15 Jun 1961

That’s my dad, Bill Ulyate, on sax and Elvis on drums at the wrap party for Wild Country a Fox movie, in 1961. Bill was in the Fox Orchestra and was asked to play sax at the party along with a pickup band that included drummer Ritchie Cornell. My dad told me that Elvis wanted to sit in on drums for a song or two and this is when someone snapped this photo! 

(Although he passed away in 1970, Bill is more famous than ever thanks to his “cult” band: The Hollywood Saxophone Quartet”)

(Photo: from left to right: Elvis Presley, Bill Ulyate)