Tommy steele

ELVIS PRESLEY had a secret meeting in London, UK, with Tommy Steele - the star of the film Half a Sixpence - in 1960, but once the news got out about their ...

The King continued to dominate the charts in the USA (and the rest of the world) in the years that followed. But the impression I got was that they never got out of the car." In 2008 Tommy was asked directly about meeting Elvis for the first time, and he replied with great regret. Bill noted that the pair seemed to hit it off, but their time together never went further than a back-alley meet-up in a car. The teenage pop star was instantly compared to the King himself. The story goes that Elvis touched down in Prestwick Airport, Glasgow, for 90 minutes during a layover during his journey home.