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SHE'S NOT A BRIT LIKE ELVIS.

AS Britney Spears unravels before our eyes, some people have glimpsed the ghost of Elvis Presley, in all his sad decline.

I can't see it myself. Although Elvis was in bad shape near the end of his short life, the great man never really made a public spectacle of himself as Britney did when she was angrily waving around her umbrella like Disgusted of Beverly Hills.

Elvis put on the pounds. He sometimes forgot the words to the songs that made him famous, and he was so far gone that he thought the lapse was amusing. He often looked lost in a thick fog of drugs and medication.

But Elvis never looked as clinically barmy as Britney did when she was raving outside her ex-husband's house with her umbrella and her gym clothes and her shaven head.

Elvis died at 42. Still in her mid-20s, Britney may look 42, but that is where all similarity ends. By the time Elvis entered his decline, he had changed popular music like no one before or since.

What he effectively did was smash down the racial barriers that kept music in ghettos.

Before Elvis, there was black music and there was white music and there was country music and there was urban music. After Elvis, there was only music. And he was beautiful too. Like Muhammad Ali, Presley's looks were somehow inseparable from his great gift. Elvis and Ali had to look like that - all that speed, all that fire, all that passion. They could look no other way.

You will notice that Elvis impersonators rarely try to look like the man as he did in 1956 or 1968. They impersonate sad, fat, dying Elvis, because it is impossible to replicate The King in his prime and all his pomp and glory.

Fat, mad and bald she may be, but Britney Spears is no Elvis Presley. As she enters her own lonely decline, the poor girl is more like Danny DeVito in one of his angrier roles.

This summer it will be 30 years since the death of Elvis Presley and in my house we will mourn him by playing Viva Las Vegas at top volume.

Will the wicked world mourn Britney Spears even 30 months after her death?

After 49 years of marriage, Richard O. Mitchell understood his wife, Rena, very well, but he never did understand that thing she had for Elvis Presley.
"She was a real nut on that," he said. "I have no idea how she got so fanaticized over him. I used to tell her, 'When you go, I'm going to junk all that stuff,' and she'd say I better not."

Mrs. Mitchell died Feb. 24 at an Indianapolis rehabilitation center. She was 69. The thousands of students pushing their lunch trays through the cafeteria line at Warren Central High School for about 30 years never suspected Mrs. Mitchell, the friendly head cashier, was such an Elvis devotee. Mrs. Mitchell knew the words to Elvis' songs and played Elvis CDs, but she knew better than to ask her husband to grow his sideburns long or add a spangled jumpsuit and cape to his wardrobe.

"She was a top-notch fan," her husband said. "She adored him and she loved him, but she wasn't a teeny-bopper over him, if you know what I mean. "It was kind of one of those things that happened, and I went along with it. I didn't have any choice."

He went with her to an Elvis concert in Indianapolis, but he mostly concentrated on leaving in time to get to his job by midnight. He retired in 1990 as a general supervisor at Ford's engine assembly plant in Indianapolis. "Rena had boxes of Elvis memorabilia stored in the garage," Mitchell said. "I have no idea what to do with it. I don't know why anyone would want it."

The Mitchells met on a blind date in 1953. "We went to Riverside Park to ride the rides. That was the place to go. I was a perfect gentleman on that date. I wasn't going to push my luck." She made an immediate impression: "She struck me as a person I wanted to spend the rest of my life with. It was a gut feeling. She was what you might call my first love." After their daughters had graduated from Warren Central, Mrs. Mitchell took a job washing dishes in the cafeteria kitchen.

"She kind of hit it off with the boss and became a cashier and then head cashier," her husband said. "She loved her job and she loved the kids. Knowing her, I'm sure she helped out if a student was a little short, but she was a bulldog if someone tried to steal something. She went after them and caught them." She retired in 2004.

Services will be at noon Friday at Shirley Brothers Washington Memorial Chapel, 9606 E. Washington St., with calling there from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday. Other survivors include daughters Kim Pope and Pam Broschart and a brother, Roy Hensley.

Elvis meets Shakespeare - sort of -in the jukebox musical "All Shook Up" opening today at the Aronoff Center in Cincinnati. "All Shook Up" is part of the recent genre of musicals that takes the songs and/or music of a singer or musical group and builds a story around the material. The most successful and artful in the jukebox form was "Movin' Out," in which Twyla Tharp set some rousing dances to Billy Joel's music. Most popular and more forced is "Mamma Mia," in which ABBA songs are squeezed into a contrived romance.

Now, from last season on Broadway, comes "All Shook Up." But don't expect an Elvis stage biography, says its star Susan Anton. "It's a delightful piece," she said. "It takes place in about 1955. It uses a great many of Elvis' songs." The roster of 24 Presley songs includes "Love Me Tender," "Heartbreak Hotel," "Hound Dog," "It's Now or Never," "Blue Suede Shoes" and, of course, the title song.

" 'All Shook Up' is not about Elvis, "which is always important for people to know," Anton said. "They're not going to come and see a show about Elvis, but they're gonna hear his music," explained Anton, a former Miss California (1969) and second runner-up for Miss America. "It takes place in a fictional town in the middle of nowhere where nothing ever happens. Everybody is heartbroken.

"Enter our motorcycle-riding, leather-jacketed, guitar-playing roustabout played by Joe Mandragona. His name is Chad in the piece. "He's not Elvis, but he has an Elvis-like resemblance."

2007/02/28 The Cincinnati Post / www.epgold.com

Volume 43 of the Norwegian Flaming Star magazine comes with a promotional CD entitled "Playing for keeps" which contains four tracks; "Playing For Keeps", "Love Me", "How Do You Think I Feel" and "How´s The World Treating You".

All tracks recorded at Radio Recorders, Hollywood, California on September 1, 1956.

Hello:

I wanted to share this with you.

Tonight, I attended the annual Home Theater Forum's An Evening with Warner Home Video. You can ask them about upcoming DVD releases.

I was able to ask them a question in regards to Elvis - here's the transcript:

<RichTCB> Hello. I’m a fan of Elvis Presley. Many fans around the world and I want to know: are there any plans for a single or multi disc package of the concert documentaries, “That’s The Way It Is” and “Elvis On Tour, with unreleased concert and rehearsal footage? Thank you.

<WARNER> We have huge Elvis news.....We cannot announce all the plans now, but we will have a big announcement to make in a few weeks. Stay tuned to HTF for further details. ELVIS fans are going to be VERY VERY HAPPY!

So there we have it. Looks like something is planned ... and we'll know more soon !

A new five-part series In Search of the Perfect Pop Song starting tonight on BBC Radio 2 features songwriter Mac Davis, who penned In The Ghetto.

In this documentary Davis relates the story of how he got the song to Elvis’ attention – by following him into the toilet!

The series starts tonight and is presented by Guy Chambers, the Ivor Award winning songwriter behind some of Robbie Williams hit records.

''Elvis® Rock 'n' Roll Ride for Life'' Benefiting the American Diabetes Association.

Historic First Official Elvis Presley® Motorcycle Ride Begins and Ends at Elvis Presley's Graceland on April 22, 2007.

Limited edition Elvis Presley 30th Anniversary Signature Collection Harley-Davidson® Motorcycles to be unveiled during the festivities.

MEMPHIS, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Elvis Presley Enterprises, Inc. (EPE) is pleased to announce the new Elvis Rock 'n' Roll Ride for Life benefiting the American Diabetes Association, which will begin and end at Elvis Presley's Graceland, the legendary superstar's home in Memphis, Tennessee, on April 22, 2007. This event for motorcycle enthusiasts will serve as a fitting homage to Presley's passion for motorcycles and to his lifetime of generosity to individuals and charitable causes.

Festivities at Graceland will include the unveiling of the limited edition Elvis 30th Anniversary Signature Collection Harley-Davidson® motorcycle produced by Graceland® Harley-Davidson, a branch location of Bruce Rossmeyer’s Southern Thunder Harley-Davidson.

By offering three levels of participation ranging from $50.00 - $300.00, riders and their passengers can choose from a variety of experiences for the 100-mile escorted ride and the weekend’s events.

Activities can include a VIP event and pre-ride party at the Gibson Guitar Beale Street Showcase, ride staging at the steps of Graceland Mansion, tours of the Gibson Guitar Factory and Graceland Mansion, a post-ride party with food, beverages, and live music on the Graceland visitor center property, special commemorative gifts, and much, much more. A special highlight will be the unveiling of the limited edition Elvis Presley 30th Anniversary Signature Collection Harley-Davidson® motorcycle, painting and sculpture, which have been created in tribute to Elvis in this, the thirtieth anniversary year of his passing.

The Elvis Rock 'n' Roll Ride for Life benefiting the American Diabetes Association will depart the Graceland properties at 9:00 a.m. on Sunday, April 22, 2007, with the highest level of participants officially kicking off the ride from the front steps of Graceland Mansion.

Interested individuals can get detailed information and sign up for the ride by going to www.elvis.com/ride or by calling1-901-682-8232 or 1-888-DIABETES, extension 3121.

To receive Elvis.com e-newsletters and alerts and updates about the Ride, visit http://www.elvis.com newsletters.

The Houston Livestock and Rodeo Show, where Elvis made his first live performances since 1961 is celebrating its 75th year. In 1970, Elvis’ six-shows at the Houston Astrodome attracted an audience of over 200,000, where he was also presented with gold records for the two albums From Elvis In Memphis and From Memphis To Vegas, From Vegas To Memphis and his 1969 hit records Don’t Cry Daddy, In The Ghetto and Suspicious Minds.

The Livestock show originated in 1932 at the Sam Shouston Hall as the Houston Fat Stock Show. When Elvis appeared the show was held at the Houston Astrodome, but is now housed at the Reliant Stadium where 1.7million visitors are expected in this celebration year, with guest entertainers that include George Strait and Beyoncé – not together though!

WHILE ANOTHER HISTORIC SITE IS IN PERIL.

The future of the Dallas Cotton Bowl, where Elvis appeared in 1955, looks uncertain. Although the City Council are ready to spend $50 million renovating the old Fair Park Stadium, the Dallas Cowboys are moving out to a new stadium in Arlington and any planned renovations may just be too late.

Lisa Marie starts work on her third album next month despite being without a record label. When Capitol merged with Virgin Records, Lisa did not join the new consortium.

2007/02/27 www.elvis.co.uk / www.epgold.com

The gesture of ElvisMatters to take the almost-blind boy Michiel Stroobants (17) to Graceland for no cost at all, as the surgeries have cost enough already, hasn’t stayed unnoticed.

Fans from all over Belgium and Holland, have donated money to Michiel. James Burton even donates a guitar to Michiel, which he’ll present on September 30th in Antwerp (Elizabethzaal, ‘ELVIS 2007’).

This news was picked up by the Belgian press, who decided to do a story on this.

ElvisMatters hereby calls on other fanclubs in Belgium and Holland to join forces and participate in this good cause.

It would be great if other clubs would follow this example, and publish the story on their websites too.

The Graceland/Harley Davidson logo isreleased: The name of the bike brand is added to the known Graceland logo in the same font.

Although there are no pictures of the limited edition of 30 Harley Davidson bikes, it is known that it will be a replica of the 1957 Blue Harley-Davidson KH model that Elvis owned.

Price is $57,888 (€ 43.934), in that amount is a limited painting and bronze sculpture of Elvis included.

In September and October 2007, the official European fan clubs, fully supported by The Original Elvis Cast, take an amazing show on the road: “ELVIS 2007 – The Original Cast”.

Lead singer on the entire tour is Terry Mike Jeffrey. The promoters have contracted a very special guest for The Netherlands – although we can’t tell his name yet, due to contractual obligations.

For Belgium, the immensely popular Will Tura will do a special guest performance with his musical heroes, the Full Elvis Cast.

Tickets for this amazing live show go on sale on Monday, April 2nd.

TCB Band
The Imperials
The Sweet Inspirations
Joe Guercio + Orchestra, feat. The original Orchestra members
Terry Mike Jeffrey
Special guests in Holland and Belgium

The official European Touring schedule ELVIS 2007 – The Original Cast:

Thursday September 20: Frits Philips Music Hall – EINDHOVEN (NL)
Saturday September 22: Stadthalle Soest, Germany
Sunday September 23: Stadthalle, Germany
Wednesday September 26: Jonkoping, Sweden
Friday September 28: Oslo, Norway
Sunday September 30: Koningin Elizabethzaal – ANTWERPEN (B)
Tuesday October 2: Marseilles, France
Thursday October 4: Geneva, Switzerland
Saturday October 6: Paris, France

Peter Noone on The Elvis Hour: On this weeks show we visit with Peter Noone of Hermans Hermits, we'll hear a rare interview with the King and recall highlights from 1965.

We'll also play some of your favorite hits with Elvis performing live and in Concert. So stay with us for a busy edition of The Elvis Hour.

Elvis Presley - A Legend In Concert

Elvis Presley - A Legend In Concert (2 DVD´s)

Release Date: February 26, 2007.

Regionalcode: 2

2007/02/26 www.elvisclubberlin.de / www.epgold.com

Fans Can Contribute To Next Joe Esposito Book Series.

Joe 's book series, Celebrate Elvis, includes interviews from true Elvis Fans.

If any EIN readers wish to contribute to the book series they should email Francis Brebner

2007/02/26 Francis Brebner - www.elvisinfonet.com / www.epgold.com

Elvis’ red-hot sound and super-cool looks transformed him into the world’s leading rock ‘n’ roll icon.

Thirty years after his death, Elvis’ appeal hasn’t faded, and now the magic that was (and is) the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll is captured in Elvis – The Official Collector’s Edition.

Each issue of this exceptional new series consists of three parts – magazine, artefacts and mini-posters – that build into a celebration of the life and work of Elvis Presley.

This series is produced in association with Elvis Presley Enterprises Inc., the trustees of Elvis’ estate, which have contributed their privileged insight into Elvis and provided photographs for the magazines, the artefacts and mini-posters from its picture library based at Graceland.

With some 500 buses full of visitors rolling into the city each year, Tupelo has made the Top 100 list of the American Bus Association's what-to-see-and-do calendar.

Specifically, it's the city's Elvis Presley Festival on the ABA's 25th anniversary edition of its list of top events in the U.S. and Canada.

The 2007 edition is a guide highlighting the top fairs, festivals, parades, exhibits, theater and shows.

2007/02/25 www.djournal.com / www.epgold.com

The monthly German magazine "Frau im Spiegel" published an Elvis edition in their quarterly "Legenden" series.

This 13th volume is an 100 pages biography on Elvis Presley, with emotional stories and pictures it paints the picture of the legend and the past era.

2007/02/25 Various / www.epgold.com

Buena Vista Home Entertainment released The Golden Girls: The Complete Fourth Season on DVD.

Some fans may by surprised to see a heart-shaped sticker that adorned the shrink-wrap on series 4, which read "NEW! See Quentin Tarantino As Elvis!"

Until now, this for all we knew was an urban myth, propagated by Tarantino detractors and critics who wanted to show the gregarious filmmaker in the light they felt he deserved - that is, a desperate wannabe who would do anything, including appear on the Fourth Season of Golden Girls as one of ten Elvis impersonators in order to steal some screen time and earn that SAG card.

Having now confirmed that he did appear on the show, for his sake we sincerely hope that his SAG card was gold-plated and framed for future reference; because this is possibly the greatest performance we've ever seen from a featured extra who is trying to do an Elvis impression and yet not completely embarrass himself.

Check out the pictures at: http://dvd.ign.com/articles/689/689660p1.html

2007/02/25 uk.dvd.ign.com / www.epgold.com

The terrific Dennis Nahat ballet inspired by Elvis Presley's life and career and performed to Elvis recordings is back, along with the great costumes and sets designed by Bob Mackie. Blue Suede Shoes will be presented by Ballet San Jose March 16-25.

Click here: http://www.balletsanjose.org/BlueSuedeShoes.htm to learn all about it BalletSanJose.org.

This ballet, first staged in Cleveland in 1996, is once again presented with the cooperation of Elvis Presley Enterprises, Inc. and Sony BMG.

Cover art of the upcoming Sonny West and Marshall Terrill book "Elvis: Still Taking Care of Business" Releasedate: May 2007 Triumph Books.

Synopsis:

In this unique and intimate volume, Sonny West, Elvis Presley's close friend and bodyguard for nearly two decades, provides a no-holds barred, first-hand depiction of "The King."

"Elvis" is packed with previously unseen photographs and untold stories about Presley's personal and public life - learn why he refused the not-so-subtle advances of Ursula Andress on the set of "Fun in Acapulco", uncover amazing personal details from Presley's historic meeting with the Beatles, and discover the secrets behind the King's famous handshake with Richard Nixon in 1970.

This will become a treasured addition to the collections of Elvis fans everywhere.

2007/02/25 Bill E. Burk's Elvis World / www.epgold.com

Welcome to our new Ep.Gold Web-shop!

To celebrate this we decided to have a "Special Offer" every week valid for 7 days.

Describtion:

This book covers the years 1954-56 with a portion of never before seen pictures and rare record sleeves, magazines etc.

Trevor Cajiao has done a a text about those exciting years.

The book is on 112 pages.

All printed in full color on heavy glossy paper.

DVD Encoding: Regionfree Color: color Widescreen Letterboxed: no Full Screen (Standard): yes, Audio Tracks: Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo Available Subtitles: no Theatrical trailers: no.

This DVD contains two concerts from Birmingham (December 28, 1976 08.30 PM) and Pittsburg (December 31, 1976 09.30 PM, the almost legendary last great concert), both filmed from the audience with an overdubbed soundboard & Audience sound

True Stories of Elvis and His Police Buddies" book delayed yet again: Originally due out in August 2006 publication of this book has again been delayed.

Tentative release date is now late March 2007 - this is the sixth time the book has been delayed.

Mother-of-three Angelina Jolie has been named the sexiest individual in history.
Jolie, 31, comes four places above her other-half, Hollywood heart-throb Brad Pitt, 43. Hip-gyrating Elvis Presley is second in the poll conducted for Channel 4, almost 30 years after his death.

The Oscar-winning actress beat some of the world's most famous sex symbols, from Steve McQueen to Sophia Loren, in the top 100. Blonde bombshell Marilyn Monroe is third, one place above Crazy in Love singer and Dreamgirls star Beyonce.

George Clooney, 45, is seventh and there is good news for pop princess Kylie Minogue, 38, following her split with Olivier Martinez - she is eighth.

Pirates of the Caribbean star Johnny Depp, 43, makes ninth place, and Scarlett Johansson, 22, is tenth.

This book will be released in early March.

On Elvis' first visit to Hawaii in 1957, fans filled Honolulu Stadium for not one, but two concert performances.

That was the beginning of Elvis' enduring relationship with the islands, which included two additional benefit concerts, three films, and several vacation stays.

For Elvis fans and those interested in Hawaii's music history, Aloha Elvis describes Elvis' love affair with the islands and includes over 100 photographs, some never before published, of Elvis and the people and places he encountered in Hawaii.

Jerry Hopkins, a twenty-year veteran of Rolling Stone, is the author of three other books about Elvis Presley: Elvis: A Biography (1971) and Elvis: The Final Years (1980), both international bestsellers, long out of print and to be republished in an updated form in 2007; and Elvis in Hawaii (2004).

His research material for those works is part of the Mississippi Valley Collection at the University of Memphis in Tennessee. Hopkins also wrote biographies of Jim Morrison, Jimi Hendrix, David Bowie, Raquel Welch, and Yoko Ono. A resident of Hawaii from 1976-1993, he now lives in Thailand.

2007/02/24 www.besspress.com - Elvis Book Research - www.epgold.com

In July the book "In The Twilight of Memory" will be re-released by Arcade Publishing:

To commemorate the thirtieth anniversary of his death, here is the highly acclaimed, intimate, tender, and deeply moving portrait of Elvis Presley, written by his first serious girlfriend.

June Juanico was 17 when she met Elvis Presley; he was 20. She was a good girl from Biloxi, Mississippi; he was a rockabilly singer on the verge of stardom.

They fell in love in the summer of 1956, and found a timeless moment of innocence and simple pleasure. Juanico gives us the Elvis she knew and loved—the Memphis boy with aw-shucks charm, impeccable manners, and an easy and irresistible sensuality.

Their lives merged quickly and completely: Elvis’s mother, Gladys, felt June was her son’s last hope against the excesses of life on the road and the corruption of fame. But Elvis was on a train that no one could stop. Self-possessed, June chose her own path; she left Elvis, determined never to look back.

But in this completely disarming, fascinating memoir, she does look back, and proves she has remembered everything, every conversation, every story, and every caress. ELVIS IN THE TWILIGHT OF MEMORY gives us an intimate and unforgettable portrait of the man who would be King.

Both a hardcover (ISBN 1559703938, 320 pages) and paperback (ISBN 1559708395, 336 pages) will be released.

2007/02/24 www.arcadepub.com - Elvis Book Research - www.epgold.com

Search for Elvis Presley items on eBay, and you will turn up hundreds — no thousands — of souvenirs, photos, albums, magazine articles, 45s, LPs, CDs, and just about anything and everything someone could slap a TCB logo on.

But occasionally, something very rare and unusual turns up, and that’s just what happened recently when someone decided to sell the rights to Elvis’ last recorded song.

In 1973, the King of Rock and Roll teamed up with songwriter Paul Terry King to produce and record two songs.

One of these, “If I’d Only Bought Her Roses,” was sold last year to Robert X. Sillerman, the current owner of Elvis Presley Enterprises for an undisclosed price.

But the other song, “Just Like Rolling Up the Hill,” has remained a secret until now, when Hill — not in the best of health — decided to sell the rights on eBay. What this means, according to eBay, is that the new owner can “produce, sing, or release it yourself.”

It was promoted on eBay as “Elvis’ Last Recorded Song.”

Sounds like a risky venture, but hey it worked for Elvis, so it might work for the highest bidder, an unidentified (or in eBay’s terms, “private”) buyer who ended up paying $31,101 for the rights.

The winner receives “copyright and all associated publication and performance rights, etc.”

Elvis International Shop - The Netherlands.

OPEN: Saturday & Sunday February 24 & 25, 2007 - 1300. PM - 1800 PM.

E-Mail: elvisinternational@casema.nl

The Netherlands : 0251 - 821240
Other Country's Dial : 00 - 31 - 251 - 821240

Mobile The Netherlands : 06 47 87 25 78
Other Country's Dial : 00 - 31 - 6 47 87 25 78.

These past few days, we were almost bombarded with emails and letters from fans, who wish to support Michiel Stroobans (17). Michiel travels with us to Memphis next August.

It’ll be a very special trip for him, as doctors predict that he’ll loose his sight by the end of the year. We already received the first financial support from fans, who wish to give Michiel some pocket money during his stay. Feel free to do so too, although this, of course, is not a necessity.

ElvisMatters has asked other fanclubs too, to support this good cause, so we can all, united in the spirit of Elvis, make this last trip to Graceland an unforgettable experience for Michiel.

Roger Semon talks with EIN about new releases, how he met Ernst Jorgensen, the future of FTD, and more..

Roger Semon, along with Ernst Jorgensen, is the co-producer of everything Elvis at SONY/BMG.

In fact it was the Roger Semon produced 'E.P. Collection' issued in the UK in the early eighties that spearheaded the fabulous re-packaging of Elvis' musical legacy and eventually led to the creation of the FTD fan club label.

Roger recently took time out of his busy schedule to answer a few questions for us, several of which that have been asked by EIN members concerned about the future of their Elvis project & querying what future releases are on the drawing-board.

Click Here To Read The Complete Interview: http://www.elvisinfonet.com/interview_rogersemon.html

2007/02/23 www.elvisinfonet.com / www.epgold.com

Fans are asking the question: what's happened to the popular FECC Messageboard?

( Note: also known as the Gerry Rijff Forum) It has been offline for a number of days.

It appears the moderators are taking a sabbatical following several fierce threads where posters were getting out of hand. No word yet on when it will be back.

Long time patrons of the messageboards will remember when alt.elvis.king board (on Google) reigned supreme.

Unfortunately the FECC board is increasingly being afflicted with the nastiness too often seen in the alt.elvis.king threads.

If you have been waiting with baited breath to find out the price of a print of the forthcoming Graceland painting by Thomas Kinkade the wait no more.

The prices are in and once again the powers that be appear to think every fan of Elvis has a wallet so big, you could beat a whale to death with it.

For an unframed print it will cost you around £550.00 ($995.00) or if you can still manage it after all that whale beating, you can buy one in a frame for the inflated price of around £975.00 ($1,680.00).

And don't forget that you can get your print signed by the artist at a special event at Graceland in March for a small additional fee of around £145.00 ($250.00) each person.

Features rare recordings!

Contains 57 tracks! Including press conferences, radio interviews, 2 telephone conversations, stories from friends, on stage & backstage recordings, and much more!

-Also including: a message to his fans in Europe, Australia & Japan…

-All with improved sound quality!

-8 Pages illustrated booklet.

(sg - sales gainer, gg - greatest sales gainer, ne - new entry, re - re-entry)

Top Music Video - Elvis: '68 Comeback Special - up 3 to #30
Top Music Video - Elvis: Aloha from Hawaii - down 1 to #33

Top Comprehensive Music Video - Elvis: '68 Comeback Special - up 3 to #30
Top Comprehensive Music Video - Elvis: Aloha from Hawaii - down 1 to #33

New entries and Re-entries on the charts include:
- none

Dropping off the charts include:
- none

Notes of Interest
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At the time the the giant jumpsuit expo will open in the 'Sincerely Elvis' museum on the other side of Graceland, there will be an official catalogue released.

If you look at the the pre-design, it's going to be a very detailled and intereseting book for the fans of the shiny suits.

Just added to Elvis Presley Central, the official Elvis channel on YouTube.com, is the special white suit/black suit If I Can Dream music video.

This video was assembled by taking Elvis's classic live performance of If I Can Dream in the white suit, as chosen for the finale of his 1968 television special, and combining it with components of the two unused lip-synch performances of Elvis in black leather that were shot at the end of his two live "stand-up" shows shot for the special.

This stunning video was put together as a bonus feature for the 2004 release Elvis: '68 Comeback Special - Deluxe Edition DVD.

Here are he the three coverart of the upcoming FTD's for release April 1st, 2007.

BAHAMAS CRUISE, set April 20-23, with ETA Don Obusek (voted by WQED Radio as Pittsburgh's best Elvis) and Kathy Westmoreland, who backed Elvis on stage for years.

Kathy will tell Elvis stories between sets. Cost is US$384 per person. Call Sheri at MAC Travel ... 1-800-243-0550.

Odyssey Pictures Corporation is pleased to announce the launch of one of the most incredible films ever produced, "Presley On Presley" - the life and death of Elvis Presley as told by the last living person that was there as an adult at the time.

The synopsis: "From the time Elvis was home with his mom and dad, the first meeting with Priscilla Presley to his mysterious death. This is the true story told by Dee Presley - the only person that was there during the entire incredible journey".

Investors sought for new Elvis film.

From Cassie Bowers: "I am pleased to inform you that we have begun seeking investors for our new film project about the one and only, Elvis Presley.

If you or any of your fan club members are interested in learning more about this film, please reply back." Anyone interested should contact Cassie

2007/02/22 Cassie Bowers - www.elvisinfonet.com / www.epgold.com

The Memphis Boys are the rhythm section that recorded with Elvis in 1969 at the American Sound Studio in Memphis, Tennessee.

The result of those sessions were hits singles like Suspicious Minds, In the Ghetto, Kentucky Rain, Don't Cry Daddy and many more

Bobby Wood (Piano), Mike Leech (Bass), Gene Chrisman (Drums), Bobby Emmons (Hammond) and Reggie Young (Guitar)

August 17, 8:00 P.M. (Doors open at 7:00 P.M.)

Germantown Performing Art Center
1801 Exeter Road
Germantown, TN 38138

15 min. drive from downtown Memphis

Ticket price $ 60.00

Tickets can be ordered from Elvis Unlimited at: info@elvispresley.dk

Or

From GPAC Box Office (901) 757-7256 (www.gpacweb.com)

2007/02/22 www.elvisunlimited.com / www.epgold.com

Press Release:

After much anticipation, Bogar Enterprises, LLC announces the release of the ELVIS '68 Comeback Special Novelty Sign in commemoration of one of Las Vegas' most beloved performers -- Elvis Presley.

This novelty sign, which is licensed by Elvis Presley Enterprises, Inc., is a replica of the towering backdrop seen in Elvis' television special, popularly known as "The '68 Comeback Special," that first aired on December 3, 1968 on NBC.

The ELVIS '68 Comeback Special Novelty Sign is sure to become a collector's item for admirers of Elvis Presley and Las Vegas.

The sign features red light emitting diodes (LEDs) that flash the name ELVIS in red lights just like the backdrop seen in the opening and closing segments of the television special. Bogar's replica adds a 43-second sound chip playing one of
Elvis' most recognized tunes, "Don't Be Cruel."

"With the international popularity of Elvis and his association with Las Vegas, it was natural to create a novelty sign that would pay homage to both," said Bob McMonigle, Owner and President of the Las Vegas-based Bogar Enterprises, LLC.
"The '68 Comeback Special is a milestone in Elvis' career as well as one of the greatest moments in rock music history and it deserves to be commemorated."

The ELVIS ’68 Comeback Special Novelty Sign has a suggested retail price of $49.95 and can be purchased in casino gift stores, hotel gift stores, specialty stores and souvenir shops throughout Las Vegas. The novelty sign can also be purchased at Graceland and online at www.LVSignCo.com and in Shop Elvis on www.Elvis.com.

The "March Of Dimes" EP will be reissued on vinyl in two weeks. It come on black vinyl, 12 inch with the original labels in a sleeve that is made like the original envelope.

The latest Archive, shot by photographer George Hill, released on FEB. 20, 2007.

FTD recently released this live concert on CD titled "UNCHAINED MELODY."

The Archive contains 119 photographs for $150. This price includes shipping. Photos are 4x6 prints, matte finish.

Over 90% of these photos have never been released. Please allow 3 - 5 days for printing and shipping.

Shots include: Coming on stage, guitar shots, receiving gifts from fans, kissing fans, close ups, piano shots while singing "Unchained Melody", waist high shots.

50 Million Elvis Fans Can't Be Wrong - Classic Albums Reissue.

50,000,000 Elvis Fans Can't Be Wrong continues Follow That Dream Records' series of reissues of classic Elvis albums that are no longer part of the RCA Records mainstream Elvis catalog. These reissues feature original album cover art and great additional recordings not included on the original release.

The reissue of 50,000 Elvis Fans Can't Be Wrong (Elvis' Gold Records, Volume 2) is expanded into a 2-disc set. Follow That Dream Records chose to include the entire June 10, 1958 sessions to give you the experience of following Elvis through a whole night of sessions. (Unfortunately, session tapes of the other recordings on this set were destroyed many years ago.) Three Elvis interview recordings are also included.

DISC 1

LP MASTERS:

1. I NEED YOUR LOVE TONIGHT 2.04
(Sid Wayne/Bix Reichner)

2. DON’T 2.43
(Jerry Leiber/Mike Stoller)

3. WEAR MY RING AROUND YOUR NECK 2.13
(Bert Carroll/Russell Moody)

4. MY WISH CAME TRUE 2.33
(Ivory Joe Hunter)

5. I GOT STUNG 1.49
(Aaron Schroeder/David Hill)

6. ONE NIGHT 2:32
(Bartholomew/King)

7. A BIG HUNK O’ LOVE (splice 3/4) 2.12
(Aaron Schroeder/Sid Wyche)

8. I BEG OF YOU 1:53
(Rosemarie McCoy/Kelly Owens)

9. (NOW AND THEN THERE’S) A FOOL SUCH AS I 2.36
(Bill Trader)

10. DONCHA’ THINK IT’S TIME (splice 40/39 – LP version) 1.54
(Clyde Otis/Willie Dixon)

BONUS MASTERS:

11. YOUR CHEATIN’ HEART 2.24
(Hank Williams)

12. AIN’T THAT LOVING YOU BABY 2.22
(Clyde Otis/Ivory Joe Hunter)

13. DONCHA’ THINK IT’S TIME (splice 47/40/48 - original single master) 1.54
(Clyde Otis/Willie Dixon)

FEBRUARY ‘58 SESSION:

14. WEAR MY RING AROUND YOUR NECK undubbed 2.13
15. YOUR CHEATIN’ HEART (alternate take 9) 2.24
16. DONCHA’ THINK IT’S TIME (take 39) 1.54
17. DONCHA’ THINK IT’S TIME (take 40) 1.57
18. DONCHA’ THINK IT’S TIME (take 47) 1.55
19. DONCHA’ THINK IT’S TIME (take 48) 1.54

JUNE ‘58 SESSIONS:

20. A BIG HUNK O’ LOVE (take 1, pb)
21. A BIG HUNK O’ LOVE (take 2, pb)
22. A BIG HUNK O’ LOVE (take 3, pb)
23. A BIG HUNK O’ LOVE (take 4, pb)
24. (NOW AND THEN THERE’S) A FOOL SUCH AS I (take 1, fs)
25. (NOW AND THEN THERE’S) A FOOL SUCH AS I (take 2, fs)
26. (NOW AND THEN THERE’S) A FOOL SUCH AS I (take 3, pb)
27. (NOW AND THEN THERE’S) A FOOL SUCH AS I (take 4, fs)
28. (NOW AND THEN THERE’S) A FOOL SUCH AS I (take 5, pb)
29. (NOW AND THEN THERE’S) A FOOL SUCH AS I (take 6, fs)
30. (NOW AND THEN THERE’S) A FOOL SUCH AS I (take 7, fs)
31. (NOW AND THEN THERE’S) A FOOL SUCH AS I (take 8, pb)
32. (NOW AND THEN THERE’S) A FOOL SUCH AS I (take 9, m)
33. AIN’T THAT LOVING YOU BABY (take 1, pb)
34. AIN’T THAT LOVING YOU BABY (take 2, lfs)
35. AIN’T THAT LOVING YOU BABY (take 3, fs)
36. AIN’T THAT LOVING YOU BABY (take 4, m)
37. AIN’T THAT LOVING YOU BABY (take 5, fs)
38. AIN’T THAT LOVING YOU BABY (take 6, lfs)
39. AIN’T THAT LOVING YOU BABY (take 7, lfs)
40. AIN’T THAT LOVING YOU BABY (take 8, lfs)
41. AIN’T THAT LOVING YOU BABY (take 9, lfs)
42. AIN’T THAT LOVING YOU BABY (take 10, lfs)
43. AIN’T THAT LOVING YOU BABY (take 11, lfs)

DISC 2

JUNE ’58 SESSIONS:

1. I NEED YOUR LOVE TONIGHT (take 1, lfs, starts with part of demo)
2. I NEED YOUR LOVE TONIGHT (take 2, fs)
3. I NEED YOUR LOVE TONIGHT (take 3, fs)
4. I NEED YOUR LOVE TONIGHT (take 4, pb)
5. I NEED YOUR LOVE TONIGHT (take 5, pb)
6. I NEED YOUR LOVE TONIGHT (take 6, incomplete)
7. I NEED YOUR LOVE TONIGHT (take 7, pb)
8. I NEED YOUR LOVE TONIGHT (take 8, incomplete)
9. I NEED YOUR LOVE TONIGHT (take 9, pb)
10. I NEED YOUR LOVE TONIGHT (take 10a, pb)
11. I NEED YOUR LOVE TONIGHT (take 10b, incomplete)
12. I NEED YOUR LOVE TONIGHT (take 11, lfs)
13. I NEED YOUR LOVE TONIGHT (take 12, fs)
14. I NEED YOUR LOVE TONIGHT (take 13, pb)
15. I NEED YOUR LOVE TONIGHT (take 14, pb)
16. I NEED YOUR LOVE TONIGHT (take 15, pb)
17. I NEED YOUR LOVE TONIGHT (take 16, lfs)
18. I NEED YOUR LOVE TONIGHT (take 17, fs)
19. I NEED YOUR LOVE TONIGHT (take 18, m)
20. I GOT STUNG (take 1, lfs)
21. I GOT STUNG (take 2, fs)
22. I GOT STUNG (take 3, lfs)
23. I GOT STUNG (take 4, fs)
24. I GOT STUNG (take 5, fs)
25. I GOT STUNG (take 6, fs)
26. I GOT STUNG (take 7, fs)
27. I GOT STUNG (take 8, pb)
28. I GOT STUNG (take 9, fs)
29. I GOT STUNG (take 10, pb)
30. I GOT STUNG (take 11, pb)
31. I GOT STUNG (take 12, pb)
32. I GOT STUNG (take 13 fs, fs)
33. I GOT STUNG (take 14, pb)
34. I GOT STUNG (take 15, lfs)
35. I GOT STUNG (take 16, pb)
36. I GOT STUNG (take 17, fs)
37. I GOT STUNG (take 18, lfs)
38. I GOT STUNG (take 20, pb)
39. I GOT STUNG (take 21, fs)
40. I GOT STUNG (take 22, pb)
41. I GOT STUNG (take 23, lfs)
42. I GOT STUNG (take 24, m)

ELVIS SAILS EP:

43. PRESS INTERVIEW WITH ELVIS PRESLEY (AT BROOKLYN ARMY TERMINAL) 5:26
44. ELVIS PRESLEY’S NEWSREEL INTERVIEW 2:20
45. PAT HERNON INTERVIEWS ELVIS (IN THE LIBRARY OF THE U.S.S. RANDALL AT SAILING) 2:15

An American Trilogy - Las Vegas Concert Recordings, January/February 1972 Engagement.

This quarter's regular 5” digipack release covers Elvis’ engagement at The Las Vegas Hilton in January-February, 1972.

RCA did not record entire shows, and several of the new songs Elvis had added to his shows were only recorded once. The consequence is that the main body of the CD – the RCA recordings – feature several previously released versions.

Soundboard (informal) recordings of other song performances during the envagement were added to the end of the disc in order to make this as representative as possible of Elvis’ repertoire at that time.

1. ALSO SPRACH ZARATHUSTRA (15/Midnight) 1:13
(Richard Strauss – P.D.)

2. SEE SEE RIDER (15/Midnight) 2:47
(Traditional; arr. by Elvis Presley)

3. PROUD MARY (15/Midnight) 2:34
(John Fogerty)

4. NEVER BEEN TO SPAIN (15/Midnight) 3:29
(Hoyt Axton)

5. YOU GAVE ME A MOUNTAIN (15/Midnight) 3:11
(Marty Robbins)

6. LOVE ME (15/Midnight) 1:43
(Jerry Leiber/Mike Stoller)

7. ALL SHOOK UP (15/Midnight) 1:01
(Otis Blackwell/Elvis Presley)

8. TEDDY BEAR / DON’T BE CRUEL (15/Midnight) 1:57
(Kal Mann/Bernie Lowe) / (Otis Blackwell/Elvis Presley)

9. HOUND DOG (15/Midnight) 1:57
(Jerry Leiber/Mike Stoller)

10. LITTLE SISTER / GET BACK (14/Midnight)* 1:53
(Doc Pomus/Mort Shuman) / (Lennon/McCartney)

11. IT’S IMPOSSIBLE (16/Midnight)* 4:15
(Sid Wayne/A. Manzanero)

12. IT’S OVER (17/Dinner)* 2:23
(Jimmie Rodgers)

13. THE IMPOSSIBLE DREAM (16/Midnight)* 2:34
(Mitch Leigh/Joe Darion)

14. A BIG HUNK O’ LOVE (14/Midnight)* 2:06
(Aaron Schroeder/Sid Wyche)

15. AN AMERICAN TRILOGY (14/Midnight) 4:33
(Mickey Newbury)

16. CAN’T HELP FALLING IN LOVE (15/Midnight) 1:39
(Hugo Peretti/Luigi Creatore/George Weiss)

17. CLOSING RIFF (15/Midnight) 0:25

18. UNTIL IT’S TIME FOR YOU TO GO 3:50
(Buffy Sainte-Marie)

19. POLK SALAD ANNIE 3:02
(Tony Joe White)

20. ONE NIGHT 1:28
(Dave Bartholomew/Pearl King)

21. BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER 4:15
(Paul Simon)

22. LAWDY, MISS CLAWDY 2:07
(Lloyd Price)

23. I’LL REMEMBER YOU 2:47
(Kuiokalaani Lee)

24. SUSPICIOUS MINDS 5:31
(Mark James)

*Previously released
Recorded at The Hilton, Las Vegas.
Tracks 1-17: RCA recordings. February 14-17, 1972.
Tracks 18-24: A soundboard recording of the opening show January 26, 1972.

Live in LA - 1974 Concert Soundboard Recording & Photo Book.

A book and CD set. Live in L.A. the book features more than 200 photos of Elvis at his variousLos Angeles shows.

The main focus is on the evening concert at Inglewood Forum May 11, 1974. The CD is an informal "soundboard" recording of that particular show with a few songs from other shows.

Track List:

1. ALSO SPRACH ZARATHUSTRA
(Richard Strauss – P.D.)

2. SEE SEE RIDER
(Traditional; arr. by Elvis Presley)

3. I GOT A WOMAN / AMEN
(Ray Charles) / (J. Hairston)

4. LOVE ME
(Jerry Leiber/Mike Stoller)

5. TRYING TO GET TO YOU
(Rose Marie McCoy/Charles Singleton)

6. ALL SHOOK UP
(Otis Blackwell/Elvis Presley)

7. TEDDY BEAR / DON’T BE CRUEL
(Kal Mann/Bernie Lowe) / (Otis Blackwell/Elvis Presley)

8. LOVE ME TENDER
(Vera Matson/Elvis Presley)

9. STEAMROLLER BLUES
(James Taylor)

10. HOUND DOG
((Jerry Leiber/Mike Stoller)

11. FEVER
(Davenport/Cooley)

12. POLK SALAD ANNIE
(Tony Joe White)

13. WHY ME LORD
(Kris Kristofferson)

14. SUSPICIOUS MINDS
(Mark James)

15. INTRODUCTIONS

16. I CAN’T STOP LOVING YOU
(Don Gibson)

17. HELP ME
(Larry Gatlin)

18. AN AMERICAN TRILOGY
(Mickey Newbury)

19. LET ME BE THERE
(John Rostill)

20. FUNNY HOW TIME SLIPS AWAY
(Willie Nelson)

21. BIG BOSS MAN
(Smith/Dixon)

22. CAN’T HELP FALLING IN LOVE
(Peretti/Creatore/Weiss)

BONUS SONG:
23. YOU CAN HAVE HER
(William Cook)

Tracks 1–20 recorded May 11th, 1974, evening show at Forum Of Inglewood, Los Angles, CA.

Tracks 21+22 recorded May 10th at Swing Auditorium, San Bernardino, CA.

Track 23 recorded May 11th, 1974, afternoon show at Forum Of Inglewood, Los Angles, CA.

This is a soundboard recording, except track 23, which is an audience recording.

Elvis' former photographer Ed Bonja has teamed up with a writer and publisher, and works on a new book project.

There’s no release date set yet, but focus is on some of Ed’s best pictures, and stories from behind the scene.

2007/02/20 www.elvismatters.be / www.epgold.com

After Graceland, the highlight of the next two years will be without any doubt the 'Sincerely Elvis Museum'.

There are not less than 56 jumpsuits on display. Duke, citizen of Memphis and reporter for our collegue's at Elvis Express Radio visted the expo and was overwhelmed.

The suits are placed in a timeline, starting with 1969 and ending with the baby blue suit that Elvis would never where in 1977.

Sources inside EPE confirm that they own 88 jumpsuits: 56 in this expo, 10 in the racquetball building, 3 in the trophy room and 2 in the Afterdark expo.

That means that there are still 17 suits that are left in the vaults.

2007/02/20 www.elvis-express.com / www.epgold.com

Imagine if you could still attend a live concert event starring Elvis Presley--a young, vibrant Elvis, in his prime.

Modern technology has made that possible, and PBS will present all the excitement of an Elvis event, beginning in March!

Elvis Presley was larger than life, and the Elvis experience is an amazing phenomenon that has continued to astonish 30 years after his death in 1977. In commemoration of the 25th anniversary of his death, Elvis: The 25th Anniversary Concert Event was staged at the Pyramid Coliseum in 2002 in his hometown of Memphis, Tennessee.

Through the magic of modern technology, Elvis is reunited with his original TCB band, his back-up singers and musical director for a unique concert special, featuring Elvis from Hawaii, in one of the biggest satellite concerts ever, and Las
Vegas, and his supporting musicians and singers live on stage together in Memphis.

This one-of-a-kind sold-out concert event has toured the world, stirring audiences and igniting a passion for the King in a whole new generation of music lovers.

Staged just as if Elvis was appearing live in concert, the limousine arrives at the stage to a thunderous ovation, the lights go down, and suddenly Elvis appears center stage, only this time, it’s on a video screen and the young, vibrant King of Rock ‘n’ Roll appears 20 times larger than life. On stage with him, playing and singing live are his band members and members of the Jordanaires, the Imperials, the Stamps and the Sweet Inspirations, all led by band leader, Joe Guercio.
Performance footage from the live concert is punctuated with interviews with these supporting members.

Joe Moscheo, a member of the Imperials and executive producer of the special, explains that the magic part was in syncing the live with the recorded. “The trick was to isolate the voice so all that was recorded was Elvis’ image and his voice,” he noted. “Some people don’t realize that it’s a live show accompanying Elvis’ voice. What’s especially thrilling about this is that we’re introducing Elvis to a whole new generation of music lovers. This image of Elvis we all have is as a young man, and now he’ll never grow old.”

In cooperation with the Elvis Presley Estate, Coming Home Music has captured all the excitement of that concert in a television special, Elvis Lives, airing exclusively on most PBS member stations nationwide beginning in March. Elvis Lives: The 25th Anniversary Special is available on DVD March 6th.

In the monday edition of the newspaper 'Het Laatste Nieuws' in Belgium, the story of the 17 year old Michiel Stroobans was published. Michiel was born half paralyzed and has a eye-discease.

The nerves in his eye does not get enough blood and oxygene and will stop functioning at some point. It's not possible to threat or heal this problem. In a while, Michiel will be completely blind.

It's the dream of Michiel to see Graceland before he's not able to do it anymore.

After reading this touching article, ElvisMatters contacted the Stroobans family with the news that Michiel and his dad can join the club trip in august without any cost.

Today, this happy news was covered in the newspapers and the national radiostation 'Radio 2' interviewed president Peter Verbruggen about this initiative.

Listen Here.

ElvisMatters is happy that they can go on with the tradition of Elvis who donated a lot for the good cause.

In december, EM donated €1000 for MS-patients and the month before they donated €1000 for poor students.

2007/02/20 www.elvismatters.be / www.epgold.com

Elvis In Ping Pong Pixels.

Some whizz kids from the Netherlands have invented a system to produce large pictures (2mx3m) that is made from pingpong balls in 6 different grey shades.

If you would like to know how this is done, watch this clip.

2 CD ELVIS ROCK IN BLACK OUT NOW!

January & February 1970 Rock Concept Import.

This Deluxe Digipack import is limited to only 500 copies. The 6 panel packaging will include unreleased Elvis photo’s, the black jumpsuit of the opening night will appear here for the first time, as a bonus three side fold out inlay poster.

The sixth release from the “SR” label scheduled for an early February release is entitled ‘Rock In Black’ and will feature both the complete January 26^th 1970 Las Vegas opening show and the complete February 22^nd midnight show from the showroom. As with the other SR releases we get something new and a little different. For this release we decided to focus on the early 1970 Vegas season affording you the possibility to listen to the quality of the performance throughout this season via the two shows presented here.

The producers are aware of the fact that the opening night show, as one of the best Elvis Presley concerts ever, has been released in parts on two previous imports. Here we give you the chance to listen to the show in its entirety and with professionally remastered sound from the original audio source. The second show, the unreleased February 22^nd midnight show, although not new to tape collectors, will not have been heard in this quality before. This release is taken directly from a first generation tape and has been professionally remastered to a high standard producing an excellent audio quality. Elvis is still able to concentrate to the end of the season, delivering a great performance that compares with the opening night in terms of quality.

……’Rock In Black’ wants to give you a unique perspective of the man and his music during this February Vegas season. The second season allows Elvis, after paying his debt to the golden past in the ’69 season, to demonstrate his true abilities. We see the best of Elvis in songs that will become the fulcrum of the Elvis show until 1972. Here you can hear the complete remastered and remixed opening night with the almost complete February 22^nd show.

If we listen carefully we can see through the music more of the man we all appreciate and how the music develops through hard work during the course of the season. The opening night and throughout this season we can hear………..

The "Walk A Mile In My Shoes" CD from Fort Baxter was dated incorrcect, it is the 1st half of the opening night show from January 26, 1970. The 2nd half of this show comes from the 2nd half of the "True Love Travels On A Gravel Road" CD.

Elvis Unlimited is very proud to announce that “the little girl with the beautiful high voice” Kathy Westmoreland will be special guest at our next shows in Denmark in April.

Kathy sang soprano for Elvis on stage and during recording sessions from August 16, 1970 until his last show on June 26, 1977. You can easily hear her beautiful high voice on songs like Something and Hawaiian Wedding Song.

Before Kathy joined the Elvis show did she work with the Metropolitan Opera in New York City. She also performed with Bobby Darin in the late 1960’s.

In 1987 did Kathy publish her book Elvis and Kathy. In the book does she describe her very close relationship with Elvis.

Kathy haven’t done any Elvis shows in Europe for the last ten years. This will be a unique chance to meet and she her perform with the great TCB Band.

Kathy will be at the following two shows in Denmark:

April 6 in Svendborg, Denmark (Tickets can be ordered at Fynsbilletten +45 7554 2071)
With the TCB Band, Lasse Helner, Steen Jørgensen & Maarten Jansen

April 7 in Randers, Denmark (Tickets can be ordered at Værket in Randers +45 8913 5110)
With the TCB Band, Lasse Helner, Steen Jørgensen & Maarten Jansen

Elvis Presley's favorite roller coaster car is being "held hostage" by fairgrounds officials in Memphis, according to the coaster's owner.

Stephen Shutts, president of Honky Tonk Hall of Fame & Rock-N-Roll Roadshow in Nashville, bought the Zippin Pippin roller coaster last summer for $2,500 in an auction of rides and equipment at the former Libertyland theme park but was only
interested in the first car — Elvis' favorite.

"They keep sending notices telling us that if we don't pick up the car it's going to be declared 'abandoned property.' Then, when we go to get it, they won't let us have it," Shutts said.

He sold the rest of the Zippin Pippin to a North Carolina tourist attraction, Carolina Crossroads, which has yet to move the entire structure.

Mid-South Fair chief operating officer Jim Rout said on Friday he considers Shutts the Zippin Pippin's owner and said when