Jerry Schilling

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  Published on: 9/1/2009    Last Visited: 9/26/2009  

  We have cardboard Elvis stand-ups all over the office, I'm listening to Elvis while I work, and I just finished reading Me and a Guy Named Elvis, written by Jerry Schilling, Memphis Mafia member, longtime friend, confidante, and employee of Elvis. He also happens to be the host of the Elvis Cruise. (I can't wait to meet him!)
  
  It is written from such a perspective that it gave a true soul to this person who has become an icon on his best days, and a caricature on his worst. When I think of Elvis, I think of an almost deity, untouchable, with a perfect pompadour. Jerry has turned him human, and shown that he is a regular man, one who yearned for creative release, affection, and who was a generous, loving soul.
  
  I was skeptical about this friendship at first. Jerry just seemed like a fan who wanted into the inner circle, but as the story goes on, he grows up and his bond with Elvis turns into a true friendship, one based on trust, loyalty, and a common respect.
  
  Elvis was a true artistic talent, at his best when in front of an audience sharing his amazing, unique voice. This book follows his career from the humble beginnings of "That's All Right" through his years as an actor in Hollywood, until his last days. Throughout the years, Jerry was there to protect his friend in times of need, or to share a laugh and a smile.

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  Why I Wrote Me And A Guy Named Elvis by Jerry Schilling.
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  According to the New York Post, in Me and a Guy Named Elvis, which hits stores next month, author Jerry Schilling, a key member of Presley's Memphis Mafia, recalls one night when John Paul Jones of Led Zeppelin stopped by with a few friends to meet Elvis and found him decked out in pajamas.
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  Schilling remembers one day when somebody put on All Shook Up during a party.
  
  "Who's the wise guy that put that goddamn music on?
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  "There was no doubt he was really angry," Schilling writes.
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  I'd also like to take this opportunity to thank all the fans around the world who have always been so kind to me - Jerry Schilling
  
  The Book Description
  
  An intimate memoir of a friendship with the greatest artist in rock and roll history, taking you from late-night parties at Graceland to the bright lights of Hollywood sets and glittering stages of Vegas
  
  On a lazy Sunday in 1954, twelve-year-old Jerry Schilling wandered into a Memphis touch football game, only to discover that his team was quarterbacked by a nineteen-year-old Elvis Presley, the local teenager whose first record, That's All Right, had just debuted on Memphis radio.
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  In 1964, Elvis invited Jerry to work for him as part of his 'Memphis Mafia', and Jerry soon found himself living with Elvis full-time in a Bel Air mansion and, later, in his own room at Graceland.
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  Over the next thirteen years Jerry would work for Elvis in various capacities-from bodyguard to photo double to co-executive producer on a karate film.
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  Jerry Schilling's words brought tears to my eyes, making me smile and nod as it filled my head with things I had forgotten but thankfully he remembered.Jerry tells his story with the freshness and purity of a man who truly loved his friend.
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  "Jerry had the keys to the kingdom, the keys to the King's houses, to the King's cars, to the heart of what made Elvis a King in the first place.
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  In this book, Jerry Schilling brings grace to Graceland." -Bono
  
  "Jerry Schilling has captured the beauty of my father's spirit in a way that has never been done before.I will admit that I was nervous to read another book on this subject, especially by a friend (there are not many who remain in my life from this time period, as Jerry does), but this book is by far my favorite.It is a captivating, well-written, and un-crucifying account of many historic moments that shows the real birth and evolution of Rock and Roll and how it bridged the racial divide.Jerry tells his story of a young boy growing up poor with no real family before fate changed his life during one Sunday afternoon game of football-and he tells it with humility, honesty, and dignity."
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  It is a balanced treatment of a complex subject . . . What I think distinguishes the book most of all, though, is its emotional honesty, the generosity of spirit with which Jerry seeks to emulate his friend and mentor."
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  Jerry Schilling has spent forty years in the entertainment industry as an actor, a film editor, producer, and a manager for such acts as the Beach Boys, Jerry Lee Lewis and Billy Joel.

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  Published on: 4/14/2009    Last Visited: 7/14/2009  

  Hosted by Elvis' close friend and entourage member, Jerry Schilling, the cruise will feature live music and entertainment from some of Elvis' former band mates and backup singers along with the best Elvis tribute artists in the world.
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  "The type of talent performing on this cruise is what you would have found on tour or in the recording studio with Elvis. as many of the artists worked with him professionally for many years," said Jerry Schilling, host of The Elvis Cruise.

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  Published on: 6/17/2008    Last Visited: 6/17/2008  

  "I am very pleased and proud that we have this caliber of talent on our cruise, many of who sailed with us last year," said Jerry Schilling, host/producer of The Elvis Cruise, in a statement.

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  Published on: 4/15/2007    Last Visited: 2/6/2009  

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  Jerry Schilling remembers the moment his life changed. He was 12 years old and in a football huddle on a hot July afternoon in 1954. The guy facing him had a neat, greased pompadour with duck tails and was wearing a pair of blue jeans, a white T-shirt and a little smile.
  
  Elvis.
  
  "It was the coolest attitude without trying to have an attitude," said Schilling, 64.
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  Schilling, the youngest member of Elvis' Memphis Mafia -- a mixture of friendship, support system and bodyguard unit -- also has been a music manager, a film editor, TV and documentary producer and president of the Memphis and Shelby County Music Commission.
  
  He gives Elvis credit for making him who he is.
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  Schilling became friends with Bono, John Lennon and a host of other celebrities.
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  President Richard M. Nixon, Sonny West, Jerry Schilling and Elvis Presley in the Oval Office.
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  Longtime Elvis friend George Klein said, "Jerry has an insight a lot of people don't have.
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  Schilling, whose mother died at 27 of rheumatic fever when he was a year old, basically lived with his grandparents until he was 12 and moved in with his dad. Jerry and his older brother, Billy Ray Schilling, former Chief of Police and Shelby County Sheriff, were estranged for a long time.
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  After giving him the house, Elvis said, "Jerry, your mother died when you were a year old.
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  Published on: 1/7/2009    Last Visited: 9/28/2009  

  "So many things could have gone wrong," says Jerry Schilling, who was living at the Perugia house at the time and working as a member of the "Memphis Mafia," the entourage of guys who tended to all manner of Presley's personal and professional needs.
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  "No matter who you are," says Schilling, "walking into Elvis Presley's house is a different experience.
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  Colonel Parker and Esposito oversaw the action at a craps table and roulette wheel that had been set up in the home's larger den, while Schilling teamed with Ringo to take on Evans and Elvis' cousin Billy Smith in a game of pool.
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  Schilling remembers Elvis playing bass but doesn't recall any serious jamming. "I was paying attention that night," he laughs.
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  So Schilling found himself on a Benedict Canyon patio, at a table with John, Paul and George (Ringo was inside, on the phone with his wife).
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  Schilling remembers one other detail from that afternoon: "I was amazed watching their security guys grab up these girls who were scaling the canyon walls to get to the band, but the Beatles were so used to it they didn't even notice."
  
  At one point, Lennon leaned over and asked Schilling to deliver a message to Elvis.
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  Later, back on Perugia Way, Schilling found Elvis sitting alone in the den where the Beatles' evening first started.
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  "I didn't tell him right away that I'd just spent the day at their place," says Schilling.
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  In this Elvis Cruise edition of the Sixthman Podcast, Kevin Kern, Director of Public Relations for Elvis Presley Enterprises and Jerry Schilling, one of Elvis's best friends growing up, give you a few reasons on why you need to pack your bags and set sail with them in November on Carnival's Inspiration for The Elvis Cruise.

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  Published on: 5/1/2009    Last Visited: 7/20/2009  

  Jerry Schilling talks about Elvis in Florida
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  Jerry Schilling, a former member of the "Memphis Mafia" and past president of the Memphis and Shelby County Music Commission, will be in Naples, Fla., on Saturday to sign copies of his memoir "Me and a Guy Named Elvis.
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  In an interview with The News-Press of Fort Myers, Schilling recounts the story of meeting a 19-year-old Elvis during a pickup football game:
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  "It was like James Dean had just walked out of 'East of Eden,'" recalls Schilling, 67, of West Hollywood Hills, Calif. "And it was kind of magical."
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  Published on: 9/4/2002    Last Visited: 9/2/2009  

  (The Resignation of Jerry Schilling) ©
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  We managed to accomplish some wonderful things before Jerry resigned such as "The Expert Series" where an industry professional is brought in to speaker on different topics one of them was the president of Leiber and Stoller publishing. We also had a town hall meeting which was very successful and brought out many musicians to voice their opinions as to what should be done to enhance Memphis music. "Musicians Healthcare" helped to provide healthcare benefits for several musicians as well as "Musicians Advisory Council" which consisted of some of the local musicians to discuss the happening in the day-to-day Memphis Music scene.
  
  Memphis & Shelby County Music commission is one of the vehicles that has shown the Memphis musicians how much they are valued in Memphis and Jerry was very instrumental in doing that; but now it's time to let the nation know what great musicians we have in Memphis.
  
  Jerry chose to resign rather than fight and have any further dissention and I applaud him for that. Below is a copy of the official resignation:
  
  MEDIA ADVISORY For Immediate Release
  
  Memphis, TN (September 4, 2002) -- Jerry Schilling, President and CEO of the Memphis and Shelby County Music Commission announced his resignation today to members of the Commission. In his prepared statement, Schilling said, "I would like to thank all of Memphis for the opportunity to represent this great city's music both past and present, and most of all to the music community for their trust and support.
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  Jerry will be missed.

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  "He did not want to celebrate his birthday," Schilling said over the phone Monday from LAX before jumping on a Denver-bound plane. "He didn't want to hear about it."
  
  Image Jerry Schillings book on Elvis After a day snowmobiling, Schilling and his girlfriend at the time retired to their condo.
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  "It's one of the stories I hate; it's kind of ridiculous," Schilling said.
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  "Unfortunately, I wasn't with him in the end," said Schilling who left Presley in 1974 to manage the Beach Boys, Jerry Lee Lewis and Billy Joel.
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