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14 Most Controversial Moments In Music.
Elvis shakes his pelvis (1956)
He's the man that changed the face of music forever, but however much the
teens of the day adored him, the establishment was suspicious of what they
deemed his lascivious ways. The New York Times is reported to have stated
that "when Presley executes his bumps and grinds, it must be remembered ...
that even the twelve-year-old's ... curiosity may be over-stimulated."
While another renowned publication wrote that popular music "has reached its
lowest depths in the 'grunt and groin' antics of one Elvis Presley."
Some called his actions "sexual self-gratification on stage" and "a
strip-tease with clothes on" while one state judge went so far as to call
Presley a "savage," threatening to arrest him if he shook his body while
performing in his jurisdiction.
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Elvis Presley - The Holiday Collection.
This is information from Sony/BMG Canada about this Christmas Collection to
be issued on November 13.
The Holiday Collection includes all of Elvis' original 20 Chritmas songs as well as 10 additional sacred performances, featured in a collectible Christmas tin box.
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Signed LPs to raise thousands for trust.
AUTOGRAPHED LPs by The Beatles, Elvis Presley, Queen, Bob Marley and Pink
Floyd will go under the hammer to raise thousands of pounds for Dorset
Wildlife Trust.
The eBay auction, which will take place on Sunday, November 4, will also
feature signed LPs by Wings and Monty Python. High street music
chain-turned-charitable organisation Our Price donated much of the
autographed memorabilia, which is expected to raise thousands of pounds.
All the proceeds from the sale of the auction items, above their reserve
price, will be donated to the trust. Auction organiser Les Bunce said: "This
was a completely unexpected and amazing offer which could make a massive
difference to the amount of money which is raised for Dorset's wildlife."
Among the LPs being auctioned is an original copy of The Beatles' album
Help! signed by all four band members, which is expected to fetch at least
£15,000.
Also going under the hammer will be a signed copy of Pink Floyd's 1971 album
Meddle, estimated to be worth £4,000, and a copy of Elvis Presley's 1965 LP
Harum Scarum, signed by The King himself, valued at £7,000.
Our Price charity co-ordinator Lisa Bignall said: "Guide prices are funny
things.
"There was an auction recently in which a gold disc for the film Tomb Raider
signed by Angelina Jolie was given a retail price of £1,200 but in the end
it went for £18,000.
"It all depends who's at the auction and how much they want what's being
auctioned." She explained that after the Our Price ceased trading four years
ago, the owner retained the name to do charitable work. She added that the
guide price for Natty Dread signed by Bob Marley is £2,500 and Wings' Red
Rose Speedway is estimated to be worth £2,800.
Dorset Wildlife Trust spokesman Nicky Hoar said: "We're all set up and ready
to go. "Our Price got in touch with us at the trust to see if we wanted to
auction any of these items and take the profits above the reserve prices.
"It is not going to cost the trust anything to run this auction but we stand
to do very well from it."
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Merger Transaction.
NEW YORK, Oct. 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- CKX, Inc. announced today that
19X, Inc., which previously had agreed to acquire the Company in a merger
transaction, had delivered financing letters in furtherance of its
obligation to provide the Company with evidence of financing sufficient to
complete the acquisition on the previously disclosed terms. The letters,
which have not yet been signed by any parties, include firm commitments
from, as well as other detailed arrangements and engagements with, three
prominent Wall Street firms and expressions of intentions from management
and other significant investors in CKX.
The Company has a regularly scheduled Board Meeting this Friday, at which
the Board of Directors will review the letters. Following completion of the
Board's review, 19X is expected to deliver fully executed letters.
About CKX, Inc.
CKX, Inc. is engaged in the ownership, development
and commercial utilization of entertainment content. To date, the Company
has focused on acquiring globally recognized entertainment content and
related assets, including the rights to the name, image and likeness of
Elvis Presley, the operations of Graceland, the rights to the name, image
and likeness of Muhammad Ali and proprietary rights to the IDOLS television
brand, including the American Idol series in the United States and local
adaptations of the IDOLS television show format which, collectively, air in
over 100 countries around the world. On June 1, 2007 CKX entered into a
merger agreement with 19X, Inc., a private company owned and controlled by
Mr. Sillerman, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of CKX, and Simon R.
Fuller, a director of CKX and the Chief Executive Officer of 19
Entertainment Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of CKX, that will result in
the sale of CKX to 19X at a maximum price of $13.75 per share in cash. In
addition and as a condition to the merger, the Company has previously
announced its plan to distribute to its stockholders two shares of common
stock of FX Real Estate and Entertainment Inc. for every ten shares of
common or preferred stock of CKX held on the record date for such
distribution. For more information about FX Real Estate and Entertainment
Inc. and the planned distribution, please see FX Real Estate and
Entertainment's Registration Statement on Form S-1 as filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on August 24, 2007 and as amended on
October 9, 2007. For more information about CKX, Inc., visit its corporate
website at http://www.ckx.com.
A registration statement relating to shares of common stock of FX Real
Estate and Entertainment Inc. has been filed with the Securities Exchange
Commission. These securities may not be sold, nor may offers to buy be
accepted, prior to the time the registration statement becomes effective.
This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation
of an offer to buy these securities, nor will there be any sale of these
securities in any state in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be
unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of
any such state.
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ELVIS N.1 HIT PERFORMACES DVD OUT IN ITALY.
Just released by BMG the new Dvd by BMG the "N.1 HIT
PERFORMANCES AND MORE"
Adertised on the main Music magazines of Italy.
2007/10/31 EpGold Columist Livio Monari
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Steve Binder Interview 2007 - Elvis.
Steve Binder Interview 2007 - Elvis Comeback Special 68.
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Founder of World
Press Institute dies.
BUCHAREST, Romania - American journalist Harry W. Morgan, who interviewed
Mother Teresa, John F. Kennedy and Indira Gandhi and taught generations of
journalists, died Tuesday. He was 73.
Morgan died of a heart attack in Timisoara, Romania, three weeks after he
was admitted to a hospital with breathing problems, his son Benny said.
During a nearly 50-year journalism career working for Reader's Digest,
Morgan went to more than 100 countries and interviewed many notables, among
them Eleanor Roosevelt, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Elvis Presley and Ernest
Hemingway.
In 1961, he founded the World Press Institute, which provides fellowships to
allow foreign journalists to live and work in the United States. He also
founded the Friendship Ambassadors Foundation, which promotes cultural
exchanges.
Morgan moved to Romania in 1994, when the government invited him to help
develop journalism schools at the universities of Bucharest, Sibiu and
Timisoara. For the past 11 years he lived in Timisoara, where he taught at
the university.
Morgan first came to Romania in the 1970s, when he interviewed communist
dictator Nicolae Ceausescu. His visit resulted in Romanian-American cultural
exchanges.
"Harry was a firm believer in the need for understanding between people of
all nations, and in establishing the World Press Institute he sought to
build a multiplier effect by exposing foreign journalists to the United
States, 'warts and all' as he put it," said Claude E. Erbsen, a member of
the World Press Institute's board of directors and a retired vice president
of The Associated Press.
Benny Morgan said his father began all his courses with a sentence that
summed up his creed: "As a journalist, you can make a difference in your
life and the lives of others".
Morgan is survived by his wife, Margareta, and four sons.
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EPE Partnering with St. Jude on Thanks and Giving Program for 2007/08 Holiday Season.
From November 1, 2007 - January 11, 2008 visitors to both
Elvis.com and Graceland will be encouraged to make a difference in the life
of a child this holiday season by joining Marlo Thomas, her celebrity
friends and St. Jude Children's Research Hospital® for their Thanks and
Giving campaign.
Your support can help them find cures for pediatric cancers and other deadly
diseases. Eighty-five cents of every dollar St. Jude receives goes directly
to research and treatment.
Beginning Friday, November 23, visitors to Graceland will be encouraged to
purchase a Thanks and Giving pinup in exchange for a dollar donation. The
vibrant green pinup reflects both holidays and health, and the iconic
magnifying glass represents their tireless search for breakthrough
discoveries. As each pinup is purchased and signed, they will be placed in
the window of the Graceland ticket pavilion. EPE's participation in this
campaign will continue through Elvis's birthday celebration.
Please join us and as we Give Thanks for the Healthy Kids in our Lives and
Give to Those Who are Not.
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Singer Robert Goulet
Dies at 73.
(AP) Actor Robert
Goulet arrives at Broadway's Marquis Theater for the opening night of the
musical...
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Robert Goulet, the handsome, big-voiced baritone whose
Broadway debut in "Camelot" launched an award-winning stage and recording
career, has died. He was 73.
The singer died Tuesday morning in a Los Angeles hospital while awaiting a
lung transplant, said Goulet spokesman Norm Johnson.
He had been awaiting a lung transplant at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los
Angeles after being found last month to have a rare form of pulmonary
fibrosis.
Goulet had remained in good spirits even as he waited for the transplant,
said Vera Goulet, his wife of 25 years.
"Just watch my vocal cords," she said he told doctors before they inserted a
breathing tube.
The Massachusetts-born Goulet, who spent much of his youth in Canada, gained
stardom in 1960 with "Camelot," the Lerner and Loewe musical that starred
Richard Burton as King Arthur and Julie Andrews as his Queen Guenevere.
Goulet played Sir Lancelot, the arrogant French knight who falls in love
with Guenevere.
He became a hit with American TV viewers with appearances on "The Ed
Sullivan Show" and other programs. Sullivan labeled him the "American
baritone from Canada," where he had already been a popular star in the
1950s, hosting his own show called "General Electric's Showtime."
Note:
Robert Goulet will also be remembered as the man
that caused Elvis Presley to fire a bullet through his own television set,
when he was fed up of watching the singer on the box.
However, Goulet maintains that the two of them were good friends and Elvis
even gave him a ring.
Had Elvis been around to fire another bullet or two, he may have tried again
decades later, when Robert Goulet appeared as Priscilla Presley’s love
interest Quentin Hapsburg in the 1991 comedy The Naked Gun 2½.
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Press Release "Elvis ...A Generous Heart" DVD.
October 30, 2007-Ventura, CA-Following the great
success of the DVD Elvis Presley…From Beginning To End, the Collector’s
Edition Volume 2 has arrived-Elvis A Generous Heart. Elvis’s accomplishments
as an entertainer have been well documented and they continue to be with an
endless stream of music and live performances.
Because of his popularity long after his death, new material is continually
unearthed and created to fill the demand. Marshall Blonstein, president of
Morada Music, the parent company of Tangiers Entertainment, and his creative
team have put together a new and unique and never before seen perspective on
Elvis.
The media unfortunately prefers to focus on sensationalism and all the
negative things stars do. Elvis A Generous Heart focuses on the King’s
charity to organizations, friends, and total strangers. Everyone knows that
Elvis was the most successful entertainer in the world. We have heard of all
the riches he attained because of that success.
Little has been reported about what a great man he was and the way he freely
shared his wealth, his “generous heart”. Elvis loved to make people happy;
he gave hundreds of thousands of dollars in donations, jewelry and cars away
just to see people light up.
This revealing DVD takes you through the history of Elvis from being a poor sharecropper’s son with little more than basic daily subsistence to the most beloved, wealthy and famous entertainer in the world. Even though he reached such great heights, he remained a humble country boy always ready to share his love and treasures with friends, family, and even complete strangers. There are many reasons the world mourned his death back in 1977 and it was more than for the joy he brought to people in live performances, movies and recorded music.
Many of the unknown events include the legendary
Aloha From Hawaii concert in 1973 that raised more than $75,000 for cancer
research and in 1964 Elvis purchased the FDR presidential yacht and donated
it to St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital, who in turn raised $55,000
for research upon its sale. People who were the closest to Elvis do in depth
interviews on the DVD to tell some now celebrated and new stories of his
generous heart.
Elvis A Generous Heart is a wonderful tribute to an artist that recorded
timeless music that remains as popular today as when it was released. His
stature as performer on stage, in the studio and in films remains unrivaled.
Thanks to this DVD so does the man’s generous heart.
Contact: Marshall Blonstein
Company: Audio Fidelity
Address: 870 East Front Street, #3, Ventura, CA 93001
Telephone: (866) 203-0647
Fax: (805) 648-7552
E-mail:
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Imperials In The UK -
November 17th 2007.
Imperials In The UK - November 17th 2007.
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Elvis Insiders Reception Guests Announced.
Join Joe Moscheo, Cynthia Pepper and Larry Geller at the 2008 Elvis Insiders
Graceland Tour and Reception
We're excited to announce these special guests will be joining us on
Sunday, January 6, 2008 for the Elvis Insiders Graceland Tour and Reception
from 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM.
The reception is a “progressive” event moving about
the plaza area and will include Elvis's airplanes, The Elvis Presley
Automobile Museum and the "Elvis Jumpsuits: All Access" exhibit in the
Sincerely Elvis Museum. Complimentary hors d'oeuvres and cash bars will be
available and everyone wins a door prize.
Because of space limitations, Elvis Insiders may purchase only one guest
ticket in addition to their own. Tickets are currently selling quickly and
we do expect a sell out soon so, if you plan on attending, reserve your
tickets today.
Admission is $44.00 for adults, $22.00 for children 7-12, and children under
seven are free. ADVANCE TICKETS: From all parts of the world call (901)
332-3322 or, from the USA and Canada call toll-free 800-238-2000. E-mail
glsales@elvis.com Parking in
the main Graceland parking lot is free beginning at 5:30 PM.
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Top Pop Singles 1955-2006 Billboard.
The slogan of Joel Whitburn's remarkable book company, Record
Research, is "For Anyone With a Heart for the Charts," and his dozens of
volumes over nearly four decades have lived up to that boast.
The latest update of the "Top Pop Singles" series is a treasure chest of
information about pop music. The heart of the book is an exhaustive listing
of every recording to make Billboard magazine's weekly Hot 100 lists since
1955, including the number of weeks it stayed on the charts and the highest
position it achieved.
If you want to know about, say, Prince's singles history, "Top Pop Singles"
tells you that 51 of his recordings have made the chart, from "Soft and Wet"
(No. 92 in 1978) through "Black Sweat" (No. 60 in 2006).
Whitburn also helps us measure the relative impact of artists from different
eras by ranking the most successful by decade as well as those with the most
Top 100 singles (Elvis Presley, 151), the most Top 40 hits (Elvis, 104), the
most No. 1 hits (the Beatles, 20) and so on.
Rather than simply update the figures every few years in new volumes of "Top
Pop Singles," the Wisconsin publisher is such an obsessed fan that he keeps
adding new elements. This time he borrows a page from baseball batting
averages and assigns a "hit average" to recording artists.
Another pop book of special interest is "Lyrics by Sting." Rather than just
provide words to his songs, Sting offers frequently engaging thoughts about
many of them.
The back story: The funny thing about Whitburn is that his readers are
probably just as obsessed as he is, so they'll be intrigued by his new Top
Pop Hit Average rankings. But they also may be quick to offer suggestions to
refine the approach.
The idea was is to find how high on the charts an artist's average pop hit
went. If, for instance, an artist had 10 singles and they all went to No. 1,
the artist's Pop Hit Average would be 1 -- the best possible score.
And who came up with the best pop hit average among artists with at least 20
pop hits?
Three Dog Night, with a hit average of 12, and that's why there will no
doubt be outcries.
Three Dog Night, a fairly pedestrian hit machine in the late '60s and early
'70s did well in Whitburn's formula because the trio had a relatively short
chart life: just 21 singles in six years.
If you took the best six years of the Beatles, Elvis or other key artists,
they would probably blow away Three Dog Night.
Meanwhile, Whitburn considers the book's Top 500 Artists chart the most
prestigious because it is so comprehensive. For the list, Whitburn awards an
artist points for every record that makes the Billboard chart, with bonus
points for each week the single stays on the chart and for how high on the
chart it climbs.
Elvis Presley (9,406 points) remains the runaway leader, but the Beatles
(5,360) could soon lose their second spot to Elton John (5,045). Just behind
them is Madonna (4,749) and Mariah Carey (4,295), who jumps from No. 14 in
the 2002 edition to No. 5 in this one.
Joel Whitburn
"Top Pop Singles 1955-2006"
(Record Research, $79.95)
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Elvis leads list of top-earning dead celebrities.
Marilyn, Warhol, Peanuts creator all make the cut, but there’s only one King.
The 13 legends in our seventh annual list of the Top-Earning Dead
Celebrities grossed a combined $232 million in the past 12 months. Many are
instantly recognizable one-name wonders (Elvis, Marilyn, Warhol) who still
command attention worldwide, making them a marketer's ideal pitchman.
Indeed, all the members of this year's club are the linchpin of enormously
profitable — and growing — merchandising empires. Albert Einstein's name is
used to peddle Baby Einstein DVDs. Theodor "Dr. Seuss" Geisel's books are a
staple of every kiddie library on the planet. Hundreds of performances of
You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown pad the portfolio of Peanuts creator
Charles Schulz each year — as well as comic strips that are still syndicated
daily in thousands of newspapers worldwide.
But even in death, there can only be one King. Reclaiming his top spot on
the list is Elvis Presley, whose estate generated $49 million in the past
year. CKX Entertainment, the publicly traded firm which presides over the
bulk of the Elvis empire (daughter Lisa Marie Presley retains a 15 percent
stake) announced a massive overhaul of Graceland this summer, marking the
30th anniversary of the The King's death. Among the changes are a new hotel
convention center, a state-of-the-art multimedia museum and a new, spiffier
visitor's center.
The plans are already paying off: Revenues from Graceland were up 15 percent
this year, to $35 million. And that doesn't include royalties generated from
Elvis music, DVDs and licensing deals like the one struck with Cirque du
Soleil for an Elvis-themed revue in Las Vegas.
Meanwhile, the brightest star of 2006 doesn't even appear on this year's
list. Kurt Cobain, former frontman of grunge band Nirvana, debuted on the
list in first place last year after his widow, Courtney Love, sold part of
his song catalog for a reported $50 million. But while the deal opened the
door for future ad dollars, Cobain's 2007 earnings weren't enough for him to
stay on the list.
John Lennon jumps from the No. 4 spot last year to second place this year,
with earnings estimated at $44 million. In February, the Beatles settled a
15-year battle with Apple Inc. over the company's decision to get into the
music business. (The Beatles' commercial interests are overseen by a firm
called Apple Corps.) Two months later, the band settled another
long-standing dispute with its record label EMI over alleged unpaid
royalties. The settlements, which are believed to have exceeded $100
million, also buoyed the income of the other deceased Beatle, George
Harrison, who placed No. 4 on this year's list, with earnings estimated at
$22 million.
Now that Apple and the Beatles have settled their differences, stock market
analysts are hungrily awaiting an announcement from Apple Chief Steve Jobs
regarding the covetable Beatles archive being made available for download
from Apple's iTunes Music Store. In late August, shares of Apple jumped
nearly 6 percent on rumors that an announcement was forthcoming. (No such
announcement has been made yet.) ITunes already sells the Fab Four's solo
works.
Earnings for our top dead celebrities were evaluated for the period between
October 2006 and October 2007. That ruled out recently departed superstars
like Luciano Pavoratti, who passed away in September. The bulk of his
earnings during our time frame, we determined, were made while he was
living.
Newcomers to the Dead Celebrities list include "King of Cool" Steve McQueen
($6 million) and the "Godfather of Soul" James Brown ($5 million). Rapper
Tupac Shakur rejoins the list with $9 million — he debuted back in 2002,
before falling off — following the sale of catalog rights in May for upward
of $5 million. Over a decade after his unsolved 1996 murder in a drive-by
shooting, Tupac remains a hot commercial property. Said to be in development
are a Tupac biopic, videogame and — gasp! — Broadway show.
Estimating income for celebrities is no small feat. But for dead
celebrities, it can prove daunting. Such was the case when attempting to
value the income of recently departed mega-producer Aaron Spelling, whose
estate still collects royalties for every Love Boat or Melrose Place rerun
that airs anywhere on the planet.
While royalties have long been a staple source of income for the Top-Earning
Dead Celebrities, who collects them has now become a hotly debated issue in
the entertainment community.
Anna Strasberg, widow of famed acting coach Lee Strasberg, inherited the
bulk of the Marilyn Monroe estate from her late husband. Two years ago, she
sued two photo agencies run by heirs of Monroe photographers for licensing
images without her permission. (One, Sam Shaw, shot the iconic picture of
Monroe over a subway grate for The Seven Year Itch.) Strasberg claimed that
the images were part of Monroe's intellectual property and therefore only
her heirs should profit.
But in May, both a California and New York court ruled against her, claiming
that the concept of a post-mortem right of publicity did not exist until
legislation to that effect passed in 1984, so Monroe could not have
bequeathed them at the time of her death. (That law, dubbed The Dead
Celebrities Act, grants posthumous rights for 70 years.) Those decisions
pave the way for other firms to license Monroe images without cooperation
from her estate.
That has made celebrities who died before 1984 fair game for licensing deals
without the permission of their heirs. In early October, California passed a
bill that effectively overrides the recent court decisions and grants
posthumous publicity rights to celebrities who died pre-1984 to their heirs.
It's still unclear what the net effect of the legislation will be on the
disputed Monroe images.
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Country singer Porter Wagoner dies at 80.
In a file photo Grand Ole Opry star Porter Wagoner, right, sings 'Someone I Used To Know' with Dolly Parton during his induction to the Country Music Hall of Fame ceremony in Nashville, Tenn., Sunday, May 4, 2003.
NASHVILLE, Tennessee - U.S. country singer Porter Wagoner, lanky Grand Ole Opry star whose flashy Nudie rhinestone suits dazzled fans when he sang with rising new performer Dolly Parton in the 60s, died on Sunday from lung cancer, said his publicity agent, Darlene Bieber. He was 80.
Bieber said the singer died in an Alive Hospice facility in Nashville. He had been hospitalized for several days.
Wagoner, an Opry star since 1957 and a Grammy winner, was a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame and won three Country Music Association awards for songs with Parton in the Vocal Duo and Vocal Group categories.
The two recorded 14 Top 10 hits including "Last Thing on My Mind" and "Please Don't Stop Loving Me."
Wagoner's solo hits included "Company's Comin" and the "Green Green Grass of Home" as well as "Carroll County Accident."
A $3 million lawsuit filed by Wagoner claiming Parton owed him money after the duo broke up in 1974 was settled out of court.
Wagoner, who sported a pompadour until he changed his hairstyle to curls, annoyed some Opry performers when he invited Soul Music King James Brown to perform on a stage not regularly graced by black performers.
At the time, Wagoner said he invited Brown to add to the Opry's reputation and "I hope none of the opposition by some members was racial but people have a problem accepting anything that's new."
He was also criticized by some for producing an album by soul artist Joe Simon to which he replied that "that's strange because there is such a similarity between black music and country music."
Active to the last, Wagoner released "Wagonmaster" produced by fellow country music performer Marty Stuart just last June.
Born in Howell County, Missouri, Wagoner grew up on a farm in hardscrabble surroundings, listening on an old battery radio to the Grand Ole Opry every Saturday night.
A high school dropout after his father's health failed, Wagoner began his career on a radio show in Springfield, Missouri, where he met Nudie Cohen, a Brooklyn-born tailor who advised him to don his trademark suits on stage. Cohen went on to design suits for Elvis Presley.
Wagoner sang on Red Foley's "Ozark Jubilee" in Springfield from 1953 to 1957 when he joined the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville. Later he signed with RCA to produce albums.
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Man looking for Elvis poster from 1955 show in Cape.
Andrew Hawley is looking for an Elvis Presley concert poster, similar to the one above, from a 1955 Cape Girardeau performance. (Photo courtesy Andrew Hawley)
In 1955, Elvis Presley, then a 20-year-old, relatively unknown singer,
took the stage at the Arena Building in Cape Girardeau.
Children younger than 12 were admitted for free, according to the poster
advertising the event. Tickets cost $1 for adults.
Five decades later, a Southern California man says he's willing to pay a lot
more than that for just the poster.
Andrew Hawley of Santa Monica recently took out a classified advertisement
in the Southeast Missourian offering $10,000 for an original Elvis 1955 Cape
Gir-ardeau concert poster.
"I'm on a quest for original Elvis and Buddy Holly concert posters," Hawley
said
As he spoke on the phone, Hawley, an entrepreneur who dabbles in real estate
and stocks, said he was admiring his Elvis concert poster from a show at
Municipal Auditorium in Topeka, Kan.
"I have a collection of stuff. I trade them, buy them," he said.
Because Elvis Presley toured nonstop, Hawley said he believes the odds of
his collecting a majority of posters are in his favor, though he doubts
he'll be able to track down all of them.
Hawley's hobby began about 20 years ago with posters for The Doors.
"I loved the graphics and the advertising, the simplicity of it all," he
said.
Though a big part of the appeal for Hawley lies in the "thrill of the
chase," in finding one of the sought-after posters, he said he likes
collecting concert posters because they paint a picture of a time period he
never got to experience.
What he finds particularly fascinating is the difference in the treatment
rock 'n' roll stars received 50 years ago on tour, traveling by bus, even in
winter, rather than by private Lear jet, he said.
"That part of history could easily have gotten lost in time," he said.
Hawley paid $20,00 for a poster a woman pulled off a telephone pole on her
way home from a 1956 Elvis Presley concert in Tupelo, Miss., the singer's
hometown.
"They're not like baseball cards, not like a Honus Wagner baseball card that
everyone wants, because there's not a lot of people interested," Hawley
said.
2007/10/29 By
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Elvis Song
Features in Christmas Movie.
The upcoming comedy Fred Claus, starring Vince Vaughn, features Elvis Presley in the soundtrack.
Press release:
Warner Bros. Records to Release Soundtrack to "Fred Claus" onDecember 4,
2007
This holiday season, Warner Bros. Records will release the soundtrack to the
holiday comedy "Fred Claus" on December 4th, 2007. Filled with traditional
Christmas pop favorites by such artists as the Jackson 5, Sinead O'Connor,
and Leigh Nash from Sixpence None the Richer, the album will also be
available digitally via all online retail outlets on November 13th, a few
days after the movie hits theaters on November 9th.
The soundtrack includes classic Christmas tunes such as "Silent Night" from
Irish songstress O'Connor, "Santa Claus Is Back In Town" from the legendary
Elvis Presley, "Christmas Wrapping" from '80s experimental new wave band The
Waitresses, and "Sleigh Ride" by famed girl group The Ronettes. It also
features an original piece entitled "Suite From Fred Claus" from film score
composer Christophe Beck.
About "Fred Claus"
Fred Claus (Vince Vaughn) has lived his entire life in his brother's
very large shadow. Fred tried, but could hardly live up to the example set
by the younger Nicholas (Paul Giamatti), who was just a perfect... well...
saint. True to form, Nicholas grew up to be the model of giving, while Fred
became the polar opposite: a fast-talking repo man who's run out of luck and
money. Over Mrs. Claus' objections, Nicholas agrees to help his brother on
one condition: that he come to the North Pole and earn the money he needs by
working in Santa's workshop. The trouble is that Fred isn't exactly elf
material and, with Christmas fast approaching, Fred could jeopardize the
jolliest holiday of the year. Warner Bros. Pictures presents a Silver
Pictures Production, in association with David Dobkin Pictures and Jessie
Nelson Productions, a Film by David Dobkin, "Fred Claus." The film is
directed by David Dobkin ("Wedding Crashers") from a screenplay by Dan
Fogelman ("Cars"), story by Jessie Nelson ("I Am Sam") and Dan Fogelman.
Joel Silver, Jessie Nelson and David Dobkin produced the film, with Paul
Hitchcock serving as executive producer and Vince Vaughn co-producing.
"Fred Claus" stars Vince Vaughn ("Wedding Crashers"), Paul Giamatti
("Sideways"), Miranda Richardson ("Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire"),
John Michael Higgins ("The Break-Up"), Elizabeth Banks ("Spider-Man 3"),
with Rachel Weisz ("The Constant Gardener"), with Kathy Bates ("Failure to
Launch") and Kevin Spacey ("Superman Returns"). "Fred Claus" will be
released by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company.
This film has been rated "PG" by the MPAA for "mild language and some rude
humor." www.fredclaus.net. For downloadable information and photos from
"Fred Claus," please visit
http://press.warnerbros.com
The track-listing for the soundtrack to "Fred Claus"
is as follows:
1. Jingle Bells -- Johnny Mercer
2. Santa Claus Is Back In Town -- Elvis Presley
3. Sleigh Ride -- The Ronettes
4. Here Comes Santa Claus (Right Down Santa Claus Lane) -- Doris Day
5. I Want You For Christmas -- Russ Morgan & His Orchestra
6. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town -- Jackson 5
7. Christmas Wrapping -- The Waitresses
8. Silent Night -- Sinead O'Connor
9. Auld Lang Syne -- Guy Lombardo
10. Somewhere Over the Rainbow/What A Wonderful World -- Israel "IZ"
Kamakawiwo'ole
11. The First Noel -- Leigh Nash
12. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen -- Matt Turk with Matter & Gaby Moreno
13. Suite From Fred Claus -- Christophe Beck
2007/10/29 http://fredclaus.warnerbros.com / www.epgold.com
"Elvis Is Alive Museum" for sale.
Bill Beeny, operator of the Elvis Is Alive Museum in Missouri and author
of a number of books including Elvis' DNA Proves He's Alive sent EIN the
following message:
"I have a news item and you folks are the first one I am giving it to. After
operating the Elvis Is Alive Museum for seventeen years I have decided to
close it down and sell all the contents to one buyer. I am doing this for
two reasons, I am eighty one years old, even though I an in excellent health
I have other interests to take care of.
As you know I have been a Baptist minister for better than sixty years. I
plan on using the museum buildings for a mission for the needy. I will not
only have church services for them but also operate a food pantry for the
poor. In addition we will supply clothing, referral to housing. We will have
those who can help the ones who have addictions. We will work with the aged
who are poor, taking meals to them making sure they have heat etc."
Interested buyers can contact Bill for more information about the Museum:
office phone is (636) 745-3154, the Email is
beeny@yhti.net
2007/10/28 www.elvisinfonet.com / www.epgold.com
ROCK BACK THE CLOCK.
The "Straight Arrow" label will release a CD at the end of this year titled "ROCK BACK THE CLOCK" (SA 2007-8-02). It will be a special release of Elvis’ infamous first New Year's Eve show in Pontiac, Michigan.
The producers are aware that this concert was previously released from another source but in the case of this release, they were able to obtain an ORIGINAL TAPE recorded by the same person that taped the College Park, MD, 27.09.1974 using the same recorder and microphone. That concert has been released on Straight Arrow's 2006 CD "CHAOS IN COLLEGE PARK".
The main reason for this new and ultimate Pontiac '75 release is that the sound quality is excellent for an off-line recording. Since no soundboard recording of this show exists, only audience taped documentation of this historic event is available.
Over the last 15 years, three independent audience recordings were collected and on each source there was a major problem: excessive echo caused by the large stadium space. This new source is very clear and most importantly, almost echo-free because the person with recorder was sitting very close to the sound system.
The content of the show is well known, with the playlist based on Elvis' previous Las Vegas engagement. Among the Pontiac highlights are powerful performances of "Trying To Get To You", "One Night" and "Heartbreak Hotel" and also the ballads "You Gave Me A Mountain" and "And I Love You So", which were sung with passion.
Finally, a thundering performance of "How Great Thou Art" brought the stadium down. The one and only real drawback is an unrehearsed "My Way"; Elvis had problems with the lyrics and he paused the song in the middle for a few seconds.
We live in the days when almost every obscure CD label is hyping that their product was "taken directly from the original tape"…is, what else - "professionally remastered" and of course – with "fantastic results". Every new CD seems to contain some "deluxe 16-page full color booklet" with many "unpublished photos" in a "very professional layout".
The “Straight Arrow” label does not want to exaggerate. If you have any of the previous “Straight Arrow” CD releases, then you know what to expect in design and sound quality. This new CD will contain a 20 page booklet with approx. 60 photos. Some of them are unpublished, some not, but they all were carefully hand-picked from the almost 150 available shots to give the listener a visual overview of The Event.
You will see Elvis before and after the show as well as in both jumpsuits on stage. An unusual photo of the Silverdome stage before the concert is included as well as the review from the local newspaper, original ticket stub and show poster.
To make the release even more authentic, sleeve notes were written by a fan that was so happy to be there... The “Straight Arrow” team wishes you a Happy New Year 2008 and hopes that you will enjoy this special New Years Eve release!
Tracks:
Also Sprach Zarathustra (Theme from "2001 A Space Odyssey") - C. C. Rider - I Got A Woman / Amen (medley) - Monologue (Elvis split his pants) - Love Me - Tryin' To Get To You - And I Love You So - All Shook Up - Teddy Bear / Don't Be Cruel (medley) - Heartbreak Hotel - One Night - You Gave Me A Mountain - Polk Salad Annie - Elvis left the stage to change the jumpsuit - Sweet Sweet Spirit (by J. D Sumner & The Stamps) - Band Introductions - What'd I Say - Drums Solo (Ronnie Tutt) - Bass Solo (Blues - Jerry Scheff) - Piano Solo (Glen D. Hardin - for the last time with Elvis on stage) - Electric Piano Solo (David Briggs) - School Day (Hail Hail Rock'n'Roll) - My Way (with break) - Love Me Tender - Monologue / New Year Countdown - Auld Lang Syne - How Great Thou Art (with last part reprise) - It's Now Or Never - America (The Beautiful) - Elvis thanks / Introduction of Lisa Marie and Vernon Presley - Hound Dog - Wooden Heart (part only) - Can't Help Falling In Love - Closing Vamp.
2007/10/28 E-Mail / www.epgold.com
Landmarker Designates Where Elvis Stopped a Street Fight.
On the corner of Highway 51 and East Washington Avenue in Madison, a
plaque has been unveiled to remember a bizar and unusual event.
On June 24 1977, Elvis - who just came back from a concert - ordered the
driver os his limo to stop when he saw two teens beating up a young boy.
Elvis went over, and wanted to confront the two teans: "I'll take you on
right now".
Stunned by who was standing next to him, the two teens immediately stopped
their fight. Eventually, the three of them posed for a picture & Elvis drove
off again, happy that he stopped this senseless fight.
Both the driver and an eyewitness have now told their story to ABC.
2007/10/28 www.elvismatters.be / www.epgold.com
Uk Chart Update.
UK Singles chart "If I Can Dream" new entry at #17 this week.
2007/10/28 Various /
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Elvis celebrations in Deventer Churches.
During 5 special services, the church community of Deventer (The Netherland)
will focus on Elvis Presley’s gospel Music.
Yesterday was the first Elvis Gospel celebration. Elvis of course, was more
than ‘just a rock ‘n’ roll singer’: he believed in God and sang his heart
out in his true musical love – Gospels.
Other celebrations with Elvis are October 28 (Broederenkerk, 10.30 am),
November 10 (Maria Koningin 5 pm), November 17 (Heilig Hart van Jezus, 6.30
pm) and November 18 (Johannes Vianney, 10 am)
2007/10/28
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STAR´PROUDLY PRESENTS THE ULTIMATE 2007 SEASONS´ GIFT.
HAVE YOU BEEN naughty OR nice???? YOU BETTER WATCH
OUT...... SANTA IS EARLY THIS YEAR!!!!
´STAR´PROUDLY PRESENTS THE ULTIMATE 2007 SEASONS´ GIFT:
´Elvis- The Definitive Christmas Collection.......and favourite spirituals.
A SUPERB 4 DISC BOX SET - includes:
3 CDs - 70 tracks!! Christmas and Spiritual masters, outtakes, live songs
and many more rare recordings!
1 DVD - 20 clips!! You know ´STAR´ ??
Then you know you´ll get THE VERY BEST brand new VIRTUAL Christmas and
Gospel clips!
Hear and see Elvis sing ´If Everyday Was Like
Christmas´ and many others!! Never before seen, this will bring your
holidays to a higher level!!
FREE ELVIS CHRISTMAS CARD!! - Only available in this box set.
Limited Edition Only.
PRICE OF THIS BEAUTIFUL SET: ONLY 20,00 EURO ! ( and that´s a present
already)
TRACKLIST: CD 1
Elvis´ Christmas Message / I´ll be home for
christmas ° White Christmas ° Here Comes Santa Claus ° Santa Claus Is Back
In Town ° Peace In The Valley ° Blue Christmas ° Santa Bring My Baby Back To
Me ° O Little Town Of Bethlehem ° Silent Night ° Known Only To Him ° If
Everyday Was Like Christmas ° In The Garden ° Somebody Bigger Than You And I
° Where No One Stands Alone ° Mama Liked The Roses ° O Come, All Ye
Faithful° The First Noel ° An Evening Prayer ° On A Snowy Christmas Night °
Winter Wonderland ° A Thing Called Love ° The Wonderful World Of Christmas °
It Won´t Seem Like Christmas Without You ° I´ll Be Home On Christmas Day (
master)° Holly Leaves And Christmas Trees ° If That Isn´t Love ° If I Get
Home On Christmas Day ° Merry Christmas Baby ° Silver Bells ° I´ll Be Home
On Christmas Day( take 10, remake )
TRACKLIST: CD 2
Blue Christmas ( live, 1968 ) ° Somebody Bigger Than
You And I ( take 11 ) ° It Wont Seem Like Christmas ( take 6 ) ° Silver
Bells ( take 1) ° Oh Holy Night/The First Noel ( remix ) ° A Thing Called
Love ( take 1 ) ° I´ll Be Home On Xmas Day ( take 3 ) ° Merry Christmas Baby
( unedited complete master ) ° Santa Claus Is Back In Town ( live, 1968 ) °
Where No One Stands Alone ( spliced take )° Life ° If Everyday Was Like Xmas
( takes 1,2 ) ° Holly Leaves And Christmas Trees ( take 4 ) ° The Wonderful
Wold Of Christmas ( unedited master ) ° If I Get Home On Xmas Day ( take 1 )
° We Call On Him ( take 5 ) ° Listen To The Bell ( informal recording) °
Blue Christmas ( live, 1975 ) ° Winter Wonderland ( undubbed master ) ° How
Great Thou Art ( take 4 ) ° I´´ll Be Home On Christmas Day ( take 9, remake
)
TRACKLIST: CD 3
Mama Liked The Roses ( undubbed master take 10 ) ° O Come ,All Ye Faithful (extended version ) ° Merry Christmas Baby ( overdubbed ) ° Holly Leaves And Christmas Trees ( take 8 ) ° Known Only To Him ( spliced take ) ° I´ll Be Home On X,as Day ( take 2, remake) ° On A Snowy Christmas Night ( remix ) ° It Won´t Seem Like Xmas ( take 3 ) ° Silver Bells ( remix, take 2 ) ° You´ll Never Walk Alone ( take 2 ) ° Stand By Me ( take 10 ) ° Somebody Bigger Than You And I ( take 15 ) ° I´ll be Home On Christmas Day ( take 4, remake ) ° Blue Christmas ( live, 1977 ) ° Auld Lang Syne ( live, 1977 ) °
BONUS TRACKS:
The Elvis Christmas Medley ( unreleased ) ° The Wonderful World Of Christmas ( vocal overdub ) ° If Everyday Was Like Xmas ( demo, sung by Red West ) ° Silent Night ( sung by Lisa- Marie ) ° Jingle Bells / White Christmas ( informal SUN recording, 1956, Million Dollar Quartet)
TRACKLIST: DVD:
IF EVERYDAY WAS LIKE CHRISTMAS ° WINTER WONDERLAND ° HERE COMES SANTA CLAUS
° MAMA LIKED THE ROSES ° PEACE IN THE VALLEY ° MY FAVOURITE CHRISTMAS SONG °
ON A SNOWY CHRISTMAS NIGHT ° I , JOHN ° PUT YOUR HAND IN THE HAND ° SANTA
BRING MY BABY BACK (TO ME) ° I´LL BE HOME FOR CHRISTMAS ° HOLLY LEAVES AND
CHRISTMAS TREES ° THE GOSPEL MEDLEY ° HOW GREAT THOU ART ( live 1977 ) °
BLUE CHRISTMAS ( live 1977 ) ° YOU´LL NEVER WALK ALONE ° WHITE CHRISTMAS °
OH, HAPPY DAY ° SANTA CLAUS IS BACK IN TOWN ° AULD LANG SYNE
( RUNNING TIME APPROX: 60 mins - DOLBY DIGITAL
SOUND)
2007/10/27 EpGold.Com
Musicians behind hits step into spotlight.
CEO Joe Chambers announces the inaugural inductees. (LAVONDIA MAJORS / THE TENNESSEAN)
6 groups will be first inducted into Musicians Hall of Fame.
The Funk Brothers, the Wrecking Crew,
the Memphis Boys, the Blue Moon Boys, the Nashville
A-Team and the Tennessee Two.
Their names alone carry Rushmore-like heft, but it's the music that these
six studio groups made — blockbuster hits by everyone from Elvis Presley,
Frank Sinatra and Patsy Cline to the Beach Boys, Stevie Wonder and Bob Dylan
— that's for the ages.
Though they are largely anonymous as individuals, these behind-the-scenes
players finally will be getting their due when they are inducted into the
inaugural class of the international Musicians Hall of Fame & Museum.
"We're not people who like to toot our own horns," said Bobby Wood,
keyboardist for the ubiquitous Memphis Boys, the studio unit that played on
more chart hits than the bands at Stax and Sun Records combined, including
Dusty Springfield's "Son of a Preacher Man" and Elvis Presley's "Suspicious
Minds."
"A while back, though, (A-Teamer) Pig Robbins, a great talent whose licks on
piano hooked records like 'Brown Eyes Blue' and 'Behind Closed Doors,'
nearly left us and I got kind of fed up," added Wood, who moved to Nashville
35 years ago.
"Too often an artist like Pig dies and hardly anybody hears about it. We saw
that when we lost A-Team guitarist Hank Garland, so I got on the phone and
said, 'Something needs to happen, especially here, in Music City USA'."
Established in Nashville in June of last year, the Musicians Hall of Fame
will honor its first class of inductees at a 7:30 p.m. awards show at
Schermerhorn Symphony Center on Nov. 26.
"These guys have been overlooked for so long," said Hall of Fame CEO and
founder Joe Chambers in an interview prior to Thursday's press conference.
"This is the only musicians Hall of Fame, and it's here because this is
truly Music City."
The Nashville A-Team, a prolific group featuring the likes of Grady Martin,
Floyd Cramer, Bob Moore and Boots Randolph, worked on some of the biggest
hits by pop stars ranging from Elvis Presley and Roy Orbison to the Everly
Brothers and Brenda Lee. They worked with virtually every country luminary
of the 1950s, '60s and '70s.
Three of the other studio ensembles to be inducted into the Musicians Hall
of Fame next month made their biggest mark in Memphis. In addition to Wood
and his fellow Bluff City pickers, these include guitarist Luther Perkins
and bassist Marshall Grant of Johnny Cash's Tennessee Two, as well as
guitarist Scotty Moore, drummer DJ Fontana and the late bassist Bill Black
of Elvis' immortal combo the Blue Moon Boys.
Out of the shadows
The remaining two studio groups that will be feted at the Schermerhorn next
month, Detroit's Funk Brothers and West Coast heavy-hitters the Wrecking
Crew, hail from farther away, but their impact has been no less monumental.
Recently celebrated in the film Standing in the Shadows of Motown, the Funk
Brothers laid down indelible grooves for all of the great Motown groups,
from Martha and the Vandellas and Smokey Robinson & the Miracles to the
Temptations and the Supremes.
The Wrecking Crew, led by guitarist James Burton, keyboardist Larry Knechtel
and the drummer extraordinaire Hal Blaine, galvanized the biggest hits by
the Beach Boys, Simon & Garfunkel, Frank Sinatra and likes of the Crystals
and the Ronettes in producer Phil Spector's stable of groups.
"This first year, we're covering a whole lot of ground," Chambers explained.
"All six inductees are going in as studio groups.
"Musicians will have a chance to be elected as individuals later, but we're
starting with these six groups."
2007/10/27 By
BILL FRISKICS-WARREN -
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French Book Updates.
Due for release in Canada is the book "Elvis Presley, Le Livre Des
Trésors". This book by Robert Gordon and Anne Bleuzen comes with a CD
containing ten original interviews. The publisher is K&B, the release date
December 1, 2007 (ISBN-10: 2915957339 / ISBN-13: 978-2915957334).
The illustrated paperback biography by Collectif has been translated from
the German to the French language ("Elvis Presley: La Biographie En B.D.")
and will be published by Petit à Petit on Nevember 19, 2007 (ISBN-10:
284949111X / ISBN-13: 978-2849491119).
Announced for March 2008 is the book "Elvis Presley (Reliure Inconnue)" by
F. X. Feeney (Auteur) and Paul Duncan (Direction). The 192 pages book will
be published by Taschen in the French, German and English langueage
(ISBN-10: 3822823236 / ISBN-13: 978-3822823231)
2007/10/27
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Comeback Special & Aloha CD re-issues.
The classic soundtracks for Elvis' "'68 Comeback"
and "Aloha" specials have been re-issued on CD in the "X2" series from
BMG on September 24, 2007. This package was originally released
September 4, 2006.
Album Description: Two individual hit albums packaged together and housed in
a slipcase sleeve. This handy-dandy two-fer features the timeless
soundtracks to Elvis' first two TV specials featuring performances that
revitalized his career on two separate occasions. The NBC-TV Special (now
known as the Comeback Special) was shown in 1968 and features Elvis at his
best, vocally. The performances remain stunning four decades after the were
recorded.. Aloha From Hawaii was broadcast worldwide live via satellite in
January 1973 at the height of his 'jumpsuit' era and contains yet another
solid set of performances. Both soundtracks have been the most consistent
sellers in his enormous back catalog.
"Elvis - Blue
Suede Collection" DVD boxset.
This is due for release in the USA on 27 November. The 8 films in the set
are: Elvis That's The Way It Is; This Is Elvis; Jailhouse Rock; Viva Las
Vegas; Girl Happy; It Happened At The World's Fair; Kissin' Cousins; Live A
Little Love A Little.
Special Editions of Comeback Special & Aloha for release in
Japan.
The single disc Special Editions of these TV specials will be
released by Sony BMG in Japan on 21 November.
"Love Me Tender" DVD re-issue in Japan.
Fox will re reissue Elvis' first feature film, Love Me Tender, in
Japan on 21 December.
2007/10/27 Amazon -
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UK FANS SPECIAL PUSH FOR 'IN THE GHETTO'
As most of you will now appreciate the new Singles Campaign in the UK
is well under way. All of the singles so far released have entered into the
Top 20 with the last four entering at No.14.
Bearing the above situation in mind several fans have decided to give 'In
The Ghetto' a 'special push' in order for it to get into the Top 10. The
release date is 5th November (Guy Fawkes Night).
The main thing that fans can do is to try and get it some airplay and this
can best be achieved by going to the following site and e-mailing individual
DJ's - http://www.mediauk.com/radio/ at the radio stations listed from A to
Z.
Should any fans on this site wish to send in some e-mail requests then this
would be most appreciated. Bearing in mind the release date, e-mails to the
DJ's would best be sent around mid to late October to take account of
programme scheduling.
Sony BMG(UK) have been informed of this initiative and are enthusiastic
about it stating they will get their PR Department on to it.
Thanks.
2007/10/27 Brian Quinn /
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The Flo Peters Gallery Hamburg In Germany.
The Flo Peters Gallery in Hamburg is presenting 40 selected prints
for the first time in Germany.
Apart from the Elvis pictures, the gallery is showing 100 more great
portraits of musicians, for example by Jonathan Mannion, currently the most
successful photographer of the US-Rap-scene, Harry Benson, who made himself
a name with portraits of the Beatles, Frank Stefanko, Danny Clinch, Herb
Snitzer, Don Schlitten, William Gottlieb and Alan Tannenbaum.
Exhibition dates: 4 Oct to 17 November 2007.
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Tears Of A King.
This is the movie based on the Mormons belief that Elvis looked into
becoming a Mormon.
Preview for Tears of a King: The Latter-Days of
Elvis Presley. The King of Rock N Roll meets The King of Kings.
Trailer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTuOGEEykk0
New Elvis Presley Movie - Tears of a King star Matt Lewis.
Matt Lewis talks about the new Elvis Movie that he stars in called
"Tears of a King the Latter-days of Elvis".
The film takes a look at the personal demons Elvis dealt with and his
interest in the Mormon Church and the Book of Mormon in the final Months of
his life.
Click Here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2d6xyPm4KY
www.TearsofaKing.com This interview is from Be All Over TV
on Kjzz a NorwayFilms.com production.
Detailed article: Elvis had a Book of Mormon:
www.heraldextra.com/content/view/194204/4/
2007/10/27
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Macca: 'Of course I would download Elvis'
The Dutch news show 'Nova' broadcasted a remarkable interview with
Paul McCartney yesterday.
The former Beatle had no problem that he would've downloaded Elvis music had internet been available 40, 50 years ago.
"Maybe I would've used free downloads, if they were available." Also on bootlegs, Macca had his own view: "They don't bother me much. I think it's rather interesting, they're more like a tribute rather than something else."
2007/10/27
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Book Elvis, Sherlock & Me.
(ISBN: 1593931220)
Author Michael Hoey as a pocketbook released in October 2007at Bearmanor
Media.
"Michael A. Hoey is the son of British actor Dennis Hoey, best remembered
for his portrayal of Inspector Lestrade of Scotland Yard in the Sherlock
Holmes films starring Basil Rathbone.
A combination memoir and history of the film business covering the decades
from the 40's through the present. Here is an examination of classic
Hollywood and such iconic studio bosses as Jack L. Warner, Darryl Zanuck and
Walt Disney, plus memorable actors and directors, including John Ford, Fred
Zinneman, George Cukor and Elvis Presley, Charlton Heston, Basil Rathbone,
Angela Landsbury and Jane Wyman.
Filled with the personal recollections of someone who lived it, it is also
the story of a father and son, their careers and their turbulent
relationship. Interwoven into these stories are numerous historical episodes
about Hollywood, Broadway and Television."
2007/10/27
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Dvd Elvis - A
Generous Heart.
is - A Generous Heart.
Release date: November 11, 2007.
Regioncode: 1
2007/10/27
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Elvis
International Shop - The Netherlands.
OPEN: Saturday & Sunday October 27 & 28, 2007 - 1300. PM - 1800 PM.
E-Mail:
elvisinternational@casema.nl
The Netherlands : 0251 - 821240
Other Country's Dial : 00 - 31 - 251 - 821240
2007/10/26 ElvisInternational /
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"FOLLOW THAT DREAM" DVD OUT IN ITALY.
The "Follow That Dream" Dvd has just been released in Italy - Region 2- with
Italian, English, and French languages.
Subtitled in Italian, Danish, Finnish, French, Swedish.
The Dvd comes with an 8 pages booklet.
2007/10/26 EpGold Columnist
Italy Livio Monari /
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Elvis in Italy.
(Thanks to: Fred Verdelman, member of "It's
Elvis Time" fan club The Netherlands, who provided the picture)
A nice picture of a house/apartment called Elvis.
You can rent the place in the German language part of Italy.
It's a place called " Selva/Wolkenstein " , close to Bolzano.
2007/10/26
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General Colin Powell on Elvis Presley the soldier and patriot.
(Official Chairman of
the Joint Chiefs of Staff portrait photograph)
Press Release:
In an exclusive BBC Radio 4 interview, former US Secretary of State General
Colin Powell talks about the military career of The King of Rock 'n' Roll.
In The GI Blues Of Elvis Presley (Wednesday 22 August, 11.02am), Colin
Powell joins Elvis' fellow-soldiers in paying tribute to The King's brief,
but successful, military career during which he was promoted from private to
sergeant in two years.
Colin Powell, who met Elvis twice on active service, says he saw him
primarily as Elvis the soldier, not Elvis the celebrity.
He tells presenter Paul Gambaccini: "He served his country for two years, I
saw him in the field, I ran across him in the woods while he was doing what
every other GI does and he was thought of well enough by his commanders that
he was promoted from private to sergeant before he left.
"The focus of your programme of course is Elvis the celebrity and soldier,
but I see him as Elvis the soldier who, by the way, happened to be a
celebrity."
And Colin Powell said that Elvis did the right thing when his draft papers
came through and proved he was a true patriot.
"He was drafted like any other young man about his age. He stepped forward
when his number came up and was willing to give up a career without any
objection. Frankly it was in his best interests to do that because it showed
he was a patriot and willing to serve as a soldier and he went back after
serving in the army to a career that became even bigger."
The GI Blues Of Elvis Presley also features friends and military colleagues
who recall Elvis' generosity; his first encounter with his future wife,
Priscilla; his dedication to military service; and how he earned his
promotion to sergeant.
The recollections include Elvis taking three friends on two weeks' leave at
a cost of $15,000 when they would "sleep all day and play all night"; Elvis
knocking a man unconscious in a fist fight; and how a Parisian club's
topless dancers nearly missed their late evening slot because they were
partying with Elvis and his friends.
Rex Mansfield was one of four friends to join Elvis on two weeks' leave
travelling to Paris via Munich.
Rex said: "I had a fight with a guy in Munich because he thought I was
trying to steal his girlfriend, he was a great big German guy, much bigger
than me.
"He hit me first now and he jerked her out the booth and shoved her down and
she fell down to her knees ... touched him on the shoulder and said you
shouldn't be doing that, the next thing I felt was his fist hitting me in
the face and Elvis actually knocked the guy out, he slid down the wall, he
deserved to get whipped and he did."
Another friend recalls how a Private Garcia learned that his whole family
had been wiped out in Mexico City. Later fellow soldiers discovered that
Elvis had secretly given Private Garcia $1,500 cash, a fortune at the time,
to cover all the funeral expenses.
But when in the field, according to Colin Powell, Elvis was just like any
other GI and his dedication earned him the respect of his fellow troops.
Colin Powell said: "He was just another soldier, he wasn't Elvis Presley,
well that's not right, he was Elvis Presley but at the same time they
assigned him in accordance with the needs of the service and unlike others
who have gone in the military from celebrity life and essentially used their
talents to entertain troops, he was a scout and he didn't ask for anything
special he didn't ask for any special favours.
"When it came time to go to the field Elvis Presley was a scout, not a
celebrity and, of course, he was still the King of Rock 'n' Roll but he was
a good soldier and I think his fellow soldiers respected him for his
dedication even though he was as famous as he was."
Despite enjoying the luxury of living in a house "off post" (away from the
military base camp), when it came to the job, Elvis was just a regular GI
prepared to muck in and do his job.
Colin Powell said: "When I met him, he was out in the field just as dirty
and tired as the rest of us from doing his job and he was recognised for his
professional performance even though he had some opportunities for benefits
that others didn't enjoy. I'm sure that if any of the other GIs had those
kinds of recourses they might also have had a little apartment off post.
"When it came time to go to the field, Elvis Presley was a scout and he was
in the Third Armoured Division, which was part of the Fifth United States
Corps, which I interestingly, subsequently commanded 28 years later and it
occupied the shallowest part of NATO battle front ... Elvis' unit and my
unit were in that division and we had the toughest job and it was a time of
heightened tension and we were in a cold war."
The only thing that surprised Colin Powell when he met Elvis was his height.
"We were in this wooded area north of Frankfurt and I was driving along in
my Jeep and somebody noted that, there he was. When I got out of my Jeep and
walked over to him he saluted and was very proper and what struck me was
that he looked just like another GI.
"He was shorter than I expected other than the fact that he was really Elvis
Presley, he acted, and I saw him, as just another soldier, in the woods,
kind of dirty, doing a job."
And Colin Powell said that there was a real threat of danger during the time
Elvis was drafted into military service.
"At that time in the late Fifties when there a was a cold war, when there
was an iron curtain and there was a Soviet army stacked up on the other
side, those were serious times. Back in those days we had people who stepped
forward as volunteers and we also had conscription and when his name came
up, this country boy took off his blue suede shoes and whatever else he was
wearing and put on army green."
Notes to Editors:
Any use of the above material should incorporate a credit for The GI Blues
Of Elvis Presley, Wednesday 22 August 2007, 11.02am, BBC Radio 4.
2007/10/26
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Elvis Dressing Gown.
The company Groovy UK, creates and distribute designed merchandising
products.
They just launched a new product which is a Dressing Gown imitating the
Elvis one.
2007/10/26
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Compete Cover Art King Of Rock And Roll UK DVD.
This is the complete package of the UK edition of "The King Of Rock And Roll
- Elvis #1 Hit Performances" DVD. It follows the design of the CD with the
same title which recently topped the UK Album chart. In the US this DVD is
entitled "Elvis #1 Hit Performances".
Content DVD:
Disc - 15 Songs - USA Release
Heartbreak Hotel (Stage Show)
Don't Be Cruel (Ed Sullivan Show)
Hound Dog (Milton Berle Show)
Love Me Tender (Ed Sullivan Show)
All Shook Up (68 Comeback Special)
Teddy Bear (Loving You)
Jailhouse Rock (Jailhouse Rock)
Stuck On You (Frank Sinatra Show)
Are You Lonesome Tonight? (68 Comeback Special)
Can't Help Falling In Love (Blue Hawaii)
Return To Sender (Girls! Girls! Girls!)
In The Ghetto (That's The Way It Is)
Suspicious Minds (That's The Way It Is)
The Wonder Of You (That's The Way It Is)
Burning Love (Aloha From Hawaii)
Additional 15 songs - International Release:
That's All Right (68 Comeback Special)
Blue Suede Shoes (Paramaount Screen Test)
I Want You, I Need You, I Love You (Steve Allen Show)
Love Me (Ed Sullivan Show)
Too Much (Ed Sullivan Show)
Treat Me Nice (Jailhouse Rock)
Trouble (King Creole)
One Night (68 Comeback Special)
A Big Hunk 'O Love (Aloha From Hawaii)
Wooden Heart (G.I. Blues)
Rock-A-Hula Baby (Blue Hawaii)
Bossa Nova Baby (Fun in Acapulco)
If I Can Dream (68 Comeback Special)
Don't Cry Daddy (That's The Way It Is)
An American Trilogy (Aloha From Hawaii)
Bonus pieces are included on both editions of the DVD: March 7th, 1960 -
Graceland 'Home from the Army' Press Conference and June 9th, 1972 - New
York Hilton Press Conference for Madison Square Garden Engagement.
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The Billboard chart listings for the week ending November 3, 2007.
Pop Catalogue Albums: ELV1S 30 #1 Hits #19
Comprehensive Albums: ELV1S 30 #1 Hits #193
Country Catalogue Albums: ELV1S 30 #1 Hits #2
Holiday Albums: Home For The Holidays #14
Holiday Albums: Elvis Christmas: #18
Holiday Albums: It's Christmas Time: #19
Holiday Albums: Blue Christmas: #46
Music Video: Aloha From Hawaii #24
Music Video: '68 Comeback Chart: 20
Comprehensive Music Video: Aloha From Hawaii: #24
Comprehensive Music Video: '68 Comeback Special #20
Country Catalogue Albums: Ultimate Gospel #17
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Excerpt from 'Can't Buy Me Love' .
By Jonathan Gould.
Chapter 1:
Now, you've got to keep in mind that Elvis Presley was probably, innately,
the most introverted person that came into that studio. Because he didn't
play with bands. He didn't go to this little club and pick and grin. All he
did was sit with his guitar on the side of his bed at home.
—Sam Phillips
Well since my baby left me. . ." The voice, unaccompanied but for the tinny
flourish of piano that anchors the end of each line, was somehow bigger and
riper with feeling than any voice its young listeners had ever heard. "Well
I found a new place to dwell. . ." It projected an authority and an
insolence that reached beyond the words themselves, and it came from a place
beyond the realm of "entertainment" as they had ever conceived of the term.
Now joined by a doomstruck bass line, the sound of that voice seemed only to
grow larger and more menacing, yet closer and more confiding as well, as if
—given the lurching slow-dance tempo of the music—the singer's lips were
pressed tight against the ear of the girl he now began to address, his words
expressing a vengeful wish to make her feel the same way he was feeling in
his room at the Heartbreak Hotel: "So lonely I could die." Though such
things had been said for time immemorial in the lives of ordinary people;
and though similar expressions of such dire emotion could be found in a
growing number of avowedly realistic novels, plays, and films; and though
something very much like it had been available for years on the sorts of
records that most people never heard (including earlier, more obscure
records by this same singer)—the fact remained that no man had ever sounded
this way, or spoken this way to a woman, in front of so many millions of
listeners before.
Elvis Presley was the catalyst, not the originator, of the phenomenon called
rock 'n' roll. Three years before he made his first recordings, the term was
being promoted by a Cleveland disc jockey named Alan Freed as a race-neutral
pseudonym for the black rhythm and blues that Freed began beaming across a
wide swath of the North American continent in 1951. In 1954, the year that
Freed moved his radio show, "Moondog's Rock 'n' Roll Party," to New York
City, a white band singer named Bill Haley (himself a former disc jockey)
recorded a pair of songs on the Decca label, one a novelty tune with a
snappy tick-tock rhythm called "Rock Around the Clock," the other a
sanitized "cover" version of a current rhythm-and-blues hit by Joe Turner
called "Shake, Rattle and Roll." "Rock Around the Clock" failed to catch on
at first, but Haley's pallid rendition of "Shake, Rattle and Roll" became a
hit record, rising into the Billboard Top Ten in the fall of 1954. The
following year, "Rock Around the Clock" was featured on the soundtrack of a
film called Blackboard Jungle—one of a spate of Hollywood movies designed to
exploit the rising tide of public anxiety about juvenile delinquency in
America. Placed in a suitably inflammatory context, the song caught fire,
reaching number one on the pop charts in the summer of 1955, turning the
chubby, thirtyish, tartan-jacketed Haley into the world's first
rock-'n'-roll star.
In the meantime, legend has it, an eighteen-year-old delivery truck driver
named Elvis Aron Presley sauntered into the storefront offices of Sam
Phillips's Memphis Recording Service in the summer of 1953 to make an
acetate of a song called "My Happiness" as a birthday present for his mom.
(That Gladys Presley was born in the spring only burnishes the myth.) Sam
Phillips, who operated his studio in conjunction with a small independent
record label called Sun, had concerned himself to date with recording such
talented Memphis-area bluesmen as Howlin' Wolf and B.B. King. Elvis at first
made little impression on him. But Elvis made enough of a pest of himself in
the months ahead that Phillips eventually called up an aspiring guitarist he
knew named Scotty Moore and asked him to work with the boy. In July of 1954,
Presley, Moore, and a bassist named Bill Black came in for a recording test.
Sam Phillips asked Elvis what he liked to sing. Elvis, it turned out, liked
to sing most anything. He sang country songs in a keening tenor reminiscent
of Bill Monroe, and pop ballads in a woozy baritone reminiscent of Dean
Martin. Phillips started him out on a ballad, "I Love You Because." The
performance, like that of nearly every ballad Presley would ever record, was
cloying and overdrawn. Then, during a break in the session, Elvis began to
fool around with a blues song he knew called "That's All Right"; Moore and
Black fell in behind him, and Phillips rolled the tape.
Of the many astonishing things about Elvis Presley, nothing is more
astonishing than the fact that Elvis "never did sing anywhere in public"
(outside of a couple of high school talent shows) before he started making
records with Sam Phillips at Sun. For all its romantic associations with
dance halls and honkytonks, rock 'n' roll was born and reared as the child
of records and radio. That the prime exponent of this new style of music
should be a singer who possessed no prior professional experience was an
anomaly; but it was also a telling sign of the way that record-making would
change the very nature of music-making in the years ahead. Presley's
inexperience was all the more astonishing in light of the opinion held by
many of his fans that he would never sound much better on a record than he
did on "That's All Right." Not only were most of the mannerisms that would
define his vocal style present at the creation—from the sudden swoops in
register to the habit, derived from gospel singing, of starting his lines
with a throat-clearing "well" that gave whatever followed the feeling of a
retort; even more impressive was the extent to which his first professional
recording was marked by the trait that has characterized every great popular
singer: the absolute assertion of his personality over the song. From this
it might be concluded that Presley was simply a "natural." But the truth, as
ever, was more complex than that.
For one thing, the recording Elvis made with Sam Phillips on that hot summer
night in Memphis was made in a manner that would not have been technically
possible only a few years before. Up through the end of the 1940s,
commercial recording had relied upon a "direct to disc" process that was
essentially a reversal of what happened when a record was played on a
phonograph: the sound in the studio was converted first into electrical
signals by a microphone and then into mechanical impulses by a stylus, which
cut a sinuous groove in the surface of a spinning wax or acetate disc.
Though this method offered audio engineers little opportunity to edit or
enhance the finished product, it was quite adequate to a philosophy of
recording whose main goal was to produce as accurate a record as possible of
the performance taking place. An alternative technology, involving the use
of magnetized wire, had been around for decades, but it was not until World
War II that German engineers (working on behalf of Nazi propagandists)
developed an efficient means of recording sound on reels of magnetic tape.
After the war, this new technology was quickly refined, and by the early
1950s it had all but replaced the direct-to-disc process.
Tape recording revolutionized record-making in several ways. On a purely
economic level, tape equipment was so affordable, portable, and easy to
operate that small storefront recording studios sprang up in cities and
towns across the United States. Many of the people who operated these
studios had backgrounds in commercial radio, and it wasn't long before they
grew restless producing audio keepsakes of weddings and award ceremonies and
began to think about trying their hand in the record business—drawing, like
Sam Phillips, on the talent in their immediate area. A chain reaction
occurred: tape spawned the storefront studios, the storefront studios
spawned the independent labels, and the independent labels, by specializing
in types of music the major labels (for various geographic, demographic, and
aesthetic reasons) tended to ignore, spawned a record boom. This boom
combined with a comparable trend toward decentralization and diversification
in the radio broadcasting industry (caused by the advent of television) to
propel the American music business into the Atomic Age.
Tape technology did more than decentralize the recording industry, however;
it also helped to democratize record-making by adding a new kind of
informality and flexibility to the recording process itself. The big
commercial studios in New York and Los Angeles were owned by large
corporations and run on a cost-effective basis that equated time with money.
They relied on a professionalized cadre of engineers, arrangers, and sidemen
who prided themselves, above all, on their efficiency. By comparison with
these record factories, the storefront studios had a lot of free time on
their hands—time to tinker with their equipment, audition and rehearse
prospective talent, and, in the case of Sam Phillips, time to coax a
historic performance out of a malleable young singer who had never sung in
public before. What came to life in the course of that first Sun session was
an entirely new vocal personality, as surprising to its creator as it would
be to everyone else. "I never sang like [that] in my whole life until I made
that record," Presley said later. Awed by the capacity of modern recording
technology to enhance the sound of their voices, something similar would
happen to a great many other young, unformed singers—including the boys who
became the Beatles—in the years ahead.
Sun Records released "That's All Right" as a single in August 1954. Paired
with an equally eclectic version of Bill Monroe's "Blue Moon of Kentucky" on
its flip side, the record caused an immediate commotion on the radio in
Memphis and sold enough copies to qualify as a local hit. In the year that
followed, it was succeeded by four more Presley singles on Sun: "Good Rockin'
Tonight," "Milkcow Blues Boogie," "Baby Let's Play House," and "Mystery
Train." All were blues that had previously been recorded by black artists;
all were performed in the hybrid "rockabilly" style of "That's All Right";
and all were paired with country songs on their flip sides. Together with a
weekly spot on the Louisiana Hayride radio show and live appearances at high
school dances and county fairs throughout the South, these records
established Elvis Presley as a regional sensation by the end of 1955. Yet
the modest success of these singles— none of which prior to "Mystery Train"
sold more than 25,000 copies— put Sam Phillips in a bind. Independent labels
like Sun were dependent on a network of wholesale distributors who only paid
for the records they handled if and when they sold. This meant that Phillips
was constantly strapped for cash to pay for the pressing and promotion of a
product whose cost he could only hope to recoup several months down the
line. By the end of 1955, Presley's success in the South had drawn a whole
pride of hillbilly cats to the Sun label—singers like Carl Perkins, Jerry
Lee Lewis, and Johnny Cash—any one of whom, Phillips believed, could do what
Elvis had done. So when RCA Victor offered him the princely sum of $35,000
for Presley's contract, Phillips jumped at the chance. The deal was brokered
by a former carnival barker, pet-cemetery operator, and country music
impresario named "Colonel" Tom Parker who was gradually assuming command of
Presley's business affairs.
As one of the half-dozen major labels that dominated the American record
market in 1955, RCA had a country music division based in Nashville. The
label turned Elvis over to its Nashville production staff and in January
1956 he recorded "Heartbreak Hotel." Its release was coordinated with a
series of appearances on network television shows that exposed the American
public to the provocative visual image that complemented Presley's
provocative musical style: the infamous pelvic gyrations, the outlandish
clothes and pompadoured hair, the hurting eyes and the lopsided grin, poised
between a leer and a sneer, that functioned as a kind of generational
Rorschach test. The effect of this television exposure was overwhelming.
"Heartbreak Hotel" vaulted to the top of the Billboard charts in April and
held there throughout the spring. Over the next eighteen months, by never
failing to have a record or two in the American Top Ten, Elvis Presley would
completely redefine the amount of attention that a twenty-one-year-old white
boy from a place like Tupelo, Mississippi, could expect to receive from the
world.
As a matter of course, RCA offered "Heartbreak Hotel" to EMI, the major
British label with which it enjoyed a reciprocal licensing deal. Released in
May 1956, the record was an immediate hit in Britain, where its popularity
was all the more remarkable for the fact that it received little direct
airplay on BBC radio, which preferred to broadcast live renditions of
current releases by in- house studio bands. This meant that Presley's
performance of "Heartbreak Hotel"—the only performance that mattered—was
first heard mainly on the jukeboxes of dance halls and coffee bars and on
the nightly English-language broadcasts of Radio Luxembourg, a clear-
channel commercial station that provided the youth of Britain with a service
comparable to that of Radio Free Europe in reverse. It was five hundred
miles from Luxembourg to Liverpool, but on most nights the signal carried
tolerably well, accompanied by just enough static to enhance the aura of
mystery that surrounded rock 'n' roll. Thirteen years after the release of
"Heartbreak Hotel," a leading theorist of mass communications asked a
leading practitioner of mass communications how he got his start. "I heard
Elvis Presley," John Lennon told Marshall McLuhan. "There were a lot of
other things going on, but that was the conversion. I kind of dropped
everything."
Excerpted from Can't Buy Me Love by Jonathan Gould.
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Russian Elvis Presley DVD Collection.
Russian Elvis Presley DVD Collection contents:
Jailhouse Rock - Flaming Star - Wild In The Country
- Girls! Girls! Girls! - Fun In Acapulco - Viva Las Vegas - Paradise,
Hawaiian Style)
Release date: October 2007.
Regioncode: 5.
2007/10/25
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USA Elvis TV watch.
Thirty years after Elvis has "left the building," TV Land takes an in- depth
look at some of the most popularly held mysteries about the King of Rock 'n'
Roll and dissects them to separate fact from fiction.
Are Oprah Winfrey and Elvis really related? Did he really approach President
Nixon in the hopes of becoming a federal drug agent? These, and many other
mysteries will be answered in this special edition of TV Land Myths and
Legends.
TV Land's "Elvis" special airs 28 October at 10pm (check your local guides)
2007/10/25 CNN -
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'The Beat Goes On' .
BOULEVARD OF BROKEN DREAMS
Boulevard Souvenirs, an Elvis-themed gift shop near
Graceland, has filed a lawsuit over changes Elvis Presley Enterprises Inc.
has made to vendor licensing agreements that prevent vendors from selling
their wares to the gift shop. -- PHOTO BY ANDY MEEK.
Battle continues between EPE, area retailer
A little more than a year ago, a representative of Elvis Presley Enterprises
Inc. floated a business proposition to Rick Roberts, the owner of a
one-story brick storefront a few steps from Graceland.
The offer reportedly involved buying Roberts' Elvis-themed gift shop
Boulevard Souvenirs for about $350,000 and assuming the 13 years remaining
on its lease.
Roberts, who developed his independent retail operation at 3706 Elvis
Presley Blvd. on land that once was the site of a car repair shop, turned
down the request to sell. The store currently is stocked from front to back
with trinkets such as old newspapers, T-shirts and mugs, and it grosses
about $1 million a year.
But EPE didn't stop there, Roberts' attorney argues in a lawsuit filed
earlier this year in U.S. District Court for the Western District of
Tennessee. The corporation that officially conducts and manages
Elvis-related business recently tweaked the licensing agreements it has in
place with merchandise vendors. CKX Inc. and Robert F.X. Sillerman, which
acquired an 85 percent ownership of Elvis Presley Enterprises in February
2005, were not named in the lawsuit.
License needed
A change that was inserted now prohibits vendors from selling their Elvis
wares to unauthorized retailers within a 5-mile radius of Graceland.
"Well, guess who's within a 5-mile radius of Graceland?" said Randy Songstad,
the attorney representing Boulevard Souvenirs. "So the vendors said, 'Hey,
you can't do that, they do a lot of money with us.'
"And (EPE) said, 'If you sell to them, we'll take your license.' So the
vendors called us up, one by one, and said, 'It's killing us, but we can't
sell to you.'"
Earlier this month, one of the federal claims filed on behalf of Boulevard
Souvenirs - a claim that EPE and vice president of international licensing
Carol Butler were conspiring to eliminate all independently owned retail
competitors near Graceland - was dismissed.
Why the conspiracy claim wasn't successful is that under the Sherman
Antitrust Act of 1890, a conspiracy involving a business and an employee
can't technically be viewed as a conspiracy. A business, in other words,
can't conspire with itself.
EPE did not respond to requests for an interview and stated in a previous
e-mailed response that no comment would be forthcoming.
In a motion to dismiss the claims against EPE, Glankler Brown PLLC attorney
William Bradley Jr. wrote that the effort was made to amend the vendor
license agreements partly in response to an uptick in the proliferation of
bootlegged Elvis merchandise around Graceland.
"EPE does not want its 'genuine' merchandise sold in a place where bootleg
or unauthorized merchandise is also sold," he wrote.
EPE has in place more than 200 license agreements with licensees that either
manufacture or authorize the manufacture of Elvis-themed collectibles and
souvenirs.
Big year for business
Graceland, the late singer's famous mansion home, is a tourist mecca that
averages about 566,000 visitors each year.
Across the street from Graceland sits Graceland Plaza, where EPE operates a
number of Elvis-themed museums and attractions and sells related
merchandise.
This year has been an important year for both EPE and Boulevard Souvenirs,
in that it marks the 30th anniversary of the singer's death. Throughout the
anniversary year, tourists are expected to descend in droves on the
commercial pocket of Whitehaven surrounding Graceland.
Boulevard Souvenirs also expected to see an increase in sales this year,
according to court documents. Underneath the gift shop's store logo on the
sign that's passed by swarms of daily tourists are the words "The Beat Goes
On."
"If you don't have official EPE merchandise, you get people who come to
town, that's what they want - you don't have it, they don't buy from you,"
Songstad said. "So it's a huge deal in our industry to be able to buy
officially licensed Elvis Presley merchandise."
Boulevard Souvenirs is preparing its next move in the court action over what
EPE sees as an assertion of more control over its signature product line and
what the small store sees as a bid by EPE to shut it out of the marketplace
inappropriately.
Songstad declined to specify what legal options remain available, but
insisted the recent dismissal of the conspiracy claim did not close the book
on Boulevard's case.
2007/10/25 Andy Meek
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PRESLEY SCRIPTS + SONG SHEETS LOST IN FIRE.
LATEST: More than 30 original ELVIS PRESLEY movie scripts and song sheets
were among the memorabilia items destroyed when Kashan Castle in Malibu,
California was destroyed by fire on Sunday (21Oct07).
Owned by philanthropist and collector Lilly Lawrence, the famous landmark,
also known as Malibu Castle and Hodge Castle, was one of the first buildings
to succumb to the Malibu wildfires. Lawrence tells the New York Daily News,
"Gone are 32 or 33 original movie scripts of Elvis.
They were his personal scripts, with all his notes in the margins. "All the
music for Heartbreak Hotel
It's just devastating." However, firefighters were able to save Presley's
Nash Metropolitan car and his U.S. Army jacket before the flames swept in.
2007/10/25
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Elvis - The Movie Release Date Still not Known.
First Look Studios advise us that the release of Elvis - The Movie starring
Kurt Russell as Elvis Presley is still delayed, 'the release date status for
ELVIS is TBD'.
2007/10/25
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Elvis, My Best Man will be out summer of 2008.
George Klein advises that his autobiography Elvis, My Best Man will be out
summer of 2008.
George mentioned about the new book 'The Elvis Presley Family Album' and his
reply was "It is sort of a coffee table book ... Graceland suggested me as
honorary editor ... the publisher made some honest typos and small mistakes
after my proof reading it. They are to correct them with an insert."
In an interview with Elvis Australia, George said "He was best man at my
wedding. That's the working title. It will be from day one, from the first
meeting in 1948 until today.
It will have inside stories that people don't know and pictures people have
never seen. You'll hear the whole, true story. I waited because there were
so many books and stories that came out about Elvis after he died and into
the eighties and I just didn’t want to get caught up in that circus.
2007/10/25
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ELVIS - THE KING BMG licensed - MONGOLIA.
RAREST OF THE RARE CD!!
This is the first ever BMG licensed CD from Mongolia (Khan Records) and it
is INCREDIBLY rare for a few reasons. First, Mongolia is a Communist country
that long ago banned rock n roll and anyone even caught with a rock n roll
record (CD) could possibly be fined heavily or even jailed or WORSE! Crazy
but true.
Anyway, finally the Khan Record label got permission , just this year, from BMG to issue this legal LIMITED CD which may in fact turn out to be the ONLY CD on Elvis released there but time will tell.
Please note the small emblem on the left bottom of the back cover. This is Mongolia's special logo. Please also note that it is illegal to send any of these CD's out of Mongolia. For this reason this CD is one of the rarest ever on Elvis.
Content: Suspicious
Minds; Blue Suede Shoes; Jailhouse Rock; Love Me Tender;Love Me Tender;
Don't Be Cruel; King Creole; Hard Headed Woman; All Shook Up; Hound Dog; Too
Much; Heartbreak Hotel; Teddy Bear; Party; That's Allright Mama; One Night;
Always On My Mind; Big Hunk; Wear My Ring; Crying in The Chapel; Stuck On
You; Wooden Heart; Viva Las Vegas; Devil In Disguise; Guitar Man; Little
Less Conversation; Welcome To My World; Green Grass Of Home; Now Or Never;
Fever; My Way
2007/10/24 Paul Dowling - www.worldwideelvis.com / www.epgold.com
Video - Clip from "Protecting The King" by David Stanley.
Elvis movie clip Protecting The King" (9.49 min)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ItrkjVFnzPU&sdig=1
Billy and Jo Smith Talking about Elvis early
80s.
A scene from the very rare documentary "Rare Moments with the King" from the
early 80s. Elvis Cousin Billy Smith and his Wife Jo talking about August 16,
1977. (4.24 min)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=id4HgvtOI8w
2007/10/24 Youtube /
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"HOUND DOG MURRAY 'SLOPPY' ELVIS ACT.
He makes a great Elvis, but Bill Murray is no King of hearts.
Posing on the premiere issue of Movies Rock magazine, the "Lost in
Translation" star confesses that most women have dated him out of "morbid
curiosity." And the comic candidly described his kissing style as
"semi-sloppy."
Not that Murray lacks charm - he entertained the whole photo shoot crew for
the new movie-and-music mag with what they described as a "deafening"
rendition of "Suspicious Minds."
2007/10/24
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Wanda Jackson owes a debt to Elvis Presley.
(Photo Provided by Michael Bloom Media Relations): With the encouragement of
her then-boyfriend, Elvis Presley, country singer Wanda Jackson became the
first female rock and roller. She performs Thursday at the German House
Theater.
With a couple of country hits on the charts, Wanda Jackson had her doubts.
But she and Elvis Presley were touring together,
along with Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins, Buddy Holly and that crazy
Jerry Lee Lewis. With her dad, of course, as chaperone. A girl's reputation
had to be guarded, you know, although Dad's presence made it a little tough
on the romance then brewing between her and Elvis.
"He was a kid then, only about 20, I guess," Jackson says. "I was 17, 18.
Sometimes, he and I would just get a hamburger and a Coke. Drive around.
Talk. Get acquainted. We were young, our careers were just starting. He was
so encouraging to me. He give me the courage to try this new style."
Rock and roll. And rockabilly. All of the guys were doing it, and Elvis was
persistent. And Jackson caved. She thought, "Maybe I should. I was a
teenager, and this was my generation of music. And it would be silly not to
try to do it."
Elvis was right. A string of hard-howling, attitudinal hits followed. "Fujiyama
Mama," "Riot in Cell Block #9" and even a song Elvis had done, "Let's Have a
Party." She was, as the title of a new documentary suggests, The Sweet Lady
With the Nasty Voice.
Does Wanda Jackson believe, as many musicologists insist, that she was the
first female rock and roller? The 70-year-old born-again Christian pauses
for just a moment. "Yes," she says.
So it's history Thursday at the German House Theater, with Wanda Jackson
backed by the Lustre Kings. As yet another Elvis — Elvis Costello — writes
in the liner notes to her 2006 album, I Remember Elvis, "Tell me why this
woman isn't in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame."
It's not that Jackson has gone unnoticed. She is in the country music and
gospel halls of fame. And in 2005, she was a National Endowment for the Arts
honoree, which spotlights folk and traditional arts. "There were 12 of us,
including a 93-year-old woman who wove Navajo rugs," Jackson says. She did
take note of how few female singers had been honored by the organization
over the years. "That made it all the more special to me. Here we are,
putting our American music all over the world. I've done my very best to
make it pure and not make it pop music, in the poorest sense."
Hers was an era in which rock and roll "turned it upside down," Jackson
says. "Up until Elvis, all of our songs were geared toward an adult
audience. But young people were now buying the records."
She was quickly accepted into the club. "I often wondered why I was able to
work with him," she says of shows where everyone came to see Elvis. "The
crowd seemed to accept me; they didn't boo me, like they did some of the
other artists."
Well, if Elvis was for the girls, Wanda was for the guys. But the songs were
always for the guys. "There just wasn't that much material available for a
girl, and I wouldn't get first chance at a rock and roll song," she says.
"They wanted one of the guys to get first crack at it."
While Jackson speaks admiringly of Elvis' encouraging words, it's tough to
tell to what degree Elvis was the man in Jackson's life; she doesn't tell
tales. But Elvis did give her a ring, which she still has.
But soon enough, he went off to Hollywood, and they lost touch. The new man
in her life was Wendell Goodman, who also manages her to this day.
And, a decade later, another man entered their lives. "Let's Have a Party"
gave way to "I Saw the Light." Becoming born-again, Jackson has said over
the years, saved her marriage.
"We were going down a pretty rocky path with the lifestyle," she says. "We
knew that we loved each other, that was never a problem. But the lifestyle
was getting to us. We knew there had to be a change."
Change may come slow to Jackson, as her move from country to rock did, but
it's been a constant in her life. It came again, in 1995, when the spirited
Rosie Flores asked her to appear on her Rockabilly Filly album.
"We had a gospel ministry for many years," Jackson says of her husband.
"When she asked me to do Rockabilly Filly, I said, 'Well, Rosie, do people
listen to that kind of music?' I just really didn't know, having been in
Christian music for so long.
"But it got me a whole renewed generation of fans, and we're gaining fans it
seems like every day.
"The only conflict I had in my soul was, I didn't know if an older lady, a
Christian lady, singing these kiddish songs, was going to work. But once we
saw the audience liking it, I knew it was the right thing."
Rockabilly Filly and a subsequent tour with Flores (It was the first time
Jackson had been in a nightclub in 20 years) kicked off a Jackson revival.
Her excellent 2003 album, Heart Trouble, featured appearances by Costello,
Dave Alvin, Lee Rocker and the Cramps. In much the same way that Johnny Cash
and a handful of other classic performers had experienced a career
renaissance, so did Jackson. The older lady, the Christian lady, was cool.
And now she's brought another man back into her life. The last time she saw
Elvis was in 1964, during a brief meeting in Las Vegas. In I Remember Elvis,
she sings some of the King's classic Sun Records-era music. Songs that Elvis
got first crack at, like "Good Rockin' Tonight" and "Mystery Train."
"I was always a little bit leery of tackling his stuff," she says. "I didn't
want it to sound like I was trying to copy him. If Elvis has done a song,
it's been done.
"I wanted to keep the ambience of his songs. And I wanted to tell the
stories the fans seemed to enjoy hearing so much."
Stories like their first meeting, in 1955, at a radio station while
promoting a package tour that the two were a part of. "I had never heard his
name, I had never even seen him," she says on the final track of the CD, a
handful of respectful Elvis stories. She remembers him as tall, dark-haired
and good looking. He was wearing a yellow sports coat, with longish hair,
sideburns and a ducktail, "which was different than what my friends in
Oklahoma were wearing."
She remembers he drove off in a pink Cadillac. The guy knew how to make an
impression. "I think entertainers are just special anyway. They put their
pants on one leg at a time, but there is a magnetism and a charisma about
them. Elvis had charisma. Anybody that's ever known him always says the same
thing."
2007/10/24 Jeff Spevak
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The King The Musical: Review.
Over 800 visitors came to see the Belgian premiere of “The King The
Musical”, in the Royal Circus in Brussels. The Belgian media didn’t quite
know what to think of this concept. Some French speaking reporters were
doubting the success, while in the Flemish part of the country, the media
reacted with enthusiasm.
Time to see the show ourselves. First off: this show is not a musical as we
know it. The three different career stages were brought back to life by Leo
Days (fifties + sixties) and Kraig Parker (seventies). Behind the
actors/singers was a tight running 7 p orchestra plus three “Sweet
Sensations” and far in the back, a video screen with pictures from the three
different eras.
Leo Days, although an Elvis impersonator, seemed to have brought his own
fans: he was very warmly greeted, and it didn’t take long before he had the
whole concert hall clapping to the beat of the fifties rockers. Once again,
we found out that the YouTube footage didn’t do justice to this show: the
songs sounded crisp clear, and weather you are pro or contra imitations,
Days does have a good voice. Perhaps Kraig Parker was less convincing: not
always the right moves, and somebody should tell him that Elvis never wore
glasses on stage, contrary to what his impersonators seem to think.
It soon dawned to us why this show didn’t please everybody in Paris: the
orchestra is mounted on a box like platform that was just perfect for
smaller theatres like the Royal Circus, but too small for huge stages like
the one in the Congres Palace in Paris.
Conclusion: if you’re expecting pure Presley Power, you may have to consider
the fact that Elvis is no more, and that he will always be irreplaceable.
Leo Days and Kraig Parker did their very best to look and sound like Elvis
and judging by the many positive comments after the show, they succeeded in
just doing that. A fun show, but there is no other Elvis Presley, period.
2007/10/24
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PRESLEY CAR AND ARMY JACKET SAVED IN THE FIRE.
ELVIS PRESLEY's Nash Metropolitan car and his U.S. Army jacket were
among the memorabilia items saved from Kashan Castle in Malibu, California,
which was destroyed by fire on Sunday(21Oct07).
The famous landmark was one of the first building destroyed by the Malibu
fires. Owned by philanthropist and collector Lilly Lawrence, the estate,
also known as Malibu Castle and Hodge Castle, also featured memorabilia
items belonging to late royals Grace Kelly and Diana, Princess Of Wales.
Many of the items housed in the castle's private museum were destroyed in
the fire.
200710/24
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Operation Phoenix "blueprint" for sale on ebay - is it Elvis' handwriting??
One of the Elvis underground's most mysterious
documents is currently for sale on eBay - the Operation Phoenix "blueprint".
To date, seen only by a handful of fans, the "blueprint" is one of the most
controversial documents relating to the events surrounding August 16, 1977!
The 15 page "blueprint" contains:
*information on those involved in the cover-up and their roles, including
Elvis' comments on their strengths and weaknesses
*several pages of notes relating to the events planned around August 16,
1977 - they appear to be the thoughts of Elvis!
*a conversation Elvis had with Charlie Hodge in late 1976
*the baffling "codex", which when decoded, is said to provide important
information as to why Elvis faked his death (the "blueprint" is the only
known document to include the "codex")
*IMPORTANTLY, the "blueprint" includes handwritten notations in the margins
on several pages (author unknown but the writing style mirrors Elvis's!)
The "blueprint" also includes information not generally available in the
existing literature about Elvis' alleged faked death!! and also features the
"J. Burrows Conglomerate Mississippi" footer.
2007/10/24 www.elvisinfonet.com / www.epgold.com
Ringle.
Sony's marketing wizards have cooked up a new format for Christmas;
the ringle. Sold at retail, each ringle CD will contain three tracks and a
ring tone. A Ringle may also include additional bonus content-mobile
wallpaper and alternate downloadable content.
Current Elvis titled available are "Love Me Tender", "Blue Christmas" and
"Suspicious Minds".
Track listing Love Me Tender Ringle (released October, 23, 2007):
1 Love Me Tender - (Mono)
2 Any Way You Want Me (That's How I Will Be) - (2005 DSD remaster)
3 Love Me Tender
4 Love Me Tender
Track listing Suspicious Minds (released
November 6, 2007)
1. Suspicious Minds
2. You’ll Think Of Me - (# 1 Singles Box Set version)
3. Suspicious Minds
4. Suspicious Minds
Track listing Blue Christmas (released November
20, 2007)
No Cover yet!
1 Blue Christmas
2 Santa Claus Is Back In Town
3 Blue Christmas
4 Blue Christmas
2007/10/23
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Elvis and Ali: Two Sides of the Same Coin.
On January 8th 1935, a baby was born in Tupelo, Mississippi into a
family struggling through endless poverty, just “white trash” in the minds
of the white middle-class, a kid with no future. He went on to become the
most important figure in entertainment history and, in the process,
completely destroyed the established barriers of race.
On January 17th 1942, a baby was born in Louisville, Kentucky into a family
struggling through endless poverty, just another “black kid” in the minds of
the white middle-class, a kid with no future. He went on to become the most
important figure in boxing history and, in the process, completely destroyed
the established barriers of race.
A quality these two iconic figures shared was instinctive intelligence, much
of the seemingly apocalyptic disruption they caused to the white status quo
that then existed came not by design but as a result of their personalities
and upbringings. They didn’t, at least initially, seem to know what they
were doing, they were being themselves. Muhammad Ali displayed an increasing
self-awareness as he matured but Elvis Presley drowned in a sea of material
success, cronies and complacency.
It is hardly surprising that Ali and Presley became good friends, their
backgrounds were so similar and they became the two arms of the pincer
movement of civil rights within entertainment and sport. Given that the
civil rights in question were those that should have always belonged to all
in America, it was crucial that the movement was supported by prominent
figures from both black and white communities. Elvis, less articulate than
Ali, preferred not to comment on politics but songs such as “In the Ghetto”
and “If I Can Dream”, and of course his friendships with BB King, Fats
Domino and others, make it clear where Elvis stood on civil rights.
Muhammad, possibly less aware than Elvis of the McCarthy Witch Trials of the
‘40s and ‘50s that wrecked the careers of so many within entertainment who
held “liberal” views, just wore his heart boldly on his sleeve.
During the height of Elijah Muhammad’s influence upon him, Ali spouted some
decidedly segregationist ideas on UK TV that led to accusations of racism.
In 1957 Elvis was accused of making a racist remark (in a place he had never
visited and at a time he was clearly somewhere else) and was similarly
accused. Muhammad later rejected that area of the Nation of Islam’s teaching
whilst many black friends leapt to Elvis’ defense. Blues man Ivory Joe
Hunter said: “He showed me every courtesy. I think he’s one of the
greatest.” whilst pianist Dudley Brooks declared: “He faces everyone as a
man”. We all knew Ali wasn’t racist and Michael Parkinson, the man who
interviewed him on TV, cites Ali as the greatest interviewee he ever met in
a career of nearly half a century.
Ali and Elvis shared the pressure and loneliness of being “the greatest” in
their respective professions and they came to represent America to the world
in a way that no politician could ever achieve. Later, Muhammad would
fulfill Elvis’ last engagement after his friend had died. The Las Vegas
Hilton Hotel’s new Pavilion was supposed to open with a special Elvis show
in October 1977 and, as Hilton’s then Vice President, Henri Lewin put it:
“We wanted it to be the greatest opening ever. We considered him so great
that what we replaced him with was the Ali-Spinks fight. When we lost Elvis,
we knew we had to get Ali no matter what it cost. No one else was big
enough.” Opening delayed, Ali lost his title to Leon Spinks in February
1978, whilst helping his old friend out again.
Elvis fell in love with Gospel music, and his family’s move to Memphis in
November 1948 was a natural one for the young Presley, it gave him access to
Beale Street, the best black music and the best black clothes. It was
probably more innately natural for Elvis to sing blues than Dean Martin
stuff, he had lived in similar poverty to most blues singers and had seen
the disdain with which he, too, was viewed by middle-class white America.
Presley had been brought up with blues around him as surely as any black kid
because he was on the same social level as his black neighbors, they were
all in hell, with the world looking down on them. When Elvis recorded those
classic Sun Records tracks he was playing his music, our music, for black
and white, for everyone and anyone. The new hybrid music sounded so fresh
and natural because it was fresh and natural.
At the Memphis WDIA fundraising event of 1957 for “needy Negro children”,
Elvis was happy to take a back seat whilst Ray Charles and other R & B and
Gospel stars played. He only came out on stage, at Rufus Thomas’ request, to
show his support for the cause at the end of the show. He was later heard
profusely thanking BB King for the musical education he had picked up from
the old master. Carla Thomas recalled Elvis staying with her and the other
black kids after the show, fooling around on piano, “He stayed that long,
and we were just having a lot of fun. I remember that Elvis.” The year
before this event, Elvis had actually broken the law in attending a Memphis
fairground on a designated “colored night” because he simply felt “at home”
with people whether they were black or white. Later Rufus Thomas would
state, "Well a lot of people said Elvis stole our music. Stole the black
man's music. The black man, white man, has got no music of their own. Music
belongs to the universe." I agree with that sentiment.
Elvis and Jackie Wilson were simply a huge mutual fan club. Elvis adored
Wilson’s voice, technique and exuberant live performance style whilst Jackie
said of Elvis "A lot of people have accused Elvis of stealing the black
man’s music, when in fact, almost every black solo entertainer copied his
stage mannerisms from Elvis" which sets the notion of Elvis “stealing” black
music on its head. This interaction with black artists was not publicized at
the time by any of the involved parties but, when Elvis first appeared on
national TV on the Dorsey show on January 28th, 1956, white middle-class
America was outraged by the appearance of a white black man. By the Milton
Berle show and the legendary performance of “Hound Dog” that caused so much
trouble in June that year, the establishment were convinced that Elvis was
part of a black conspiracy to undermine civilization as they knew it. In
some ways he was, and he did, because things would never be the same again.
As Little Richard put it "Elvis was an integrator. Elvis was a blessing.
They wouldn't let Black music through. He opened the door for Black music."
Ernest Withers concurs: "Elvis was a great man and did more for civil rights
than people know. To call him a racist is an insult to us all."
Elvis’ 1968 NBC TV Special allowed us all to forgive him for the endless run
of Hollywood drivel he had allowed himself to be contracted to. Just prior
to the historic TV show he had hit us with “Guitar Man”, US Mail” and “Big
Boss Man”, following the gig he gave us “Suspicious Minds” and the “From
Elvis In Memphis” album which, for me, would be a good contender for the
title of greatest rock/soul album ever made, right up there with “Otis
Blue.” The man was back and we loved him.
In Muhammad Ali’s life controversy also came quickly. As the Heavyweight
Champ a conversion to the Nation of Islam was a horror story for white
America. Muhammad seemed brainwashed and, even when Malcolm X told him they
had all been sold a pack of lies and there were white Muslims in Mecca, Ali
took the side of Elijah Muhammad against his former friend. Ali became
public enemy No.1 and his subsequent refusal of the draft for Vietnam pushed
everything “over the edge” and brought direct confrontation with the US
government. However, as the civil rights and anti-war movements gathered
momentum, Ali gained a new support base comprised of students and hippies
that seemed at odds with his strict Islamic views.
Ali’s performances in the ring at the time were those of the most gifted
heavyweight in history. The drama and controversy of the Sonny Liston
fights, the anger and bad blood with Floyd Patterson and Ernie Terrell, the
ease with which he raced through the division, Ali was clearly special as a
fighter, immensely complex as a human being. The man was an artist in the
ring, speedy and artistic, unlike any heavyweight since Jack Johnson, and
yet he still had the grit to demolish a Cleveland Williams. Outside of
boxing he was a black leader, a young man who feared nothing and nobody,
including the US government. To black America, he was their son, their
Heavyweight Champion, a high earning black celebrity who would get out of
the car and walk into black areas just to meet the normal people in any city
he visited.
What won Ali respect and, more importantly, affection from the white
mainstream, however, occurred as a result of the events following his
glorious 1960s rampage. The world looked at what he had sacrificed when he
was stripped of his title and license and realized that his “political” and
“religious” convictions were sincere, looking at the conflict in Vietnam
afresh. When he returned to the ring he fought Jerry Quarry and Bonavena,
top contenders, after a layoff of three and a half years! Perhaps the most
significant event in the “rehabilitation” process that Ali underwent in the
eyes of white America without, himself, taking a backward step was the first
defeat of his career against Joe Frazier at Madison Square Gardens on March
8th 1971. Ali fought his heart out, took a pounding like we’d never seen him
take, and then showed grace in defeat. We had all wondered how the great man
would handle a defeat and he showed class, humility, grace. Muhammad had now
won all of his battles with the world due to the character he displayed
there and then, he was back at the very top of human achievement and he had
not compromised at all. THE man was back and we loved him.
Later Muhammad would defeat the “unbeatable” George Foreman in 1974 in Zaire
to reclaim his title, truly internationalizing the Heavyweight Championship
of the World in the process. One year earlier, Elvis had performed in the
“Aloha from Hawaii” satellite show, broadcast to possibly the biggest TV
audience in history. Elvis and Ali were the two most recognizable human
beings on the planet, known for providing pleasure and entertainment for
people regardless of nationality, race, class or religion.
I think mutual respect is the best description of the nature of Ali and
Elvis’ relationship. Ali speaks fondly of Elvis: "Elvis was my close
personal friend. He came to my Deer Lake training camp about two years
before he died. He told us he didn't want nobody to bother us. He wanted
peace and quiet and I gave him a cabin in my camp and nobody even knew it.
When the cameras started watching me train, he was up on the hill sleeping
in the cabin. Elvis had a robe made for me. I don't admire nobody, but Elvis
Presley was the sweetest, most humble and nicest man you'd want to know."
The robe mentioned refers to the one Elvis presented to Muhammad before he
fought Joe Bugner the first time and upon the back it says simply and
truthfully “The People’s Champion.” That is probably the closest you will
ever get to Elvis Presley expressing an opinion of anyone, his management
rigidly controlled pretty much everything he said and did. On the few
occasions he broke free he would produce something like the album “From
Elvis in Memphis” or the ’68 TV special.
Ali also recalled taking Elvis out to a club one night dressed in a disguise
because, had the clientele known it were Elvis, he would have been mobbed
whilst Ali was a familiar face there. They must have been like two big kids
together and I think it is a tragedy that Elvis didn’t get to spend more
time with Muhammad. Maybe Elvis would have learned better to cope with fame
and been able to walk freely with normal people, in contact with reality.
Ali was a wild, free spirit and could not be contained whilst Elvis seemed
to enjoy the Colonel’s enforced containment. Success early in life must be
difficult to handle and, whilst Elvis enjoyed hanging with the “yes men” and
being able to blame bad artistic moves on the Colonel, Ali had more of an
innate intelligence for seeing the truth within a situation. Muhammad was
perhaps more inherently honest to himself because he was not frightened of
what he might find while Elvis did not wish to hear bad news. They were like
brothers who could behave like children sometimes when they were together
but, as occasionally happens, the younger man turns out to be the more
rounded and more complete person.
It’s all done and dusted and, whilst it could be argued that Elvis neglected
his God-given talent for most of his career and underachieved, who wouldn’t
want to be able to claim the commercial and artistic record of Elvis
Presley? That voice and charisma touched the world intimately in a way no
other artist has ever come close to. That is how good Elvis Presley was and
is. He cut across race and religion.
Ali, meanwhile, went on fighting and ended up “damaged” as a consequence. It
may seem stupid to ask the question but: is this a bad thing? None of us
could have stopped Muhammad fighting on, it was entirely his choice. Is it
not, also, true to say that Muhammad’s found more peace with his current
condition than he would have in perfect physical condition? And have the
great man’s great achievements stopped due to his medical condition? I
remember American hostages being freed during the first Gulf War, I know
that crowds still gather whenever Muhammad is around. Maybe this was all
just meant to be and perhaps Muhammad knew this and that would explain the
dignified and quietly confident way in which he has accepted his medical
state.
The word Allah simply means God in Arabic and I believe that we are sent
these gifted and beautiful people by God to entertain us, take us along with
them on their emotional and physical roller coaster careers and, ultimately,
to teach us lessons. There is a great deal to learn from the lives of
Muhammad Ali and Elvis Presley, some negative things but, overwhelmingly,
the experience of them has been a huge positive for mankind.
Note: The quotations used here largely
come from Peter Guralnick’s “Last Train to Memphis” and from the official
site of the Elvis Presley estate.
2007/10/23 By Peter “The Emperor” Stitt -
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Kazakhstan Government Releases Footage of Elvis with Borat.
(Photo:Borat allegedly meeting with Elvis incognito)
Kazakhstan -- The Kazakh Ministry of Information has released footage
of Elvis visiting Borat Sagdiyev inside the Nation of Kazakhstan today.
"We in Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan like Mr. Elvis. He is very good," a
spokesperson for the Ministry stated in the footage, "Kazakhstan number 1!"
The film goes on to show Elvis and Borat giving one another "high five!"
Elvis sightings have become increasingly rare as of late, but this latest
footage is bound to stir quite a controversy, not to mention skepticism
across the globe. Says the editor of the Weekly World News, "Look, I don't
even believe this shit, ok.
That's clearly nothing more than a cheap propaganda
film from the government over there." However, the Kazakh Ministry of
Information had this to say to about the criticism: "We in the Kazakhstan
assure the world because the film we have made with our guest Mr. Elvis is
correct. The ministry understand that the Weekly World News is, ah, how you
say... jealous, yes, he is jealous because we get Elvis and they don't. But
it is ok. Our people is very happy because of this."
Finally, we caught up with Borat in the Capital of Astana in order to get
his take on the newly released footage. "I know nothing," he immediately
yelled out upon seeing us approaching with our cameras. When we explained
that we simply desired to inquire about his apparent visit from Elvis, Borat
informed us that, "Mr. Elvis is good.
We like Mr. Elvis who come from the US and A. But...
ehhh, I don't have something more to say." Asked why, Borat motioned that he
stands to be "crushed," although he did not elaborate any further.
The Kazakh Ministry of Information stands by the footage.
Note: The story above is a satire or parody. It
is entirely fictitious.
2007/10/23
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Singer
Teresa Brewer dies at 76.
Singer Teresa Brewer, who
topped the charts in the 1950s and performed with jazz legends Count Basie
and Duke Ellington, died Wednesday. She was 76. In april 1953, just before
Elvis could pick up his " High School "-diploma at the age of 18, he
performed at the Humes Minstrel Show.
He was announced as "Elvis Prestly". He sang Teresa's "Till I Waltz Again
With You ".Years later in time Elvis met Teresa Brewer in Las Vegas."The
first song I sang in public was" Till I Waltz Again With You", You
introduced me in show bizz", Elvis said. Now we all know that Old Shep was
the actual first song Elvis sang in front of a live audience.
Singer Teresa Brewer is shown in a photo from 1956.
(Associated Press)
Brewer died at her home in
New Rochelle, N.Y., of a neuromuscular disease, said family spokesman Bill
Munroe.
She had close to 40 songs that topped the charts, including Dancin' with
Someone, Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall, Ricochet and Let Me Go Lover.
Brewer scaled back her public life to raise her family, but later reprised
it to perform with jazz greats Ellington, Dizzy Gillespie and Wynton
Marsalis.
2007/10/22
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ELVIS – VIVA LAS VEGAS – HONGKONG.
Universal Music in Hong Kong just released in their "The Spirit Of Sound
Hifi" series a 2 CD set in the best quality with 51 Elvis songs.
The 2 CD set comes in a special slipcase for protecting the disc of
scratches. It's not the regular release like in the US and Europe witht he
live songs, but a "Dolby Digital Compact Disc".
It comes with a 6 page booklet with all the Elvis songs in English.
2007/10/22 Peter Haan -
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In Europe, a growing fervor for Elvis Presley.
Photo:The Elvis My Happiness boutique in Paris, which specializes in Elvis
Presley merchandise and serves as a base for fans like Jacky Germain.
(Richard Harbus for the IHT)
PARIS: Along a narrow side street on
the Right Bank, a familiar figure in a shiny gold tuxedo looms from a little
shop the color of blue suede shoes.
The crooked smile, smoky eyes and tousled hair are instantly recognizable
but, just in case, the shop owners hail the "King of Rock and Roll" and
their petite Graceland in bold gray and red print: "Elvis My Happiness."
Elvis Presley never performed a concert in Europe in his long singing
career, but that unfortunate oversight apparently is helping to stoke the
burnin' flames of desire for all things Elvis in this Parisian colony and
other unlikely outposts, from Elvis Matters in Belgium to the Flaming Star
in Norway, where the perennial best seller is a €10, or $14, pair of Vegas
vintage sunglasses.
When Elvis Presley's septuagenarian backup bands showed up in Europe
recently, they rocked a sold-out concert hall in Jonkoping, Sweden, then
pressed on to finish up an 18-day European tour in Paris for an
original-lineup performance organized by Elvis fan clubs across five
countries.
These fans are discriminating aficionados who aren't satisfied with an Elvis
impersonator in a white jumpsuit and who yearn for a taste of the original.
"They're hungry for anything Elvis," marveled Joe Moscheo, a bass singer
with the Imperials, a backup gospel band for Elvis that finished one
European tour in October and is returning for a second next month.
"They ask a lot of questions and they're very fanatical," Moscheo said. "I
hate to use the world cult, but these people are serious. It's not just like
they say, 'Let's go to a concert.' They know what he wore, what he ate and
what he sang."
Many of these fans don't know enough English to define the difference
between Heartbreak Hotel and a hound dog cryin' all the time.
But the music remains universal enough to build fan clubs of 4,500 members
in France and 1,600 in Germany. There is enough passion in the Netherlands
that Elvis's record company, Sony BMG, this year released a CD titled "The
Dutch Collection," with a selection chosen by fans, who voted from a list of
150 songs. A reissue of Elvis's "A Big Hunk O'Love" recently clawed up to
No. 12 on the BBC's Top 40 singles chart in England, behind 50 Cent and
Sugababes.
"It amazes me day after day," said Peter Verbruggen, president of the Elvis
Matters fan club, which opened an Elvis store more than two years ago in
Turnhout, Belgium, near the Dutch border. The club also runs a store in
Antwerp, in the north of Belgium, and is considering opening a third branch.
"Everybody is surprised by the success," said Verbruggen, who started his
club in 2003 with hopes of drawing 300 people and watched membership soar to
2,200. "One of the reasons that Elvis is so popular is the fact that he's
never been here before and he's still a mystery. Another explanation is that
Elvis is a universal icon who touches so many different people from all
parts of society. He's everything: the rebel, the crooner and the actor."
Elvis's oeuvre is so varied that fans divide themselves by periods, debating
the relative merits of '50s Elvis, '60s Elvis and his comeback as Vegas
Elvis.
"There is a great difference between most of the American fans and the
European fans," said Peter Beines, chairman of the Elvis Presley
Gesellschaft in Bonn. "Americans prefer Elvis impersonators while the
original musicians for Elvis are more popular in Europe. The Americans
prefer music from the Elvis of the '50s, but European fans, especially in
Germany, prefer the concert Elvis of the '70s."
The U.S. and European markets also differed in music sales trends after the
30th anniversary of Elvis's death in August.
"In the states, there was no huge uplift in terms of Elvis sales. But what
we saw in the rest of the world, predominantly in Europe and Australia, is
that we were able to get Elvis back to number one for albums in five
countries," said Timothy Fraser-Harding, a vice-president of Sony BMG.
In life, he noted, Elvis never managed to hit No. 1 in Germany, but 30 years
after his death his compilation album climbed to the top of the charts.
All of the major clubs are watching the average age of their membership fall
with a new generation of young people in their 20s joining the clubs. The
average age of the French membership of Elvis My Happiness, the fan club
that operates the Paris store of the same name, is 27 and dropping,
according to Jean-Marie Pouzenc, club president.
Pouzenc is the author of two books on Elvis, including a new edition
published in August of "Elvis à Paris," a glossy title that minutely
explores the brief period in 1959 when Elvis, the uniformed soldier, visited
Paris, staying in the Hotel Prince de Galles and passing time with the
chorus girls at the Lido club.
For the 30th anniversary of Elvis's death in August, Pouzenc led a
pilgrimage of 300 fans to Graceland, a tour that he said represented the
diversity of Elvis's fan base in France that includes President Nicolas
Sarkozy, who has let it be known that Elvis is on his iPod.
"The strength of Elvis is that he touches everyone," said Pouzenc, who
presides over the Paris store in a yellow shirt emblazoned with gyrating
Elvises. "When you go to Graceland you can see that with people there from
all countries, races and religions."
But don't ask Pouzenc if he can translate "Just a hunk-a, hunk-a burnin'
love into French." ("Morceau d'amour brûlant," suggests an old club
magazine.) "It's too difficult," he said.
2007/10/22
By Doreen Carvajal -
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FIRE DESTROYS PRICELESS ELVIS COLLECTION.
Her priceless Elvis Presley memorabilia
collection, including one of the King's cars, was in ruins.
A state of emergency has been declared in seven Southern California
counties, as wildfires fanned by the Santa Ana desert winds sweep through
the area.
One life has been lost in San Diego, and a falling power cable in Malibu has
caused several fires among the opulent homes alongside the Pacific Ocean,
where over 1500 residents have now been evacuated.
Among them is the $17 million Hodge Castle, home to Elvis fan and daughter
of an Iranian oil minister, Lilly Lawrence, which has been completely
destroyed.
The home contained a priceless collection of family heirlooms and an enviable
Elvis collection, housed in a rock 'n' roll room, decorated with a mural of
the Graceland gates, a sofa made from the seat of a 1959 Cadillac and
memorabilia purchased from Graceland which included Elvis Presley’s Army
fatigues.
As fire took over, Lawrence managed to grab a few items including jewellery
and Elvis’ army fatigues.
Fires are expected to engulf the area for several more days and former
showgirl and girlfriend of Elvis Presley, Dorothy Harmony, also has an old
beachfront residence in Malibu, which will certainly be under threat from
the spreading fires.
FIRE DESTROYS PRICELESS ELVIS COLLECTION.
BREAKING NEWS:
A priceless collection of Elvis Presley memorabilia featuring much of
his Vegas days souvenirs has been destroyed in a blaze that engulfed the
famous Hodge Castle in Malibu, California this morning (SUN).
The estate was owned by socialite Lily Lawrence–and fire fighters are battling the flames of a canyon brush fire that have now swept into the pricey star-studded enclave of the Malibu beachfront colony. In a nightmare scenario some multi-million dollar beach homes are actually now ablaze.
Cable news is running non-stop
helicopter coverage of the out-of-control fiery furnace and reporting that
such Vegas headliners and regular visitors as Pamela Anderson, Britney
Spears, and Olivia Newton-John are now being asked to evacuate their homes
there for their own personal safety. The Pacific Coast Highway has been
closed by authorities because of the flames that have engulfed both sides of
the roadway.
2007/10/22 Various / www.epgold.com
COURTROOM BATTLE LOOMS FOR ROCK ICONS.
(Photo: Sid Shaw)
ELVIS PRESLEY and legendary rockers THE BEATLES are set for a
courtroom showdown - over the rights to a basement.
Rival shop owners Sid Shaw and Howard Cohen, who respectively own
neighbouring memorabilia stores Elvisly Yours and The London Beatles Store
in London's Baker Street, are squabbling over the rights to the shared
basement.
A contract was drawn up in 2005, granting Beatles fan Cohen exclusive access
to the storage space, but Shaw insists he has broken it by not paying his
As a result, Shaw will be dusting off his white jumpsuit in preparation for
this week's courtroom showcase (begs22Oct07).
He says, "Every day he stays in the basement I suffer further loss. He has
cost me thousands."
2007/10/22
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Doesburg, The Netherlands 21 October 2007. "Oh Happy Day"
Elvis songs and Maarten's
voice....
This Sunday must have been a happy day to all the Elvis fans who made it to
Doesburg Holland. A lot of fans did!
When they walked into a nice white party tent they were welcomed by all
kinds of Elvis souvenirs, cd's dvd's, book's etc etc. Inside the building
people could get some coffee, tea, soda's and make it to the Elvis museum.
The visitors could enjoy listening to Maarten Jansen en getting the Memphis
experience with his band! The sound was just great and some people who never
heart Maarten before were just stunned. The show started with See See Rider
and then there was You Gave Me A Mountain, Steamroller, Polk Salad etc...The
show reached it's climax when Maarten shared "I Believe" and "Unchained
Melody" with the crowd.
Those songs aren't easy to sing and when your voice can't handle it, it
could create a big mess. But the crowd loved it and the atmosphere was just
great.
All good things have to finish at one point, so the show closes after "Can't
Help Falling In Love".
Mr. Cees van Doorn received a original ticket stub of a 1975 Elvis show
which he can add to his museum.
This as a sign of appreciation and as a memory to this wonderful day.
To everybody who helped creating this special day: THANK YOU! With special
thanks to King's Place Doesburg, Maarten Jansen and his Memphis Experience
band, last but not least to the beautiful audience!
For those who became member of It's Elvis Time, thank you very much for your
trust in our Fan Club!
Sincerly Peter Haan
It's Elvis Time, The Netherlands.
2007/10/22
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Chart Update UK.
UK singles chart the
re-issue of "Wear Your Ring Around My Neck"makes a new entry at #16.
The Elvis The King compilation Cd dropped off the Album Top 40.
2007/10/21
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Theatre Tour Maarten Jansen & The Memphis Experience.
Listen to:
Let Yourself Go.mp3
Many years Maarten toured with the original TCB band of Elvis. Recently he
sang with the Thomas Street band in German Town Memphis.
Strangly enough as a Dutch man he never shared a stage with any of them in
his home country. Now Maarten is going on tour in The Netherlands with is
own band "The Memphis Experience".
The kick-of will be on stage of Lochem Theatre at the 4th of December 2007.
Tickets available:
www.schouwburglochem.nl
Enjoy 40 perfect songs from the repertoire of the King. No jumpsuits, just a
beautiful lead voice with a great band! Never been to Memphis? Get your
Memphis Experience in Holland!
For more information:
www.maartenjansen.tv
2007/10/21
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Billy Adams' contributions to music gaining attention.
When Elvis Presley took the world by storm in 1954 with releases “That’s All
Right Mama,” “Mystery Train,” and his rock ‘n’ roll version of “Blue Moon of
Kentucky,” he was putting out a sound nobody had heard before.
Well, almost nobody.
Kentucky native and longtime Flatwoods resident Billy Adams had heard it. In
fact, he did more than hear it. He played it, about two years before Presley
changed the music world forever.
“The perception of Billy Adams over time has changed and people in America
are realizing that he was an early player,” said Clif Doyle, a booking agent
who came to know Adams in 2001 and later joined Adams’ band, which still
performs occasional shows in Europe and the United States. “In the industry,
he’s perceived as one of the early Rockabilly artists.”
The beginning
Adams’ signature song — “Rock, Pretty Mama” — was released on Quincy Records
in 1957 when he was just 17 years old.
Adams began playing in his pre-teens, primarily with his brother, Charlie.
Adams’ early influences came from bluegrass music, including Bill Monroe,
the Carter Family and the Stanley Brothers, among others.
The origins of his music includes sounds coming from the lid of a lard
bucket, in which he would run his knuckles up and down to create a rhythm
when he was just 7 years old. Those primitive beginnings helped shape a
sound that led Adams to the Rockabilly Hall of Fame.
“He was different from a lot of the Rockabilly artists because most of them
came from the area around the Mississippi Delta — Arkansas, Tennessee, some
from Louisiana, but they mainly centered around the Mississippi River,” said
Doyle, who said artists like Presley, Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins and Jerry
Lee Lewis had the good fortune of becoming involved with Sun Records and
legendary producer Sam Phillips. “Billy was in Appalachia, isolated with no
recording centers. He didn’t have as much opportunity and his access to
music was a lot different than those I call the ‘Sun Rockabillies.’ It’s
different because of his bluegrass element.”
Doyle said Adams’ sound was distinctive and different than his early
contemporaries. That sound, a sound that would later become classified as
rock ‘n’ roll, was heard on the airwaves in Ashland, Ky., on WCMI Radio in
1952.
Adams, who was just 12 years old, said it was a day he will never forget.
“It was a Saturday evening type jamboree. Everybody thought I was beating
that guitar to death, but I saw them patting their feet,” said Adams, who
said Elvis’ sound two years later was familiar to him. “What was so
different about me and got me in trouble was I was a creator. I heard the
music differently, I learned to play going up and down. Whenever I heard
“Mystery Train,” “Blue Moon of Kentucky” and “That’s All Right Mama,” it
kicks off the guitar just like I played it — an up and down rhythm.”
A life change
Adams was born in Red Bush, Ky., near Paintsville, but his family moved to
Greenup County when he was at an early age. His formative years in music
were spent locally and by the time he was 21 he was working for Dot Records
and was touring the country.
He came back home in 1961 and worked for WB Modern Dairy in Russell and
delivered dairy goods on an Ironton route. He also spent three years in
police work, with the Flatwoods and Russell, Ky., police departments. He
married his wife, Freda, in 1961 and the couple were married until Freda’s
death in May of this year after a long battle with cancer.
In 1964 he went to Nashville, Tenn., and was continuing his music career
until a day in 1965 changed everything.
“I came back home on Aug. 8, 1965 and that’s when the Lord spoke to my
heart,” said Adams, who is now an ordained bishop in the Church of God. He
now lives in Tennessee and is the minister at the Word Church of God in
Lewisburg, Tenn.
As his life and music took a different direction, Adams says so too did rock
’n’ roll … and not always for the better.
He said he was often disappointed by the showmanship and other elements that
made some aspects of rock ’n’ roll different than it was in the early years.
“Some of those rock musicians, regardless of who they are, are some of the
greatest musicians we’ve ever known — I wouldn’t take that away from them,”
said Adams, who said rock ‘n’ roll was an innocent form of music in the
beginning. “But they were so good in their talents, they would have won the
music world over just with their talent, without going into all the other
things — the sexual situations on stage, trying to sell Satanism, all that,
they didn’t have to do that.”
Doyle said Adams’ life change took him away from rock ‘n’ roll and may have
had an impact on his lasting legacy.
“Because he got out of rock ‘n’ roll in the ’60s and got into gospel, his
place in history kind of got lost along the way,” he said.
But Adams says that what he found was worth more than his image as a
musician. He said his shows now are a reflection of his faith.
“In our shows, nobody would ever do anything to embarrass the children or
the parents of the children,” he said. “They are family-oriented and always
give a testimony in some way for Jesus Christ.”
An ‘American songbook’
This month, Adams will be featured in an installment of a Public Radio
International series called “Whole Lotta Shakin’,” 10 hour-long programs
that explore the Rockabilly sound and explain it as the early formation of
rock ‘n’ roll.
Adams said those early days played an important role in music history for a
lot of different reasons.
“We brought Rockabilly out of the Appalachian hills of Kentucky and it’s
gone around the world. I’m not proud of all it’s become, but what we did was
important,” Adams said. “We were the first people who ever pulled the
children out of a house and put them around a jukebox dancing. Musically
speaking, they had very little and then all of a sudden we got their
attention.”
Adams said he likes the notion that his music helps people. He said that has
been a constant throughout his career.
Doyle said Adams’ natural ability to relate to people has served him well in
his music and his ministry.
“His works as a humanitarian are what people should know about him. He’s a
selfless man,” Doyle said. “He’s one of the most gifted people I’ve ever
known.”
Doyle said Adams’ musical ability — even at age 67 — still shines through.
“He plays guitar — acoustic and lead — he plays piano and he even played
some mandolin and fiddle. He’s a world-class musician,” he said. “He can
play all the different styles, from Chet Atkins to Chuck Berry. He’s a
walking American songbook.”
2007/10/21
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No 'Graceland' in The Netherlands.
(picture: the REAL Graceland)
A Dutch court has ruled against an admirer of Elvis Presley. The Dutch fan has begun building a replica of the King's mansion, Graceland.
However, after having been given first approval, the neighbourhood filed a complaint and the judge seems to follow their vision. In a ruling yesterday, the Dutch judge ordered a 'stop', because the "extravagant mansion with outdoor swimming pool" does not fit in the decor of that particular part of Breda - the city where the European Graceland is planned.
According to the Dutch Elvis fan, the works are in a crucial fase and cannot be stopped at this point. However, that didn't convince the judge, and he stood by his decision.
200710/20
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Big Scoop!
On the internet at the moment is a news report of Elvis’ arrival in Huntsville, Alabama May 30, 1975. Two local reporters wanted to film Elvis’ arrival at the airport but Elvis and his group were of course so mart in ducking reporters that they didn’t catch him.
They raced after Elvis’ limo and were able to film him seconds when he went into the Hilton Hotel.
Dick Curtis tells his story about how they were able to film Elvis for a few seconds on his arrival and when Elvis left town after giving his performances they were able to film him when entering his plane.
Dick Curtis welcomes Elvis to Huntsville and Elvis, surrounded by Red West, Joe Esposito and Sheila Ryan! thanks him.
This is really unique footage, never before has any local TV film footage surfaced. Sure, there is the footage of Elvis on Tour arrving at venues, but other than that ‘official footage’ candid Seventies footage filmed professionally was non-existent.
This really gives hope that more footage like this exists. If EPE were to really investigate and go through all those local archives I am sure more footage would pop up.
Simon de Wit for Epgold.com
Click Here: http://www.vid19.com/clipshare2/view_video.php?viewkey=e3bef5e069713af9fa6c
2007/10/20 Simon de Wit for Epgold.com / www.epgold.com
Collection Looking For Museum.
(Left to Right: Andreas Schröer, Michael Knorr and Oskar Hentschel)
The 3 collectors from Gelsenkirchen - Germany Andreas Schröer,
Michael Knorr and Oskar Hentschel have been hunting Elvis Presley´s personal
property for 25 years and call the “worldwide largest Elvis-collection from
the 50s” their own.
Original items from the 60s and 70s including thousands of autographs
together with extremely rare film- and commercial posters also belong to the
pieces of their collection.
Their problem: The collection is distributed among private accomodation,
bank safes and other museums. Now they want to lend their collection
permanently to the city of Gladbeck and are looking for suitable space for a
museum.
A trio from Gelsenkirchen, Germany, call the worldwide biggest collection of
personal property of the King of Rock ´n´Roll from the 50s their own and
would like to display their teasures permanently in the neighbouring town of
Gladbeck:
“What we need first of all is a locality.”
Watch the Video -Clip:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=daeLW8s9KME
Graceland in Gladbeck.
By Christoph van Bürk - translation German articles to English for EpGold Oskar Hentschel.
Andreas Schröer (photo: Deffte)
Entering Andreas Schröer´s living room you take a step back into the
50s. Or you think you are at Graceland, Elvis Presley´s estate, the
destination of yearly pilgrimage for some hundred thousands of Elvis-fans.
This is the place where Elvis lives, if he really does so: on coat hangers,
racks and in showcases.
There stands a guitar of the King of Rock ´n´Roll,
stage costumes are hanging there, an army jacket and the ruby red tie that
Elvis wore when he signed the contract between Sun Records and RCA Victor.
Diamond rings are lying there, his first credt card or a pair of sunglasses
with the initials “EP”. And these treasures are only part of what Andreas
schröer (42), Michael Knorr (48) and Oskar Hentschel (61) call their own.
Their passion is too big for a flat. It is distributed among private
accomodation, safe deposit boxes, the Rock ´n´Pop Museum in Gronau near the
Dutch border and the House of History in the former German capital Bonn on
the Rhine. Their collected passion comprises alone 800 pieces of the
personal possesion of the King of Rock ´n´Roll – “the worldwide largest
Elvis collection from the 50s”, they proudly say. If they also count rare
records and posters, it easily comes to 1500 items, autographs included even
to 3000.
With a detective´s good nose and often with a good deal of luck they struck
gold. Their passion has a name: Elvis. But their passion has no constant
home and that creates grief. The Elvis Presley Initiative Circle is
searching a museum and would like to call Gladbeck home of their treasures,
in other words: Graceland in Gladbeck.
Measured by their collection or its estimated value you may condidently
claim that the trio belongs to the biggest Elvis fans of the world. Experts
say the collection could be worth 5 million euros, perhaps more. Who knows?
“You could actually ask what the meaning of value is. Value is what another
person would be willing to pay for a thing”, adds Andreas Schröer. But that
means that Schröer, Knorr and Hentschel would be willing to sell, but that
would never happen.
But the three want to lend, permanently and preferably to Gladbeck. “Because
we are afraid that single items could be damaged when we lend them out. And
because we don´t like the idea of driving a few hundred kilometres to see
our favourite pieces”, Oskar Hentschel explains.
They hope for support by the town of Gladbeck: “What we need first of all is
a locality”, says Andreas Schröer and outlines the plans of the museum:
Martin Wohl, owner of the Star Chief Diner in the neighbouring small town of
Kirchhellen would be willing to invest 100000.- euros in event catering
trade in the style of the 50s. There concerts, impersonator-contests or
automobile-club meetings could take place.
After their investigations and publications of 2 books the trio has good
contact to Sony BMG and the Warner and Paramount film companies. They could
help to supply a museum shop with extraordinary merchandise.
Referring to the industrial region of the “Ruhrgebiet” the 3 men are
convinced by the synenergyeffects which an Elvis museum would develop with
the Movie World in Kirchhellen and the Zoom Event World in Gelsenkirchen.
For nonlocal visitors a trip to the Elvis museum would be more worth while,
when they could combine the visit with other attractions or even spend a
weekend there.
Oskar Hentschel is a teacher for English and could play the guide as an
old-age pensioner. He is an expert in giving a lecture. He recently reported
on “The King in Bad Nauheim” while he was a patient in one of the clinics in
the “Elvis city” of Bad Nauheim. “I am the only director of a museum without
a museum”, he smiles.
Comment.
Elvis lives? No, but Elvis gets you going – in a cultural and economical
way. The King of Rock ´n´Roll is a cult figure for every generation and a
high quality museum would be a magnet for the public far beyond city limits.
People who take decisions in the town hall or administration must keep in
mind now which jewel has dropped in front of their feet.
There they stand: 3 gentlemen with a collection that may be worth a few
million euros with a conception and a vision. The most difficult thing about
visions is: You must not only see the risk, but you must have the courage to
make use of the chance behind it.
Gladbeck needs the Elvis museum. Otherwise mockers will say in a few years:
Gladbeck was glad to have it – nearly. Or they do it with the King: “Muss i
denn, muss i denn zum (anderen) Städtele hinaus . . . when I want to visit
the Elvis museum?
Mayor Roland wants round table talks.
The project must be checked seriously.
Graceland in Gladbeck?
“A highly thrilling and interesting project. I would
be interested to follow this idea.”, says mayor Ulrich Roland. Regarding
Gladbeck´s emergency budget, Lothar Sikorski, speaker for the town´s
cultural affairs, steps on the brake of euphoria and emphazizes that a
locality must be found and the management must be taken over by the owners –
as it works with the townhall gallery and the supporting society or the
swimming club 13 with the outdoor swimming-pool.
Ulrich Roland on the other hand does not want to kill such a topic with the
argument of the emergency budget. For Elvis does not only have a cultural
meaning, but also an economical touch: “People who visit such a museum stay
overnight in hotels here, eat in restaurants here and fill their tanks at
local stations.” Roland stresses however that the project must be checked
seriously.
He intends to form a round table meeting. The following people should take
place there: The Elvis Presley-Initiative Circle, the town´s representatives
for cultural affairs, economical promotion and of the department of town
planning.
The question for a locality has yet to answered: The department of financial
affairs would be suitable, but it belongs to the county of Northrhine-Westphalia.
You could also think of rooms in the right wing of the machinery hall to
which the foundation of industrial monuments and culture of history had to
give their consent. Old warehouses or a settlement in an industrial estate
would be suitable.
Perhaps one of the churches which is going to stand empty soon?
“That leads to the problem of energy costs for many
items of the exhibition need a certain constant temperature”, explains
Michael Knorr of the Initiative Circle.
One thing is certain: The main problem is to find a suitable building in
combination with a good traffic link and big enough car parks.
Elvis´ record: Fingers off!
Please complete the sentence “Elvis means to me . . .”
Andreas Schröer, Michael Knorr and Oskar Hentschel soon agree on: “ . . .
the object of our collectors´ greed and the most collectible artist of the
world!”
Their eyes were recently filled with tears of delight. A friend of Elvis´
father Vernon left them records from Elvis´ personal property on which the
King himself left behind traces: his army stamp and the message: “Get your
fingers off!”
Photo captions:
Just one sensation among many others: On this particular Sun
Records invoice alone all signatures of the famous “Million Dollar
Quartet” are assembled: Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins and
Jerry Lee Lewis.
The rock ´n´roll giants were recorded during a spontanous session in
1957.
Elvis-Museum online row of photos:
http://www.waz.de/waz/waz.gladbeck.lokal.php?lokstadt=Gladbeck
The late Elvis: Extravagant stage outfit of the year 1972
Army caps and badge from his army time in Friedberg, Germany
Elvis wore this ring from 1975 to 1977, also during his last
concert.
Elvis´ shirt from the “Raffle of Stars” of the youth magazine BRAVO,
1959
Stamp used at Graceland, golden Cadillac key and army ring
Not quite harmless autograph hour: Elvis with army buddies and the
company´s mascot Leo.
In 1956 Elvis started collecting police badges. The King was wild
about the idea of playing police officer himself.
Elvis´ army worksheet. The major part of the collection dates from
Presley´s time at Friedberg and Bad Nauheim.
2007/10/19 By Christoph van Bürk -translation English
for EpGold Oskar Hentschel - Andylon Lensen /
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Elvis
International Shop - The Netherlands.
OPEN: Saturday & Sunday October 20 & 21, 2007 - 1300. PM - 1800 PM.
E-Mail:
elvisinternational@casema.nl
The Netherlands : 0251 - 821240
Other Country's Dial : 00 - 31 - 251 - 821240
2007/10/19 ElvisInternational /
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Wertheimer's Visit To China.
Elvis Unlimited recently spoke to Al at his home in New York City.
He told us he had just returned from China where he had a photo exhibit of
his collection of Elvis photographs. He said the Chinese people treated him
so well especially a lot of the college students who came to see his
exhibit.
He said it was hard for them to pronounce Alfred Wertheimer so they
nicknamed him what they referred to Elvis as, " King Cat". Of course they
pronounced it in their native language but it was an honor for Al.
2007/10/19
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Elvis MP3 Scam.
An email message promising new MP3 files of Elvis, contains a
disguised spam message.
Although the files do not carry any viruses, don’t expect to hear an Elvis
track either. The recording is of a female voice making a stock pitch:
'Hello, this is an investor alert
Exit Only Incorporated has announced it is ready to launch its new
text4cars.com Web site, already a huge success in Canada, we are expecting
amazing results in the USA.
Go read the news and sit on EXTO. That symbol again is EXTO. Thank you'
Reportedly the Elvis.mp3 file is reaching 10,000 inboxes every hour, but
even Elvis can't make this one a hit!
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Remembering
when Elvis filmed Upvalley.
Elvis may have left the building long ago, but he is still very much
in the memories of Napa women who dropped everything to see him when he came
to Napa Valley to makes one of his movies.
Although the moment of magic when they met the King was four decades ago,
Nona Alessio and Judith Towey say it remains one of the highlights of their
lives.
Both women, who were teenagers at the time, met Elvis in 1961 when he,
Tuesday Weld and others were filming “Wild in the Country” in St. Helena.
Towey and Alessio were the sort of star-struck teens who would have swum an
ocean, walked a desert or climbed a mountain for a face-to-face encounter
with their idol.
Judith Towey met Elvis Presley when she was 17 and he was filming “Wild in
the Country” in St. Helena (submitted photo)
Towey not only got to meet the King, but came away with her cheek still
tingling from the kiss Elvis planted on it.
“I’ll never forget it. I got my picture taken with Elvis and he kissed me. I
could have died a happy girl,” she said.
Alessio paid her dues to meet the man who was famous for his mellow voice,
tantalizing smile and swiveling hips.
She still remembers that day in 1961 when she and about six or seven
girlfriends from Vallejo High School cut class and stood in the rain from 6
a.m. to 5 p.m. to get the singer’s autograph.
“I’ll never forget meeting Elvis. It’s right up with what I imagine it would
be like going through the Pearly Gates,” Alessio said. “I begged and begged
my mother to let me cut school that day so we could drive to St. Helena. She
gave in. She understood. After all, she knew it was Elvis.”
The news that Elvis was in the area had spread like wildfire. When the girls
got to the set at what is now the Ink House Bed and Breakfast on Highway 29,
south of St. Helena, they soon found Elvis’ whereabouts was no secret.
“The line was at least a mile long, with people waiting to get a look at
Elvis and get his autograph,” said Alessio, who is now the classified
advertising manager for the Register. “We had signs saying we were from
Vallejo. So, we took our place in line and just like everyone else we stood
and waited and waited and waited.”
Between takes, Elvis would come out and meet the people in line and sign
autographs, Alessio said. “But the line was moving very, very slow.”
Despite their loyalty and perseverance, time ran out for the Vallejo fans.
“It was 5 p.m., and one of the crew members came out and said that Elvis
would not be signing any more autographs. It was all over. Many of the
people in line became angry and rude and starting shouting and yelling. We
just took our signs and started to leave quietly, when we heard someone
holler, ‘Hey Vallejo, he will see you,’” Alessio said.
The teens stood single file waiting their turn to have a dream come true.
“He was sitting at picnic table eating a sandwich that you get out of a
vending machine — you know those triangle-shaped packaged sandwiches — along
with a carton of milk,” Alessio said. “I don’t remember what he was saying
to us, but I will never forget how polite he was.”
All of the Vallejo teens, except Alessio’s friend Rebecca, were clutching
papers for Elvis to sign.
“Rebecca was two people in front of me. When she got up there, Elvis asked
her if she had a paper for him to autograph. She said, ‘No, I want you to
kiss me.’ And he did, right on the lips. I wanted to do that so bad, but
when it was my turn I was speechless, and I’m not usually a quiet person,”
Alessio said. “He took my paper and put it on my back to sign his name. And
his thumb was touching my neck. That’s right, Elvis’ thumb touched my neck.
That is my two-minute claim to fame. It might not be much, but is all mine.”
Towey cut afternoon classes from Napa High School that same day in 1961 to
meet the man who made young teens swoon with his charisma and Southern
charm. Towey also had to convince her mother to let her skip school.
“It didn’t take much convincing. My mom drove me and my girlfriend to St.
Helena to see Elvis,” Towey said.
“We were just taking a chance we could maybe just see him. We didn’t expect
to actually meet him.”
But fate swiveled in Towey’s direction.
“We pulled into the parking lot of the Ink House, which at that time was a
private home, and saw Elvis playing around with some other guys. They were
wrestling on the lawn,” Towey said. “We started walking over to where he
was, and he jumped up and came to meet us. He just walked over and said ‘Hi’
just like he knew us. He was so nice, such a gentleman. He started talking
to my mom. We told him we had cut school to see him. He got a real kick out
of that.”
Towey admits she was somewhat in shock. “I just couldn’t believe Elvis
Presley was standing there talking to my mom and us — just like an ordinary
person. He had such good manners. He was truly a Southern gentleman.”
Towey also had the chance to gloat a little. “While we were standing there
with Elvis, a school bus pulled in to drop kids off, and the kids saw us.
They were all staring out the window at me, my friend, my mom and Elvis,”
she said. “I think I got a little embarrassed.”
Towey’s big moment was still to come. “He asked my mom if she wanted a
picture of he and me. She couldn’t get her camera out quick enough. Elvis
put his arm around me. My mom snapped the picture and then he gave me a kiss
on the cheek. It might not have been the most romantic kiss I have had in my
life, but it is one I will never forget for as long as I live. How could I?
It was Elvis.”
Judith Towey today.
2007/10/19
www.napavalleyregister.com /
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US Billboard Elvis Chart Listing.
2007/10/19 www.elvisinternational.com / www.epgold.com
James Burton is OK.
Good news from Shreveport, Louisiana. James Burton, who was injured in a car wreck, is doing fine.
His wife Louise said that we did not have to worry about James: he's OK.
His recording and concert schedule remains intact.
2007/10/19
www.elvismatters.be /
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Doubts about ‘The Musical’ .
News reports in French and French speaking Belgian media have shed a rather
negative light on ‘The King The Musical’. Contrary to what the French
promoter claimed, this theatre show is no musical but, instead, a set of
three mini concerts, focussing on the fifties, sixties and seventies Elvis
shows with a 7 p. orchestra and three different ‘Elvis actors’.
The clip on YouTube gives you an idea, it certainly did not convince us.
This show is no ElvisMatters production.
If the high expectations are not met, we will stop promoting the show.
2007/10/19 www.elvismatters.be - Music Machine / www.epgold..com
'Viva Laughlin': Think Elvis musical, just not as good.
If Elvis isn't already dead, Viva Laughlin just might kill him. The King, of course, survived more than his share of bad musicals, but none so horrid as this totally botched expansion of the British miniseries Viva Blackpool.
The moment star Lloyd Owen — offering an egregiously charisma-free performance — kicks into a joyless Viva Las Vegas sing-along, you can almost hear Presley spinning along in his grave.
Not that Laughlin concedes it's a musical; heaven forefend.
CBS and producer Hugh Jackman, whose guest appearance tonight is as inert as
his show, have gone to great pains to insist that Laughlin is actually a
murder-mystery with music. Clearly, they're terrified you'll equate the show
with ABC's infamous flop Cop Rock, and they're right to shun the comparison.
It's insulting — to Cop Rock, a grandly ambitious failure in which the cast
sang songs written for the show and purposely tailored to the characters.
Instead of using original songs, Laughlin plays generic hits and lets the
actors karaoke behind the recording artist in desultory, sotto voce fashion.
It's the same gimmick as Blackpool with the same dramatic limits — but what
the BBC did with exuberance, CBS does with embarrassment. There are many
ways to pull off a musical, but all require commitment to the form. At the
very least, you'd expect people involved with a casino-based show to realize
that you can't win big by hedging your bets.
What's missing is any unifying style, not to mention flair. Where Blackpool
accepted the normal musical conceit, that singing and dancing is as natural
as walking and talking, Laughlin rejects it without coming up with a
workable, consistent substitute.
Sometimes the musical numbers are fantasies, sometimes they're not. Sometimes people notice the numbers going on around them, sometimes they don't. The show tries to be half in and half out, and ends up nowhere.
2007/10/19 Robert Bianco -
www.usatoday.com /
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BBC Radio 2 picked up the gold award for its TV ad campaign featuring Elvis Presley.
The BBC "Elvis" Commercial:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qEVeoKNLAk
BBC Radio 2 picked up the gold award at last night's Radio Academy
Promotions and Marketing Awards for its TV ad campaign featuring Elvis
Presley.
Click on the full story to see our report from the Radio Academy PAMs awards and view our photos from the event:
http://www.radiotoday.co.uk/news.php?extend.2572
Radio 2 also walked away with a second award for best national marketing
campaign for the ad, which aims to reflect the station's diverse music
policy.
In the video, which became a YouTube hit, The King appears to introduce a
number of musical greats on stage, including Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye and
The Who's Keith Moon. The biggest winner at the ceremony – which recognises
the best in radio marketing and promos across commercial radio and the BBC –
was GCap Media, which won four awards.
Two of those were for Trent FM in Nottingham, which won best local promo for
its "Runaway Bride" competition, and best "street" marketing for the 2006
"Tower of Toys" Christmas giveaway for under- privileged local children.
2007/10/18
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Update: Steve Binder (Director 1968 Elvis Special) On Nicola Congiu.
(Nicola, Ivana Trump - daughter Ivanka Trump. (Photo: Arnaldo Magnani/Getty Images)
Hello again,
Nicola had his first BIG test last night in front of 100 very important
people and was very impressive! Ivana Trump hosted the showcase and a lot of
important American press were there and took many photographs and video's of
him performing and with American celebrities.
We will do another one tomorrow in front of a little larger crowd and then
we go to Chicago where he will open for the artist Jewell with the Chicago
Pops Orchestra. He will sing with a 100-piece orchestra "Amor Mio" and "He's
My Brother."
Then to Los Angeles where he will perform 2-more showcases for many
important Hollywood people and the press. Then, we'll see what happens.
Warmest,
Steve Binder
Listen to some great songs from Nicola Congiu "The Sensation From Italy" .
He Ain't Heavy - Schiavi - Per Te - Home - Click Here: http://www.myspace.com/nicolacongiu
Video-Clips 2004: I Am Just A Bad Boy:
Amor Amio:
Official Website: www.nicolacongiu.com
2007/10/18 Hubert Vindevogel - The United Elvis Presley Society - www.ueps.be / www.epgold.com
Scotty's original EchoSonic cabinet on eBay.
Apparantly they've located another Echosonic prototype that was
intended to be made for/by Gretsch and swapped the chassis into the Scotty's
original cabinet to make a complete amp and has gone up on eBay again.
Starting bid: US $99,999.00
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=260171136955
2007/10/18 James v. Roy -
www.scottymoore.net - Ebay /
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James Burton slightly injured in wreck.
Famed guitarist James Burton was slightly injured this afternoon in a wreck
in Shreveport.
Burton, 68, was driving on Murphy Street when another driver hit his truck
at the intersection at Pete Harris Drive.
Both drivers said they had the green light, police said.
Burton and the other driver both were taken to the hospital for treatment of
minor injuries.
Burton, who has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, has
played with some of the biggest stars in music. Among them: Elvis Presley,
Ricky Nelson, Emmylou Harris and Roy Orbison.
2007/10/18
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Watch the Opening Video from the 2007 Elvis 30th Anniversary Concert.
Attendees to the 2007 Elvis 30th Anniversary Concert at the
FedExForum in Memphis on August 16th experienced a dream-like video sequence
that featured Jerry Schilling, George Klein and Joe Esposito to open the
concert.
Click Here:
http://www.elvis.com/news/full_story.asp?id=1334
2007/10/18
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Priest has no problem worshipping God and Elvis.
Romanian-born Antonio Petrescu believes you can worship God and Elvis
at the same time: as a Catholic priest and Elvis Presley impersonator, he
finds his spiritual inspiration in the late rock legend.
"People ask me 'How can you reconcile Elvis impersonations with your
choiceof professional work?'" said Petrescu, who puts on his glittery suits
andswivels his hips when not working as a parish priest in the Italian town
of Avezzano.
Interviewed by Reuters on a church visit to the tiny town of Sorbo --
population, 52 -- in southern Italy, the priest said he believes Elvis is an
appropriate inspiration for Christian worship because he sang of "love in
general".
The 34-year-old's Web site (www.antoniupetrescu.com) has two separate
entries -- one for the priest, another for the artist, which talks about his
"fiery voice" and discography including the singles "Lovin' Arms" and "Reach
out to Jesus".
The pop doesn't stop at Elvis: Petrescu also incorporates the lyrics of
singers like Celine Dion into his sermons.
Petrescu feels his responsibility as a priest is to "walk this Earth in love
for Jesus Christ", a task in which he is inspired by Elvis's "search for
spirituality in his own life".
2007/10/18 Reuters / www.epgold.com
Montgomery Gentry - Graceland's Latest Celebrity Visitors.
The country music duo Montgomery Gentry made a special trip to Elvis
Presley’s Graceland on October 12th.
The award winning country act was in Memphis along with their band for a
recording session at a local studio.
2007/10/18 EPE /
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ANYWAY YOU WANT ME.
The 2nd brand new picture disc release from Rockwell in October
featuring The King's studio recordings from 1956
Limited edition of 2000 copies
Please take a look:
www.rockwellrecords.co.uk
2007/10/17
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Big Boss Man In Trouble.
Link with a MP3 file with a sample of six songs.
http://www.uploading.com/files/AEKV13NF/Samplebigbossintrouble.mp3.html
The NEW Import EPB76 records label is proud to announce its first
release scheduled early November and titled " Big Boss Man In Trouble " This
Brand new CD will feature previously unreleased audience recording of an
Elvis show in Atlanta, June 06, 1976.
This show last 80,00 minutes of pure magic music.
This release is taken directly from original MASTER tape and
professional remastered with a great audio-quality. Its a full length show ,
the best of the June tour. It's a very good performance with Elvis in good
mood and strong voice, the highlights of the concert are surely the rare
last live version of “SHAKE A HAND” and an outstanding performances of
“AMERICA&HURT&BIG BOSS MAN”.
The CD contains a de-luxe 16-page full color booklet with 16 rare photos
mostly unreleased taken from the original concert in a very professional
layout.
Extract from the inside note:
Atlanta, June 6th and the end of a tour of 13 shows where the last four were just in Atlanta. In spite of a passable tour with Elvis often not in good condition, slow in his movements and lacking concentration in some songs. Despite this the tour was completely sold out and with the public full of enthusiasm. The last show, presented here lasts 80 minutes. We decided to leave out the solos because the audio quality was very bad in respect to the rest of the tape and overall to keep the concert to one CD of purely Elvis.The Show is good the repertoire result very interesting without doubt is no the classic boring concert of the last period of Elvis' live activity. Elvis sings 19 songs with a great mood with a great public reaction, here is almost possible to breath the atmosphere of the Elvis' performance. The electricity that Elvis generates in the attendance is possible to touch with our hands what mostly considering the limitation of the audience tape here is the winner element…
TRACKLIST:
01. Also Sprach Zarathustra- 02. C.C. Rider- 03. I Got A Woman/Amen- 04.
Love Me- 05. If You Love Me- 06. You Gave Me A Mountain- 07. All Shook
Up-08. Teddy Bear/Don't Be Cruel- 09. Help Me- 10. Jailhouse Rock- 11.
Fever- 12. America The Beautiful- 13. Band Introductions- 14. Love Letters-
15. School Days/Hurt #1- 16. Hurt #2- 17. Burning Love- 18. Big Boss Man-
19. Shake A Hand- 20. Funny How Time Slips Away- 21. Mystery Train- 22.
Tiger Man- 23. Can't Help Falling In Love- 24. Closing Vamp/Announcements
TIME 80.00 minutes
A concert not just for the hard core fans. Don’t Miss it.
2007/10/17 EpGold.Com.
MARK BEGO ON ELVIS PRESLEY BOULEVARD.
(Photo: Lamar Fike and Mark Bego)
Celebrity-author MARK BEGO is uncovering all sorts of never-before-revealed
tidbits about ELVIS PRESLEY, in the forthcoming ON ELVIS PRESLEY BOULEVARD;
LAMAR FIKE: AN UNCOMMON JOURNEY, the tome he is writing with LAMAR FIKE; he
of the infamous Memphis Mafia.
Fike lived, worked, played, and partied with the King. He was there for the highs and the lows of life with The King. Among the books saucy revelations: "When Lamar first moved into Graceland with Elvis, he actually slept in the same bed with The King. According to Lamar, "He would have nightmares, and he would sleepwalk, so I slept with him ... so he didn't walk out of the second floor window.
I had to turn on the lights to get him out of his sleepwalking phase." While there are all sorts of rumors about Elvis meeting and having an affair with Marilyn Monroe, in reality, it was Lamar who met her. Says Fike, "She invited Elvis over to a party at the studio, but he sent me over to send his apologies. Instead of Elvis ever meeting her, it was just me. I spent a half an hour talking to her. She was just mesmerizing to talk to. She would look you right in the eyes."
*In 1971, when Elvis had been absent on the record scene for years, it
was Lamar who found him his last million-selling hit, "Kentucky Rain." Lamar
went onto run Elvis' publishing company for years.
*Lamar was with Elvis at a party at Nat King Cole's house in 1957, where
Rock Hudson was a guest. Lamar told Elvis that Rock was gay, and Elvis
didn't believe him. At the party, Lamar watched as Rock started up a
conversation with Elvis and they sat down on the sofa together. Amidst their
conversation, Rock put his hand on Elvis' leg, and Presley jumped up like
the sofa was on fire.
He walked over to Lamar and said, "You know what? You were right - Rock is
Gay!"
*Lamar went to Hollywood to stay with Elvis in 1957 at the Beverly Wilshire
Hotel. The following day Elvis told him that they were going to go over to
the movie studio. The next thing Lamar knew, he was on the set of "Jailhouse
Rock," and he was a character in the film. Lamar is seen in several scenes
as part of Elvis' group of friends in the final cut of the picture.
*One night, late, after some serious partying, Elvis and Lamar were sitting
alone, and Elvis asked Lamar how he saw him as an old man. Lamar, pausing
for a moment, looked at him and said "I don't."
Prophetic words indeed. The book will be out early next year.
2007/10/17
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Elvis the Musical Paris...
Our correspondent from Paris told us that "Elvis The Musical" was replaced by a tribute artist show called "The Three Elvisses."
The people who bought tickets were NOT amussed.
Nobody knew in advance and nobody got a refund! The fans were very dissapointed.
2007/10/17 UEPS -
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PLEASE HELP US TO HELP CHILDREN IN DIFFICULTY WITH THE HELP OF ELVIS IMAGE AND HIS FANS (AS WE ARE).
TAKE NOTE:THIS CD HAS A VERY SPECIAL BONUS BY THE REAL THING; IT IS AN
UN-ISSUED TAKE (track n°26) HEAR AN UNRELEASED VERSION OF BEGINNER'S LUCK
..THIS WILL BE A RARE ELVIS COLLECTOR'S ITEM SOON.
This benefit cd is sold at 15 euro plus shipping.
The price is the same for 1 copy or 1000 copies , since even
I myself pay this price for my own copies, our goal is that every cent must
go to the charity associations.
Bruno Pause
Via di S.Barbara 34
Muggia (TS)-ITALY
bpause1968@alice.it
2007/10/17 EpGold Correspondent
Italy Livio Monari /
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Civil Rights photographer Ernest Withers dead.
Memphis, TN 10/16/2007) A legendary figure in the Civil Rights Movement
died Monday evening.
Ernest Withers was a photographer who helped record the Civil Rights
struggle in the Mid-South. His son, Joshua Withers said his father died
Monday at the VA Hospital in Memphis after suffering a stroke last month. He
was 85.
As a freelance photographer for African-American newspapers, Withers
traveled with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr, Medgar Evers and other figures in
the Civil Rights Movement. He also photographed the early performances of
celebrities like Elvis Presley, B.B. King and Ike and Tina Turner
(Photo: Elvis & ErnestWithers)
Wither's career spanned 60 years.
Withers' career began during World War II when he was asked to replace an
Army photographer who was being promoted. His duties included photographing
engineering projects such as bridges and airfields that black soldiers
helped build. Withers then began shooting photos for his camp newspaper.
His news clients would later range from the Tri-State Defender to Newsweek,
TIME and The New York Times.
Former Chairman of the NAACP and long time Civil Rights activist, Dr.
Benjamin Hooks had great things to say about the
legacy of his dear friend. News Channel 3's Markova Reed spoke to Dr.
Hooks on Daybreak Tuesday morning.
2007/10/17 www.wreg.com / www.epgold.com
It´s Tahoe Time.
The new Cd release from Rainbow Records titled It's Tahoe Time has now been
released.
The Cd contains the complete October 13, 1974 show from Lake Tahoe in good
quality.
Tracklist:
01 - See See Rider [02:44] (traditional) 02 - I Got A Woman / Amen
[06:40] (Charles / traditional) 03 - Love Me [01:24] (Leiber - Stoller) 04 -
All Shook Up [00:58] (Blackwell) 05 - Teddy Bear / Don't Be Cruel [02:28]
(Mann-Low / Blackwell-Presley) 06 - Heartbreak Hotel [01:25] (Axton - Durden)
07 - If You Love Me (Let Me Know) [02:45] (Rostill) 08 - Fever [03:05]
(Davenport - Coole) 09 - Big Boss Man [02:42] (Smith - Dixon) 10 - It's
Midnight [03:06] (Wheeler - Chesnut) 11 - Hound Dog [01:52] (Leiber -
Stoller) 12 - Band Introductions [04:37] (instrumental, public domain) 13 -
Lawdy, Miss Clawdy [03:11] (Price) 14 - Why Me, Lord? [02:38]
(Kristofferson) 15 - I'm Leavin' [03:04] (Jarrett - Charles) 16 - Johnny B.
Goode [02:07] (Berry) 17 - Hawaiian Wedding Song [01:58] (King - Hoffman -
Manning) 18 - Can't Help Falling In Love [01:42] (Weiss - Peretti - Creatore)
19 - Bonus: Music Makers "Guitar" feat. James Burton [07:12](instrumental,
public domain)
2007/10/16
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IF THESE WALLS COULD TALK - The International / Hilton Hotel in Las Vegas.
Up for bid is "IF THESE WALLS COULD TALK" , an exquisite piece of
Elvis Presley History.
The penthouse suite of the International/Hilton Hotel in Las Vegas where
Elvis Presely resided when he was preforming at the hotel was remodeled in
the early 90's.
Recovered from that demolition was wall covering made of pigskin.
Only 1000 numbered collages are planned.. At this time, this is the only one
made to date. Each piece of pigskin wall covering is set in an elegant
frame, with burgundy suede matting and gold trim around each of the five
pictures.
A dark burgundy wood frame houses this first one of a kind piece, covered by
a clear plexiglas window. Each collage will be registered at no cost with
the Law Firm DEMPSEY, ROBERTS & SMITH, LTD, by the buyer.
This is the Law firm that oversees the cuttings of the wall covering.
Subject: elvis / Ebay #110179334253
2007/10/16 Ebay -
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The Ultimate Tribute.
The BBC has commissioned Endemol-owned Initial to
produce The Ultimate Tribute (working title), a new prime time BBC One
Saturday night series.
Presented by Graham Norton, The Ultimate Tribute is a brand new talent show
that will leave viewers amazed ... and wondering if seeing is believing. The
show will be looking for tribute acts who think they are the best.
The BBC's new search for the Ultimate Tribute does not include Elvis.
For several weeks a leading television production company have been
searching for superfans to take part in a new BBC TV show, which we
advertised on this site. The details were hushed-up for weeks, but the fans
were needed as judges on a new tribute show.
Now the show has the go-ahead, Elvis has been dropped as one of the
categories. Mainly because of the recently televised World’s Greatest Elvis
(also on the BBC) and Graceland’s highly publicised search for the Ultimate
Elvis.
Instead, they are only looking for:
Elton John, Michael Jackson, Frank Sinatra, Robbie Williams, Rod Stewart,
Freddie Mercury, Tom Jones, Cliff Richard, Lionel Richie, Madonna, Whitney
Houston, Cher, Diana Ross, Tina Turner, Kylie Minogue, Mariah Carey, Britney
Spears and Dusty Springfield.
The winner could walk away with a contract to perform in Las Vegas and there
are plenty of Elvis’ there anyway!
2007/10/16
www.bbc.co.uk
- Various /
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Victim was ex-butcher.
(Photo: Darren Guy
Eaton)
A murder victim whose badly-burned body was found near Wolverhampton
Market was a former butcher and a popular member of the city’s Elvis Presley
Fan Club, it emerged today.
This is the first picture of Darren Guy Eaton, who was set on fire and
dumped just yards from the city centre butcher’s shop where he used to work.
The 42-year-old divorcee had lived in Pendeford but moved to Hydes Road,
Wednesfield.
He was today described as “charming and fun-loving” by fan club chair
Barbara Wilson, of Upper Vauxhall, Wolverhampton.
Mr Eaton worked at Sandhu Meat & Poultry, School Street, until seven years
ago – near where his body was discovered on a grassed area in Salop Street
at 12.45am last Wednesday.
He also worked at Dave Silverton Butchers in the Mander Centre. He did not
have any children.
“I had known him through the club for about 20 years,” the 64-year-old said.
“All the women in Dave Silverton’s used to say ‘I want Darren to serve me’
because he used to give them a bit of charm. Everybody knew him.
“He was a good-looking guy and had a bit of an eye for the girls. We used to
go on club boat trips along the River Severn – he was a really sociable chap
and always put his name down for everything.”
Mrs Wilson said she was “shocked and upset” by his death, adding he would be
sadly missed by his friends in the fan club.
Jason John Perks, 36, originally of Stoke-on-Trent but now of no fixed
address, appeared before city magistrates on Saturday charged with Mr
Eaton’s murder. A post-mortem confirmed Mr Eaton died of head injuries.
Perks was remanded in custody to appear at Wolverhampton Crown Court later
this month.
2007/10/16
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Code name Elvis.
Ailing bank Northern Rock is now managed under the codename Elvis.
The Financial Services Authority has nicknamed the struggling Northern Rock
Bank as Elvis. FSA regulators have chosen the Northern Rock / Jailhouse Rock
link to come up with this codename.
Virgin are already planning a takeover bid so let’s hope they manage to claw
back all the Money Honey!
2007/10/16
www.elvis.co.uk
/
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Essential Elvis UK Event In Memphis.
The UK's largest Elvis Presley organisation, Essential Elvis,
recently staged an extremely successful event in Memphis during Elvis 2007.
The guest list was an impressive one with Billy & Jo Smith, Marty & Patsy
Lacker, George & Dean Nicholoulos, Sam Thompson, Jeanne LeMay Dumas and
Susan Henning from Elvis' 1968 TV Special.
The venue was Vernon Presley's former home on Dolan Drive, just yards from
Graceland.
We thought you might like to see some photos (there's hundreds more)
at:
http://www.essentialelvis.com
2007/10/15 Andrew Hearn -
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Susan Doll 3 Book Package.
This is the 3 book package from Susan Doll which will be officially
released in November at a price of $29.95 USD. It contains the books "The
Secret Life Of Elvis", "The Essential Elvis" and "The Music And Movies Of
Elvis".
2007/10/15 Magazines: Bill E. Burk's Elvis World - www.elvisnews.com / www.epgold.com
Insider - Vegas Suite Video Clip.
http://www.divshare.com/download/1648894-ac1
2007/10/15
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Colonel Parker At ABC's Nightline.
Rare interview from Colonel Tom Parker with ABC news Anchorman Ted Koppel.
Original airing date : August 15th 1987.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Djd2bmm6nWE
2007/10/15 Youtube / www.epgold.com
New Larry Geller Book Hits # 1.
Leaves of Elvis' Garden.
By Larry Geller.
The Most Revealing Elvis Book You’ll Ever Read.
Literally hundreds of books and millions of words have been written about
the phenomenon that was Elvis Presley. None even approaches what is revealed
in this one – because this is the one story Elvis made Larry Geller promise
to tell.
Larry Geller was more than Elvis Presley’s personal hairstylist. He was his
close confidant and, in many ways, his spiritual mentor, in a relationship
that lasted from 1964 until the day he did Elvis’ hair for the funeral in
1977.
Take a walk with Elvis and Larry through the heart and soul of Elvis the
seeker. No matter how much you may know of Elvis, you will come away feeling
that you know him far better for having experienced The Leaves of Elvis’
Garden. You will know him and, very likely, love him even more.
For more Information go to Larry Geller's Website:
www.larrygellerauthor.com
As Larry explains: “Elvis charged me with this responsibility, empowering me
and inspiring me to write this book when he said: ‘The world knows Elvis
Presley all right, but they don’t know me. I want them to know me, the real
person. Larry, I’m counting on you.’”
Larry hasn’t let Elvis down…and he doesn’t let you down either.
2007/10/15
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Let Vegas meet your appetites: How's your luck? Cheap shrimp, penny slots, or caviar parfait.
(Joel Robuchon at the MGM Grand is the chef's first US restaurant. (Scott
Frances for the Boston Globe)
The giddy roller coaster of highs and lows makes Vegas an irresistible
destination. Here anything is possible - after all, the Eiffel Tower is
across the street from Bellagio and gondoliers make tips in the desert. The
Strip is a fantasy world, where living on the edge is not only encouraged,
but expected.
In a town where nongaming revenues have finally caught up with the gaming
kind, rock star chefs, over-the-top accommodations, and big ticket
entertainment give the 38.9 million annual visitors plenty of ways to blow
through any winnings. If what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas, for gamblers
that includes their money, to the tune of about $8.2 billion last year.
For the down and out, it can be a town without pity, but if you're on top,
living large is what it's all about. Not sure which way the dice are going
to roll? Not to worry, Vegas can cover you.
For high rollers . . . In a place known for coddling big money players with
complimentary everything, the boom in luxury suites is geared to anybody who
can afford a 10,000-square-foot loft overlooking the Strip. While some
casinos don't advertise their most luxurious rooms, reserving them for
gamers, there are dozens of $10,000-plus-per-night suites in town, spots
with amenities like butlers, bowling lanes, and hydraulic beds. If they are
available, and you can afford them, these digs can be yours.
High-end suites are nothing new here. Over the course of 800-plus
performances, Elvis Presley maintained a 5,000-square-foot suite on the 30th
floor of the International Hotel (now the Las Vegas Hilton). Even the King
would be impressed with the most expensive penthouse in town: the Hugh
Hefner suite at the Palms, $40,000 a night. The Palms celebrity cachet is
undeniable: Britney Spears, Paris Hilton, and Lindsay Lohan have all stayed
in its top suites.
2007/10/15 By Beth D'Addono -
Boston Globe /
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Weekly Elvis magazine being issued in Australia!
Hi everyone.
Just wanted to let Aussie (and possibly NZ) fans know that the DeAgostini
publishing group is releasing a weekly Elvis magazine 'downunder".
Full details on:
http://www.elvisinfonet.com today (15
Oct 2007).
Nigel.
2007/10/15
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U.K Top 40 Chart.
The re-issue single "A Big Hunk O'Love" entries at #12 this week on on the
U.K Top 40 chart.
2007/10/14 www.bbc.co.uk / www.epgold.com
Mr. and Mrs. Rock 'n Roll...touring the south.
Last june Rene and Angel-Eye were live on stage with the legendary TCB-band
in Belgium and Holland.
After their great Elvis memorial on the 16th of August in
Valkenburg Holland, Rene and Angel-Eye are now heading for their new project
in November and December 2007.
In coopartion with a Dutch store Jan Linders, Rene and Angel-Eye will tour
the soutern parts of Holland.
They will do a Christmas show, with lots and lots of good songs.
The kick off will be at:
November 25th Weert, Munttheater - Starting show: 14:30 PM
and 19:45u PM
For those who understand Dutch, please watch the
following clip.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-XTD-jV7Cc
Details about the tour date you can find at:
http://www.always-online.tv/echtekerst
2007/10/14
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Elvis In Tickle Me Ad.
The book Elvis In Tickle Me from JAT Publishing will come with a bonus CD
and 2008 pocket calendar.
Coming soon from JAT Publishing a new book for their 20th Anniversary an ALL
COLOR BOOK titled Elvis Portraits Of Our Love.
2007/10/14 JAT Publishing
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Video interviews: Scotty Moore.
Interview 1 : Scotty Moore Talks About Meeting Elvis.
www.gibson.com/en-us/Lifestyle/Video/Elvis%20Presley_s%20Guitar%20Player
Interview 2: Scotty Moore Talks About His Influences.
http://www.gibson.com/en%2Dus/Lifestyle/Video/Elvis%20Presley%5Fs%20Guitar%20Pla%20%281%29
Interview 3 : Scotty Moore Talks About The Sun Sessions.
http://www.gibson.com/en%2Dus/Lifestyle/Video/Elvis%20Presley%5Fs%20Guitar%20Pla%20%282%29
Interview 4 : Scotty Moore Talks About The 68 Comeback Special.
http://www.gibson.com/en%2Dus/Lifestyle/Video/Elvis%20Presley%5Fs%20Guitar%20Pla%20%283%29
2007/10/14 E-Cat /
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Update: Steve Binder (Director 1968 Elvis Special) On Nicola Congiu Leaving For L.A.
(Photo : left Nicola Congiu at his last"Elvis" concert in Ravenna, Italy end of July, 2007- Right: at an UEPS Meeting in Belgium)
Hi Hubert,
Hope all is well with you and your family.
I just wanted to drop you a note to tell you that starting next week,
Niko will be on his American quest for stardom.
I have set-up many opportunities for him to meet and perform for many key
people who can help him become an international star.
By the end of October, I should have a pretty good idea just how far his
talent will take him.
I am very cautious but optimistic! It's a huge financial 'investment' on
Sharon and my part, but we believe he deserves this opportunity.
Steve Binder, Los Angeles.
Nicola Congiu "North American debut this
October! 15th, 2007" .
With more information on other engagements, amongst them a show where Nicola
Congiu will appear next to Julio Iglesias.
Nicola Congiu "The Sensation From Italy" .
Private Showcase - Hosted by Trump Family New York City, New York
October 17, 2007 19:00
Private Showcase New York City, New York
October 20, 2007 20:00
North American Debut! - Chicago Pops w/Jewel Rosemont, Illinois
October 25, 2007 16:00
Gibson Showcase Beverly Hills, California
November 8, 2007 19:30
Lance Armstrong’s Night of the STAR’S - (w/Julio Iglesias) Johannesburg, Gauteng
Listen to some great songs from Nicola Congiu "The Sensation From Italy" .
He Ain't Heavy - Schiavi - Per Te - Home - Click Here: http://www.myspace.com/nicolacongiu
Video-Clip 2004: I am just a bad boy:
Official Website: www.nicolacongiu.com
2007/10/13 Hubert Vindevogel - The United Elvis Presley Society Belgium - www.ueps.be / www.epgold.com
DENNIS JALE & THE SWEET INSPIRATIONS ROCKIN´ CHRISTMAS GOSPELS.
15.12. - 16.12.2007, Vienna, Metropol - AUSTRIA.
Rock around your Christmas tree with Dannis Jale and the Sweets!
The Sweet Inpirations will sing with Dannis Jale in the Metropol of Vienna
Austria, a few days before Christmas.
A lot of Christmas gospels will light up the dark december "sky".
So ...start the holiday seasons with light, peace and joy, the way Elvis
would have wished for us all!
2007/10/13
www.itselvistime.nl /
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Duet "Lisa and Elvis".
"In the Ghetto" reached #1 on iTunes in CANADA, UK, AUSTRALIA,
IRELAND, GERMANY AND NEW ZEALAND!
In the Ghetto, Lisa's duet with Elvis, reached #1 on iTunes in Canada, UK,
Australia, Ireland, Germany & New Zealand! - TOP 5 everywhere else! Thank
you all for helping it get there and for helping the people of New Orleans!
WE LOVE YOU!!!
In order to stem the tide of the public (illegally) watching the In the
Ghetto video on YouTube and other video sites, we've made a movie that will
hopefully persuade the viewers to go to iTunes and purchase it, and
thereby.... HELP END HOMELESSNESS!
YOU TOO CAN HELP OUT!
People have been uploading the 'In the Ghetto' video to YouTube and other
video sites, thereby allowing viewers to see it for free.
In order to stem the tide of the public (illegally) watching the In the
Ghetto video on YouTube and other video sites, we've made a movie that will
hopefully persuade the viewers to go to iTunes and purchase it, and
thereby.... HELP END HOMELESSNESS!
YOU TOO CAN HELP OUT!
People have been uploading the 'In the Ghetto' video to YouTube and other
video sites, thereby allowing viewers to see it for free.
In the hopes of persuading the public to help the homeless New Orleans
victims, we've made the following movie pointing viewers to purchase it on
iTunes:
http://lisapresley.com/ghetto_choice/you_have_a_choice.htm
2007/10/13
http://lisapresley.com / www.itselvistime.nl
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Elvis
International Shop - The Netherlands.
OPEN: Saturday & Sunday October 13 & 14, 2007 - 1300. PM - 1800 PM.
E-Mail:
elvisinternational@casema.nl
The Netherlands : 0251 - 821240
Other Country's Dial : 00 - 31 - 251 - 821240
2007/10/13 ElvisInternational /
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Elvis Presley Music Video: Marty Pasetta Interview.
Marty Pasetta
Mary Pasetta directed Elvis' "Aloha from Hawaii" TV special which became
the most watched TV program ever, with over 1.5 billion people watching it
worldwide.
Marty actually told Elvis ''He's got to lose some weight'' when they met in
Las Vegas. Elvis spent the next three months dieting, taking vitamin
injections, and rigorously working out with his Memphis karate instructor,
Kang Rhee.
Elvis Presley Music Video: Marty Pasetta Interview On Elvis Australia
Click Here: http://www.elvispresleymusic.com.au/video/marty_pasetta_interview.html
2007/10/13
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Ray Walker and Gordon Stoker in radio shows.
On the 14th and 21th October this radio is having special guests.
Click Here: http://www.sunstarstudios.com/starr_talk.html
2007/10/13 Rover - www.sunstarstudios.com / www.epgold.com
Win Elvis Goodies - This prize could be yours in an instant!
This fantastic selection of Elvis booty includes the bestselling biography Elvis: By the Presleys, a collectable photograph, an Elvis Presley DVD boxset including Love Me Tender, Wild In The Country and Flaming Star, and the brilliant CDs Hitstory and Love, Elvis.
Click Here: http://www.instantwin4now.co.uk/index?ID=9QZBBGKWQZF00DD
2007/10/13 www.instantwin4now.co.uk / www.itselvistime.nl / www.epgold.com
Harold Robbins thoughts on King Creole.
A new biography of Harold Robbins by Andrew Wilson titled "Harold Robbins -
The Man Who Invented Sex" just came out recently. As many of you know,
Harold Robbins wrote the novel, "A Stone For Danny Fisher" which "King
Creole" is based upon. Here is a review of the book "Harold Robbins - The
Man Who Invented Sex."
King Creole
Trailer
Here is an extract from the book (pages 87-89):
The process by which Robbins's A Stone For Danny Fisher, a raw novel
about a Jewish boy growing up in Brooklyn and becoming a boxer, transformed
itself into King Creole, a musical starring Elvis Presley as a hip gyrating
New Orleans nightclub singer who gets involved in organized crime, is
symptomatic of Hollywood's tendency toward bastardization. Although the
movie may well be one of Elvis's best films, it bears such a slim
resemblance to the original book that Paramount could have easily have saved
itself the $25,000 it paid Robbins for using his novel as source material.
It had all started so promisingly. Hal Wallis envisaged Marlon Brando, fresh
from his success in The Wild One, On The Waterfront, and Guys And Dolls, for
the central role of Danny and enlisted the services of Michael Curtiz, the
director famous for Casablanca, Mildred Pierce and White Christmas. Wallis
passed Robbins's treatment on to scriptwriter and actor Michael Vincente
Gazzo, who earned $10,000 for the job. But Curtiz found the script, which
Gazzo delivered in May 1955, disappointing. In Curtiz's opinion it was
important to remain faithful to the original novel, and he suggested opening
the film with the first scene of the book, in which a little boy places a
stone on his father's grave. The problem, as he saw it, was that "Danny has
been turned into a conventional, unreal, dead-end kid hero," he wrote to Hal
Wallis, "underpriviledged by his father and society...Thus we have an
old-fashioned, unrealistic, abused hero, who does not create his own
destiny."
Central to both the book and the film, said Wallis, was Danny's relationship
with his father, "a small professional man who has done everything possible
for his son and has big plans for him, but who is trapped in an economic
upheaval; and a son so eager for a place in the world and so bewildered and
desperate at ill fortune that he blames his father in haste. These are two
human beings we can understand and feel for, and the situation is real
because one of them created it, and the other responds in a real, human
way."
Wallis met with his co-producer Joseph Hazen and associate producer Paul
Nathan to discuss the weaknesses of the script. Hazen thought it helpful to
compare the psychological dynamic at the heart of A Stone For Danny Fisher
to the dysfunctional father-son relationship in Tennessee Williams's Cat on
a Hot Tin Roof. "It is this impenetrable wall -- this lack of communication
and understanding between father and son -- which is a major contributing
factor to the tragedy of Danny Fisher," Hazen wrote in a memo to Nathan.
"Had Danny been able to understand his father's point of view more
completely and had Danny's father been more aware of and more sympathetic
and understanding of Danny's problem, Danny would not have developed into a
misanthrope."
When Marlon Brando turned down the role, Wallis and his team were desparate
to find another big star with the same kind of rebellious associations and
capacity for brooding intensity. Naturally, at the top of their list was
Elvis Presley, who had already made three films, Love Me Tender, Loving You,
and Jailhouse Rock. Wallis knew the star -- who was paid nearly $72,000 for
eight and and a half weeks' work -- was guaranteed box office, but one of
the consequences of hiring him was that the script would now have to
incorporate some songs. After all, what was the point of casting the essence
of rock 'n' roll and not taking advantage of his performing skills? A number
of songs were quickly written, including one called "Sing, You Sinners," and
by October 1956 Paul Nathan had persuaded the rest of the production team
that they should construct the narrative of the film around the song. The
source material was all but abandoned, and the project became a showcase of
Elvis's talents.
The producers of the film -- which now went under the title Sing, You
Sinners -- moved the action from New York to New Orleans, and Danny Fisher
became the rebellious son of a minister. "We changed the leading character
from a prizefighter to a singer," said Wallis. Wallis then employed composer
and writer Herbert Baker at the rate of $1,250 a week to polish the script.
Finally, by the end of 1957 the team had something they felt they could
shoot, and the screenplay was sent off to the office of the Production Code
to ensure that it did not breach decency regulations.
Geoffrey Shurlock, the vice president and director of the official body,
wrote to Hal Wallis with three pages of potential problems. Many of his
comments were minor ones, for instance, requesting that expressions such as
"Jeez" be removed from the script. Others -- such an intimate scene in which
Ronnie (Carolyn Jones) offers herself to Danny (Elvis Presley) --
necessitated a more drastic rewriting of the script.
"This sequence is unacceptable under the Code," wrote Shurlock "...Such
lines as, 'Do you think you could take a day out of your life and give it to
me?' and 'Then love me -- for today,' together with the action of both of
them lying together on the sand, must be revised in such a way as to keep
their relationship a moral and clean one."
The shooting of the film started in New Orleans on 20 January 1958.
Presley's presence in the city resulted in hysteria. "When we were on
location in New Orleans, the crowds were so huge that we had to arrange for
top security," said Wallis. "When we shot on the streets, police and ropes
were necessary to hold back the crowds."
When the film opened that July, it was met with entusiastic reviews and
became a box-office hit. But for Robbins the movie was nothing less than a
travesty. Later in life he pretended to be nonchalant about it -- "I got the
check," he said, referring to the film -- but privately he always felt
frustrated that his Danny Fisher, a story so close to his heart, had never
made it onto the silver screen.
2007/10/13 Daryl -
www.usatoday.com /
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ELVIS ON DECK.
ELVIS was definitely in the building the other night when Bill Clinton hosted a book party at Tabla for daughter Chelsea's ex-boyfriend, Ian Klaus.
To fete "Elvis Is Titanic," which chronicles his adventures as a teacher in Iraqi Kurdistan, Klaus piped in wall-to-wall Presley hits and snacks like cajun popcorn.
Klaus, who's already pounding out a sequel, told us he can't take credit for the title - it came when he asked a class if they knew who Presley was, and one
He is like Titanic of music." Guests included Turkish ambassador Falah Bahir, Bill Buford, Orhan Pamuk and Sir Evelyn de Rothschild
2007/10/13
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Sir Richard Branson meets Elvis.
Virgin America definitely delivered on their “have fun” attitude towards
flying on their new domestic airline.
Check out this video on Viddler to get the vibe in Vegas. You’ll see Richard
Branson, Kyla Ebbert, Jamie Gold—and Elvis.
2007/10/13
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Premiere WorldWide "The new Version of TTWII " on cinema in Paris - France.
Premiere WorldWide The new Version of TTWII (Version 2000) in 35 M/M
on cinema in Paris - France.
For the French EpGold readers:
Cette nouvelle version en 35 M/M passe depuis le 10
octobre au cinéma ACTION CHRISTINE.
Rue Christine 75006 PARIS, Métro : St Michel.
Il y a 5 séances par jour : 14h – 16h- 18h-20h- 22h.
La place ne coute que 8 €
2007/20/12 Jean-Marc Gargiulo -
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TCB Band goes Vienna.
The full TCB Band is booked for a series of show in Vienna, on
January 24th, 25th, 27th, 29th and 30th.
Special guests are the Sweet Inspirations. These shows with singer Dennis
Jale have been well received by the fans the last few years, and it's clear
that the TCB Band feels at home in Vienna too.
For tickets and more information: check out the link below.
2007/10/12
www.elvismatters.be /
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NBC Universal Plans Sale of Burbank Studio.
NBC are closing down their famous studios where Elvis recorded his ’68 Comeback Special.
NBC, the host of many TV shows, is moving to away from its legendary Burbank Studios at 3000 West Alameda Avenue in Los Angeles to a new development opposite Universal Studios and Universal Studios Hollywood theme park, leaving the Burbank site open for sale and redevelopment.
Almost 40 years ago, Elvis filmed the groundbreaking TV special Elvis for NBC at Burbank, which later become known as the ’68 Comeback Special. Recently the studios have been the home of The Tonight Show With Jay Leno.
Company will use profit to build new facilities in Universal City.
HOLLYWOOD, CA (Hollywood Today) 10/11/07 – After initially downplaying the
possibility of selling part of its Burbank studios, NBC Universal announced
on Thursday that it will do exactly that.
As a result of the sale, “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” will move to a new
facility with a state-of-the-art broadcasting studio, which will be located
on the historic Universal Studios Stage One lot. The relocation should take
place around 2009 when Conan O’ Brien is slated to take over the hosting
duties from Leno.
Also being evicted from their current homes are “Access Hollywood” and the
NBC news syndicates. They will set up shop in a completely new location in
2011, part of NBC Universal’s overhaul. The company will develop a new
building in Universal City, boasting a subway line that will connect the
area to downtown Los Angeles. The facilities will be located across the way
from Universal Studios, as well as the theme park and tourist attractions.
NBC Universal Senior VP of west coast real estate Tom Smith believes the
decision will help strengthen the company. “When looking at our long-term
business operations, we realized there are very real strategic and
synergistic opportunities in bringing our production facilities and talent
together to grow in Los Angeles,” he said in a statement.
However, not everyone is happy with the sale of the Burbank space, which was
made famous by legendary host Johnny Carson who frequently quipped about his
show’s “beautiful Downtown Burbank” setting. Burbank Mayor Marsha Ramos was
saddened by the news. “Without that line from Johnny Carson about beautiful
downtown Burbank, most people wouldn’t even know that we exist,” she told
the LA Times.
The new studios will mock the style of the New York location in Rockefeller
Center that houses the “Today” show. They will also be home to both “Today”
and NBC’s “Nightly News” when the programs head out west for special
broadcasts.
2007/10/12 By Jonathan Zipper -
www.hollywoodtoday.net -
Various /
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James Burton, Tipitina’s to receive Governor’s Arts Awards.
Shreveport guitarist James Burton will be given a Lifetime Achievement award
by Lt. Gov. Mitch Landrieu on Thursday at the Governor’s Arts Awards in
Baton Rouge.
“It’s wonderful,” Burton said. Born in Minden and raised in Shreveport,
Burton lived in Los Angeles for more than 40 years and then moved back to
Shreveport. “I’m glad that I moved back to my hometown. … The people’s
hospitality is wonderful.”
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame guitarist was a celebrated sideman for Rick
Nelson, Elvis Presley, John Denver and Jerry Lee Lewis. He got his start at
the Louisiana Hayride in the 1950s and then moved to Los Angeles. He was a
highly sought-after session musician for artists like the Everly Brothers,
the Beach Boys, Merle Haggard and Sonny and Cher. He also pioneered chicken
pickin’, a twangy style that has influenced scores of guitarists.
Of late, Burton enjoys working with the James Burton Foundation, which
provides free guitar lessons at Caddo and Bossier parish schools. “I just
really enjoy my foundation and being able to present guitars to kids.”
The statewide Tipitina’s Foundation. which supports the Tipitina’s Music
Office Co-Op in Shreveport, will take home a Cultural Economy Development
award.
The foundation supports musicians and the development of the music industry
statewide. It was founded in 1997 in New Orleans and has another office in
Alexandria. Its 1,000-plus members take advantage of everything from
computer access to professional development seminars.
Dan Garner, manager of the Shreveport office, was happy to learn of the
award.
“It’s of course a great honor,” Garner said. In particular, Tipitina’s is
being honored for helping New Orleans musicians recover after Hurricane
Katrina.
“Katrina never stopped anything. It just slowed things down,” Garner said.
He noted that Tipitina’s is about to open a new office in Baton Rouge. “The
effort is growing.”
Twenty recipients from cities statewide will take home honors from the
Governor’s Arts Awards.
In a press release, Landrieu said, “In addition to honoring individual
artists and organizations who have spent their lives in furtherance of the
arts, the Governor’s Arts Awards celebrates those who work to share
Louisiana’s arts and culture with the world, bringing tourists and jobs and
economic development to our state.”
2007/10/12 By Alexandyr
Kent -
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ELVIS PRESLEY: NEW YORK RCA STUDIO 1 – THE COMPLETE SESSIONS CD/DVD-A/BOOK.
This next installment from UK ‘Memphis Recording Service’ is released 12th
November. This Audio Visual CD release is remastered in high quality sound
by Real Bouwman and is by far the best versions ever released. This
production is in full cooperation with special thanks to Alfred Wertheimer
for rare and some newly discovered photographs for the accompaniment.
• CD contains 39 newly restored and remastered classic recordings including:
Blue Suede Shoes, Hound Dog, My Baby Left Me, Session recordings, Interview,
Previously Unreleased Material and 3 Bonus tracks.
• Bonus Disc: DVD-AUDIO 5.1/Dolby Digital
The DVD-A version is remastered in high quality 24 bit 96 kHz sound.
Experience these recordings in high quality sound for the first time ever.
All tracks are accompanied by rare photographs.
• Bonus Book contains full written notes on the all the NY sessions and is
accompanied by many photographs including a stunning collection of rare and
unpublished shots by Alfred Wertheimer.
MASTER TRACKS
01. BLUE SUEDE SHOES
02. MY BABY LEFT ME
03. ONE SIDED LOVE AFFAIR
04. SO GLAD YOU’RE MINE
05. I’M GONNA SIT RIGHT DOWN AND CRY (OVER YOU
06. TUTTI FRUTTI
07. LAWDY, MISS CLAWDY
08. SHAKE RATTLE AND ROLL
09. HOUND DOG
10. DON'T BE CRUEL
11. ANYWAY YOU WANT ME (THAT'S HOW I WILL BE)
12. DON DAVIS INTERVIEWS ELVIS
SESSION TRACKS
LAWDY MISS CLAWDY
13. take 1 & incomplete take 2 2.40
14. take 3 2.19
15. take 4 2.18
16. take 5 2.20
17. take 6 2.20
18. take 7 1.51
19. take 8 0.59
20. take 9 2.15
21. take 10 2.29
22. take 11 0.12
23. take 12 2.20
SHAKE RATTLE AND ROLL
24. take 1 0.37
25. take 2 2.35
26. take 3 0.19
27. take 5 0.47 (take 4, not called)
28. take 6 0.34
29. take 7 2.38
30. take 8 2.36
31. take 9 0.21
32. take 10 0.11
33. take 11 0.14
34. take 12 1.41
35. take 12 2.34 (Unedited Undubbed Master)
36. take 12 2.26 (Edit Undubbed Master) * Previously Unreleased
BONUS TRACKS (ON CD ONLY)
Previous Artist Versions.
37. MY BABY LEFT ME - Performed by Arthur "Big Boy"
Crudup
38. HOUND DOG - Performed by Freddie Bell and the Bell Boys
39. SO GLAD YOU’RE MINE - Performed by Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup
Pre- Order Now: New York RCA Studio 1: The Complete Sessions (Cd - Free bonus disc Dvd-A & Book)
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U.S. Billboard
Elvis Chart listings for the week of Oct 20, 2007.
(sg - sales gainer, gg - greatest sales gainer, ne - new entry, re -
re-entry)
Top Pop Catalog - Elvis 30 #1 Hits - down 9 to #28
Top Country Catalog Albums - Elvis 30 #1 Hits - remains at #3
Top Country Catalog Albums - Ultimate Gospel - remains at #19 (sg)
Top Music Video - Aloha from Hawaii - down 4 to #22
Top Music Video - 68 Comeback Special - down 4 to #20
Comprehensive Music Video - Aloha from Hawaii - down
4 to #23
Comprehensive Music Video - 68 Comeback Special - down 4 to #21
Dropping off the Charts:
-Elvis Lives: 25th Anniversary Concert drops off the
Top Music Vidoe and Comprehensive Music Video Charts
New Entries:
-none
Notes of Interest:
-Elvis: Ultimate Gospel...the first ever best of
gospel single cd regular release...is noted as a sales gainer.
This release, with little or no advertising has been a solid chart
performer.
2007/10/11 www.elvischarts.com / www.epgold.com
Elvis Returns To The Building.
(Arty ... Elvis Presley, Andy Warhol
and Ned Kelly will help celebrate the National Gallery of Australia's 25th
birthday, with iconic images from the gallery's historic collection
projected on to the building)
ELVIS Presley, Andy Warhol and Ned Kelly will help celebrate the
National Gallery of Australia's 25th birthday.
In a New York-style presentation, iconic images from the gallery's historic
collection - including these familiar faces - are being projected on to the
building each night in a kaleidoscopic montage.
The slideshow features more than 60 well-known images and works of art
including Australian landscapes, impressionist works and pop art.
Officially launched on Tuesday, the rolling light display appears on the
southern facade of the five-storey gallery overlooking Canberra's Lake
Burley Griffin and has drawn astonished crowds.
Gallery spokesman Todd Hayward said the building comes alive from 6pm to
midnight with the lightning demonstration designed by Sydney-based outdoor
visual display experts Electric Canvas.
"It's a unique and different project aimed at reinvigorating the National
Gallery and making people aware of key works of art after hours," Mr Hayward
said.
2007/10/11 By Brad Watts -
www.news.com.au
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Video Press Conference - Airport Terminal, Houston, Texas (February 25 1970)
Watch on keith flynn site the Video Press Conference - Airport Terminal, Houston, Texas (February 25 1970) 8.56 min.
Click Here: Press Conference - Airport Terminal, Houston, Texas (February 25 1970
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A look in
Elvis's Las Vegas suite.
( Copy & Publishing rights and photo's taken : Ad Schijven - It's Elvis Time)
One of the most interesting topics on the message board from
elvismatters is about Elvis's Las Vegas suite. It features pictures of the
suite, that make their debut on the internet.
The suite in it's original state was only used after Elvis by Bill Cosby and
Engelbert Humperdinck.
Last August, when the ElvisMatters group visited the Hilton Hotel, it was
occupied by Barry Manilow, so there was no access, but these pictures make
up for it - A LOT.
Have a look by clicking the link below.
2007/10/11
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Worth the Trip:
Antiques stores bring Miami to life.
People collect everything - busts of Elvis Presley, frog salt and
pepper shakers, Mickey Mouse phones - and somehow all of it seems to end up
in Miami, Ariz. "You'd be surprised," says Gene Brass, co-owner of Grandma
Weezy's Attic. "We just bought a bulldog collection."
Miami's Sullivan Street is the heart of antiquing in the Cobre Valley. Once
temperatures cool, Valley residents and winter visitors will make the drive
east to find that must-have item at the perfect price. Fridays, Saturdays
and Sundays are the time to go, because all the shops are open for business.
... On a weekday, Sullivan Street might just be a ghost town.
Nary a soul is on the streets of downtown Miami.
Only a few shops are open. But Friday morning, the street awakens and Miami
becomes a quarter of the bustling town it once was. Between Miami and Globe
there are about 30 stores to choose from. If you have a particular store in
mind, it's always a good idea to call ahead.
While you're there ....
Check out the Elvis memorabilia at Grandma Weezy's Attic, 411 Sullivan St.,
Miami. (928) 473-9004.
2007/10/11 By Marija Potkonjak - East
Valley Tribune /
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AVRev.com 'Top 100 Rock Albums of All Time' .
Artists Include Led Zeppelin, The Beatles, Pink Floyd, The Eagles
Nirvana, Bob Dylan, Elvis Presley and Radiohead fail to crack top 100.
To celebrate the release of their "Top 100 Rock
Albums of All Time" list, online audio/video publication AVRev.com is giving
away all 100 albums.
From now until October 31, 2007, anyone over 18 years of age can log on to
AVRev.com and click the "Top 100 Rock Albums of All Time" link and enter to
win these 100 compact discs. The winner will be announced in early November
on
http://www.avrev.com
Rather than pick albums based purely on emotional impact and popularity,
AVRev.com's panel of judges used a mathematical system to establish scores
in various categories such as Performance, Songs and Songwriting, Sound,
Production, and more. ...
A discussion group was created for fans to vent about their favorite records
being omitted from the list or to praise the brilliance of the AVRev.com
judges' picks. This discussion group is at
http://www.avrevforum.com
The list is based on points for performance, songs,
sound, production, staying power and continuity/concept.
The No. 1 album got 394 points.
Elvis' Christmas Album gets an honorable mention with 204 points.
The Top 10 albums:
1. Dark Side Of The Moon - Pink Floyd
2. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band - The Beatles
3. Electric Ladyland - The Jimi Hendrix Experience
4. Led Zeppelin II - Led Zeppelin
5. The Wall - Pink Floyd
6. Led Zeppelin I - Led Zeppelin
7. Security - Peter Gabriel
8. Are You Experienced? - The Jimi Hendrix Experience
9. The Joshua Tree - U2
10. Led Zeppelin III - Led Zeppelin
In a world where record companies seem happy to sell consumers songs by the
single via a low-resolution, non-surround sound download - AVRev.com wanted
to point out the importance of the album concept.
Inspired by the Sabermetric system used by Bill James in his baseball
abstracts that attempt to make seemingly subjective elements more scientific
in comparison - the AVRev.com staff compiled a set of categories to rate the
Top 100 Rock Albums of all time. We offer a link below for readers to
download the same sheet to see how your favorites do. You can even post them
on our forum and discuss them with other music and audio fans.
The Judges:
The team of judges include: AVRev.com publisher Jerry Del Colliano Jr., AVRev.com Music Editor Charles Andrews, 5.1 music executive David Delgrosso, Xhifi's President Howard Schilling, Definitive Audio's Eric Ward, Bel Canto's President John Stronczer and record industry veteran and high-resolution enthusiast, Ted Cohen.
The Categories:
Performance:
(100 Points) Simply put, how well did the band or
artist play on the record? Technical ability, soul and beyond.
Songs and Songwriting:
(100 Points) How good are the songs on the record?
Were they great originals, killer covers, reinterpretations that were better
than the original? All would spike the score in this category.
Sound:
(50 Points) - How good does the record sound? Did it
ever get released in a high-resolution or surround sound format? If so, that
would get a few extra points. Was the record a breakthrough record for
recording techniques or does it just plain sound good on a CD? These are all
factors in a high score for sound.
Production:
(50 Points) - Great sound doesn’t always match with
great production (think Wall of Sound from Phil Spector). Slick production,
unique instrumentation, development of important "sounds" all factor into a
high score in this category.
Staying Power:
(50 Points) - To be a truly great album, the record
needs to be as relevant today as it when it came out.
Concept/Continuity:
(50 Points) - This is the X Factor category where albums that are great from the first note to the last get the highest grades. Think of The Police's Synchronicity and the stiff song "Mother" as an example of a great record with one bad track. Records that are great from top to bottom receive the best grades here.
2007/10/10
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American Way 5 Out Now!
Volume 5 in the "American Way" series has been yesterday.
This volume will be a mix of the (same) American Sound Studio sessions, some
live tracks and many takes of "Goin' Home" (1968).
The cover will be the "1968 version", but for those
that liked the "1970 version" better: that one will be on the back, so you
can turn the booklet and make your favourite the front.
Tracks:
"WITHOUT LOVE" SESSION:
01. Without Love - takes 1, 2, 3 (complete take + 2 x false start)
02. Without Love - take 4 (complete take)
03. Without Love - take 5 (complete master take)
All tracks mono.
"ROUGH MIX TAPE":
04. Gentle On My Mind (vocal overdub, master take - number unknown)
05. Just A Little Bit Of Green (undubbed master take 3)
06. Wearin' That Loved On Look (partially overdubbed master take 15)
07. Suspicious Minds (vocal overdub, master take 8)
08. I'll Be There - takes 5, 6 (false start + complete take with vocal echo)
09. Hey Jude (longer running undubbed master)
10. You'll Think Of Me (vocal overdub, master take 23)
11. Inherit The Wind (partially overdubbed master take 4)
12. This Is The Story - takes 1, 2 (false start + complete master take vocal
overdub)
All tracks mono.
"LAS VEGAS 26.01.1970 OPENING SHOW"***:
13. Sammy Shore's end of sketch / Opening Riff
14. All Shook Up
15. Don't Cry Daddy
16. Walk A Mile In My Shoes / In The Ghetto (medley)
17. True Love Travels On A Gravel Road (with false start, the only known
live version)
All tracks mono.
"GOIN' HOME" SESSION (PART 1 - ACETATE SOURCE):
18. Goin' Home - takes 3, 4 (studio chat + 2 x false start)
19. Goin' Home - take 5 (complete take)
20. Goin' Home - exact take numbers unknown (3 x false start)
21. Goin' Home - takes 12, 13, 14 (2 x false start + long false start + take
15 announcement only)
All tracks mono.
"GOIN' HOME" SESSION (PART 2)***:
22. Goin' Home - takes 16, 17, 18 (long false start + 5 x false start)
23. Goin' Home - takes 19, 20, 22 (long false start + 2 x false start)
24. Goin' Home - takes 23, 24 (complete take with cut + "I Got A Woman"
excerpt + false start including "Heartbreak Hotel" excerpt)
25. Goin' Home - takes 25, 26, 27, 28 (false start + complete take with cut
+ 2 x false start)
All tracks stereo.
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High Def DVD and Blu Ray Disc Releases of "Jailhouse Rock" and "Viva Las Vegas" .
HD DVD and Blu Ray Disc releases of VIVA LAS VEGAS and JAILHOUSE ROCK
are now available. Warner Brothers had hoped to release them at the same
time as the new regular DVD releases of remastered editions of these films
came out in August, but the new technologies required a greater lead time.
This marks Elvis's hi def debut on home video and Warner wants to let the
Elvis fans know that these two crown jewels are part of their launch of the
new technologies. Right now, there are amazing deals in place for HD DVD
players as low as $250, with Blu Ray players now down to $450.
We have it on good authority that Tom Brown of Turner Classic Movies (a
serious Elvis fan who hosts the Elvis Insiders Conference in Memphis each
year) recently bought an HD DVD player just because of the Jailhouse and
Viva HD releases and had to be un-glued from his ceiling upon viewing them.
By the high def DVD or Blu Ray Jailhouse Rock and Viva Las Vegas releases on
Amazon.com today!
2007/10/10 EPE - Amazon.com /
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International Record fair in Utrecht, The Netherlands.
The Mega Record & CD Fair in Utrecht, The Netherlands, is fair of the
year according to the British monthly magazine Record Collector, the
international bible for record collectors. Utrecht is certainly Europe’s
biggest fair and possibly the world’s, together with the New York record
fair.
‘They really are the king and the queen of fairs
around the world’,states the Record Collector in its March 2007 issue.
A conclusion numerous popfans, music lovers, experts and DJs that travel
from all over the world twice a year to visit this two-day spectacle can
only agree with.
By now 75 % of the specialised exhibitors come from
abroad, offering a varied and exclusive assortment of millions of albums,
singles, 12-inches, CDs, DVDs, poprelated articles and memorabilia. Added to
the show are special rock exhibitions, signing sessions, book presentations,
live performances and DJs.
The next Mega Record & CD Fair takes places on 17 and 18 November at the
Jaarbeurs Utrecht, so mark the date in your agenda.
2007/10/10
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Matt Sorum of Velvet Revolver Is Graceland's Latest Celebrity.
Velvet Revolver drummer Matt Sorum toured Graceland yesterday.
2007/10/10 EPE /
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Revving up for new Harley-Davidson Museum.
The artist's
rendering of the Harley-Davidson Museum shows the coming attraction at 6th
and Canal streets. The MenomoneeRiver surrounds the 20-acre site on three
sides. The museum is slated to open in the summer of 2008. (Media Credit:
Photo Courtesy Harley-Davidson)
Menomonee Valley site to open in summer 2008.
Students will hear the thunder of motorcycles near campus soon when the
Harley-Davidson Museum opens blocks away in the Menomonee Valley.
Harley's new 130,000-square foot museum at 6th and Canal streets is
projected to open next summer when the motorcycle company, founded in
Milwaukee, celebrates its 105th anniversary. The company projects 350,000
visitors will come to the museum each year, said Rebecca Bortner,
communications manager for Harley-Davidson.
Ever since founders William S. Harley and Walter and Arthur Davidson started
collecting their company's artifacts in the early 1900s, they knew they were
on to something pretty big, Bortner said.
She said Harley had been planning to build a museum for years and the
company wanted the museum in the city where it started.
"There was never any question," Bortner said. "This is the home of
Harley-Davidson."
Exhibit features include a two-engine, 13-foot long motorcycle dubbed the
"King Kong." It's part of a customized bikes exhibit featuring unique
motorcycles of customers.
The museum will also feature Elvis Presley's 1956 model KH motorcycle. The
paperwork indicating Presley's purchase will be on display.
On the paperwork, Presley indicated his profession was "self-employed
vocalist," Bortner said.
"I think people are going to walk away with that feeling of awe through the
cool stories," Bortner said. "Riding is about a sense of adventure and the
stories that you share at the end of the day."
The Menomonee River borders the 20-acre site, formerly occupied by the
city's Department of Public Works, on three sides. Bortner said the grounds
would be open to the general public free of charge.
The $75 million phases one and two of the project are now underway, in which
builders are constructing three buildings. Besides the primary museum, a
second building will host special events and include a restaurant and cafe.
A third building will house special exhibits and the company's archives,
which are currently located at Harley's headquarters at 37th Street and
Juneau Avenue, Bortner said.
A potential third phase of 100,000 additional square feet could be added to
the current construction, Bortner said.
With Miller Park on the western edge of the Menomonee Valley and Potawatomi
Bingo Casino in the middle, the new museum to the east adds to the
redevelopment of former industrial spaces, said Peter Beitzel, vice
president of business development for the Metropolitan Milwaukee Association
of Commerce.
"That area's going to be changing and growing," Beitzel said.
The MMAC projects the museum will bring in $78 million in annual spending
and $12.3 million in annual state and local revenue, said Bret Mayborne, the
organization's director of economic research.
Nancy Congdon, marketing manager at the House of Harley, a local Harley
dealership, said the staff is hoping visitors to the new museum will stop in
at their business.
About 12,000 people walk through the doors of the House of Harley, 6221 W.
Layton Ave., each year. The Harley shop on the south side is inviting museum
visitors to come in and buy a T-shirt or souvenir before they get back on
the road, Congdon said.
"It's a great environment for visitors to the city," Congdon said. "It will
attract a lot of new people to city. And then we'll get those people to come
by our dealership and shop."
A new hotel blocks from the museum will also target Harley tourists.
Developer Tim Dixon is converting a 100-year-old warehouse in Walker's
Point, on the eastern edge of the Menomonee Valley, into a hotel geared
toward motorcycle enthusiasts and business travelers. The 102-room Iron
Horse Hotel at 500 W. Florida St. is expected to open next summer, according
to a press release.
Planned biker-friendly amenities include a place for riders to hang leather
coats and benches to remove boots, the release said.
2007/10/09 By Christopher Placek -
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Tiger Man - An Alternate Anthology Vol. 9.
Shake Records released "Tiger Man - An Alternate Anthology Volume 9"
with well known material.
Tracks:
Relax (Take 12 & 13 - Unedited Master) - I’m A Roustabout - So Close Yet So
Far (Take 5) - Who Are You (Take 6) - Five Sleepy Heads (Take 3) - Suppose
(Short Version - Take 7) - Blue Suede Shoes (Remix For "This Is Elvis") -
Jailhouse Rock (Spliced Version) - Let’s Forget About The Stars (Undubbed
Master) - In The Ghetto (Mix) - It’s Keep Right On A Hurtin’ (Mix) - Who Am
I (Mix) - You’ll Think Of Me (Single Version) - Let’s Be Friends (Undubbed
Master) - Don’t Cry Daddy (On Stage) - I’ve Lost You (On Stage) - Little
Cabin Home On The Hill (Undubbed Master) - Mary In The Morning (Undubbed
Master) - I’ll Never Know (Undubbed Master) - Make The World Go Away (Take
3) - Rags To Riches (Take 4) - Fools Rush In (Undubbed Master) - It’s Only
Love (Undubbed Master) - An American Trilogy (From "This Is Elvis") - Bitter
They Are, Harder They Fall (Rough Cut Mix) - For The Heart (Undubbed Master)
- Blueberry Hill (On Stage)
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Million Dollar Quartet Musical...
The historical "Million Dollar Quartet session" has been turned into
a musical. It is based on the book by Colin Escott and Floyd Mutrux with
musical arrangements by Chuck Mead......
We received an complaint why EpGold did not publish this article, while all
other Elvis sites covered this the last two days.
Sorry... but EpGold covered this full detailed written story with the
original topic "Million" Honors An Amazing Moment In Rock by Tom Keogh
exactly one week ago, scroll way down to October 2nd on this page.
2007/10/09 EpGold.Com
FBI Knew The
Singer Was Addicted To Cocaine.
More than three years before Elvis Presley collapsed and died next to
the toilet at Graceland, the FBI knew the singer was addicted to cocaine,
according to these two informant reports.
But did the bureau try and intervene to save the life of an American hero?
Sadly, the answer is no. They sat by and watched the music die.
Please note that, in these reports, "PC" stands for "person contacted,"
while "LCN" is the acronym for La Cosa Nostra, or the Mafia.
Clicke Here: http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/elvis1.html (4 pages)
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He was barely
Elvis...but he was in Bastrop.
The date was February 24, 1955.
The place: Bastrop's own South Side Elementary School.
Music fans packed the auditorium, breathless with anticipation, anxious for
the curtain to raise at 7:30 p.m. for the first of two shows.
Lurking somewhere out of sight, 20-year-old Elvis Presley awaited his cue.
In 1955 the future King of Rock 'n' Roll stood on the cusp of worldwide
fame, and few could have predicted how meteoric his ascent into the public
consciousness would be.
Just two years before his Bastrop appearance, Elvis had graduated high
school and worked as a truck driver for Crown Electric until signing his
first contract with Sun Records in Memphis.
Despite humble origins -- his parents had bought him his first guitar
because they couldn't afford a bicycle -- Sun magnate Sam Phillips saw
potential in Elvis' brash musical style.
Phillips teamed Elvis up with Scotty Moore and Bill Black, with whom he
recorded his first album, "That's All Right, Mama" just months before coming
to Bastrop. Known as the Blue Moon Boys or the Bill Black Combo, they
traveled half a million miles in 1954 with Shreveport's Louisiana Hayride,
burning up stages in Texas, Louisiana and Arkansas.
Elvis' Bastrop appearance was orchestrated by Memphis disc
jockey-turned-manager Bob Neal, who was known for combining second-string
acts from the Grand Ole Opry and Hayride, slating rural schoolhouses to
perform in and giving the schools a cut of the profits.
For the '55 Jamboree Attractions tour, Neal signed the boys with Mother
Maybelle and the Carter Sisters and comedian Benjamin "Whitey" Ford, known
to radio listeners as The Duke of Paducah.
The Bastrop Daily Enterprise ran ads for the show Feb. 22-23, and tickets
were sold at Bastrop Drug for $1 apiece.
Oral Herndon, 80, only went to the show because his wife saw the ads.
"I hadn't really heard of Elvis yet. I had no idea he would get so famous,"
Herndon said.
Martha Crumley and her sister-in-law, Dorothy Rowland of Searcy, Ark.,
borrowed money for tickets and left their husbands on baby-sitting duty.
"They couldn't have stopped us from going if they tried," Crumley joked.
"They used to have things at the schools all the time. We used to go, no
matter what was happening," said Ida Dumas, 82, who went to the show with
her husband, Reese, and son, Dennis Ainsworth.
"I was just eight years old, and it was my first secular concert," said
Ainsworth, who now lives in San Diego. "When Elvis came on stage the girls
and women cheered wildly."
As Dumas tells it, Elvis "came out and did a lot of twisting and so forth."
Crumley remembers that Elvis wore all black, tight fitting clothes, he had
an escort for protection, and the audience was all shook up.
"The young folks thronged him. They were doing everything but pull him down
from the stage," Crumley said.
Asked if she shared in the tearful hysterics, Crumley said, "I was too old
for that. I was cheering."
For Ainsworth the scene has taken on a dream-like quality.
"I just remember his figure on the stage as opposed to really remembering
him and his face. What I remember most is being in shock at all these
screaming women!" Ainsworth said.
"He had an encore, maybe two. Afterward the women kept screaming, but he
didn't come back out. People just looked at each other like they were trying
to figure out what they just saw. Was it really real? To me it was like a
creature from outer space had just landed! I didn't know what kind of music
this was, but it wasn't country, and I loved it!"
Even in 1955, Elvis was the act none dared follow. But what about the
performers who graced the stage before him?
Herndon remembers someone comparing another man's girlfriend to a bureau,
"because she sits in the corner all day and has big drawers." The joke
likely came from Ford, alias the Duke of Paducah.
Ford began his career as one of the McGinty Cowboys who originated "She'll
Be Comin' Round the Mountain." His tag line at the end of each act was, "I'm
goin' back to the wagon, boys. These shoes are killin' me!"
Crumley remembers Ford as the announcer from the Grand Ole Opry radio
broadcasts: "He'd say, 'Let 'er go, boys,' and the show would start."
Also at the show was June Carter, second generation member of the Carter
Family Singers whose courtship with Johnny Cash -- they married in 1968 --
is recounted in the 2005 film "Walk the Line."
"June was cuttin' up and acting stupid, telling jokes," Crumley said, adding
that the comedienne wore oversized bloomers.
At the time, Carter was married to country singer Carl Smith and pregnant
with their daughter, future recording artist Carlene Carter.
Within two months of the Bastrop show, Elvis cracked the Billboard's top ten
with "Baby, Let's Play House." Colonel Tom Parker replaced Neal as his
manager and began slating him for TV appearances.
America, and the world, couldn't help falling in love.
Crumley remembers watching Elvis -- from the waist up -- on the Ed Sullivan
Show in 1956. Ainsworth recalls a sold-out box office when Elvis' first
movie, "Love Me Tender," played at the Rose Theatre. Herndon remembers an
A&W Root Beer stand on North Washington Street where a jukebox never seemed
to stop playing Elvis tunes.
"We all tried to act like Elvis. Even now, I'm 80 years old and I still try
to act like Elvis," Crumley said. "His fame lives on. I don't know if it
will ever die."
2007/10/09 By Wes Helblin - Bastrop
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UK MIDWEEK CHARTS - 9TH OCTOBER, 2007.
'A Big Hunk O' Love' - No.2
'Elvis The King' - Top 40.
Elvis has two entries on the UK Top 10 Music Video Charts:
Up from 5 to 3 - 'The 68 Comeback Special'
Up from 13 to 10 - 'Aloha from Hawaii'.
2007/10/09 Brian Quinn /
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David Main, 52, really was larger than life: David Main was known for imitating celebrities.
When people said David Main was larger than life, they weren't
dabbling in hyperbole.
Mr. Main was a large man - most of his adult days he
carried about 400 pounds on his 5-foot-6 frame - but his stature was only
part of the reason for the description.
With a voice that enabled him to successfully mimic several key figures in
American history, such as Elvis Presley and John Wayne, a seemingly innate
talent for music and a personality that enriched nearly everyone he
encountered - including those whose vehicles he repossessed and nurses who
provided care for him during his final days - Mr. Main was, in many ways,
larger than life.
"Everyone who was at his funeral, they couldn't say a bad word about him,"
Kelly Main said of his brother, who died Sept. 22 at St. Joseph's Hospital
from complications stemming from his weight.
"I mean, we're in the repo business, and before we'd take a car, he'd tell
me to knock on the door and have a woman come get her car seat out of the
car or tell a guy to come get his tools so they wouldn't have to jump
through hoops to get them back."
Kelly Main, 47, is one of five siblings of David Main, who, at 52, was the
eldest.
The brothers began their own business, Knights Eye Investigations and
Recovery Solutions, in October 2005.
The business, which conducts private investigations, repossessions, skip
tracing and surveillance has quickly become reputable in the industry, but
Kelly Main admits certain situations can be shady.
David Main, though, always seemed to make a friend, even if he was hauling
off their car. His capacity to imitate voices also made him an excellent
skip tracer.
"He could call you 10 different times and you would think it was 10
different people," Kelly Main said.
The Mains grew up in rural Kansas, where much of the family remains, but
Kelly and David moved to the Denver area in 1980. Kelly got started in the
repossession and investigation business in 1982, and David joined him on and
off before they finally joined forces with the family business two years
ago.
David Main, who was born Jan. 24, 1955, took longer to immerse himself in
the business because he was the lead singer in Electrivia, a local band that
played 1950s and '60s rock.
While in the band, which disbanded in 1992, he was known as "Diamond Dave,
The Round Mound of Sound."
Even during his final days at the hospital, he enamored the nurses by
singing song after song when they checked on him.
"One nurse said she had been there 27 years and that no patient had ever
done that or made such an impression on her," Kelly Main said.
Services were held Sept. 26 at Horan and McConaty (3201 S. Parker Road), and
the family had a separate memorial Saturday in Cunningham, Kan.
On Sept. 30, Mr. Main was buried next to his father, Walter, in Kingman,
Kan. Walter Main died April 29, 2005.
Mr. Main is survived by his wife, Bridget; their sons, Tamar and Noel; his
mother, Helen, of Kingman, Kan.; two brothers, Kelly and Scott; three
sisters, Bitsy, Kristie and Marla; and several in-laws and nieces and
nephews.
Nephew Heath Main, 27, said Mr. Main was the funniest person he'd ever met.
He said that while looking through Mr. Main's possessions after he died, he
found numerous employee-of-the-month awards from various jobs.
"As soon as you met him, you fell in love with him," Heath Main said.
"He's one of those people who shines a little bit brighter than everybody
else."
2007/10/09 Paul Willis -
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The Tour: It's Over.
A sold out 'Palais de Congres' in Paris was the setting for the last
stop on the European Fanclub Tour "Elvis 2007".
After 10 shows in different cities, the show had become a smooth, tight
working unit that had no problem bringing the 3.000+ visitors to their feet
in the very same showroom that once had top stars such as Charles Aznavour,
Frank Sinatra, Cliff Richard and even Luciano Pavarotti on stage.
With this tour just ended, over 17.000 fans came to see the Elvis Band in
Concert in all parts of Europe.
'A Thing Called Love', August 1970.
Visitors at one of the Elvis 2007 Concerts could hear this Imperials
classic 'A Thing Called Love'.
On YouTube, we've found a clip of the 1970 pre-show where these
gospelsingers perform the song in Las Vegas.
The footage is proffessionaly filmed for the docu
That's The Way It Is, but where never used in the final version.
Bassinger Joe Moscheo is playing the piano (you do not see him in the clip),
in the background is maestro Joe Guercio.
Note EpGold:
This clip was released several months in great quality on the Star Dvd "The Fantasy Concert" .
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In Search of Elvis.
Elvis Presley's fans are all over the map. They come in all colors,
shapes and sizes.
Books on Elvis Presley arrive almost on a weekly basis. It's good to see
children introduced to the world's most versatile singer in popular music.
Adults may like to check out Dr Vernon Chadwick's "In Search of Elvis" for a
comprehensive look at all aspects of Elvis's amazing career.
2007/10/08 Epgold columnist Ireland Maurice
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Elvis & LSD? No, DHE for Migraine!
Photo Owned by Teri Robert.
Elvis Presley's Private Struggle With Intractable Migraines Revealed.
Visit our forums
http://headaches.about.com/mpboards.htm
any day, and you'll find posts from people whose main problem with Migraine
care is Attitude - not theirs, but that of some medical professionals, some
media, and much of the general public. Too many people still don't realize
that Migraine is a neurological disease. They still stereotype us, consider
us "drug seekers," and continue to misunderstand Migraine. When Michael John
Coleman, the director of MAGNUM, the National Migraine Association, and the
rest of the staff discovered that Elvis Presley was reported to have been a
Migraineur, they set out to investigate. The article below is the result of
his months of in-depth research.
In the heartland of the country, Migraine sufferer Jennifer Johnson is
rushed to a Wisconsin emergency room.
Jennifer, who suffers from just a few Migraines a year, was not responding
to her home OTC (over-the-counter) treatment regimen and so came to the ER
to put an end to the severe pain and nausea caused from her three-day-long
debilitating Migraine attack. But to her shock and dismay, this Midwest
emergency room would only add to her suffering. The ER refused to give her
treatment, and, in frustration and disabling pain, she went to the only
other hospital in the small city. Jennifer, like so many other Migraineurs,
could pass a drug test with flying colors, does not drink alcohol, and hates
smoking.
But based upon her 'look' and a health care
professional's misinterpretation of the existence of 'migraine behavior,'
Jennifer was assumed to be a 'drug seeker' and was turned away. This
scenario, unfortunately, is nothing new, as Americans have been
misunderstanding the behavior of Migraine sufferers for decades. Some
well-known Americans have had to endure this misunderstanding, oftentimes
negatively affecting their legacy. The most recent findings reveal the fact
that the king of rock and roll, Elvis Presley, suffered from Migraines and
that his condition has been greatly misunderstood.
One of the corner stones of any disease awareness campaign is letting
patients know that they are not alone in their suffering, but instead are in
good company. Accordingly, MAGNUM, the National Migraine Association, gets
very positive responses from sufferers who visit their web site, and
communications indicate that Migraine sufferers find great comfort in the
knowledge that they are not alone. Knowing that others have accomplished
great things in spite of their Migraine disability is empowering. Compiling
a list of famous Migraineurs is a daunting task, however, as many have
hidden the fact that they have Migraine (or 'sick headaches' as they where
known in the past). Furthermore, as pointed out by Dr. Stuart R. Stark,
Director of the Neurology & Headache Treatment Center in Alexandria,
Virginia, many persons with Migraines are misdiagnosed, further fogging the
issue. Many individuals do or did not realize that they suffer from
Migraines and instead dangerously blamed their illness on depression or
other somatoforms.
Recently, MAGNUM was updating its You Are In Good Company section of its
more than one-hundred-page award-winning Migraine awareness Web site when it
noticed that its site was the only one to list Elvis Presley as a Migraine
sufferer. To the staff at MAGNUM, it seemed obvious that Elvis suffered from
Migraines based upon public records and Elvis' observed behavior. It came to
MAGNUM's attention that the rumors of Elvis' abuse of unneeded prescription
drugs, illegal drug use, drinking, and other intonated but unsupportable
behavior, could be attributed to his Migraines. The typical rhetoric so many
Migraine sufferers deal with every day, even today, seemed to surround this
gifted artist. In response, MAGNUM's Executive Director, Michael John
Coleman, spent several weeks investigating to once and for all confirm or
deny whether the King of rock and roll suffered from Migraine disease and if
his Migraines were treated.
MAGNUM Executive Director Michael John Coleman conducted an extensive
interview with the kind and articulate Dr. George Nichopoulos, Elvis
Presley's personal physician, during which was discussed Elvis' seemingly
Migraine-related behavior. Discussed, among other things, were public
records and accounts of Elvis' life, including a Washington, D.C. radio
broadcast which talked about leaked information from Elvis' autopsy,
including certain drugs found in the singer's bloodstream such as Demerol,
Propranolol, LSD, and antiemetics. The primary indicator that Elvis had
Migraines gleaned from these public reports was that the very drugs found in
Elvis' system at the time of the autopsy were used in the 70's to treat
anyone under good prudent care for intractable Migraine. MAGNUM raised the
subject of the autopsy drug information during the interview and noted that
the best and only abortive drug family available in the 1970's to treat
Migraine was the prescription ergotamine drug family. This is important
because ergotamine most often tests as LSD, as ergot alkaloid is
structurally related to the potent hallucinogen LSD.
In addition, Propranolol, Demerol, and antiemetics were all common medications used to treat Migraine. Accordingly, Dr. Nichopoulos confirmed to MAGNUM that Mr. Presley was indeed treated for reoccurring and debilitating Migraines. DHE45, an ergotamine derivative, was Elvis' primary abortive Migraine regimen. However, unfortunately for Elvis, DHE45 can only be used a limited number of times a month, thereby requiring Elvis to depend upon more conventional pain management therapies such as analgesics and narcotics to treat his other debilitating Migraine attacks.
(Although DHE injection has been used for many years
in the effective treatment of Migraine, it is now considered more
appropriate for treating the most severe cases since less toxic agents are
currently available such as a more refined DHE Nasal spray under the name of
Migranal®.) MAGNUM also noted that the press concluded that Elvis suffered
from hypertension problems based upon the presence of Propranolol, a common
hypertension prescription drug, in his blood. However, Propranolol is also
approved by the FDA for use as a Migraine prophylactic treatment, which Dr.
Nichopoulos confirmed Elvis was undergoing.
There was a time in this country when Migraine was thought by many in the
medical community to be a psychosomatic illness. If it were not for the
dedicated commitment over the past two decades of more enlightened
physicians who understood that Migraine is an organic neurological disease,
we wouldn't have the care and treatment now available to Migraine sufferers.
Better understanding of Migraine continues to be advanced by such pioneers
as Drs. Keith Campbell, Seymour Diamond, Merle Diamond, Nabih Ramadan, Joel
Saper, Fred Sheftell, and Stephen Silberstein. Better understanding of
Migraine disease is also being underscored more often in the press, for
example, in the cover story run in the FDA Consumer Magazine last May. That
article pointed out that, according to the American Medical Association,
Migraine is a neurological disorder, not a psychological disorder.
No dedicated medical test for Migraine currently exists, so proper diagnosis
and treatment of Migraine remains critical. According to MAGNUM's
Legislative Director, Terri Miller Burchfield, the overall best approach to
Migraine treatment and management is what MAGNUM calls a MULTIFACTORIAL
approach to Migraine treatment: this approach involves addressing all four
aspects of Migraine health care, namely, preventive treatment, trigger
management, abortive treatment, and general pain management. In addition to
proper treatment of Migraine, knowledge about Migraine and other disease
awareness activities are potent weapons in the fight improve the quality of
life of Migraineurs, Ms. Burchfield went on to say.
With the assistance of Marvin Robinstien, Development Officer of the
Regional Medical Center in Memphis, Tennessee, MAGNUM was able identify who
in the Memphis medical community should be contacted to discuss the facts
regarding Mr. Presley's Migraines. Mr. Coleman, armed with various
observations, past press leaks, and public record facts (such as Mr.
Presley's October and November 1973 Hospital stays for "headache and mild
hypertension," his 1975 hospital stay for "extensive eye exam" which was
later discovered to be for migraine aura problems, and physicians' reports
from both the Baptist Hospital and the Mid-South Hospital regarding Mr.
Presley's eye problems, i.e., aura, sensitivity to light and sound, fatigue,
pain, slurred speech, and other Migrainous traits) began digging for the
facts to support the existence of Elvis' Migraines.
Elvis "Sightings"
Although the negative social stigma currently
attached to persons suffering from Migraine disease is not as bad as it was
in the 1950's, 60's, or 70's, it still has a long way to go. The good news
is that thanks to groups like ACHE (American Council on Headache Education),
the WHA (World Headache Alliance), and MAGNUM (The National Migraine
Association), and thanks to new anti-migraine drugs and aggressive research
conducted on Migraine in the 90's, the world is finally beginning to
overcome the myths and misconceptions that surround this debilitating
disease.
For further information on Migraines or the efforts to protect Migraineurs
and those with head-pain, visit MAGNUM's Web site
www.migraines.org
or call MAGNUM's Washington, DC office at (703) 739-9384 .
2007/10/08
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Tennessee's
Music Highway.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Knowing how obsessed Elvis fans can be, I wasn't
surprised when my wife and I drove up to the Heartbreak Hotel and found,
true to the song's lyrics, that it actually was ''down at the end of Lonely
Street'' and that the desk clerk was ``dressed in black.''
Our room was lined with photos of the King, and two TV channels were devoted
24/7 to Elvis Presley's music and movies. And, as expected, the souvenir
shop contained Elvis novelties such as Love Me Tender tea sets and copies of
the work shirt a teenage Presley wore when he drove a truck for Crown
Electric. (Guess which one I bought.)
But one thing that did surprise me on this, the first night of our five-day
Memphis and Nashville music tour, was the Elvis look-alike chatting it up in
the lobby. You might expect an official greeter in a Vegas skyscraper but
hardly at a modest, 128-room place like this.
It wasn't until I saw him chowing down on biscuits and gravy at the
complimentary breakfast the next morning that I realized the laugh was on
me. The guy wasn't a hotel employee but another guest, which brings us back
to the point about obsessed Elvis fans.
More than 50,000 flock to Memphis for Elvis Week each August for a
candlelight vigil at Graceland marking the anniversary of Presley's death.
But you don't have to wait until Elvis Week to get a dose of the King. He
rules here year-round. For $100, at one of the official souvenir shops
across from Graceland (Elvis' home), you can play pool on the same table
that Presley and the Beatles used during their meeting in Los Angeles in
1965. And just 15 minutes away at the Arcade cafe, you can have one of
Elvis' beloved peanut butter and banana sandwiches. Fried, of course.
Once you get past the carnival atmosphere, you can find an inspiring story
in the music history of Memphis and Nashville, linked by Interstate 40 --
the ''Music Highway.'' Thanks to nearly a dozen museums and historical
sites, there is no richer, more illuminating showcase of musical roots in
the country than in this 220-mile stretch of highway.
And we're talking more than simply the land of Elvis. The region's heritage
also includes landmark figures such as Hank Williams, Otis Redding, Patsy
Cline and Al Green.
When you follow the music trail through Tennessee, including a visit to the
National Civil Rights Museum, you realize that the music was part of a wider
social and cultural revolution that involved race, class and politics.
Whether you're just after good-time nostalgia or pop-culture history, the
trip is joyful and illuminating.
But health-conscious pop fans, beware. I swore I would eat only one bite of
that fried peanut butter and banana sandwich, but I didn't count on it being
soooo good. I ended up using half my day's calorie allotment on just six
bites.
Funny. Years ago, I used to count my pennies on vacations. Now it's
calories.
Elvis might have been rock's greatest star, but I wouldn't want him
decorating my house. Graceland's living room, with its 15-foot-long white
sofa, is tasteful enough in a formal 1950s way, and the black baby grand
piano adds a nice touch to the music room.
But brace yourself before entering the den. The jungle theme, complete with
a waterfall and an overload of wooden exotica, might have reminded Elvis of
relaxed times in Hawaii, but the decor is more likely to remind visitors of
dated scenes from a tacky '60s comedy. I felt dizzy after seeing the wildly
conflicting patterns on the multicolored drapes covering the billiard-room
ceiling and walls.
While touring the Colonial Revival-style structure, which attracts 600,000
visitors a year, you'll see lots of Elvis' personal items as well as gold
records and colorful jumpsuits from the Vegas years. Yet there's a more
affecting side of Graceland: the rags-to-riches saga of the young man from
the housing projects buying the home of his dreams, partly for his
financially struggling parents.
Looking at the garden (where he now rests) and the horses in the pasture,
you understand how the property was a source of pride and a sanctuary.
Figure on spending three to four hours at Graceland, the various museums and
the souvenir shops, but skip the restaurants. There are better choices,
including Neely's, a family barbecue operation, and, of course, the Arcade
cafe.
For some reason, those chunky peanut butter and banana sandwiches, which
come with two pounds of steak fries, aren't on the menu at the informal
Arcade; you have to ask for them. Cross your fingers when you do, because
they're only available when the bananas are ripe.
Next stop: Sun Records and, for rock fans, guaranteed goose bumps.
It's easy to miss the Sun Studio as you head down Union Avenue toward
downtown because it's in an ordinary, two-story brick structure that sits at
an angle. Just start looking for tourists with cameras when you approach the
700 block of Union.
The entrance to the museum is actually in an adjacent cafe where Sun owner
Sam Phillips relaxed or held business meetings between recording duties. Sit
in one of the booths, and you can imagine a young Johnny Cash telling you
all about this song he has just written about a prison in California.
The tour starts upstairs in a room detailing the history of the studio,
which specialized in blues artists, including Ike Turner and Howlin' Wolf,
before Phillips found Presley. But the heart of the tour is the
18-by-32-foot studio, pretty much untouched since the '50s.
For me, in fact, the Memphis trip turned from Elvis fun to musical legacy
when I looked at the tape on the floor marking the spot where the
19-year-old singer stood the night in 1954 he recorded That's All Right, the
single that largely defined rock 'n' roll as we know it today. The Sun guide
also told us that Jerry Lee Lewis recorded Whole Lot of Shakin' Goin' On in
one take with the same primitive equipment, a reminder that great music is
based more on imagination and passion than on technology and polish.
The sense of musical mission was equally strong at our next stop, the home
of Stax Records, whose '60s and '70s glory days are saluted in a run-down
stretch of McLemore Avenue. This museum, with more than 2,000 artifacts, is
much larger than the Sun site. It's also easy to spot, thanks to a large
theater marquee.
Stax's focus, oddly enough, was country and pop until co-founder Jim Stewart
moved to the mostly black neighborhood on McLemore, where he converted an
old movie theater into a studio and record shop. Not only did Stewart start
stocking albums his customers requested, which meant R&B and soul, but he
also began making records to appeal to those customers.
Stax's classic sound was a gritty, Southern-fried R&B and funk served up by
Redding, Isaac Hayes and the Staple Singers. The label folded in 1975 and
the original building was razed. The new facility opened in 2003, and it
conveys well the early spirit of brotherhood among the black and white
artists at the label.
If the Sun and Stax tours focus on what happened inside studios, two other
essential museums in Memphis tell you about high-impact cultural and
historical factors outside the studio.
Start downtown with the Rock 'n' Soul Museum, across from the Gibson Guitar
Factory (which offers yet another tour).
Then head a few blocks southwest to the National Civil Rights Museum, which
addresses the wider story of racial struggle in this country.
The museum is at the site of the Lorraine Motel, where the Rev. Martin
Luther King Jr. was assassinated in 1968. The first thing you see when you
walk up to the museum is the balcony where the shooting occurred (the motel
is closed and part of the museum).
Inside, you can look through a window at the third-floor room where King
spent his final hours. I'm betting it's a scene you'll never forget.
For our second night in town, we stayed at the Peabody Memphis Hotel, a
place with such a history that it has its own mini-museum, although the
downtown hotel might be best known for its novelty ''duck walks.'' Twice
daily, five or six ducks march through the hotel lobby as hundreds of
tourists watch in amused fascination.
The Peabody is just a block from the trolley line that takes you to the
civil rights museum and the Arcade.
We walked to Beale Street, which once hosted one of the most active black
music scenes in the country. There are still blues and funk clubs galore,
but the level of talent is pretty pedestrian.
2007/10/08 BY Robert Hilburn - Los
Angeles Times Service /
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UK CHART RESULTS - 7TH OCTOBER, 2007.
'Elvis The King' - No.21
'King Creole' - No.15.
'King Creole' sold 8974 copies during last week.
There are no other chart entries.
'BLUE SUEDE SHOES' GOT TO NO.1 ON UK 'PHYSICAL' CHARTS.
Very interesting. Just found out that 'Blue Suede Shoes' was No.1 on the UK Physical Sales Chart for week ending 26th August. J
ust goes to show the negative effect of 'downloading' on Elvis' chart chances.
Sunday Chart Updates.
In Ireland "King Creole" is a
new entry at #23 while "Elvis The King" drops from #37 to #39 on the Album
chart.
In Australia the "'68 Comeback Special" DVD drops from #35 to #37 on the DVD
Top 40 while the "Aloha From Hawaii Special" hangs on to the last spot,
dropping from#29 this week.
In Germany "Elvis The King" drops from #30 to #33.
In the Flanders part of Belgium "The Essential Elvis Presley" drops from #26
to #49. In the Wallonian site of the country "The Essential Elvis Presley"
drops from #13 to #22
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FOR UK FANS ONLY - 'BRUCE ON VEGAS' TONIGHT.
Bruce on Vegas
Sun 7 Oct, BBC1 5:45 pm - 6:45 pm 60mins
Bruce Forsyth heads to Las Vegas, the Entertainment Capital of the World, in
search of the stories behind such legendary entertainers as the Rat Pack,
Elvis Presley, Liberace and many more. [S]
2007/10/07 Brian Quinn /
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Elvis, Sherlock And Me.
A new book by Michael A. Hoey entitled "Elvis,
Sherlock And Me" is a father and son biography on their years in Hollywood.
Synopsis:
Michael A. Hoey is the son of British actor Dennis
Hoey, best remembered for his portrayal of Inspector Lestrade of Scotland
Yard in the Sherlock Holmes films starring Basil Rathbone.
A combination memoir and history of the film business covering the decades
from the 40's through the present. Here is an examination of classic
Hollywood and such iconic studio bosses as Jack L. Warner, Darryl Zanuck and
Walt Disney, plus memorable actors and directors, including John Ford, Fred
Zinneman, George Cukor and Elvis Presley, Charlton Heston, Basil Rathbone,
Angela Landsbury and Jane Wyman. Filled with the personal recollections of
someone who lived it, it is also the story of a father and son, their
careers and their turbulent relationship. Interwoven into these stories are
numerous historical episodes about Hollywood, Broadway and Television.
"It's a look at Hollywood from the inside ... a fascinating glimpse at some
of the industry's heavy hitters, as told by someone who was there in the
trenches -- right from boyhood!"
Tom Weaver
2007/10/07 Elvis Book Research - Various
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Bringing the King to the 8 to 12 year old set.
Elvis Presley's fans are all over the map. They come
in all colors, shapes, and sizes. But a couple of groups may still need a
nudge. In his new illustrated biography of Presley, author Geoff Edgers
targets a group he says under-appreciates "the King" — the 8-to-12-year-old
set.
Edgers, a reporter at The Boston Globe, traces Presley's colorful roots to
Depression-era Mississippi, then shows children how the singer created a
sound all his own. Illustrator John O'Brien brings Presley to life with
black-and-white illustrations on nearly every page.
Edgers spoke with guest host James Hattori about why children should know
about Presley, and how they respond to his story.
2007/10/07 NPR -
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ELVIS RARITIES MUSEUM IN ITALY.
HEARTBREAK HOTEL IS THE NAME OF A RECENTLY OPENED MUSEUM IN REGGIO CALABRIA
(ITALY).
THE OWNER, MR. SAVERIO DE SALVO, DECIDED TO SHARE WITH ALL VISITORS HIS
GREAT COLLECTION OF RARE ELVIS WORLDWIDE MATERIAL (RARE RECORDS, MOVIE
POSTERS AND MANY OTHER THINGS).
THERE IS ALSO A TRIBUTE CD RELEASED TO INAUGURATE THIS NEW MUSEUM.
IT IS AN OFFICIAL CD WHICH INCLUDES 7 TRACKS SUNG BY "ESSEDESSE".
www.heartbreakhotel.it -
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2007/10/06 EpGold Columnist Italy Livio Monari / www.epgold.com
New York RCA Studio 1: The Complete Sessions (With Bonus DVD-A & Book)
Cover art and details of the UK Memphis Recording Service.
CD with bonus DVD and book pakckage "New York RCA Studio 1: The Complete
Sessions".
Due for release 12 November.
New York RCA Studio 1: The Complete Sessions (With Bonus DVD-A & Book)
Track List:
Blue Suede Shoes
My Baby Left Me
One Sided Love Affair
So Glad You"Re Mine
I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Cry (Over You)
Tutti Frutti
Lawdy, Miss Clawdy
Shake Rattle And Roll
Hound Dog
Don't Be Cruel
Anyway You Want Me (That's How I Will Be)
Don Davis Interviews Elvis
Lawdy Miss Clawdy Sessions
Lawdy Miss Clawdy Sessions
Lawdy Miss Clawdy Sessions
Lawdy Miss Clawdy Sessions
Lawdy Miss Clawdy Sessions
Lawdy Miss Clawdy Sessions
Lawdy Miss Clawdy Sessions
Lawdy Miss Clawdy Sessions
Lawdy Miss Clawdy Sessions
Lawdy Miss Clawdy Sessions
Lawdy Miss Clawdy Sessions
Shake Rattle And Roll Sessions
Shake Rattle And Roll Sessions
Shake Rattle And Roll Sessions
Shake Rattle And Roll Sessions
Shake Rattle And Roll Sessions
Shake Rattle And Roll Sessions
Shake Rattle And Roll Sessions
Shake Rattle And Roll Sessions
Shake Rattle And Roll Sessions
Shake Rattle And Roll Sessions
Shake Rattle And Roll Sessions
Shake Rattle And Roll Sessions
Shake Rattle And Roll - (Undubbed Edit Master)
My Baby Left Me - Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup (Bonus Track)
Hound Dog - Freddie Bell And The Bell Boys (Bonus Track)
So Glad You're Mine - Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup (Bonus
Track)
Quote:
Book has a stunning collection of rare and unpublished photographs of Elvis
at the New York Sessions by famous photographer, Alfred Wertheimer.
Free Bonus Disc: DVD‐ AUDIO 5.1/Dolby Digital.
The DVD‐A version contains the same tracks as the CD and is remastered in
high quality 24 bit 96 kHz sound and is accompanied by rare photographs.
Experience and notice the difference in sound quality on these famous
recordings for the first time ever!
Note EpGold:
None of these tracks are sourced from the FTD.
An official announcment end of this week with full details and more artwork.
Pre- Order Now: New York RCA Studio 1: The Complete Sessions (With Bonus DVD-A & Book)
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High Sierra Fever Cover Art.
Here's the covert art of the forthcoming release High Sierra Fever
from the Straight Arrow label. This CD will feature the Lake Tahoe, May 7th,
1973 Midnight show as taken from an excellent quality audience recorded
tape. Compared to the January/February 1973 Las Vegas shows, Elvis was in
better voice in Lake Tahoe, and his shows were more engaged and playful
again.
This concert includes classy performances of "Steamroller Blues", "You Gave
Me A Mountain", "I'm Leavin' ", "What Now My Love", "I'll Remember You",
"Bridge Over Troubled Water" and "A Big Hunk O'Love". As a bonus, an excerpt
of "Surrender" and the seldom performed "It's Over", recorded during the
Midnight Show the previous day were added.
Both mastertapes were recorded by the same person, and they are of equal
sound-quality. This recording comes from a 1st generation copy of the
original tape. As you’ve come to expect from us, the sound was restored in a
renowned studio to achieve the best possible results.
And it's not necessary to emphasize another Straight Arrow label tradition –
this new CD will come in a deluxe package with a 16-page booklet, containing
a collection of live- and candid photographs from April, May and June 1973,
rare Lake Tahoe memorabilia, informative liner notes as well as details
about Elvis' Lake Tahoe 1973 season.
This CD is set for release in late September. Don't miss your opportunity to
spend an unforgettable hour with The King in High Sierra!
Tracks:
01. Also Sprach Zarathustra (Theme from "2001 A Space Odyssey") - 02.
Opening Vamp / C. C. Rider - 03. I Got A Woman / Amen (medley) - 04. Love Me
Tender - 05. Steamroller Blues - 06. You Don't Have To Say You Love Me - 07.
You Gave Me A Mountain - 08. Love Me - 09. Blue Suede Shoes - 10. Heartbreak
Hotel - 11. Long Tall Sally / Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On (medley) - 12.
I'm Leavin' - 13. Hound Dog (slow & fast) - 14. Fever - 15. What Now My Love
- 16. Suspicious Minds - 17. Band Introductions - 18. I'll Remember You -
19. I Can't Stop Loving You - 20. An American Trilogy - 21. A Big Hunk
O'Love - 22. Bridge Over Troubled Water - 23. Can't Help Falling In Love -
24. Closing Vamp.
Special bonus (recorded in Lake Tahoe, May 06, 1973 Midnight show):
25. Surrender (excerpt) / It's Over
Approximate running time: 60:00
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A Wild Weekend in Huntsville ! - Volume One Out Now.
The new release A Wild Weekend in Huntsville ! - volume one from the
Madison label is out now.This CD features the concert from May 31, 1975
afternoon show in Huntsville, AL. Some tracks has been previously released
but this show is available for the very first time unedited, and as recorded
from the mixing board that day at the Von Braun Civic Center in Huntsville,
AL.
All the Huntsville shows from the May / June 1975 tour were pretty good and
among the best from this period. Elvis is in good form, humor, spirit and it
shows throughout the performance. Unfortunately the show has not been
recorded in its entirety and starts early during '' Love Me ''. The sound
quality is excellent and this new CD comes with a 16 page full color
booklet. Watch out soon for Volume Two featuring the afternoon performance
recorded the following day in Huntsville, AL !
Tracks :
1- Love Me ( incomplete ) 2:03 ; 2- If You Love Me ( Let Me Know ) 3:08 ; 3-
Love Me Tender 2:47 ; 4- All Shook Up 1:57 ; 5- Teddy Bear / Don't Be Cruel
2:09 ; 6- The Wonder Of You ( w/ false start ) 2:25 ; 7- Burning Love 3:28 ;
8- Introduction of the vocalists, John Wilkinson., James Burton 1:37 ; 9-
What I'd Say ? ( featuring James Burton ) 0:52 ; 10- Drum Solo ( featuring
Ron Tutt ) 1:25 ; 11- Bass solo ( featuring Jerry Scheff ) 1:26 ; 12- Piano
solo ( featuring Glen D. Hardin ) 1:02 ; 13- Introduction of Charlie Hodge,
Voice, Joe Guercio and his orchestra 0:39 ; 14- School Day ( featuring Joe
Guercio & orchestra ) 1:14 ; 15- Trouble 0:54 ; 16- T-R-O-U-B-L-E 3:39 ; 17-
Hawaiian Wedding Song 2:14 ; 18- Let Me Be There ( with reprise ) 3:21 ; 19-
An American Trilogy 5:04 ; 20- Funny How Time Slips Away 2:47 ; 21- Blue
Suede Shoes 1:22 ; 22- For The Good Times 3:11 ; 23- Little Darlin' 2:34 ;
24- Can't Help Falling In Love 1:39 ; 25- Closing vamp 0:35
Bonus : 26- Elvis at the WFL football game
August 9, 1975 0:31
Tracks 15-17, 21-22 and 26 are previously
released !
Note
EpGold: None
of these tracks are sourced from the FTD version.
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"Elvis: The Biography" for 'downunder' release.
Just in time for Christmas, Jerry Hopkin's revised one volume tome
about the Elvis story is to be released in Australia and New Zealand in
December.
The 350 page softcover is published by Plexus Publishing (ISBN-13:
9780859653916). RRP A$42.95/NZ$49.99
2007/10/06 Bookwise Australia
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Elvis
International Shop - The Netherlands.
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Elvis In Concert – 30 Years Anniversary DVD Edition Out Now.
The legendary TV Special filmed on Elvis Presley’s
last concert tour has now been released on dvd. This new remastered edition
is the best dvd version that has surfaced so far.
“We’re here to entertain you, and to make you happy. So just enjoy yourself,
and leave the driving to us” said Elvis to an adoring crowd on his last
tour. Elvis had been doing just that for over 20 years - entertaining his
fans and making them happy.
Two shows were filmed by CBS on what was to be Elvis’ last concert tour. The
June 19 appearance in Omaha, Nebraska and the June 21 in Rapid City, South
Dakota. Only three songs were used from the Omaha performance in the final
special, which was broadcast on October 3, 1977.
“If you haven’t guessed by now, you’re on television” Elvis said with a
characteristic grin to the audience at the June 21 show. “Don't let the
lights and cameras throw you, and try not to throw the lights and cameras if
you can help it.”
Elvis In Concert was Elvis’ first filmed production in four years after the
blockbuster Aloha From Hawaii television special. The contrast in his
appearance between the two shows is striking. He was obviously way
overweight, said Elvis’ friend Joe Esposito, a few years after Elvis’ death.
Although he did look ill during the filming was the magic still there. Elvis
was also still singing great!
Just hear Elvis singing thru touching and powerful performances of songs like How Great Thou Art and his latest RCA single Hurt.
Chapters:
Elvis Fans Comments
Getting Ready For The Show
Also Sprach Zarathustra (Theme from 2001: A Space Odyssey)/Opening Riff
See See Rider
That’s All Right
Are You Lonesome Tonight?
Teddy Bear, (Let Me Be Your)/Don't Be Cruel
Elvis Fans Comments
You Gave Me A Mountain
Jailhouse Rock
Elvis Fans Comments
How Great Thou Art
Elvis Fans Comments
I Really Don't Want To Know
Elvis Introduces His Father
Hurt
Hound Dog
My Way
Can't Help Falling In Love
Closing Riff/Interview With Elvis’ Father
Special Message From Elvis’ Father
Playing time 55 min.
Director: Dwight Hemion Writer: Annett Wolf
2007/10/05
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Plans to bring Elvis limo to Texarkana finalized.
Plans to display a 1955 Cadillac limousine once owned by Elvis
Presley in front of the Arkansas Municipal Auditorium (City Hall) were
announced Thursday.
The Tex-Ark Antique Auto Museum and the Arkansas Municipal Auditorium
Commission have teamed up to bring the exhibit to Texarkana. The event goes
along with commission plans to continue restoration of the auditorium.
“Johnny Cash, Elvis, Floyd Cramer, all kinds of people have played at this
place (the auditorium) starting in 1928. It’s important to Arkansas
history,” said Jimmy “Smitty” Smith, vice president of the commission.
Charles Decker Barnette, activities director for the auto museum, made the
announcement during the auditorium commission’s monthly meeting. As part of
his presentation, Barnette played a historic 45rpm single called
“Beginnings-Elvis Style,” which was recorded by Memphis Flash Records in the
mid-1950s.
The recording, a concert promotion interview, elicited applause and some
cheers from commission members as they heard Elvis invite the Texarkana fans
out to the Arkansas Municipal Auditorium.
“We are excited about partnering with the Tex-Ark Auto Museum,” said Mark
Shoptaw.
The limo will be on display at the auditorium on
September 5, 2008, the vehicle will be on display at the auto museum
the following two days.
2007/10/05
Texarkana Gazette -
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UK Final Midweek Charts Update (October 5th).
'Elvis The King' - around the No.20 position. Last
week the album sold 7480 copies.
'King Creole' - around the No.10 position.
Last week 'Hard Headed Woman' sold 9006 copies.
2007/10/05 Brian Quinn / www.epgoldf.com
THE ELVIS CRUISE 2008.
From August 30-September 3, 2007 nearly 1,400 of the most loyal fans of
Elvis Presley jammed onto Carnival’s m/s Celebration for four nights of the
most exciting Elvis Presley entertainment ever produced.
From the moment that Ruby Wilson opened the show with “Walking in Memphis”
to the final song on the last night when Ronnie McDowell, Terry Mike
Jeffrey, Ruby Wilson The TCB Band, The Imperials, The Dempseys and The
Jordanaires came together to sing “Trilogy”, every night was filled with the
excitement of live music, all themed to remember and honor the music of
Elvis Presley.
Under the ever watchful eye of Host Jerry Schilling and Joe Guercio, each
detail of the shows was crafted to elicit the memory of Elvis and pay
tribute to his legacy. Watching these legends of music perform as they did
with Elvis was
It was truly a lovefest for Elvis. But that was not all! There were
autograph sessions, special panel discussions with the performers and so
many impromptu performances and special events, many of which were
unplanned, spontaneous occurrences that can only occur in the setting of a
cruise.
And, of course, we had a wonderful Passenger Elvis Tribute Artist Contest,
that was both exciting and entertaining. So many wonderful memories. To
those who joined us for the inaugural sailing, all that we can
To those who missed the event, get ready for the “Even Bigger, Even Better
2008 Sailing of The Elvis Cruise.
2007 Cruise Photos.
Click on below to view our new Elvis 2007 Cruise Photos Highlights Slideshow!
http://www.theelviscruise.com/GuestInfo/Highlights2007MediaSlideshow/tabid/1006/Default.aspx
2007/10/05 Jerry Schilling - www.theelviscruise.com / www.epgold.com
Houston Press Conference Video.
(Photo's from Andylon Lensen Private Archives)
Houston Press Conference Video February 25, 1970 -
8.55 min.
Click Here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUnAqwZkmjs
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1964 Jose Ramirez Classical Guitar played by Elvis(?) on Ebay.
DESCRIPTON:
This guitar was played by Elvis Presley and owned by
Jack Lord. Elvis was a friend of Jack and Marie Lord and visited them on
different occasions. In that time they spent together Elvis played this
guitar.
Interior of body of guitar has grey and cream colored label (grey border)
with information on Ramirez in Spanish and states 1882 Madrid, 1964
conception style of Jeroniman #2.
Jose Ramirez classical guitar, grey label Rosewood body spruce top Ebony fingerboard made in Madrid (stated to have been purchased in 1964 ) the top of the guitar is light wood spruce and bottom is rosewood. There's inlay around sound hole is red, black, and green. It comes in a medium brown colored hard case.
DIMENSIONS:
Overall length is 39 ½ inches – body is 20 inches long with widest area of guitar 14 inches wide.
CONDITION:
Some surface mars – felt from interior of case is
stuck to the surface of the guitar top (felt should be removed from surface)
- some finish mars.
Starting bid: US $99.99
The buy it now price is: 1000,00 GBP including shipping.
Click Here:
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Muziek, Mens, Mythe "Library Tour" In Belgium.
Author Marc Hendricks starts a 2 hour "library Tour" with his
new book "Muziek, mens, Mythe in Belgium with fragments from audio and film
images.
The United Elvis Presley Society will support this "Tour" with a Info
stand and a small Elvis boutique.
The "Tour" starts on Friday October 5th at the Library in Izegem,
Grote Markt 20 in Belgium - 20.00 hours P.M.
For more details:
http://elvisnews.skynetblogs.be
2007/04/05 The United Elvis Presley Society -
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2007/10/04 EpGold Columnist Italy Livio Monari / www.epgold.com
Japanese DVD Reissue.
Designs 2007 Paramount DVD re-issues: "Fun In Acapulco", "G.I.
Blues", "Girls! Girls! Girls!", "Roustabout", "King Creole", "Paradise
Hawaiian Style", "Easy Come Easy Go" and "Blue Hawaii" now available.
Released last August.
2007/10/04 Various /
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U.S. Billboard Elvis Chart listings for the week of October 13, 2007.
(sg - sales gainer, gg - greatest sales gainer, ne -
new entry, re - re-entry)
Top Pop Catalog - Elvis 30 #1 Hits - down 1 to #19)
Top Country Catalog Albums - Elvis 30 #1 Hits - remains at #3
Top Country Catalog Albums - Ultimate Gospel - down 5 to #19
Top Music Video - Aloha from Hawaii - down 6 to #18
Top Music Video - 68 Comeback Special - down 6 to #16
Top Music Video - Elvis Lives - 25th Ann Concert - down 10 to #35
Comprehensive Music Video - Aloha from Hawaii - down
7 to #19
Comprehensive Music Video - 68 Comeback Special - down 7 to #17
Comprehensive Music Video - Elvis Lives - 25th Ann Concert - down 11 to #36
Dropping off the charts:
- "Viva Las Vegas" drops back off from the Top Comprehensive and Top
200 Albums Charts.
- ELV1S 30 #1 Hits" drops back off from the Comprehensive Album chart.
2007/10/04
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Elvis 3CD Package.
Here is the 3 CD package containing the albums "Elvis
Presley", "Aloha From Hawaii" and "Moody Blue" which was released October 2,
2007 in France.
2007/10/04 Amazon.com -
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Would You Live
With A Non-Elvis Fan!
A UK production company is looking for a family of fans for Channel 4's Wife
Swap!
Do you & your family want to try something totally different? Do you think
that others can benefit from your family life?
The new series of Wife Swap would love to hear from
you! BUT!!! Could you trade places with a family of non-fans?
If you are a family that fits this bill please send details to us:
»editor@elvis.co.uk
2007/10/04
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International press-praise for Terry Mike Jeffrey.
The European Tour that ElvisMatters, together with 4 major
European fanclubs has worked out, is getting feedback from the international
press.
While the show sets foot on Swiss ground tonight, the reviews of the
'French' show are extremely positive.
One news paper focused on the lead vocalist of the tour, dubbing Terry Mike
Jeffrey "Terry Le King". By the way, that show sold 2.000 tickets, and
there's more people attending tonight's show in Geneva.
But the icing on the cake is for Saturday, when more than 3.000 people will
fill the seats of the unique "Congres de Palais" in Paris, France. C'est
Fantastique!
2007/10/04
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Terminally ill Elvis fan will visit Presley's Memphis mansion.
(Photo By Times-Gazette photo/Duane
Martin. Dave VanBremen shows off some of his Elvis Presley collection at his
home Wednesday afternoon. The terminally ill Ashland man will visit
Graceland for the first time Oct. 20.)
Dave VanBremen shows off some of his Elvis Presley collection at his home
Wednesday afternoon. The terminally ill Ashland man will visit Graceland for
the first time Oct. 20.
Dave VanBremen harbors a "hunka, hunka burnin' love" for all things Elvis
Presley. And, in a few weeks, he will buckle up his blue suede shoes and
head for Graceland, eager to lay eyes upon his idol's mansion for the first
time.
When Dave's cell phone rang one Tuesday night late in September, he knew who
was calling. But he still couldn't believe it.
Priscilla Presley's voice carried across the line, traveling across miles of
sound waves to invite Dave to Graceland in Memphis, Tenn., a dream of his
for years.
"As soon as I'm outside that place, I'll be on cloud nine," said Dave. "If I
get to meet her, that'd be the best time."
Priscilla is a Dream Foundation ambassador and has worked with the
foundation the past 10 years, helping to bring foundation members' dreams to
fruition. The Dream Foundation is a program aiming to fulfill lifelong
dreams of terminally ill adults. Dave, 48, was diagnosed with inoperable
lung cancer and liver failure in May, at which point his family began
applying to the Dream Foundation, hoping to give Dave one last gift.
"I can't wait to see his face when we get to Graceland," said Heather
Coffman, Dave's niece. "It's something he's always wanted to do and we're
excited for him."
Priscilla quizzed Dave on song names, movie names and other trivia.
"I think she wanted to see if I was legit," said Dave.
Dave has been an Elvis devotee since before he reached the double digits and
has been an avid collector of Elvis memorabilia for more than 15 years. He
even has an entire room he dubs his "Elvis room."
The Elvis room houses Dave's extensive collection,
including anything from Elvis records to Elvis Elmo to unopened Reese Cup
packages with an Elvis emblem.
Coffman recalls an occasion when family members gave her Uncle Dave an Elvis
puzzle to put together and frame. However, Dave refused to break the
package's seal and the family had to buy him a replica of the puzzle to put
on display.
Dave also, although humbly, can do an Elvis impersonation.
To help finance the trip to Graceland, the family held a sock hop benefit
Sept. 29 at
Ashland American Legion. The fund-raiser brought in $1,800 with more than
100 people in attendance.
"It was good for him to know he has that kind of support," said Kim
VanBremen, Dave's wife. "I think he knows that now."
Dan Doubek, owner of Main Street Tattoos in Ashland, agreed to give Dave a
free portrait tattoo of Elvis. The cost of the tattoo, valued at $250,
Doubek said, could help defray the cost of the Graceland trip.
During the trip, Dave will have the opportunity to tour Elvis' 14-acre
estate and Graceland mansion; shop on Beale Street, a roadway inundated with
blues history, formerly known as Beale Avenue, and visit Sun Studios, the
recording studio where Elvis began his career. Dave also plans to add his
name to the brick wall outside Graceland mansion where fans have been
signing their names for half a century.
Since Dave's diagnosis earlier this year, his wife and family have provided
unending support, helping him deal with the news and working together to
make the Graceland dream a reality.
"It's been a long journey," said Kim.
And, although Dave's life has changed drastically in the past few months, he
knows one thing for certain. He will travel to Graceland Oct. 20.
2007/10/04 By Ginger Christ -
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Elvis book for the youngest.
Hi!
Watch out for this book. I have of course bought one to my one year old boy:
http://www.bokus.com/b/9789129667004.html
"Pek-Elvis är en charmig pekbok med saker som "Kungen" hade men som också
finns i många vanliga hem. Rockiga föräldrar och mor-och-far-föräldrar
kommer att peka och skratta och visa bebisen gitarren, de blå skorna,
byxorna, jackan, bilen och alla de andra "Elvis-sakerna"."
In English it´s something like this: "Pek-Elvis (Picture book) is a charming
book with things that the King owned, but also are common in ordinary homes.
Rocking parents and grandparents will point and laugh and show the baby the
guitar, the blue suede shoes, the trousers, the jacket, the car all the
other Elvis stuff".
Yóu´re never too young or old for Elvis!
2007/10/04 Bjorn /
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Gold In Austria.
The RoJam Records release "Elvis Presley - Anniversary Rock'n'Roll
Edition" has reached Gold Status in Austria.
The Austian IFPI certified the release Gold last August of 2007.
2007/10/04
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Second Approval For Sony BMG Joint Venture.
Japanese electronics group Sony and Germany's
Bertelsmann on Wednesday again won the approval of the European Commission
for their joint venture that has created the second-largest record music
business in the world.
The European Union's antitrust watchdog gave the greenlight without imposing
any conditions after finding the creation of Sony BMG, a joint venture
combining the record music business of Sony and Bertelsmann Music Group
(BMG), a subsidiary of Bertelsmann, would not create or strengthen a
dominant position in the music markets. The commission previously approved
the deal in 2004 and the two companies have already gone ahead with their
joint venture.
However, rival music groups appealed the decision, which was overturned in
2006 by the European Court of First Instance, the EU's second highest court
in Luxembourg, on the basis that the commission made errors in its
assessment and relied on insufficient evidence.
Following the annulment, the commission started a new assessment of the
transaction and opened an in-depth investigation in March.
"This investigation represents one of the most thorough analyses of complex
information ever undertaken by the commission in a merger procedure," the EU
Competition Commissioner Neelie Kroes said in a statement.
"It clearly shows that the merger would not raise competition concerns in any of the affected markets," she added. The commission said it re-evaluated the transaction in the light of current market conditions, taking into account developments since 2004, including the developments in the sales of online music.
With about 25 percent of global music sales, Sony BMG is currently the world's second-largest music group after Universal, followed by Warner and EMI
2007/10/04
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OBITUARY - Janis Martin; 'Female Elvis' of the 1950s; 67.
Janis Martin, a teenage rockabilly sensation of the 1950s who was
billed as "the female Elvis," died Sept. 3 of cancer at Duke University
Medical Center in Durham, N.C. She lived in Danville, Va., and was 67.
After beginning her career on country-music radio shows in Virginia, Ms.
Martin had a short but bright burst of fame in the 1950s with the dawn of
rock 'n' roll. By 15, she was recording for RCA, had a Top 40 hit and seemed
poised for stardom.
She was a ponytailed blonde with a strong, clear, country-inflected voice,
and a series of lively, eye-catching dance moves. A convention of disc
jockeys named her "the most promising female vocalist" of 1956. Ms. Martin
was also one of the few young women, along with Wanda Jackson and Lorrie
Collins, to make a mark in the masculine, raw-edged music that decades later
became known as rockabilly.
A 1998 article in the Nashville Scene newspaper
described the enduring excitement of the music she made as a teenager:
"Forty years later, Martin's records remain some of the most rockin', most
thrilling hillbilly music ever to emerge from the Music City."
When Ms. Martin secretly married and became pregnant, her record label
dropped her, and she returned to southern Virginia. Except for a few local
appearances, she was all but forgotten until 1982, when she emerged from
retirement with a concert in England.
"I can't begin to tell you what it was like - like stepping back in time,"
she told the Nashville Scene. "Those kids dressed like we did in the '50s.
Here I'd been a housewife and a mother. When I hit the stage, it was like
I'd come home."
The song young European admirers clamored for wasn't her Top 40 hit, "Will
You, Willyum," but a hard-charging tune called "Drugstore Rock 'n' Roll,"
which Martin wrote at 15.
"I wrote 'Drugstore Rock 'n' Roll' in about 10 minutes," she said in a 1993
interview with Roctober magazine. "Everything in that song is actually the
scene that was happening for us as teenagers," she said. "The drugstore was
the only place we had to go and hang out after school."
By 11, she was a regular on a weekly country-music radio show in Danville.
When she was 13, she appeared with country star Ernest Tubb and became a
featured performer with the Old Dominion Barn Dance, a weekly country
concert in Richmond broadcast on CBS Radio.
She soon became interested in Ruth Brown, La-Vern
Baker and other rhythm-and-blues singers. "I heard Ruth Brown, and I just
found my kind of music," Ms. Martin said in 1993.
She toured with country singers Hank Snow and Porter Waggoner, made a demo
tape and was recording for RCA with Chet Atkins and Floyd Cramer, all before
her 16th birthday.
She was called "the female Elvis" with the approval of Elvis Presley, her
RCA label mate, and sang "My Boy Elvis" on NBC's 'Today" show. She also
appeared on "The Tonight Show" and "American Bandstand" and at the Grand Ole
Opry. ...
2007/10/04 By Matt Schudel -
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Forget the multi-million selling Celestine Prophecy...
Forget the multi-million selling Celestine Prophecy. Here comes The
Presley Prophecy!
Based on Elvis Presley’s Scottish Ancestry, the story features Bonnie Prince
Charlie as he arrives in Scotland to take on the might of the British Army
and claim his father’s crown.
Meanwhile, Elvis’s ancestor, Andrew Presley, is given a mission. He has to
kill the Prince, or Andrew’s brother will hang.
Can he bring himself to do it? And, if so, what does The Prophecy mean?
The answers to both questions can be found within the pages of an exciting
new novel penned by Inverclyde author Allan Morrison.
The book is based on years of researching the Presley family and based the
book on true facts. The family connections and genealogy are 100% accurate
the author claims, then he has taken history and created a tale around it
with Elvis’ Scottish ancestor Andrew Presley as the hero.
If Allan had written The Presley Prophecy 40 years earlier, we could have
had Elvis starring in a movie about it, with a kilt-swinging soundtrack!
2007/10/04
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RABO NUENEN PROMS Also REMEMBERS ELVIS PRESLEY The king of Rock 'n roll.
Because of the passing away from elvis presley the whole world was
shocked and sad 30 years ago.
But 30 years later ELVIS PRESLEY is going to be
remembered .....
With a 50 people counting big orchestra ,and a choir of 40 men and women.
(conducted during rehearsels by Paul van den Bemt) This orchestra is going
to be conducted by the very famous (in Holland) MARK HENDRIKS and also
"Known" as a brillant composer .
And there is a show-dancing group of 30 girls who can't wait to get on the
stage to show their skills.(Choreography is done by Katja Gloudemans)
This show has a very big variaty of music from disco to classic and rock n
roll.The artists who perform with this big orchestra are:
From
the left to the right side.(Above) Mark elbers, Karin van Mil, Janneke van
den Bos, Jos Seegers . (below) Astrid Baggermans, Reinier Bil, Linda van de
Wiel, Nanda Philipse, rapper Active. ( no photo sorry ).
The ELVIS PRESLEY memorial part of the show will be sung by ETA (Elvis tribute Artist )
Mark Elbers who had the priveledge to do the frontact when the Original
ELVIS TCB Band was in Holland for the Dutch Elvis fanclub "it's elvis time"
who organized a very big Elvis Memorial day in Dordrecht "the kunstmin
theater".
Mark Elbers as frontact for the ELVIS TCB BAND in The Netherlands.
Listen to Mark Elbers:
For oll time sake.mp3 - charro 2.mp3 - help me.mp3 - love song of year 1.mp3
This Elvis part of the show is arranged by Mark Hendriks the conductor and it is based from the years 1968 to the last year 1977 of ELVIS PRESLEY life and starts with the elvis intro "speach the zarathustra" and See, See rider and this part of the show ends with "What now my love" and every thing between those songs is a suprise.
For more info and tickets:
www.nuenenproms.nl
This show takes place at 3, 9, 10 November, 2007 in Nuenen (The
Netherlands)
2007/10/03 Mark Elbers - www.nuenenproms.nl / www.erpgold.com
Houston Press Conference - 1970.
(Photo's from Andylon Lensen Private Archives)
While I was going through video etc... and deciding how I would next update
my web site, I was also going through old magazines and newspaper clippings
too, and noticed something very strange.
It looks like the "Houston Press Conference" which can be found on Joe
Tunzi's 'Hot Shots & Cool Clips Volume 3' from 1970 isn't from February 27th
at all (as listed in Ernst's book "Day By Day" and others), but is actually
from February 25th, just after Elvis landed in Houston.
Looks like some history books need to be re-written.
2007/10/03 Keith Flynn -
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Elvis’ Memphis - A Magical History Tour.
A dvd titled Elvis’ Memphis - A Magical History Tour will be released on October 30. The dvd will feature a documentary by Mike Freeman, a historian at the University of Memphis. He takes us on a personal guided tour of the Elvis Memphis sites.
Under his expert and enthusiastic guidance, we visit around fifty locations, including Sun Studios, Humes High School and his teenage home and many other Elvis related sites.
We cruise the eateries where the King hung out with
his Memphis Mafia buddies, the karate school, where he perfected the
infamous kicks and punches of his stage act and meeting the Memphis folks
who are best able to tell you how it all came about.
Also due for release on November 13 is another dvd titled Beyond Elvis’
Memphis. This dvd takes us on a journey deep into Elvis territory, visiting
locations such as his schools, where he bought his first guitar in Tupelo,
Graceland, Nashville, and the Grand Ole Opry and many other sites.
2007/10/03
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Hottest show in the tour.
While the second part starts on the sound of '2001', we bring you a
little feel of he first part of the show in Marseille.
The cold temperatures from North-Europe last week are long forgotten by the
hot temperatures at the Côte D'Azur (+ 25°C), and that makes this the
hottest show of the tour. The concert takes place in 'Le Dôme' and could be
seen as a little brother of the MidSouth Coloseum in Memphis.
The venue is packed with enthousiastic Elvis fans who aprreciated the first
part a lot. Seeing all the hankerchiefs popping out of the purses, it
prooves that there where a lot of goosebumps during the gospelsongs.
All good things must come to an end, so there are two shows to go, with the
masterpiece in the 'palais du congres' in Paris with more than 3500
visitors.
By the end of the tour, almost 15.000 people have seen the show!
2007/10/03
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Welcome To Graceland University.
Graceland University was founded in 1895. We are dedicated to
providing all students an education grounded in the core values of caring
and community.
As we expand our programs and locations to help meet the needs of today's
(and tomorrow's) students, we continue to focus on bringing out the full
potential of each and every student who walks through our doors.
Students who come to Graceland often tell us it was the best decision they
ever made.
2007/10/03
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Elvis At The Movies Promo CD.
(Elvis at the movies is EFE promo - in series
they have been doing)
Elvis At The Movies CD.
Elvis At The Movies, a promotional CD for the latest Elvis DVD movie
releases will be released soon. This CD contains original movie radio
trailers, interviews with Elvis, his friends, and Cast & Crew members about
his movies, movie sequences and more!
Get an inside look in Elvis Hollywood career!… hear about Elvis' first
screentest, his first movie script, and hear Elvis talking about his own
movies!
- Including rare & some never before released recordings on CD!
- Released for Elvis fans & Collectors only!
Including :
Radio trailers from Flaming Star, Viva Las Vegas, Roustabout, Tickle Me,
Live A Little, Love A Little, That’s The Way It Is, Elvis On Tour and others
...
Elvis on the movie set of Blue Hawaii
Studio & movie excerpts
Elvis for the first time in Hollywood
And much more! A total of 50 tracks!
Extra bonus:
This Is Elvis (Warner Brothers Radio Trailer) and Jan Shepard (Co-star, King Creole) about Elvis' movie career.
The Elvis Presley Interview Record on CD.
The Elvis Presley Interview Record originally released on vinyl in 1984 will
be released for the first time on CD.
This release will be limited to 300 copies only and
will contains the original artwork & tracks!
The 1956 interviews:
Elvis Presley-excerpt from a TV guide interview 1956
Colonel tom parker-excerpt from a TV guide interview 1956
Vernon & Gladys Presley Tupelo, Mississippi, Sept. 26, 1956
Elvis Presley Tupelo, Mississippi, Sept 26, 1956
* Recorded at the Mississippi-Alabama fair & Dairy Show - Tupelo,
Mississippi, Sept. 26, 1956.
The 1960-61 interview:
Image change since discharge from the army-by accident or design?
Elvis talks about his mother
How does Elvis view himself?
Does he enjoy his work?
How does he relax?
Does he have any time to read? If so, what does he read?
Does he like himself? 0:43 8-does he like to work?
If he were starting out again (in 1961) would he do anything differently?
Does he have any specific goals for the future?
Does he think he has changed much as a person? How does he view the
criticism that has been leveled at some of the people surrounding him?
If he were a father and could only give his child one piece of advice, what
would that be?
Elvis Presley Gold Vinyl Disc Release CD Set.
(A Public Domain Release)
Elvis Presley, Elvis' debut album will be the first Elvis Gold Vinyl Disc
Release! packaged as a deluxe digipack with 20 a page fully illustrated
booklet containing all song lyrics. This CD contains the original
tracklisting + great & rare bonus songs!
A Beautiful package including The First Elvis Gold Vinyl Disc! You have
never seen an Elvis CD like this before! This release is very limited!
Original Album Tracks: Side One
Blue Suede Shoes; I'm Counting On You; I Got A
Woman; One-sided Love Affair; I Love You Because; Just Because
Original Album Tracks: Side Two
Tutti Frutti; Trying To Get To You; I'm Gonna Sit
Right Down And Cry (over You); I'll Never Let You Go (little Darlin'); Blue
Moon; Money Honey
Bonus Material:
Shake Rattle And Roll (undubbed Master); Shake Rattle And Roll (performing
Live On The Air, 1955); I Got A Woman (march 19, 1955); Heartbreak Hotel
(radio Station Recording, 1956); One-sided Love Affair (with Countdown); I'm
Counting On You (newly Remastered & Remixed Version); Yippee Yi Yo Yippee Yi
Yay (with Imagene Coca, Andy Griffith & Steve Allen, July 1 1956); At The
Dance Party (memphis Tv Station)
ELVIS PROMO CD GOLD VINYL DIGI PACK SONY UNIQUE
Here is the Promo Cd Gold Vinyl Digipack Sony Unique
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Christian Music Group Jump 5 Are Graceland's Latest Celebrity Visitors.
The Christian music group Jump 5 toured Graceland on October 2nd.
2007/10/03 EPE /
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Arrest Puts Spotlight on Guitar Fakes.
GARDEN CITY, N.Y. - It's a familiar tune, a sad lament actually,
about a product falling victim to counterfeiters. Lately, they've been
picking on guitars.
Last month, a Long Island music dealer was accused of selling $90,000 worth
of knockoffs of classic Gibsons, a guitar known for its deep, melodic sound
and used by virtually every country, rock and blues artist from Elvis
Presley to Eric Clapton.
"Unfortunately, consumers are ending up on the short end of the stick," said
Henry Juszkiewicz, chief executive of Nashville-based Gibson Guitars Corp.
Gibson guitars — inexpensive models start at about $2,000 — have a rich,
distinctive sound that leads musicians to speak about them in reverent
tones.
B.B. King is perhaps the best-known devotee; his black Gibson, nicknamed
Lucille, shares nearly equal billing with the blues master on stage.
"Signing guitars that are not Gibson is like being married and kissing a
woman who is not your wife," King once huffed when asked to autograph a
Fender guitar.
Some of Gibson's Les Paul models — named for the creator of the solid body
electric guitar — can sell for as much as $10,000 new.
Knocking them off is a lucrative and easy business, according to Hank Risan,
a founder of the online Museum of Musical Instruments who owns an extensive
collection of guitars and other instruments, including a $15 million guitar
once owned by Mark Twain.
"To put together a replica might cost me a thousand dollars, more or less,
depending on the instruments and parts," Risan said.
Add a fake logo and insert serial numbers that appear genuine, he said, and
"the average person, and most experts, won't know if it's a really good
forgery."
China — as it has with other consumer goods, such as electronics, designer
clothing and cigarettes — has become the source of an influx of
mass-produced counterfeit guitars, Juszkiewicz said. Gibson has a factory in
China, and Juszkiewicz said that in addition to the legitimate factory,
there is another one producing bogus guitars.
He estimated the knockoffs cost the industry millions, but he had no
specific figures.
"Most of our leads come from consumers," he said. "There are a lot of really
bad instruments being passed off as Gibsons out there. The paint rubs off on
your clothes when you take it out of the box, and they sound awful."
A surge in recent years in the value of vintage guitars — some of which sell
for millions at auction — is also helping fuel the market in fake Gibsons,
Fenders and other six-strings.
Forged musical instruments are nothing new. There have been knockoffs of
valuable instruments like the Stradivarius violin since Antonio Stradivari
began making them in the late 1600s.
"Just like in the art world, an expert can tell if something is fake, but
you need to be an expert," Juszkiewicz said.
If done properly, and sold to the right unsuspecting customer, a vintage
knockoff could fetch hundreds of thousands of dollars, he said.
The owner of the Long Island music store, Bernard Musemeci, has pleaded not
guilty to trademark counterfeiting.
Musemeci, 44, insists he thought he was buying legitimate Gibson guitars
from a dealer who advertised a going-out-of-business sale on the Internet.
"I've been playing guitar for years and I couldn't tell the difference,"
Musemeci said after his arrest. "They looked right, they sounded right, they
felt right."
His attorney, John Fath, said Musemeci discovered they were fakes about two
months after receiving them, but had no luck in contacting the seller to get
his money back. After that, Fath said, Musemeci only used them for parts to
repair other guitars.
Juszkiewicz said his company maintains a 24-hour hot line for consumer
complaints about counterfeiting and other issues, but ultimately he offers a
familiar version of caveat emptor: "If it's too good a deal, it's too good a
deal
2007/10/03
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A New DVD: The Man Who "Shot" Elvis Presley.
Late December 1968 after the broadcasting of the 68
COME BACK SHOW, I went to Brussels to watch, and buy a Super 8 M/M copy of
the show filmed from the screen of a T.V set, it was sent by a Canadian fan
to the President of the Belgium fan club.
The copy was TERRIBLE, but good enough to see that ELVIS was reborn.
This is what I was waiting for since 1965, when I started the Official TREAT
ME NICE fan club in France, finally it became reality, ELVIS will perform
live again.
When and where I didn’t know yet, but I was confident. Early 1969 I received
the news personally from the Colonel Parker,and confirmed it will be in
august and in Las Vegas.
In april I started to find a cheap solution to cross the ocean, take a boat,
wash the deck…hum not a good idea, finally I found a travel agency
specialised on charter flights flying from Belgium to New York at a fair
price, I think it was around 1000 french francs.
Now from the Big Apple to Las Vegas, I discover THE GREYHOUND with wich we
can ride a complete month with a pass, great ! I started to pass the
word to my members and friends who were old enough.
Sadly most of them preferred to wait thinking ELVIS will make a world tour
soon or later.
For my “first” group I found 4 people besides me, 3 guys and one girl. I had
in mind to buy a movie camera, even if I was told; it will not work, too
dark, not allowed, etc…
Here is the Weapon I used to Shot the King !!
I went to buy a super 8 M/M a Nizo, with 4 Kodak reels of 3’20”, very
expensive at that time. That explains why in 1969 I just took that little
film that became history.
ELVIS was so great on stage and nice backstage, that I decided to go back
the following year in 1970, this time I was loaded of reels and I shoot the
KING with almost a complete show.
The year after, 1971 ELVIS was wearing such great and different suits that I
filmed some parts of a lot of shows that year.....
THE MAN WHO SHOT ELVIS PRESLEY.
This is what I present on this new DVD: THE MAN WHO SHOT ELVIS PRESLEY.
All Las Vegas Footage with matching Sound from 1969,1970 and again in 1971
and more...
DVD zone free - 80 minutes.
Jean-Marc Gargiulo.
The Official TREAT ME NICE fan club France -
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Note: This DVD has "matching sound" which means; it is added after the "silent filming".
The existance of 8
mm camera's WITH sound were international introduced late '74 - beginning of the year '75.DVD Elvis Adrenaline Volume 2: A Praytome Publishing - Andylon Lensen Production (A.L.Productions) - in association with Bud Glass Productions, had this footage from 1969,1970 and 1971 released with instrumental sound.
2007/10/02 Jean Marc Gargiulo - www.treatmenice.org / www.epgold.com
A WHOLE LOTTA SHAKIN’ GOIN’ ON AT DODGER STADIUM .
In the photo
above, Elvis drives by the Dodger Stadium Parking Lot sign for Lot 38,
featuring an orange globe with baseball stitching, as he approaches the
finish line)
Savvy music fans know that numerous legendary
performers and performances have taken place at Dodger Stadium, beginning
with The Beatles on August 28, 1966, to Elton John on October 25-26, 1975,
to the heavenly voices of “Encore -- The Three Tenors” concert on July 16,
1994.
But, not many aficionados would know that in 1966, another famous American
idol was at Dodger Stadium. It was not on the Dodger Stadium field, however,
but in the parking lots.
Rock ‘n’ roll superstar Elvis Presley was at Dodger Stadium for three days
to film sequences simulating road races in “Spinout”, his 22nd feature
movie.
The negotiations between the Dodger organization and Dutch Horton, location
manager for MGM Studios were started by Dick Walsh, Vice President Stadium
Operations and subsequently turned over to Jeane Hoffman to complete.
Walter O’Malley had hired Hoffman as Assistant to the President — the first
woman department head of the Dodgers — in May 1965. She was to find creative
ways to promote and utilize Dodger Stadium for non-baseball activities on a
limited basis, such as rentals from movies/TV, conventions, alternative
sports and concerts.
Hoffman’s name was well-known in Los Angeles, as she had been an
award-winning sports writer for the Los Angeles Times and the Los Angeles
Mirror. In addition, she served as executive editor of the Police Gazette.
When MGM needed a place to simulate the “Santa Fe Road Race” in the
“Spinout” movie, the Dodgers were happy to accommodate the production from
March 9-11.
(Left: Poster art from the 1966 movie “Spinout” starring Elvis Presley as “Mike McCoy,” a pop singer on the road who doubles as a part-time race car driver. Presley drove his race car in the Dodger Stadium Parking Lot in March 1966, filming scenes simulating the start and finish of the “Santa Fe Road Race.”
(Right: The
original Dodger Stadium Parking Lot map shows the area in which the movie
“Spinout” was filmed in March 1966, behind the Right Field Pavilion and near
the Union Oil station. The MGM movie starred Elvis Presley and a trio of
romantic interests vying for his attention: Shelley Fabares, Diane McBain
and Deborah Walley.)
In “Spinout”, Elvis plays Mike McCoy, a pop singer on
the road with his rock band, who is also a part-time top racing driver (he
sports a sleek Cobra 427).
Elvis as “McCoy” goes for a triple play with not one or two romantic
interests, but three in this case, including Shelley Fabares, who plays “the
spoiled daughter of a racing car magnate (Carl Betz)”; Diane McBain, “an
‘older’ woman who writes books on how to trap bachelors”; and Deborah Walley,
“the drummer in his band.”1 Fabares was in three of Presley’s movies as a
leading lady. Walley was known for playing “Gidget” in the 1961 film “Gidget
Goes Hawaiian.”
Norman Taurog, a veteran of more than 175 films, directed the movie, which
was released under a different name — “California Holiday” — in Great
Britain. The working title of “Never Say Yes” eventually was changed to
“Spinout” for the United States release. Several other titles were
considered by Producer Joe Pasternak. Colonel Tom Parker, Presley’s manager,
suggested two titles, “Jim Dandy” and “Clambake”. The “Clambake” title was
saved and used for one of Presley’s 1967 film releases.
Surrounded by a bevy of beauties with bit parts, Presley might not have
known that a young girl named Rita Wilson was included in the film. Of
course, actress Wilson later went on to garner her own stardom and married
actor Tom Hanks.
“I had Jeane Hoffman negotiate the MGM contract, following my initial
meeting with Mr. Horton on January 31st,” said Walsh. “I was involved with a
number of other things at that time (including starting negotiations to
bring the Beatles to Dodger Stadium in August) so Jeanne would have been our
liaison to MGM and the on-site director and crew. I do remember the movie
shoot — at the time Elvis was into racing cars so he was strapped into one
of them and the racers were ‘off’ and under a checkered flag a number of
times.”
Another of those on site was Bob Smith of Allied Consolidated Services, who
handled operational issues and security at Dodger Stadium at the time. Smith
later became Dodger Vice President of Stadium Operations.
“The majority of the movie was shot elsewhere, but what they used Dodger
Stadium for was the start and the finish line for the racing scenes,” said
Smith. “It was filmed near where the Union Oil station is by Lot 26 (now
known as Lot H).
They set up some dressing trailers and I remember that I saw Elvis, but he
had bodyguards around him. They really didn’t want it known that he was even
out there. They were on site for three days — a set-up day and shooting the
second and third days.
There were a lot of camera people. Elvis would drive by the start and the
finish line and then they would go back and forth and do it all again. They
dressed up the parking lots to tie it in with the rest of the racing scenes
where the movie was shot, so it would be hard to tell it was at Dodger
Stadium.”
Smith is right, it is hard to know that it was the Dodger Stadium Parking
Lot with one minor exception: the Dodger Parking Lot signage was identified
by numbers on colored globes with baseball stitching on them. In the movie,
during the finish line sequence, the Parking Lot 38 sign is visible (now
known as Lot 7). This was the lot near the hillside behind Lot 26 back of
the Right Field Pavilion.
Two days after filming concluded at Dodger Stadium, Colonel Parker confirmed
a UPI story that stated 31-year-old Elvis was the “highest paid entertainer
in the world (about $6 million a year) and the highest single taxpayer in
the United States.”
Hoffman wrote in a letter to Walter O’Malley on March 11, 1966 about
“Spinout”: “Elvis shooting running into third day. Their location man, Dutch
Horton, says MGM is looking for unusual offices for a forthcoming movie.
Almost rented yours out from under you — thought I’d better wait till you
get home.” A week later, she updated O’Malley, “Elvis has gone and the
little secretaries are all sad; three of them met him.”
(Left:
Elvis Presley proudly displays the first-place trophy he receives for
winning the “Santa Fe Road Race” in the 1966 movie “Spinout”, which was
filmed in part in the Dodger Stadium Parking Lot. The green hillside behind
Parking Lot 38 is visible in the background)
(Right:The soundtrack
from the MGM movie “Spinout” starring 31-year-old Elvis Presley, who was at
Dodger Stadium in the parking lot filming road racing scenes for the movie
in March 1966. Songs from the RCA label album, released October 31, 1966,
include “I’ll Be Back,” “Never Say Yes,” and “Spinout.” )
The year 1966 may now be remembered as the one in which both Elvis Presley
and The Beatles were at Dodger Stadium.
Was there an actual Elvis
sighting in Dodger Stadium?
“In all probability he wandered in between takes since we would have had the
center field gates open as well as those between the Pavilions,” said Walsh.
“Spinout” made its theatrical debut on November 23, 1966. Long live “the King”!
2007/09/02 By Brent Shyer -
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BELGIAN GOLD FOR THE KING.
Right before the phonomenal concert "ELVIS 2007" kicked off in Antwerp, ElvisMatters had the very special honor of presenting Elvis's latest Golden Award, for the 2CD "The Essential Elvis Presley". Sony/BMG Belgium had asked ElvisMatters to officially present the plaque.
The double CD sold over 15.000 copies and was awarded Gold last September 15th. Joe Guercio accepted the brand new Golden Record on behalf of Elvis Presley Enterprises and thanked the Belgian fans for their loyal, everlasting support.
He made sure that this new Golden Award would get a special spot of honor in Graceland's Racquet Ball Building.
The design for the magnificant Golden Award 2007 was made by Ron Rutten.
2007/10/02
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UK MIDWEEK CHARTS - 2ND OCTOBER, 2007.