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Lisa Marie Wants A Better Elvis Film : Interview with Lisa Marie Presley : Associated Press

Lisa Marie talks with about wanting to make sa better movie about he fther and envisions something like 'Walk the Line', the Johnny Cash biopic starring Joaquin Phoenix. And reveales she has found time to make a new record to be titled 'Storm And Grace' her third. Set for release in May, the album is being produced by Grammy-winner T-Bone Burnett.
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Video : ABC TV Interview with Lisa Marie Presley

Lisa Marie Presley is celebrating her birthday today in Memphis where she also opened the new expo 'Elvis : Through His Daugthers Eyes' that will be on display for the next two years. Because of this event, ABC News interviewed Lisa and she talks about her dad, her upcoming album and takes the reporter behind the scenes in the Graceland archives. Lisa Marie Presley opened the new exhibit yesterday at Elvis Presley's Graceland in Memphis as part of a yearlong commemoration the 35th anniversary year.
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Didn't Have To Die

In this work of speculative fiction, Shawn Poole ponders the possibilities of what could have been if Bruce Springsteen had gotten to meet Elvis Presley before August 16, 1977. Might things have turned out any differently for either or both of them? Poignantly reminding us of the promise and potential that tragically disappeared in that long ago summer. Memphis, Tennessee was sweltering in the mid-July heat.
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Aloha From Hawaii : January 14, 1973

Elvis made television and entertainment history on this date with his

Elvis: Aloha From Hawaii Via Satellite concert special. The show was performed at the Honolulu International Center Arena on January 14, 1973 at 12:30 AM Hawaiian time. The concert was beamed live via Globecam Satellite to Australia, South Korea, Japan, Thailand, the Philippines, South Vietnam and other countries, and was seen on a delayed basis in approximately thirty European countries. The first American airing was April 4, 1973 on NBC-TV.
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Review : Elvis Country : Legacy Edition

Before looking at the actual 'Elvis Country'/'Love Letters' albums I would like to address this particular release, the Legacy Edition, as the albums are currently available in more than one format. And also a brief look at the other titles released in the series so far. This is because I had my doubts about this release.
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Fans Celebrate Elvis' Birthday

On what would have been Elvis Presley's 77th birthday, hundreds of fans from around the world yesterday gathered at the Memphis mansion Graceland, where the 'King of Rock 'n' Roll' lived and died.
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Eddie Murphy on Racism and Elvis

Eddie Murphy was asked in an interview with Rolling Stone Magazine November 9, 2011, 'Have you had to defend your Elvis fandom to African-Americans who think he was racist?'
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Boy From Tupelo by Emmylou Harris

Here is a wonderful song from Emmylou Harris,

Boy From Tupelo.
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Elvis Presley and Racism : The Ultimate, Definitive Guide

In April 1957, Sepia magazine, a white-owned sensationalist monthly for black readers, took up a discussion, 'How Negroes Feel About Elvis', as controversial then as it is today: the case of a white kid - Elvis Presley - who adopted black music and became the most successful artist of his time. When the 'establishment' accused Elvis Presley of being vulgar, of being deliberately sexual, they did not mean this. This was the cover for what was really meant, what was really feared, and that was that Elvis would lead to equal rights and racial integration. And not just Elvis any white person singing rock 'n' roll. Carl Perkins was warned to not do his show. Elvis was simply the number one guy and therefore got the most attention. Read more.
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Elvis Presley : Receiving the Bing Crosby Award : August 28, 1971

Elvis Presley : Receiving the Bing Crosby Award : August 28, 1971.
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Genealogical Experts Link Elvis to Jimmy Carter

What do Elvis Presley and former President Jimmy Carter have in common? Genealogists say the answer is a 17th-century German ancestor who might make them sixth cousins once removed.
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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 and a happy new year. [And much more Elvis in 2012!] The arrival of winter at Graceland was always special time of year. It meant the holiday season was fast approaching and the anticipation of all the fun things the season would bring, including decorating for Christmas, opening Christmas presents with friends and family, the annual New Year’s Eve party, Elvis’ birthday, building snowmen in the front yard of Graceland and more. View a video of

Elvis at Graceland at Christmas (01:31) : Elvis celebrating Christmas at Graceland.
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Barbara Hearn and Elvis Presley : her story

Here's an interesting read we found on the CNN website: Elvis was singing in the men's room. But I'd gotten used to that. This time, though, there was something new. And it led me, after all these years, to the legendary Barbara Hearn. A little explanation -- all right, a lot of explanation -- is in order:
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Billboard Change Rules and Cheats Elvis of Ten [10] more No. 1 Hits

Billboard have yet again changed the 'rules' applying to the main prestigious Billboard Hot 100 Chart that was first launched on August 4th 1958 removing ten [10] Elvis Presley's number one hits [Not 11 as some have claimed] from his ledger. Now important to proving that Billboard have indeed changed the rules, something denied even by EPE in a message to Fan Clubs this past week is that in April 2008* they ruled that Elvis' classic double sided number one hit single, Hound Dog / Don't Be Cruel would no longer be counted as two separate number ones despite the fact they had done so since 1956. Read our full report + Feedback.
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Elvis Presley Family History : 1669-1935

Our story begins with Johannes Valentin Bressler, the founder of the Presley family in America, who was born in the Palatinate, Germany, 1669 in the village of Hochstadt (where the Preslar family was first mentioned in 1494); Valentine was employed there as a vine dresser; he married Anna Christiana Franse and immigrated to New York in 1710; In the early generations of the family the German surnames were often turned into English (in parenthesis); after the mid-1800s many members of the family changed their last name to Pressley or Pressly. This continued down Elvis Presleys 'line' to his grandfather, Jessie (J.D.).
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Released : Special Delivery : Elvis Presley Collectors Box : Book / DVD / CD / Memorabilia

After a long delay we can announce that the Special Delivery : The Ultimate Elvis Presley Collectors Box has been released : Only 1000 limited numbered edition sets. The set includes a unique 60-page Elvis & Priscilla Wedding Album, an incredible 'Fame And Fortune' CD which contains a total of 13 previously unreleased studio outtakes. And if as if that wasn't enough there is a beautiful Special Moments DVD with rare footage of the King. Plus 6 deluxe photo postcards plus an Elvis sticker with collector's cards.
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Did Billboard Remove Elvis Presley's No. 1 Hits in 2008 : Not 2011 ?

Did Billboard in fact remove all 11 of Elvis Presley's number one hits in July 2008 and we have only just found out in November 2011? Perhaps it does not matter when they did it, we believe we have proven they did it, but the following suggests they did in fact do so in 2008. Was this a response to Elvis fans and even EPE disputing the matter and Billboard deciding to rid themselves of any debate? You can decide for yourself ...
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Video : Alice Cooper talks about meeting Elvis Presley

Now we finally have the true story of Alice Cooper meeting Elvis. In the

video we now have you can see and hear Alice and what he really said and compare it too how the UK's Daily Mail distorted the story ...
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Video : Whitney Houston talks about how she met Elvis back in 1969

Whitney Houston talks about how she met Elvis back in 1969.
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Video : Steve Martin talks about Meeting Elvis Presley on the David Letterman Show

Steve Martin talks about Meeting Elvis Presley while opening for Ann-Margret on the David Letterman Show. Did the King of Rock & Roll appreciate Steve's unique brand of humor?
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Interview with Hal Kanter Director of Loving You

Interview with Hal Kanter, screenwriter and director for the movie 'Loving You'.
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Bing Crosby talks about Elvis Presley

Audio:

Bing Crosby talks about Elvis Presley. Bing's comments are surprisingly perceptive: 'He's gonna be a very big star, I mean, in a lot of fields ... he sings in tune, and he's got good rhythm, he just hasn't developed enough voice just yet to handle the ballads but that'll come ...' An interesting audio document. Bing Crosby was surely an influence on Elvis, and he clearly understood Elvis Presley and his talent, way better than the idiot who was interviewing him. In fact, Elvis had great rhythm, he could sing, and with time he developed his voice and became an accomplished vocalist. Elvis received the Bing Crosby award in 1971 ...
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Loving You director Hal Kanter dies at 92

Hal Kanter, an Emmy Award-winning comedy writer, and a director and producer whose career included writing for Bob Hope and Bing Crosby, directing Elvis Presley and creating a landmark 1960s TV series starring Diahann Carroll, has died. He was 92. He directed Elvis Presley in the 1957 movie Loving You, which Kanter co-wrote and he wrote the screenplay for Elvis Presley's 1961 film Blue Hawaii.
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Elvis Presleys : Nashville Marathon : June 4-8, 1970

This was Elvis' first substantial studio time since the now legendary sessions of January and February 1969 at the American Studios in Memphis. Elvis had entered those Memphis sessions off the back of a successful television special and had approached the sessions like a hungry fighter aiming to reclaim his title. This focus led to some of the finest recordings of Elvis' career, including hits such as 'Suspicious Minds', 'In the Ghetto' and 'Kentucky Rain', and two impressive albums in 'From Elvis in Memphis' and 'Back in Memphis'.
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Review : Elvis Sings Guitar Man FTD Special Edition 2 CD Set

Coming in the deluxe 7" packaging we've become accustomed to with FTD this release is another stunner. The sound quality is universally excellent throughout. Snap this one up, you won't be disappointed!
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The terrible beauty of I'm Leavin' by Paul Simpson

Every so often in the 1970s Elvis Presley would walk into a recording studio and cut a song that revealed as much about the state of his soul as the later self-portraits of Vincent van Gogh, typified by manic brushwork, said about the Dutch artist's torment. In songs like It's Midnight, For Ol' Times Sake, and I'm Leavin', this legendarily reclusive figure showed us the suffering behind the image, using music to acknowledge realities he tried to ignore outside the studio. For me, the greatest of these performances - which now, with all we know about his life, feel almost like entries in Elvis' private journal - is his chilling rendition of the haunting Michael Jarrett/Sonny Charles ballad I'm Leavin'. Read, The terrible beauty of I'm Leavin' by Paul Simpson.
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Elvis Presley : Lost In Hollywood

Elvis Presley : Lost In Hollywood, an except from Ernst Jorgensen's 'A Life In Music : The Complete Recording Sessions' and details perfectly why Elvis continued to make so many movies and release the subsequent soundtracks during the 1960's.
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Lisa Marie Presley : Elvis Presleys Princess

As the only child of rock & roll's first and most celebrated rock star, Lisa Marie Presley would have to work extremely hard to establish her own individuality, far far away from her famous Father. Born to Elvis and Priscilla Presley on February 1, 1968, Elvis' only daughter spent the first four years of her life at Graceland where she was the apple of her father's eye. When her parents split in 1972, Lisa Marie left Memphis with her mother for the suburbs of Los Angeles, but would regularly visit Elvis in Memphis.
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Two RIAA Diamond Sales Awards for Elvis Presley

For a period of four days, the RIAA database had accredited Elvis with two diamond sales awards for what was basically the same LP, the 1970 versions of 'Elvis' Christmas Album', thereby also showing an increase of 10 Million in Elvis’ sales tally, and taking it to 143 accredited sales in the USA. These errors have now been corrected. So, the RIAA says Elvis now has 90 albums that are Gold, of which 50 are Platinum, 25 are at the Multi-Platinun level, and 1 has reached the 10 Million sales Diamond status. Read the full story.
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Elvis Presley's Stutz Blackhawk's

Among many of Elvis Presley's prized cars was his Stutz Blackhawk's. Elvis was the first in America to own a Stutz, and probably his favouite car of the '70s was his 1973 Stutz Blackhawk III.
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Another Rave Review : Young Man With The Big Beat

The first two discs (40:21 and 54:51) included the remastered versions of the albums 'Elvis Presley' and 'Elvis', as well as 15 songs released as singles. Instant classics were 'Blue Suede Shoes', 'Heartbreak Hotel', 'My Baby Left Me', 'Lawdy, Miss Clawdy', Hound Dog', 'Don't Be Cruel', 'Any Way You Want Me' and 'Love Me Tender'. The non-hits are very worthwhile too. This set shows Presley was very good from the start, no matter what type of music he performed. She can see traces of his future religious music in 'I'm Counting on You' and movie soundtrack sin the jaunty 'Let Me'. He even is masterful on 'Old Shep', a weeper about having to put his old dog down, but being unable to do it. (In one of the interviews, Presley reveals that 'Old Shep' was the first song he ever performed in front of an audience.)

Read the review

Buy The box set.
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1956, Elvis Presley’s Pivotal Year : By Roger Semon

1956, Elvis Presley’s Pivotal Year by FTD's Roger Semon. Includes several previously unpublished photos.
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Video : George Klein Interviews Gordon Stoker

George Klein interviews Gordon Stoker on his 'Memphis Sounds' TV Show. Gordon talks about Elvis coming backstage to meet The Jordanaires in 1955 and telling them he wanted them to work him if he ever got a major recording contract. And then the subsequent fun times recording with Elvis over the years.
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Rebooked at the International 4 CD Box Set

This deluxe 4 CD set released by Backdraft is the ultimate January/February 1970 engagement package. 'Rebooked at the International' features multi-track recordings by RCA including unreleased leftovers that did not make the 'On Stage' album. These are the original rough mixes made by Felton Jarvis in early 1970 in preparation for the up-coming 'On Stage' album. No repairs, No overdubs! ... The tracks are unedited, with extra long unedited dialogue in between songs that also were never included on the album. This is the 'On Stage' album that was meant to be, no overdubs, unedited and raw on stage directly from multi-track tapes.
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Norbert Putnam Reflects On The King

Elvis Presley strolled into RCA Studio B in Nashville on the evening of June 4, 1970, his attire accentuated by a black cape and matching cane. 'I was wondering', he said to his musicians, a smile creasing his lips', if you folks would like to make some phonograph records tonight?' The room erupted in cheers.
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Elvis Presley and Tom Jones : Flamingo Hotel, Las Vegas : April 6, 1968

Elvis Presley and Tom Jones : Flamingo Hotel, Las Vegas : April 6, 1968. The day Elvis Presley led Standing ovation For Tom Jones. Elvis reportedly said 'You lit a fire in me tonight, 'I'm going to tell that old man I need to get back on the road'. And, sure enough, he phoned the Colonel the following day to demand that instead of signing him up to make more indifferent movies he had to set up a stage comeback.

Read the full story.
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Interview with Ernst Jørgensen

Video and new text interview with Ernst Jørgensen. Ernst talks about his becoming an Elvis fan as a teenager, discovering Elvis tapes in the RCA vaults, including songs such as 'A Hundred Years From Now' and tapes that should have been in the vaults but were not. Ernst also talks about his mastering of Elvis' songs and the challenges involved, Elvis' duets with Ann Margret and Elvis Movies including his 'greatest movie', Elvis That's The Way It Is. And finally, Meeting Priscilla for the first time and her playing him 'My Happiness', and telling Ernst 'we think this is Elvis', and then the discovery of the second acetate - and much more.
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Did Elvis Really Shoot TVs?

Did Elvis really shoot TVs?
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Johnny Cash Remembers Elvis Presley

I remember Elvis' show at the Eagle's Nest as if were yesterday. The date was a blunder, because the place was an adult club where teenagers weren't welcome, and so Vivian and I were two of only a dozen or so patrons, fifteen at the most. Elvis was already making noise in Memphis when I got there in '54. Sam Phillips had released his first single, That's All Right, Mama and it was tearing up the airwaves.
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Emmy Awards Special Tribute To ’68 Comeback Special

Emmy Awards Special Tribute To ’68 Comeback Special.
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Jerry Leiber has died at age 78

Sad news. Jerry Leiber has died at age 78. Jerry Leiber, one of the most important songwriters in the history of rock & roll - whose 50-year partnership with Mike Stoller produced 'Stand By Me', 'Hound Dog', 'Jailhouse Rock', 'Young Blood', 'On Broadway', 'Yakety-Yak' and countless other classics - has died.
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View our GracelandCam

View our GracelandCam.
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Interview with Barbara Gray who reveals a 55 year old secret

Interview with Barbara Gray who reveals a 55 year old secret as the mystery woman in the classic Alfred Wertheimer photo titled 'the kiss'. You wont be familiar with the name Barbara Gray, but that is about to change. The video starts with the original phone call to the radio station to reveal her identity.
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Weithiemer's Elvis Presley Mystery Kisser Identity Revealed

If you're a fan of Elvis Presley, you certainly know the photograph entitled 'The Kiss'. The famous June 30, 1956 black-and-white photo features 'The King' smooching with a mysterious and unidentified woman. The photo became iconic; but even the photographer, Alfred Wertheimer, didn't know who the girl was. Her name, if not her image, remained unknown for years. Who she was remained a mystery. Until now ... Photo.
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Interview with Donna Butterworth

Interview with Donna Butterworth who played Jan Kohana in Paradise Hawaiian Style.
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Video : George Klein Interviews Jerry Schilling

George Klein interviews Jerry Schilling on his 'Memphis Sounds' TV Show. Gerry talks about first meeting Elvis and the visit to President Richard M. Nixon at the White House in Washington, D.C. The meeting was initiated by Elvis who wrote Nixon a six-page which he asked Jerry to proof read on the plane.
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Video : Cissy Houston Remembers Elvis Presley

Video : Cissy Houston Remembers Elvis Presley.
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Video : George Klein Interviews Dr. Nick : George Nichopoulos

George Klein interviews Dr. Nick : George Nichopoulos on his 'Memphis Sounds' TV Show.
In this short video interview with GK, Dr Nick gives his opinion on why Elvis died.
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Elvis Presley : Cleveland, Ohio : October 20, 1955 : Elvis Changes Rock Forever

On the night of

October 20, 1955, Elvis, Scotty and Bill performed on a bill that featured acts filmed earlier that day at the Brooklyn High School Auditorium by Cleveland DeeJay, Bill Randle. The other acts were said to include Pat Boone, Bill Haley and the Comets, The Four Lads and Priscilla Wright. Elvis, Scotty and Bill had also performed in Cleveland the previous evening at the Circle theater with Roy Acuff and Kitty Wells.
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Elvis

Here we have a very interesting article that we are honored to bring to you. Author Ed Silverman has given kindly given us permission to present his story of his two encounters with Elvis, the first in Las Vegas 1956 in which he was in the audience for one of the 'Atomic Powered Singers' shows. He did not get to meet Elvis on this occasion but made up for that when he covered Elvis' discharge from the army, interviewing him close up at Fort Dix on March 2, 1960 as an American broadcasting Company TV news correspondent.
Ed's title for the article, is simple, 'Elvis'. And we have decided to keep it as is!
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