Where on earth do you think you might find the base of the Elvis Gospel Fan Club? Right here in Yorkshire!
In fact, from a catalogue of many hundreds of recordings there are no less than eighty which are in the inspirational “gospel” genre. Madeleine, 78, admits thatis “an enigma”, but she hopes that her book, Elvis Presley Gospel Singer – an inspirational Life “clarifies a side of Elvis that is often neglected.”
She did – a BSc in Chemistry from Hull. She then did research at ICI in Harrogate, taught chemistry and maths and more importantly, she met her husband.Elvis The Fan Club was started almost immediately, in 1998, and it has thrived ever since. It still has a regular online newsletter, with also a fair few hard print copies. It’s seen, read and appreciated by thousands from all over the world, from Japan to Canada, the USA to Germany, Australia to Brazil. And if anyone is invited to visit the Wilson home, then they will be lucky enough to encounter a jaw-dropping collection of everything related to Elvis.
Madeleine reveals that Elvis’ ambition to “do something different” had, very probably, been deep within him for some time. His early movies had a sensational impact at the box office, and were constant money-spinners for years. But they became predictable, and audiences slumped. He wanted to branch out and to do more serious acting, and many believed that he would have been a fine “straight” performer.
Madeleine believes that the death of his mother, and his estrangement from wife Priscilla, also had a “profound effect” on the man who was endowed with a wonderful talent, but at the same time a terribly troubled human being.
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