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Review: Elvis On Tour Blu-Ray & DVD Releases

Elvis On Tour is a complete package of sight and sound, entertainment value, and historical relevance. Not only does it make for an exceptional companion piece for serious Elvis aficionados, but it's also a fantastic starting point for music lovers just now discovering the music and the man behind, arguably, the entertainment industry's most important figure of all time. The disc sports a seemingly faithful 1080p transfer and a lossless soundtrack that does all it can with the natural elements. Recommended.
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Jerry Schilling and Andrew Solt discuss the re-release of Elvis On Tour on DVD and Blu-Ray

Jerry Schilling and Andrew Solt discuss the re-release of Elvis On Tour in this exclusive interview ...
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Undervalued Classics: Michael Curtiz’s 'King Creole' (1958)

'King Creole' is a really expertly directed film by a very old pro. The cast is especially good and it is to their credit that 'King Creole' doesn't feel nearly as dated as many other 'youth' pictures from this period.
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Red West Remembers Writing For The King

Elvis didn't listen much to his own music but he really loved From Elvis In Memphis, the album he did with Chips Moman; that was an album full of great songs and Suspicious Minds by my buddy Mark James. Elvis was so sick of the movie songs that he'd been recording and it was not doing his career any good. When he cut that album, the session was just loaded hits, In The Ghetto, Suspicious Minds, Don't Cry Daddy, Kentucky Rain.
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Elvis On Screen: A Dozen Favorites

Roger Ebert wrote in 1968 that 'Speedway is the late show of 20 years from now'. While Ebert meant it in a derogatory way, he did at least hit on one key thing about the films of Elvis Presley, and that is that they have indeed survived. More than survived, they have prospered and despite the suspect quality of some of them, for millions of people all over the world they continue to resonate far more than most 'great' movies you care to name. I would argue though that there are some really good movies ...
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The Priceless Gift : To Lisa Marie from Daddy

Janelle McComb of Tupelo, Mississippi was a good friend to Elvis and his family for many years. On several occasions Elvis asked her to lend her unique talents to record his feelings in verse. The Priceless Gift, a birthday poem for his daughter Lisa, was one of those occasions. Lisa's copy is displayed at Graceland.
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Gold Crown awarded to 'King' Elvis : Review Aloha From Hawaii

Elvis Presley received a golden crown - and a standing ovation at the conclusion of his unprecedented satellite live TV concert beamed to a global audience of over 1.5 billion in the wee hours of the morning yesterday. This is the original review by Wayne Harada : Honolulu Advertiser (1973).
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Elvis Presley : Inside King Creole Part II

Photos of Elvis Presley : Inside King Creole Part II.
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Elvis : Aloha From Hawaii - 1973

Elvis made television and entertainment history with his 'Elvis: Aloha from Hawaii - Via Satellite' concert.
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Elvis Presley ..... is Johnny Cash

Elvis is Johnny Cash, for a young teenage girl in 1957 he was. She came down the aisle and stopped next to Elvis, her eyes wide with disbelief. 'Johnny Cash!' she said in an excited whisper. We started laughing, but Elvis quickly hushed us and started talking to the girl. She told him how much she loved his records, and how she'd been to one of his shows. Finally, she asked. 'Johnny, would you sing me one of your songs?' ...
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Bill Porter, Elvis' sound engineer died

Bill Porter, sound engineer on many of Elvis' recordings died on July 7, 2010. Bill recorded nearly all of Elvis' number one hits upon his return from the Army and mixed the sound for Elvis' concerts from 1970 to 1977.
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Connie Francis and Elvis Presley

Connie Francis: The first time I saw Elvis in person was shortly after his mother died. He was in the audience front row center at the Sahara in Las Vegas. Knowing that, I was just dying to meet him after the show.
I sang 'Mama' and he started to cry and left the showroom. That was it that night.
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Elvis On Tour - MGM 1972

Elvis On Tour - MGM 1972 combines performance footage with tapes of television shows, clips from early Presley films, other memorabilia of the great Elvis, and finally, a clear glimpse of the superstar at work.
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Interview with Richard Davis

Interview with Richard Davis a longtime member of Elvis' Memphis Mafia. Richard started working for Elvis after Elvis returned from the Army and continued to work for him until 1971 as a body guard, a stand-in in 23 movies and eventually a wardrobe manager. He remained friends with Elvis until the end. Known among the other Memphis Mafia members for his quick wit and for being a bit of a prankster he once dropped a water balloon on Elvis' head as he walked out of his trailer in fresh makeup for a movie shoot.
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Inside Follow That Dream: Fans Remember: On The Set With Elvis

In 1961 Elvis made the movie 'Follow That Dream' in Yankeetown, Florida. In the weeks before filming began, the moviemakers had converted the tip of a marshy little island into a slice of paradise for Elvis Presley ... Two 17-year-old high school students, Johnny Jones and his twin brother Tommy, were hired to build the beach. 'Every day, they would pick us up in a white limousine to shovel dirt. Then the limousine would take us home.
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The Girl Who Crashed Elvis' Movie Studio

The Girl Who Crashed Elvis' Movie Studio. View the rare photo and read the article.
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Elvis Presley: I’m Leavin'

I'm Leavin', recorded in May '71, was such a song. Written by Michael Jarrett and Sonny Charles, I'm Leavin' is moody and restrained. Presley did not rely on his pipes to carry this song. Instead he depended on his artistic sensibilities to get the song's story across ... Presley and his group 'committed a good deal of hard, sustained effort' to I'm Leavin'. They were not rushing through this one. Between takes, Presley acknowledged his fondness for the song, saying, 'Phew man, it's tough, but the thing is worth working on'.
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Ernst Jørgensen talks about Elvis Presley and the On Stage: Legacy Edition Release

In 1987 the King of Rock 'n' Roll's recorded legacy lay in shambles. Ernst Jørgensen changed all that. Nowadays, Elvis' catalog is the most lovingly preserved and intelligently presented in all of rock ...
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Elvis Autographs: Real or Fake: Authenticating Elvis Presley Autographs

The most common counterfeit Elvis Presley item that are offered for sale is his autograph. Elvis is difficult because there are so many variations in the way his name was signed. So how do you tell real from fake?
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Inside Wild In The Country - On set & Location 1960

Inside Wild In The Country - On set & Location 1960.
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Interview with Duke Bardwell - Elvis' Bass Player January 1974 through 1975

Duke Bardwell worked both on stage and in the studio with The King in the mid-70s, and in all he played bass on 181 concerts. Yet he's always avoided media exposure about his association with Elvis, until now.
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Interview with songwriter Michael Jarrett ... I'm Leavin'

Interview with songwriter Michael Jarrett who wrote both I'm Leavin' as well as a Christmas song cut at the same sessions, the bluesy I'll Be Home On Christmas Day, which Elvis recorded in 1971.
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Ernst Jorgensen talks about the On Stage: Legacy Edition

For Jorgensen, working on all of these albums is beyond a labor of love, it is an effort to preserve the magic of Presley's original recordings for new generations. And the eternal evolution of music technology makes his work all the more potent. Jorgenson's latest work is 'On Stage: Legacy Edition', a two-disc set compiling two live albums ('In Person' and 'On Stage') from 1969 and 1970. It was released March 23.
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A Heart That's True: Remembering Elvis

'Elvis Presley: On Stage' a two-CD package drawn from Elvis' Las Vegas concerts in 1969 and 1970, came to stores this month, and a South By Southwest Music Conference panel on March 19 looked at Elvis' life and career. Today, we talk to Ernst Mikael Jorgensen the producer of Elvis' recordings and look at recollections of the King by guitarist James Burton and the queen of rockabilly, Wanda Jackson.
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Aaron Schroeder, Elvis Songwriter

It was with Presley that Aaron Schroeder had his greatest success, co-writing no fewer than five chart-topping hits for the singer. A Big Hunk o' Love in 1959 was followed in 1960 with Stuck on You and It's Now or Never, which Schroeder and his co-writer Wally Gold based on the Italian standard O Sole Mio. Good Luck Charm went to No 1 in 1962 and finally I Got Stung, originally a 1958 B-side, made No 1 in Britain in 2005.
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In Praise of Wild In The Country

For all its imperfections, 'Wild In The Country' is a very watchable reminder of a road not taken and of a promise Elvis was never allowed to fulfil ... In Praise of Wild In The Country by Paul Simpson.
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Article and Photos: Elvis Presley : U.S. Jaycees: Ten Outstanding Young Men 1970

Elvis Presley : U.S. Jaycees: Ten Outstanding Young Men 1970.
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Vernon and Gladys Presley - Elvis Presley's Mother and Father

Elvis' Father Vernon Elvis Presley was born on April 10, 1916 in Fulton, Mississippi to Jesse (1896-1973) and Minnie Mae Hood, 'Grandma Dodger' Presley (1890-1980). Elvis' Mother Gladys Love Smith was born on April 25, 1912, Pontotoc County, Mississippi to Bob (1873-1931) and Doll Smith (1876-1935).
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Behind the Button: Elvis Presley's 'Cameo' on Bruce Springsteen's Born to Run

Did you know that Bruce Springsteen can be seen wearing an Elvis fan club badge on the cover of his classic 'Born To Run' album from 1975? Elvis' image is on the button placed on Bruce's guitar strap, a badge from the now-defunct New York-area Presley fan club called 'The King's Court'. Updated with new information.
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For Elvis, firearms not exactly hidden

Elvis' private jet, the Lisa Marie, had just landed after a Rochester-to-Binghamton, N.Y. flight. Grob, the chief of security, had just warned Elvis that they were in a restricted gun-carry area.
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109,608 Elvis Fans Visit Australia to Celebrate the 75th Anniversay of the Birth of Elvis Presley

109,608 Elvis fans visited Australia, online, on January 8, 9, 10, 2010 to celebrate the 75th Anniversay of the birth of the King Of Rock 'N' Roll. With the huge increase in visitor traffic Elvis Australia has recorded an all time high number of 'unique' visitors for the a month with over 380,000 people visiting our website. Normal monthly traffic is between 240,000 to 300,000 unique visitors per month, over 3 Million Elvis Fans per year.
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Elvis: The King of Rock 'n' Roll Turns 75

Teenagers in the 1950s and '60s turned Elvis Presley into an icon. His shaking hips and curled lips sent rock 'n' roll shockwaves reverberating around the world and challenged prevailing notions about sex, race and class. As we celebrated what would have been his 75th birthday on January 8th, we should take note of the impact he had on the culture. He emerged from his impoverished childhood in Tupelo, Mississippi to become America's pop culture superstar ... His controversial singing style, mixing blues, country (at the time called 'hillbilly'), and black and white gospel music with a sexually charged stage presence, made Presley 'Public Enemy Number One' for those who felt threatened by the tsunami of the changes that were occurring.
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Elvis a Hit with the Herald Sun Melbourne

Australia's No.1 selling newspaper, Melbourne's Herald Sun has an article today about the Elvis Presley: 50 Australian Top Ten Hits 1956-1977 double CD in it's 'Hit' secton, page 50. The article which takes up most of the page is based on an interview with Elvis Australia's David Troedson. You can read this here.
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On The Elvis Trail with Suzi Quatro

... the Elvis story is especially potent, as we're all finding out again through the BBC's celebration of what would have been his 75th birthday this coming Friday, January 8th. I made two of Radio 2's contributions, the oral history show Don't Start Me Talking About... Elvis

(BBC) and Suzi Quatro's Elvis

(BBC).
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Elvis Presley: The American Sound Studios Sessions 1969

Graceland, the evening of Thursday January 9, 1969, one day after Elvis' 34th birthday. Elvis met with RCA producer, Felton Jarvis, in the Jungleroom to discuss going to Nashville to record what he hoped would put him back on top of the charts. Marty Lacker was sitting there in the Jungleroom that evening, seething, as he listened to Elvis and Felton finalize the dates for Nashville. He began to unconsciously shake his head back and forth. He fought back his frustration. Elvis snapped at him, 'What the hell's the matter with you?' and Lacker got the opening he needed to lay it on the line one last time: 'I just wish for once you'd try Chips Moman and his rhythm section, they're great Elvis'. And Elvis said, 'Well, maybe someday I will'.
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Alanna's Trash: Baby, baby, baby ... let me give you a warning ...

'Baby, Let's Play House - Elvis Presley and the Women Who Loved Him', reading the title, the book sounds good doesn't it? The problem is as the saying goes, you can't judge a book by it's cover, or in this case, by it's title.
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Christmas With Elvis -- Merry Christmas Baby!

With video and photos of Elvis at Christmas, we wish you and your family a very merry Christmas as much more Elvis in 2010!

Elvis at Graceland at Christmas

(00:23) Elvis celebrating Christmas at Graceland.
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Interview with Terry Blackwood and Jim Murray

When The Imperials first worked with Elvis during the May 1966 How Great Thou Art sessions, he told them that he had been an admirer of their music for years.
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Interview with Ronnie Tutt

I started at about the age of three, singing to the record player and the radio, you know. My mother put me in dancing lessons right away. I started playing instruments- I think my first instrument was a ukelele, which is a great little instrument. And I went from that to four-string guitar and violin.
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Interview with Scotty Moore

I interviewed them both in Scotty's hotelroom. Actually, it wasn't easy to find good questions, as Scotty's That's All Right Elvis and Peter Guralnick's Last Train To Memphis describe the early years in wonderful detail. Nevertheless, the interviews were quite interesting in many ways. Especially Scotty is very straightforward and outspoken, and his viewpoints shed a new light on various issues for me.
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Interview with Jerry Scheff

So many singers sing a song, and they're thinking about the way they're going to sing - the projection, the phrasing and so forth. When Elvis sang a song, it was just going through him, and it came out to the people that way. He was probably better at that than anybody that ever lived.
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Interview with D.J. Fontana

In 1954, when Elvis Presley was starting to make inroads in the Mid-South region as an up and coming act to be reckoned with, he and his band, which then included the legendary Scotty Moore on lead guitar, Bill Black on bass and Elvis doing the vocals and playing rhythm acoustic guitar, were knocking out audiences with their signature, seminal acoustic hybrid rockabilly/R&B sound, which, while rocking, did not as yet include drums ... It was during that gig he first met D.J. Fontana. If ever there was a more fateful meeting in the annals of early rock and roll history, it would be hard to top.
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Interview with Glen D. Hardin

Glen D. Hardin played in Elvis' 70s road-band for six years, tickling the ivories and arranging things like 'The Wonder Of You', 'Let It Be Me' and 'I Just Can't Help Believing'. Before that, he was an in demand session-musician, arranger and songwriter, working with artists like Merle Haggard, George Jones, The Everly Brothers and Ricky Nelson. After leaving Elvis in 1976, he has toured with Emmylou Harris, John Denver, The Crickets and, since 1997, with Elvis The Concert. In this interview we talked about his years with The King.
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Interview with Priscilla Presley : December 15, 2009

Interview with Priscilla Presley

(04:31)
ET's Mark Steines interviews Priscilla Presley on set of the Cirque du Soleil show. They discuss her new Grandchildren, the Cirque du Soleil show and Elvis performing in Vegas. December 15, 2009.
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Ernst Jørgensen Talks About Elvis 75 Release

So what's the sense in the latest - 'Elvis 75: Good Rockin' Tonight'? Ernst: With the new technology we can transfer the tape with a higher resolution. We can work with it in 24-bit, 32-bit environment, and make sure we get as close to the exact sound as the analog tape. We've taken every one of Elvis' 711 masters and tried to do a better job on them. On some the improvement will be more important than on others.
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Interview with Elvis Presley: October 28, 1957, Los Angeles

Interview with Elvis Presley just after the general press conference, but prior to his debut at the Pan-Pacific in Los Angeles. How do you write music if you don't read it? It's all a big hoax, honey. I never wrote a song in my life. I get one-third of the credit for recording it. It makes me look smarter than I am. I've never even had an idea for a song. Just once, maybe. When? I went to bed one night, had quite a dream, and woke up all shook up. I phoned a pal and told him about it. By morning, he had a new song, 'All Shook Up'.
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Photos & The Story: Elvis Presley on the set of Change Of Habit

Photos & The story: Elvis Presley on the set of Change Of Habit
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Interview with Rita Rogers

Elvis was gonna perform at the Armory and my friend and I, we were so excited to go and we went and everybody was screaming and all the girls and everything and then my friend wanted me to go back stage to get his autograph and I wouldn't go and she goes, 'Are you crazy?' and I go, 'I don't want to'. She goes, 'Why not?' I said, 'Because I'm gonna go to Hollywood and he is gonna be my friend' ... And she goes, 'You're crazy ...', because my name Aidieme, 'You're crazy Aidieme, you're never gonna be a movie star and you should go back. At least you get to see him in person'. And I wouldn't do it.
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Elvis Sails: Brooklyn Army Terminal September 22, 1958

Elvis Sails: Brooklyn Army Terminal September 22, 1958.
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In 1968, Elvis Presleys gold Cadillac raised big money in Australia

In its October 9, 1968, issue, Variety reported that, 'One of the biggest long-running attractions to hit Australia is not even a person but a car - Elvis' Gold Cadillac'. Bill Walsh, general manager for RCA Victor Records in the Southwest Pacific area, had arranged with Colonel Parker for Presley's car to be brought to Australia for a year-long tour to benefit the charitable causes of the Benevolent Society of New South Wales.
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