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For his role in Viva Las Vegas, Elvis Presley received a third place prize 1965 Laurel Award for best male performance in a musical film. Viva Las Vegas was also the 1965 Laurel runner-up in the category of the best musical of 1964. Ann-Margret was praised for her on screen chemistry with Elvis, as she nearly stole the film from him.
Liv Østhus, also known by her stage name Viva Las Vegas, is a writer, musician, actress, activist, and for more than 25 years, a stripper. [1] She has written for The Village Voice , The New York Times Magazine , and other national and regional publications, and published two books about her experiences on stage. [ 2 ]
ZZ Top recorded a version of "Viva Las Vegas" as one of two new tracks on their Greatest Hits album (1992). "Viva Las Vegas" was released as a single and reached the Top 10 in both the UK (No. 10) and Ireland (No. 8). [8] [9] This version appeared in a 1993 episode of Beavis and Butt-head. [10]
This is a complete list of high schools in the U.S. state of Hawaiʻi. There are four school districts on the island of Oahu : Honolulu District, Central Oahu District, Leeward Oahu and Windward Oahu.
Ann-Margret Olsson (born April 28, 1941), credited as Ann-Margret, is a Swedish actress and singer with a career spanning seven decades.Initially gaining notoriety in 1961 as a singer with a sultry, vibrant contralto voice, [1] [2] she quickly rose to Hollywood stardom.
Mortimer Shuman (12 November 1938 [1] [2] – 2 November 1991) was an American singer, pianist and songwriter, best known as co-writer of many 1960s rock and roll hits, including "Viva Las Vegas". [3]
Viva Las Vegas is an EP by American singer Elvis Presley, containing four songs from the 1964 motion picture, Viva Las Vegas. It was released by RCA Victor in May 1964 to coincide with the film's premiere. The soundtrack EP made the Billboard Hot 100 at No. 92, the lowest-charting release of Presley's career to this point. [1]
During a five-year span from 1964 through 1968, Presley had only one top-ten hit, "Crying in the Chapel" (1965), a gospel number recorded in 1960. [7] While the 1964 film Viva Las Vegas enjoyed success, the ensuing films saw a progressive decline. By 1967, the difficulty of negotiating with Parker and the poor performance of the films led ...