April 10, 2018 we interviewed Dixie Locke. Dixie Locke Emmons was a close girlfriend of Elvis’ from early 1953 until October 1955. Dixie was dating Elvis Presley in 1954, but her favorite singers at the time were actually Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra and Peggy Lee. Dixie was only 15 years old when she spotted Elvis Presley at the First Assembly of God in Memphis. At 19, the future King of Rock had a start in his career thanks to a recent recording with Sun Records, but that didn’t stop him from pursuing love.