<strong>Army Signal Corp<\/strong>, il travaille dans la mode mais, se captive avant tout pour le photojournalisme. Il se d\u00e9sint\u00e9resse tr\u00e8s vite des images lisses et pos\u00e9es, il publie alors son travail dans<strong> Life Magazine<\/strong>,<strong> Paris Match <\/strong>et <strong>Look<\/strong>\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">En mars 1956, il est engag\u00e9 pour une courte dur\u00e9e par<strong> RCA <\/strong>dans le but de prendre des clich\u00e9s d\u2019<strong>Elvis <\/strong>lors de son passage au <strong>Dorsey Show<\/strong>, le 17 mars.<strong> RCA, <\/strong>en manque de photos \u00e0 destination des m\u00e9dias, souhaitaitavoir des gros plans d&rsquo;<strong>Elvis <\/strong>en action ou encore en compagnie de ses fans.<strong> Alfred Wertheimer <\/strong>n&rsquo;avait jamais entendu parler d\u2019<strong>Elvis&nbsp;<\/strong>: <strong><em>Mon instinct me disait que ce gar\u00e7on \u00e9tait vraiment unique. Il avait un talent qu\u2019on ne rencontre que tous les cinquante ou cent ans. Je ne le savais pas encore \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9poque, mais je sentais qu\u2019il allait devenir quelqu\u2019un et c\u2019est ce qui m\u2019a motiv\u00e9 \u00e0 le suivre. Si personne n\u2019avait pris ces photos, comment aurait-on pu savoir qui il \u00e9tait vraiment ?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"922\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elvismyhappiness.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/HD11-922x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3979 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.elvismyhappiness.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/HD11-922x1024.jpg 922w, https:\/\/www.elvismyhappiness.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/HD11-270x300.jpg 270w, https:\/\/www.elvismyhappiness.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/HD11-768x853.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.elvismyhappiness.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/HD11.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 922px) 100vw, 922px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:46% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"579\" height=\"367\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elvismyhappiness.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/HD12.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3959 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.elvismyhappiness.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/HD12.jpg 579w, https:\/\/www.elvismyhappiness.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/HD12-300x190.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 579px) 100vw, 579px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Frapp\u00e9 par la personnalit\u00e9 d\u2019<strong>Elvis<\/strong>, il va en d\u00e9finitive le suivre pendant plusieurs mois en 1956 et accumuler des milliers de clich\u00e9s de<strong> New York <\/strong>\u00e0<strong> Memphis<\/strong>, y compris dans son intimit\u00e9&nbsp;:<strong><em>Il me laissait faire absolument tout ce que je voulais. A aucun moment il n\u2019est intervenu. Je dois en remercier \u00e9galement sa m\u00e8re <\/em><\/strong><strong>Gladys &#8211; <\/strong><strong><em>son p\u00e8re \u00e9tait plus en retrait &#8211; pour son accueil \u00e0 <\/em><\/strong><strong>Memphis. <\/strong><strong><em>Elle a \u00e9t\u00e9 d\u2019une hospitalit\u00e9 peu ordinaire m\u2019ouvrant sa maison sans restriction. Elle \u00e9tait vraiment adorable et l\u2019on remarquait imm\u00e9diatement l\u2019immense complicit\u00e9 qu\u2019il y avait entre elle et <\/em><\/strong><strong>Elvis.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;galleryId&quot;:&quot;6a481e2506798&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/gallery\" class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a481e2506c88&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a481e2506c88\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" 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class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Certains de ces clich\u00e9s deviendront mythiques lui assurant une rente \u00e0 vie, ils seront non seulement publi\u00e9s par les m\u00e9dias, mais ils feront l\u2019objet de produits de toutes sortes, calendriers, agendas, t-shirts, mugs\u2026 et d\u2019une multitude d\u2019ouvrages, <strong>The Early Years<\/strong>, <strong>Elvis at 2: From New York To Memphis<\/strong>\u2026dont le dernier en date le prestigieux, <strong>Elvis and the Birth of Rock and Roll <\/strong>chez <strong>Taschen, <\/strong>ne co\u00fbtait pas moins de 750 \u20ac. Ces clich\u00e9s ne manqueront pas, bien entendu, d\u2019int\u00e9resser \u00e9galement la pub, comme la montr\u00e9, il y a peu encore, la <strong> <\/strong>publicit\u00e9<strong> Coca-Cola <\/strong>qui s\u2019affichait chez nous, non seulement sur les bus mais aussi sur les grands panneaux publicitaires.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Alfred Wertheimer <\/strong>photographiera<strong> Elvis <\/strong>une derni\u00e8re fois d\u2019une mani\u00e8re admirable lors de son d\u00e9part pour l\u2019<strong>Allemagne<\/strong>, le 22 septembre 1958 \u00e0<strong> Brooklyn<\/strong>, lorsqu\u2019il embarque sur le<strong> USS General Randall<\/strong>. Par la suite,<strong> Alfred Wertheimer <\/strong>couvrira notamment la campagne pr\u00e9sidentielle am\u00e9ricaine de 1960 opposant<strong> JFK <\/strong>\u00e0 <strong>Richard Nixon<\/strong>, puis vers la fin de sa vie, outre l\u2019exploitation de ces milliers de clich\u00e9s, il se consacrera \u00e9galement \u00e0 la r\u00e9alisation de films documentaires.<\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"675\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elvismyhappiness.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/HD16-675x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3963 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.elvismyhappiness.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/HD16-675x1024.jpg 675w, https:\/\/www.elvismyhappiness.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/HD16-198x300.jpg 198w, https:\/\/www.elvismyhappiness.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/HD16-768x1165.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.elvismyhappiness.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/HD16.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure superb-addons-animation=\"wobble\" class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"521\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elvismyhappiness.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/HD17.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3964\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.elvismyhappiness.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/HD17.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.elvismyhappiness.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/HD17-300x204.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:45% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"704\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elvismyhappiness.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/HD18-1024x704.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3965 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.elvismyhappiness.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/HD18-1024x704.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.elvismyhappiness.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/HD18-300x206.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.elvismyhappiness.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/HD18-768x528.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.elvismyhappiness.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/HD18-1536x1056.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.elvismyhappiness.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/HD18-2048x1408.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Le 4 juillet 2007, il \u00e9tait venu nous rendre visite \u00e0<strong> La Boutique <\/strong>en compagnie de<strong> Th\u00e9r\u00e8se Schevtchenko <\/strong>qui fut longtemps sa collaboratrice, nous l\u2019avions interview\u00e9 &#8211; voir num\u00e9ro 61 de septembre 2007 d\u2019<strong>Elvis My Happiness <\/strong>&#8211; et avions m\u00eame partag\u00e9 un diner avec eux et pu nous rendre compte combien il restait enthousiaste et reconnaissant \u00e0<strong> Elvis <\/strong>pour l\u2019avoir ainsi propuls\u00e9 au rang des photographes de l\u00e9gendes. Il est d\u00e9c\u00e9d\u00e9, le 19 octobre 2014 \u00e0<strong> New York.<\/strong><br><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 45%\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Si quelques photos de la session avaient filtr\u00e9 au cours du temps, ce n\u2019est cependant r\u00e9ellement qu\u2019en 1995 dans le livre <strong>Songs of Innocence <\/strong>(Tutti Frutti Productions) de<strong> Ger Rijff <\/strong>et<strong> Jan Van Gestel <\/strong>avec l\u2019accord d\u2019<strong>Alfred Wertheimer <\/strong>que nous en d\u00e9couvrirons plusieurs dizaines. Nous ne comprenons cependant toujours pas pourquoi les auteurs ont cru bon de les reproduire en couleur s\u00e9pia, leur enlevant ainsi tout relief. A la suite de cela,<strong> Alfred Wertheimer <\/strong>nous avouera :<strong><em>Vous savez c\u2019est compliqu\u00e9 car j\u2019ai eu pas mal de d\u00e9ception dans le pass\u00e9 notamment lorsque j\u2019ai travaill\u00e9 avec des Europ\u00e9ens pour la session de <\/em><\/strong><strong><em>Hound Dog <\/em><\/strong><strong><em>et quelques autres projets\u2026 <\/em><\/strong><strong><em>\u00c7a a train\u00e9, il y avait toujours quelque chose qui ne collait pas. Vous savez, m\u00eame en ce qui concerne l\u2019\u00e9dition de mes photos par la<\/em><\/strong><strong> Fondation Cartier, <\/strong><strong><em>je ne suis pas totalement satisfait du r\u00e9sultat. Aujourd\u2019hui je ne souhaite r\u00e9ellement travailler que dans la qualit\u00e9 comme nous l\u2019avons fait pour le<\/em><\/strong><strong> Elvis At 21 <\/strong><strong><em>o\u00f9 les reproductions sont telles que je le souhaitais<\/em><\/strong>. En ce qui nous concerne d\u2019ailleurs \u00e0<strong> My Happiness<\/strong>, nous nous sommes toujours insurg\u00e9s et nous continuons \u00e0 le faire contre ces foutues mises en page qui ne trouvent rien de mieux que de mettre, par exemple, des photos sur deux pages en les coupants bien au milieu et souvent m\u00eame en coupant en deux le personnage principal lui \u00f4tant ainsi tout int\u00e9r\u00eat. A bannir&nbsp;!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Certes, c\u2019\u00e9tait peut-\u00eatre il y a 70 ans, mais alors un constat s\u2019impose&nbsp;: une insensibilit\u00e9 totale au temps qui passe. Aucune ride n\u2019est venue alt\u00e9rer ces instants, que ce soit musicalement bien entendu, mais aussi en ce qui concerne cette photog\u00e9nie si particuli\u00e8re au <strong>King<\/strong>,&nbsp;tout en mouvement, merveilleusement capt\u00e9e par <strong>Alfred Wertheimer<\/strong>, une vraie fontaine de Jouvence&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"481\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elvismyhappiness.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/HD19.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3966 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.elvismyhappiness.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/HD19.jpg 481w, https:\/\/www.elvismyhappiness.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/HD19-289x300.jpg 289w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 481px) 100vw, 481px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile has-mono-3-background-color has-background\" style=\"grid-template-columns:44% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1018\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elvismyhappiness.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/HD20-1018x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3967 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.elvismyhappiness.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/HD20-1018x1024.jpg 1018w, https:\/\/www.elvismyhappiness.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/HD20-298x300.jpg 298w, https:\/\/www.elvismyhappiness.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/HD20-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.elvismyhappiness.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/HD20-768x772.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.elvismyhappiness.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/HD20.jpg 1037w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1018px) 100vw, 1018px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>LA SESSION MADE IN FRANCE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Don\u2019t Be Cruel<\/em><\/strong> a \u00e9t\u00e9 la premi\u00e8re adaptation en fran\u00e7ais d\u2019une chanson d\u2019<strong>Elvis<\/strong>. C\u2019est<strong> Georges Ulmer<\/strong>, chanteur d\u2019origine danoise, tr\u00e8s c\u00e9l\u00e8bre dans notre pays dans les ann\u00e9es 50, qui apr\u00e8s en avoir \u00e9crit les paroles, avec pour titre, <strong><em>Sois pas cruelle<\/em><\/strong>, l\u2019interpr\u00e9tera pour les disques<strong> Vega<\/strong>. Elle sera reprise par la suite par<strong> Christian Garros<\/strong>, jazzman renomm\u00e9, sur un 45 tours totalement consacr\u00e9, d\u00e9j\u00e0, \u00e0<strong> Elvis<\/strong>, mais aussi par le<strong> Trio Raisner<\/strong>, puis au cours du temps par <strong>Sylvie Vartan <\/strong>en <strong>1962 <\/strong>et plus tard par<strong> Dick Rivers <\/strong>et<strong> Eddy Mitchell <\/strong>&#8211; avec des paroles l\u00e9g\u00e8rement modifi\u00e9es, reprises par <strong>Betty And the Bops<\/strong>. Au<strong> Canada<\/strong>, elle est adapt\u00e9e par<strong> Armand Desrochers <\/strong>pour<strong> Carmen D\u00e9ziel<\/strong>, \u00e9galement sous le titre,<strong><em>Sois pas cruel<\/em><\/strong>, mais avec des paroles totalement diff\u00e9rentes.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 45%\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Hound Dog<\/em><\/strong>, sans doute plus difficile \u00e0 adapter, ne sera repris dans un premier temps que musicalement par <strong>Christian Garros<\/strong>, il le sera plus tard avec des paroles de<strong> S. Lorquin <\/strong>qui l\u2019intitule, <strong><em>Vieux chien de chasse<\/em><\/strong>, pour<strong> Lucky Blondo <\/strong>sur son album totalement d\u00e9di\u00e9 au<strong> King<\/strong>,<strong><em> To Elvis From Nashville<\/em><\/strong>. Pour les<strong> Bubblies <\/strong>avec<strong> Gana\u00ebl<\/strong>, <strong><em>Hound Dog<\/em><\/strong> deviendra<strong> <em>Chien de Berger <\/em><\/strong>sur des paroles de<strong> A. M. N\u00e9bot<\/strong>. <strong>Johnny Hallyday <\/strong>l\u2019interpr\u00e9tera \u00e9galement mais en anglais.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Any Way You Want Me<\/em><\/strong>, bien que d\u00e9pos\u00e9e en<strong> France <\/strong>\u00e0 la<strong> Sacem <\/strong>sous le titre<strong><em>Rien que pour te plaire<\/em><\/strong>, paroles de<strong> Jacques Poterat<\/strong>, ne trouvera cependant pas d\u2019interpr\u00e8te.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"528\" height=\"530\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elvismyhappiness.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/HD32.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3978\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.9962640099626401;width:256px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.elvismyhappiness.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/HD32.jpg 528w, https:\/\/www.elvismyhappiness.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/HD32-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.elvismyhappiness.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/HD32-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 528px) 100vw, 528px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"462\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elvismyhappiness.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/HD26.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3972 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.elvismyhappiness.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/HD26.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.elvismyhappiness.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/HD26-300x277.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:45% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"369\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elvismyhappiness.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/HD21.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3968 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.elvismyhappiness.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/HD21.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.elvismyhappiness.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/HD21-300x221.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>LES MUSICIENS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Guitares :<strong> Scotty Moore, Elvis Presley<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Contrebasse :<strong> Bill Black<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Batterie :<strong> D.J. Fontana &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Piano :<strong> Shorty Long<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Choristes :<strong> The Jordanaires (Gordon Stoker, Hoyt Hawkins, Neal Matthews, Hugh Jarrett)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ing\u00e9nieur :<strong> Ernie Ulrich<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Producteur :<strong> Steve Sholes<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"675\" height=\"436\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elvismyhappiness.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/HD22.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3980\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.elvismyhappiness.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/HD22.jpg 675w, https:\/\/www.elvismyhappiness.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/HD22-300x194.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" hcb-fetch-image-from=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=MMmljYkdr-w\" title=\"Elvis Presley - Hound Dog (1956) HD 0815007\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MMmljYkdr-w?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00ab&nbsp;C\u2019\u00e9tait sans aucun doute lui qui dirigeait la session et qui d\u00e9cidait quand la prise \u00e9tait bonne\u2026&nbsp;\u00bb &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3983,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[32,67],"tags":[186,191,188,189,187,190],"class_list":["post-3981","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-actualites","category-archives-delvis","tag-2juillet1956","tag-alfredwertheimer","tag-bearcat","tag-bigmamathorton","tag-hounddog","tag-rca"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.elvismyhappiness.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3981","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.elvismyhappiness.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.elvismyhappiness.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.elvismyhappiness.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.elvismyhappiness.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3981"}],"version-history":[{"count":27,"href":"https:\/\/www.elvismyhappiness.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3981\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4140,"href":"https:\/\/www.elvismyhappiness.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3981\/revisions\/4140"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.elvismyhappiness.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/3983"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.elvismyhappiness.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3981"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.elvismyhappiness.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3981"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.elvismyhappiness.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3981"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}