Joseph A. Tunzi

Quick Facts

Full Name	Joseph A. Tunzi
Occupation	Writer
Date Of Birth	Jul 25, 1953(1953-07-25)
Age	71
Birthplace	Chicago
Country	United States
Birth City	Illinois
Horoscope	Cancer

Joseph A. Tunzi Biography

Joseph A. Tunzi is one of the most popular and richest Writer who was born on July 25, 1953 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Elvis Sessions III, The Recorded Music Of Elvis Aron Presley 1953-1977 (Revised and Extended Version) (2004)

Ernst Jorgensens’ book, Elvis Presley: A Life In Music – The Complete Recording Sessions, gratefully acknowledged Tunzi as well as others “for the use of illustrations in this book.” Many of Tunzi’s work include Elvis Sessions the Recorded Music of Elvis Aron Presley 1953-1977 Elvis 1969 The Return and Elvis 1973: Hawaiian Spirit were cited in the bibliography of The Last Train To Memphis: The Rise of Elvis Presley Volume One of Peter Guralnick’s two-part biography of Presley. When Careless Love: The Making of Elvis Presley, the second volume in Guralnick’s book of Elvis Presley, several more work by Tunzi were referenced in his bibliography. These included Elvis Sessions II the Recorded Music of Elvis Aron Presley 1953-1977 Elvis: Highway 51 South, Memphis, Tennessee, Elvis standing Room Only, 1970-1975, Elvis 1969 the Return Elvis The Year 1973, Hawaiian Spirit Photographs and Memories Tiger Man: Elvis ’68 and Elvis Elvis: The Lost Photographs, 1948-1969. In addition, Tunzi provided numerous photographs to accompany Careless Love: The Unmaking of Elvis Presley.

Joseph Anthony Tunzi (born July 25, 1953) is a Chicago, Illinois-based author, publisher, and producer. He has been described as “a renowned author from Chicago” and “one of the foremost authorities on Elvis Presley,” authoring, self-publishing, and producing over fifty-five titles about Presley for the past thirty-two years. Tunzi has also compiled a massive photo archive, from which he licenses photographs of Presley.

In August, 2002, Tunzi was one of the first to properly document and correct the erroneous photo credits attributed to the cover of Elvis Presley’s first self-titled RCA Records vinyl album. The album, Elvis Presley (album) only originally credited the photographs used to photographer William Popsie Randolph. However, this credit line actually only applied to the photographs used on the back cover. The series of four photos found on the back cover were taken in New York at RCA on December 1, 1955. The front cover, an iconic picture of Elvis Presley performing in concert at the Fort Homer W. Hesterly Armory in Tampa, Florida on July 31, 1955 was actually photographed by William V. “Red” Robertson of Robertson & Fresch. Tunzi was quoted in the Tampa Tribune newspaper as saying, “Forget about Popsie. Popsie did not take that photo.”

Two of the Tunzi’s works were mentioned within The Gillian G. Gaar book 100 Tips Elvis Fans Should Know and Do before they die. The two publications included Elvis No. 1. The Complete Chart History of Elvis Presley in addition to Elvis Sessions III, The Recorded Music of Elvis Aron Presley 1953-77.

Joseph A. Tunzi Net Worth

Joseph A. Tunzi is one of the richest Writer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Joseph A. Tunzi 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Elvis Sessions II, The Recorded Music Of Elvis Aron Presley 1953-1977 (Revised and expanded edition) (1996)

Elvis Sessions, The Recorded Music Of Elvis Aron Presley 1953-1977 (1993)

One of the unreleased recordings by Presley that Tunzi documented in Elvis Sessions II: The Recorded Music of Elvis Aron Presley 1953-1977 was an acetate recording he personally owned of A Little Less Conversation originally thought to have been made in June 1968 during the production of the “Singer Presents…ELVIS” NBC television special. However, it has since been determined that this acetate recording was actually an alternate take made in March, 1968 during the soundtrack recording sessions for the 1968 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer motion picture, Live a Little, Love a Little. A backing track of A Little Less Conversation from the Live a Little, Love a Little recording sessions was submitted for the 1968 “Singer Presents Elvis” television special but ultimately was not used, which lead to some of the confusion regarding the date of the acetate recording. In the mid-nineties, Tunzi sold to Bertelsmann Music Group (now owned by Sony Music) the unreleased recording that first appeared on the 1998 double album Memories: The ’68 Comeback Special and was later used in the 2001 Warner Brothers motion picture Ocean’s Eleven (2001 film) and ultimately remixed by DJ Junkie XL. This remix became a worldwide number one hit, part of a marketing campaign for Nike, Inc.’s “Secret Tournament” Scorpion KO during the 2002 World Cup and a bonus track on the chart-topping compilation ELV1S 30 #1 Hits.

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A photograph from Tunzi’s archives was used initially uncredited twice in the Denny Tedesco directed film, The Wrecking Crew (2008 film). The photograph was taken on June 23, 1968 at United Western Recorders and featured Elvis Presley along with session musicians Tommy Tedesco and Mike Deasy during sessions for Elvis (1968 TV program). Additionally, that same photo along with two other photographs of Elvis from the same recording sessions were used initially uncredited in the Ken Sharp book Sound Explosion! Inside L.A.’s Studio Factory With The Wrecking Crew. One of these photos was initially used by Tunzi as the cover photo for his 1993 publication, Elvis Sessions, The Recorded Music of Elvis Aron Presley 1953-1977.

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Tunzi also produced a DVD titled Young Man of The Nation on Elvis Presley being bestowed as one of the Ten Outstanding Young Men In America in 1970 by the United States Junior Chamber of Congress (Jaycees). The name of the award was later changed to the Ten Outstanding Young Americans.