One of the fun things about doing the Along For The Ride radio show with my bride is that she often takes the discussion into areas I wouldn’t typically cover here on The Mystery Train. For instance, I’ve been writing about Elvis for well over 30 years, but I’ve never once talked about the famed peanut butter & banana sandwich.

In today’s episode, “Elvis: His Gift Was Always There,” we review Elvis Presley: A Little Golden Book Biography (2024), which was written by Lisa Rogers and illustrated by Luke Flowers. Among the topics the book inspired are:

• “Old Shep” & Elvis’ First Performance
• Elvis’ First Guitar
• Elvis’ First Recordings
• “That’s All Right” & Dewey Phillips
• The Grand Ole Opry Rejection
• Ed Sullivan & The Polio Vaccine
• Love Me Tender & Graceland
• The Jungle Room
• Elvis’ Fried Peanut Butter & Banana Sandwich
• Elvis In The Army
• Airplanes, Horses & Lisa Marie
• Elvis’ Tiger Jumpsuit

The new episode is embedded below or you can watch it directly on YouTube.

Mentioned in this episode

1. Atomic Wax (YouTube) | The Mysteries Surrounding Elvis’ Early Guitars
2. How Lincoln Learned To Read: Elvis In The Dawn
3. How to make the authentic Elvis fried peanut butter and banana sandwich: Elvis Presley’s longtime Graceland cook, Mary Jenkins

Exclusive bonus for readers of The Mystery Train

An outtake from episode 1.5 is included below.