Elvis Presley’s longtime bodyguard Red West met the singer in high school. The first version of Elvis he met was a shy, kind boy who rose to atmospheric success not long after graduation.

Memphis is the city most closely identified with Elvis Presley, but he was 13 years old when his family moved to the city.

We were in Junior High School in Hot Springs so Roger Lynn’s mom drove us from Hot Springs to Little Rock for the concert. “Seeing Elvis Presley at Robinson Auditorium was a thrill of a ...