Elvis - If I Can Dream Tour 2017
A close friend of Elvis' reminisced of his personal and professional friendship with the musical legend on Breakfast with Steve and Basil.
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Jerry Schilling says he met Elvis as a child and they became friend when no one else wanted to be around Elvis.
"We lived in the same neighbourhood, it was a poor neighbourhood and there was a playground or a park and I went there on a Sunday afternoon.
"There was five older guys trying to get up a football game and Elvis was so unpopular that he couldn't get six people... so they let the grade school kid play," he says.
"That started at 23 year friendship and a 10 year professional relationship."
Jerry will be coming to Perth along with a 40-piece orchestra as part of "Elvis. The Wonder Of You 2017" Tour at Perth Arena, Friday 26 May.
Listen to the full interview here...
