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Great New Elvis Footage Added On Ep.Gold.Com.

1969, Private Footage (Memphis Sessions)
International Hotel (building the Hotel)
Madison Square Garden Interview, 1972
Don't Cry Daddy (Duet Elvis & Lisa, 1997)
Oh Happy Day, Elvis That's The Way It Is  Little Sister, International
Hotel, 1970

2004/02/24/Ep.Gold.Com

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Elvis's Granddaughter To Rock The Catwalk.


Will The Pelvis be reborn on the catwalk when Elvis Presley's granddaughter
debuts as a model for Dolce & Gabbana's latest trend-setting fashions this
week?

Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana, the only designers who regularly command
supermodels like Naomi Campbell to show their figure-hugging designs, plan
to open both their Milan fashion week shows with Riley Keough, daughter of
Lisa Marie Presley.

"With her mother's beauty and her grandfather's attitude, she is sure to be
a star," said the design duo, whose studded jeans often boast as many
rhinestones as an Elvis jumpsuit.

It remains to be seen whether Keough will sashay around in blue suede shoes
or convince buyers viewing the autumn/winter 2004 collections to say: "I
want you, I need you, I love you."


2004/02/24/Reuters/EPGold.com

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Les Gray, lead singer of Mud, has died of throat cancer at 57.

Mud had a number of big hits in the 70's with Les Gray basing his vocal
style very much on Elvis for a number of them - "The Secrets That You Keep"
and "Lonely This Christmas" being the most obviously Elvis influenced.

2004/02/23/epgold

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The Lost Performances On DVD.



Currenty released exclusively in Malaysia is The Lost Performances on DVD.
This disc is released in NTSC, region 1 and in DTS Digital Surround.

2004/02/23/Elvisclubberlin/EPGold.com

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Elvis Is The UK's Third Ultimate Pop Star.

His music may divide the nation, but the substantial sales of his hundreds
of records have secured the Peter Pan of pop, Sir Cliff Richard, another,
superlative accolade, that of UK Ultimate Pop Star.

The veteran pop singer with 20,969,006 UK sales pipped The Beatles
(20,799,632) and Elvis Presley (19,293,118), to the title, as the biggest
selling artist of the last 50 years.

Last night's Channel 4 show, The Ultimate Pop Star, crowned Madonna the top
female artist, coming in at number four in the list, and the only female in
the top ten Ultimate Pop Stars. The show counted down the definitive list of
the 50 biggest-selling artists of all time, based on UK singles sales from
the past 50 years. Elton John came fifth, Michael Jackson sixth, and Queen
seventh.

2004/02/23/Google/EPGold.com

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Aloha From Randers News.


It has now been decided that Billy Swan will attend the opening show of the
Aloha From Denmark tour in Randers on March 27, 2004.

There is still tickets left they can be ordered thru Værket at phone +45
8913 5110.

2004/02/21/Elvis Unlimited/EPGold.com

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Special Guitar On Display.


On March 11, the public can experience the "Tower of Power" casino bar and
250-room hotel in Las Vegas when it will be opened completely.

It will have at least 50 one-of-a-kind pieces of music memorabilia. On
display will be a 1959 Framus guitar Elvis Presley once donated to the March
of Dimes. It's believed to be the only guitar Presley personally presented
during his career.

On hand for the grand opening celebration will be 10 members of the Flying
Elvi skydiving team.

2004/02/21/Elvis Unlimited/EPGold.com

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VCD's In Thailand.


Two versions (Thai and English) of the movie Roustabout have just been
officially released on VCD in Thailand.

2004/02/21/E-mail/EPGold.com

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UK Charts.

The chart run for the CD ELV1S 30 #1 Hits is very good in the U.K.
Currently it is # 111 on the UK charts in its 73rd week climbing from #138.

Recently Rubberneckin' reappeared in the U.K. singles charts for a short
period from week ending 03-01-04 to   07-02-04. It has now been in the
charts for 17 weeks.


2004/02/21/Elvis 2nd To Non/EPGold.com

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ELVIS EXPRESS RADIO SHOW.


WHEN CAN I LISTEN? - 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. A new show is made
available here every Friday from 7pm but the show is available whenever YOU
want to hear it.

Click Here : : http://www.elvis-express.com/radio.html

2004/02/21/Andylon Lensen/EPGold.com.

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20 million brazilians viewers see kid do Elvis in finals, and win!!!

Last night, the finals of a very popular TV show for singing and dancing in
front of an audience were shown on the Globo TV network, the biggest in
Latin America. In the category of 4 to 6 years old, a little midget got into
the black leather outfit and sang Jailhouse Rock and All Shook up, and
won!!! He had been competing against 2000 other kids, and in the finals last
night, it was Elvis 1968 he did. The ratings show that little kid was seen
doing his Elvis stuff by 20 million brazilians!!

2004/02/21/Guillermo Felipe Perez Arguello/EPGold.com

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Very Rare And Hot Deleted Scene From Charro...

A Different Kind Of Man, A Different Kind Of Role.....

  Let's Forget About The Stars

Also 3 more rare footage's added

2004/02/19/Robin Klarenbeek/EPGold.com

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Special Guitar On Display.


On March 11, the public can experience the "Tower of Power" casino bar and
250-room hotel in Las Vegas when it will be opened completely.

It will have at least 50 one-of-a-kind pieces of music memorabilia. On
display will be a 1959 Framus guitar Elvis Presley once donated to the March
of Dimes. It's believed to be the only guitar Presley personally presented
during his career.

On hand for the grand opening celebration will be 10 members of the Flying
Elvi skydiving team.


2004/02/19/Email/EPGold.com

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Elvis Buddy.

Elvis is the newest AOL Superbuddy, a 3D computer-animated character that
combines creative and technical artistry to bring to life instant messaging
with color, sound and humor. Superbuddy icons translate common chat
abbreviations and phrases into personality-driven character animations on
the recipient's screen. For example, as a member types "LOL," an animated
Elvis icon will act out the acronym by laughing.

AOL members with AOL 9.0 Optimized can see and share the Elvis SuperBuddy
icon now. Go to AOL for more info.


2004/02/19/EPE/EPGold.com

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Elvis Mix(ers) Nominated For Dance Award.

This year's DanceStar USA 2004 awards nominations have been announced. The
awards show will be taped on Miami's South Beach on Tuesday, March 9th at
6:00 PM Eastern. Later, it will air in over 50 countries (a U.S. cable
broadcaster to be announced shortly).

Paul Oakenfold's remix of the Elvis Presley recording Rubberneckin is
nominated for Best Remix. Paul Oakenfold is nominated for "Best
International DJ (non US)". His "Great Wall" compilation was nominated for
"Best Compilation (US releases)".

JXL's smash '02 remix of Elvis's recording of "A Little Less Conversation"
was used to great effect in NBC's hit show Las Vegas, garnering a nomination
Best Use of Music in a TV Show.

Jason Nevins who also did a remix for "Rubberneckin'" (the downloadable
version) was nominated for "The Remix Hotel Award For best Producer (U.S.
Producer)". His own single "I'm In Heaven" is nominated for "Best Single
(worldwide artists)" and his mix for the N.E.R.D. song "Rockstar" is
nominated for "The Best Use Of Music In A TV Commercial (US commercials)"

2004/02/19/ EPE/EPGold.com

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Bad News About Rick Rennie.

Hi, My name is Jamie, Ricks' other half. I am writing to inform you of his
death. He passed away today.
I would appreciate any help you can offer in helping me sell his elvis lps,
cds, Elvis memorbila.

I need the money for his funeral costs. You can contact me at : 
jamiejean74@aol.com
I am canceling his webtv address soon.
Thank you for being Ricks friend for these many years.

Jamie.

Source: Mario Silva - ElvisChile Fan Club - Updated Feb 19th 2004.

Note : Ep.Gold Com and Andylon would like to give the personal condolences
to Rick Rennie's brother,family and friends.

2004/02/19/ Mario Silva - Elvis Chile Fan Club - Updated Feb 19th 2004.

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Raised on Elvis.

I am happy to announce that my book "Raised on Elvis" will be released in
time for a signing at my charity event here in Slidell Louisiana on April
17.
It is being printed in the UK.

Please visit this site for a glimpse of the cover, a photo of me taken by
Sean Shaver in Atlanta in 1975, and a brief summary of the book.
The foreword was written by Kathy Westmoreland.
http://www.apexpublishing.co.uk/PubDetails.asp?Num=35
Thank you all for your encouragement.

2004/02/19/EPGold.com

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Celebrating 50 Years Of Rock And Roll.

 

This product is a special effort between Paul Frank Industries and Elvis
Presley Enterprises.
This is for commemoring the 50 year anniversary of rock and roll with Elvis
Presley's recording of
'' That's All Right '' at Sun Records.

This package contains a BMG US promo CD with 5 tracks : That's All Right,
Trouble, Little Sister, If I Can Dream and Always On My Mind.

2004/02/18/E-mail/EPGold.com

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Scotty, Bill & D.J. - Memphis Heroes Awards 

Following is a press release from the Memphis chapter of the National
Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS):

FIRST ANNUAL MEMPHIS HEROES AWARDS TO BE HELD TUESDAY, APRIL 13, 2004


The Memphis Chapter of the Recording Academy's first annual Heroes Awards
will
honor musical pioneers Scotty Moore, D. J. Fontana and the late Bill Black
(Elvis' original band); Ike Turner; Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown; and Big
Star. The Heroes Award is the highest honor bestowed by an Academy Chapter.
It recognizes special individuals who have made significant contributions to
America's music and popular culture. Recording Academy chapters have
previously honored B. B. King, James Brown, Ray Charles, Tony Bennett,
Dionne Warwick and Tom Dowd, among others.
More Information Click Here :
http://www.elvis.com/news/full_story.asp?id=548

Scotty Moore, Bill Black and D.J. Fontana - The First Rock 'n' Roll Band

Two guitars + bass + drums = rock 'n' roll.

That's been rock's fundamental equation for half a century, first proven in
the Sun testing labs at 706 Union Ave. Elvis provided the rhythm guitar, but
even he couldn't do it alone. As luck - and Sam Phillips -- would have it,
exactly the right men were at exactly the right place at exactly the right
time to change everything.

First came guitarist Scotty Moore and bassist Bill Black. Memphis Recording
Service owner Sam Phillips had enlisted those local boys from the Memphis
honky tonk outfit Doug Poindexter & the Starlite Wranglers. Phillips had
befriended Scotty when he recorded that country band for his Sun label. He
figured the two slightly older, more seasoned musicians could bring some
discipline to his promising, but very green, discovery.

At first, Scotty and Bill were put off by Elvis' flashy clothes, straight
out of Lansky Bros., Beale Street's premier clothier. But they both liked
what they heard. "He had a good voice," Scotty remembers. "It was a young
voice, he was only 18, 19 years old. And he had uncanny rhythm in his voice
and what little guitar he played at the time."

There wasn't much reason to think that any of those three young men would be
reinventing American music. Back then, country guitarists cobbled together
their styles, a little Merle Travis here, a bit of Les Paul there, some Chet
Atkins licks, a little Billy Byrd backup; and, if they were adventurous like
Scotty, maybe a B.B. King string bend. Bass players in country bands in
those days were barely considered musicians at all. They usually doubled as
roadies, drivers and comic relief, often performing in greasepaint makeup
and exaggerated hillbilly garb.

But that was one of the miracles of those early Sun sessions. It wasn't
merely that Elvis suddenly exploded out of a Dean Martin-style crooner into
a rock 'n' roll wildman, but that Scotty and Bill were right there with him
every step of the way.

Scotty Moore melded all the guitarists he'd been studying into one big
sound, whipping his big-bodied Gibson electric with a combination of lead
and rhythm licks that made him seem like more than one musician. The flashy,
gold-topped Gibson ES-295 he played back then became the rockabilly guitar.
Bill Black had indeed played the clown in his country band, but at Sun, his
showmanship and outgoing personality brought a relaxed, party atmosphere to
the session, and he slapped his bass so hard that no drums were needed. In
addition, Scotty recalls that it was Bill who came up with "Blue Moon of
Kentucky."

Elvis of course, discovered ELVIS!, and together, with Sam Phillips at the
controls, the three launched themselves into uncharted territory, fusing
country and blues traditions into sonic rocket fuel, creating a sound so
powerful that, even 50 years later, it still gets hormones percolating.

When Elvis, Scotty & Bill's Sun record of "That's All Right"/"Blue Moon of
Kentucky" hit the Memphis airwaves, it was the opening shot heard round the
world for the rock 'n' roll revolution. They had created something brand new
from Arthur Crudup's Delta blues and Bill Monroe's bluegrass waltz.

They were soon touring the Southern circuit and, while playing the Louisiana
Hayride radio show in Shreveport, they met a young drummer named Dominic
Joseph Fontana. D.J. was the Hayride's house drummer, but in those days, the
country music establishment treated drummers even worse than bass players.
On the Hayride, D.J. had to play behind a curtain so as not to offend the
purists.

"Way back then, the country acts just absolutely did not like drums," D.J.
recalls. "It wasn't so bad. It was a sheer curtain, you could kind of see
through it." But the 19-year-old was ready to step into the spotlight. The
trio had tried other drummers, but D.J. was the first to really fit their
new sound.

It was easy, he explains. "I thought, 'It sounds so good, I'm just gonna get
out of the way and stay out of the way'."

He stayed out of the way so well that, within a few months, he'd been added
to the payroll (Elvis Scotty & Bill were then partners, splitting the money
50-25-25; Scotty was also doubling as the group's manager). They chipped in
to make D.J.'s salary, and drummer in place, the first great rock 'n' roll
band was ready to hit the road.

This was the group that stoked the mass hysteria, the screaming fans, the
Presley-mania that birthed the rock era. They also found the time to record
a few more sides for Sun, creating a body of work that stands as rock 'n'
roll's sacred texts.. For "Mystery Train," Scotty used a special
custom-built amp with a reverb unit that could recreate the sound that Sam
Phillips got with his "slap-back" tape recorder setup. With that sound, says
Scotty, "'Mystery Train' became my signature song all these years." Like any
great band, the musicians kept changing and adapting, bringing new things
into the mix.

They'd come together pretty much by accident, but that was the team that
Elvis brought up to the majors in 1956. They took the revolution worldwide
on RCA with such seminal rockers as "Hound Dog," "Don't Be Cruel," "All
Shook Up," "Heartbreak Hotel" and dozens more, records that have been such
an important part of all of our lives for so long that it's doubtful most of
us can remember when we first heard them.

Today, you can still see the guys in their '50s heyday, on the kinescopes of
Ed Sullivan and the other variety shows, and then onscreen in Elvis' early
and best films, King Creole, Loving You, Jailhouse Rock and GI Blues.

That was the only way to see them back then. In the late '50s and the first
half of the '60s, Elvis went from the army to Hollywood and the group no
longer toured.

But Elvis' original backup band stayed busy even when they weren't recording
soundtrack albums with Elvis. Scotty became a recording engineer/producer,
his biggest hit being 1959's "Tragedy" by Thomas Wayne (real name, Thomas
Wayne Perkins, the younger brother of Luther Perkins, Johnny Cash' lead
guitarist). Scotty also engineered some of the earliest blues revival
recordings out of Memphis, the Sam Charters-produced series that included
Furry Lewis and Memphis Willie B.

Bill Black was even more successful, his instrumental Bill Black Combo
scoring a 1960 No. 1 R&B hit with "Smokie Pt. 2," and crossing over with the
No. 9 pop hit, "White Silver Sands," giving Memphis' Hi Records its first
taste of major success (and giving future session guitarist Reggie Young his
first big break). Black retired from touring in 1962, and Bob Tucker took
over on bass, including an early Beatles tour. In 1965, rock's first bassist
died of a brain tumor. Scotty and DJ continued recording with Elvis,
appearing with him on his legendary 1968 TV comeback special.

Scotty and D.J. remain a team today, recreating rock history on national and
world tours both on their own as well as doing the Full Elvis with Ronnie
McDowell and the Jordanaires. Half a century after rock 'n' roll was born,
two of its founding fathers are still rocking hard.

If not for that original rock 'n' roll band, it's doubtful that virtually
everyone here tonight with ties to the music industry would be doing what we
do for a living.

It's impossible to imagine our lives without this group's music. And it's
impossible to imagine musicians more deserving of the Recording Academy's
Heroes Award than Scotty Moore, Bill Black and D.J. Fontana.

2004/02/18/EPE/EPGold.com

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Apacheland into ashes.

Apacheland Movie Studio, a group of buildings in Gold Canyon, Arizona was
left with little remains after fire broke out on saturday February 14.  The
tourist landmark was once a movie set.  The restaurant where the fire broke
out held memorabilia from famous actors such as John Wayne and Elvis
Presley.  It was the backdrop for classic westerns like Wyatt Earp, The
Lawman, Maverick and Charro (featuring Elvis).

2004/02/18/ElvisMatters.be/EPGold.com

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When The Blue Moon Turns To Gold Again.


New in the "import" cd-circuit is this concert from April 29, 1973 at the
Center Arena in Seattle.  It's an audience recording in acceptable quality. 
Songlist: 2001 Theme / Vamp - See See Rider - When My Blue Moon Turns To Gold Again
(One Liner) - I Got A Woman / Amen / I Got A Woman - Elvis Talks about "It
Happened At The Worlds Fair" - Love Me Tender - Teddy Bear / Don´t Be Cruel
- You Gave Me A Mountain - Steamroller Blues - You Don´t Have To Say You
Love Me - Love Me - Blue Suede Shoes - Heartbreak Hotel - Long Tall Sally /
Whole Lotta Shakin´ Goin´ On - How Great Thou Art - Johnny B. Goode - Hound
Dog - Fever - What Now My Love - Suspicious Minds - Introductions by Elvis -
I´ll Remember You - An American Trilogy - A Big Hunk O´Love - Can´t Help
Falling In Love - Closing Vamp.

2004/02/18/ElvisMatters.be/EPGold.com

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New DVD Casey Kasem's Rock n' Roll Goldmine - Elvis - The Echo Will Never
Die.


Release Date 27.04.04
Regionalcode: 1

2004/02/18/Elvisclubberlin/EPGold.com

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Interview With Stanley Oberst by Andylon. This is an old interview done by Andylon. 

You can read it here
2004/02/18/EPGold.com

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Presenting Melody Land Ranch reminiscent of The King's mansion for
lease/sale.

Melody Land welcomes you...

Prepare to enter the mansion of your dreams full of priceless treasures,
incredible memorabilia and exquisite custom made furnishings
dearest to The King of Rock and Roll.


For all Information and Details -  Click Here :
http://www.melodylandranch.com/index.htm


2004/02/18/ Andylon Lensen /  Ep.Gold.Com

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Another 12 Elvis clips added Elvis footage

2004/02/18/EPGold.com

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"Frank Sinatra Show: Welcome Home Elvis"



In 1957 Timex sponsored a series of TV Variety Show Specials starring Frank
Sinatra broadcast on The ABC Television Network. The last in the series
taped on 12th May 1960 in Miami, was perhaps the best of all, featuring
Elvis Presley, upon completion of his National Service. This video,
remastered from the archive tape of the broadcast programme, is the original
show in its entirety including the sponsors promotional segments. Whilst the
quality of reproduction does not meet modern technological standards, it is
a rare record of two of the most popular performers of the Twentieth Century
performing together.
2004/02/17/Elvisworld-Japan/EPGold.com

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Thank You, Elvis.


"Presley was born to Leah and Andrew Prescott during Elvis Presley's NBC
comeback special. Vegas was born to Vera and Vincent Callahan under a table
at Las Vegas's International Hotel when Elvis was performing.

Their parents believed they were destined for each other. Now these zany
Elvis fans are making one last stab at mating them-even though Vegas is
engaged to another man. The setting is Tupelo, Mississippi, where they've
reserved Elvis Presley's Memorial Chapel.

They want Presley and Vegas to dance down the aisle to Elvis's "Teddy Bear"
and hold three-minute kisses through "Stuck on You," the way they did at
their 1967 double ceremony. Even feisty grandmother Matilda wants them to
wed. Will Presley and Vegas continue to resist? Or will the parents' prayers
to Elvis be answered? Find out with this rollicking fictional romp that
fuses factual Elvis nostalgia with comedy and romance

2004/02/17/Publish America/EPGold.com

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Marriage can wait: Presley

LISA Marie Presley would consider walking down the aisle again - despite
marriages to Nicolas Cage and Michael Jackson that spectacularly failed.

"When I want to have children, I will get married," Presley said. "I don't
want to get married for the sake of getting married.

"But, then again, I could change my mind if I meet the right person. I just
need a break from that subject for a while."

In an exclusive interview with the Sunday Herald Sun ahead of her Melbourne
tour next month, Presley reveals she was charmed into marrying Jackson.

She is also coy about her scathing song, Gone,, which commentators say is an
iron-fisted backhander at Cage.

"A spineless ending," Presley sings on the track. "Well, who would have
guessed dear Daddy/Turned out to be a coward/When I turned my back, you cut
my throat."

Her 108-day marriage to Cage, nicknamed "Daddy" by his entourage, ended
after a fight. Cage threatened to file for divorce - and did.

"We are both pirates," Presley said. "Pirates cannot marry each other.
Otherwise, they sink the ship.

"Two people who have the same nature sometimes need each other to counteract
that. Instead, we contributed to it, and then blew it way out of control."

Gone came from the turmoil of a break-up.

"I do get a kick out of what people are saying about that song," Presley
said. "If people want to think that, whatever. I am not confirming or
denying anything."

Presley said she fell "totally in love" with Jackson. Their 1994 marriage
lasted 20 months.

Jackson, she said, had the power to intrigue, capture and engage.

Critics say Jackson married Presley to counter bad publicity. In 1994, he
was charged with child sex offences.

But Presley said her motives for marrying Jackson were real.

"He is very smart and he knows what he is doing," she said. "He didn't get
to where he is today by not being shrewd with people.

"At the time, I was quite young. So, I'm not going to disclaim the fact that
it was a growing thing for me.

"I was naive. I'd never been subjected to anything like it, but I learned
fast."

Even today, Presley refuses to criticise Jackson directly.

"Honestly, it was such a long time ago," she said. "It was a big learning
process for me."

For stability, Presley, 36, counts on her soulmate Danny Keough, and their
children, Danielle, 14, and Benjamin, 11.

Presley married Keough, a musician, when she was 20. Their marriage lasted
five years.

Danielle Keough recently signed to IMG, a model agency powerhouse that has
Gisele Bundchen and Kate Moss on its books.

In April, she will feature alongside supermodels Moss and Amber Valetta in a
global campaign for luxury jeweller David Yurman.

Presley, a former wild teen with a drug habit, is anxious.

"Danielle wants to make her own money, which I completely respect, and want
her to do," she said.

"But she is still my baby. She is still 14. She has big plans and it is
making me a nervous wreck.

"I don't want her to fall into anything shallow and aimless. But she is
grounded. She has a really good head on those shoulders."

Presley will perform at Crown Casino on March 13 and 21 to support her new
album, To Whom It May Concern.

She admits facing a lifelong battle to step from the shadows of her father,
Elvis Presley.

"I'm finally okay with getting attention, wearing that hat as a singer and
being at the front of the stage," she said.

"It is not something I wanted in my life and I've had to break through that
fear."

2004/02/17/By NUI TE KOHA/EPGold.com

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Elvis Rocks Lincoln Import CD.

Announced for release is the import CD "Rocks Lincoln - Live at the Lincoln
Arena" with the June 20th 1977 concert. The CD comes in a digipack.

Also Sprach Zarathustra - See See Rider - I Got A Woman/Amen - Love Me - If
you Love Me (Let Me Know) - You Gave Me A Mountain - Jailhouse Rock - O Sole
Mio (S. Nielsen) - It´s Now Or Never - Love Me Tender - Little Sister -
Teddy Bear/Don´t Be Cruel - Help Me - Unchained Melody - Introduction -
What´d I Say - Johnny B. Goode - I Really Don´t Want To Know - Hurt - Hound
Dog - Can´t Help Falling IN Love - Closing Theme.

2004/02/17/EPGold.com

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Elvis - La Vie Du King.


Definitive Collection in France 8 DVD's  Regionalcode: 2
2004/02/17/EPGold.com

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DVD: The Forgotten Archives.


U.K. DVD etitled The Forgotten Archives containing the old documentaries
Elvis In Germany and "The Early Years". Release date  March 8th.

2004/02/17/EPGold.com

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ELVIS WEEK 2004
Saturday, August 7 - Monday, August 16

On July 5, 1954, at Sun Studio in Memphis, nineteen-year-old Elvis Presley
recorded his first single release, That's All Right. Thus, 2004 marks the
50th annviversary of Elvis Presley's career. It also marks the 50th
anniversary of the start of a musical and cultural revolution Elvis played a
major role in. All year, Graceland/EPE is celebrating 50 Years of Elvis and
we join the City of Memphis in its year-long, global commemoration of the
50th Anniversary of Rock & Roll.

Elvis Week 2004 is one of the main focal points of this special year. Follow
the links below for all the available event details and related information
: http://www.elvis.com/elvisweek/2004/default.asp

2004/02/17/Elvis.com/EPGold.com

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RUMOURS?
By Ernst Jorgensen & Andylon Lensen.

This statement we found on another website.

"From Ernst Jorgensen we received information on new activities of the FTD
label.
Spring 2005: the SUN book and 3 CD set?"

First of all I never contacted them with this information last week Friday
and second why questioning the statement with  "Sping 2005: the SUN book and
3 CD set?".

In FACT Andylon we might even end up with a 4 CD - set with the Sun book for
Spring 2005.

ELVIS - Anthology.

According to another website they claim there will be a following-up for the
2nd To None
releases date 6 december 2004.
No, this is a false statement and is just a plain rumour.


Working on a 50th. Anniversary CD for Elvis' career start at SUN to be
released on BMG.


This announecement was made as a request from Ernst.

We are assembling all Elvis' SUN masters for release in late June. We have
been able to improve our tape sources on many of these Elvis masters, and we
are additionally trying our best to represent as close as possible the
original 1954-1955 SUN studio sound.

it would be of tremendous help if any of you collectors who have good 45 or
78 copies of these Elvis SUN singles for us to use for the final mastering
of the CD. We are looking for digital transfers of any of the SUN singles,
but the below titles represent our biggest headaches:

1) That's All Right
2) Blue Moon Of Kentucky
3) Milkcow Blues Boogie
4) You're A Heartbreaker

This is a unique chance for us to get the world to focus on these wonderful
recordings; maybe the best opportunity for a very long time. Your help will
be greatly appreciated.
Please contact Steve Hoffman  at webmaster@stevehoffman.tv and he will
forward to us.

And Ernst.... any luck?

Well, we really,really needed Unplayed - Mint copies and we found help from
a few people who are able to help us,  so... this is great news.

This week Ernst and Andylon will be "Disciussing The Facts"  ( Part 2 ) 
exclusive for Ep.Gold.

2004/02/16/Ernst Jorgensen / Andylon Lensen / Ep.Gold.Com.

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Some more Pittsburgh Footage added

just go to the Elvis Footage topic Elvis Footage Part2

2004/02/17/EPGold.com

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Tourist Attraction Goes Up In Flames.

At least ten of 12 buildings at Apacheland Movie Studio were destroyed in a
fire that broke out about 7 p-m Saturday night. More than 30 firefighters
were called to battle the blaze at the 85-acre tourist attraction east of
Apache Junction.

Apacheland was constructed in 1960 and was rebuilt after a May 1969 fire in
which a careless actor's cigarette burned everything but the barn and
church. The likes of Ronald Reagan, John Wayne, Chuck Connors, Hugh O'Brian
and Elvis Presley (for Charro) all pretended to duck bullets there.

2004/02/16/ Associated Press/EPGold.com

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It's now or never at local Elvis trial.

On Saturday, the Johnson County Courthouse was filled with friends of Elvis
Presley, pathologists who conducted the autopsies of the rock star and
attorneys arguing the case for and against the possible murder of Presley by
his best friend.

Students in one of four regional competitions of the Indiana High School
Mock Trial debated the case "Was Elvis Murdered?" in front of judges who
will determine which teams will advance to the state competition in March.

The 66 teams from 16 Indiana schools that participate in the competition
were given the facts of the case in November.

Dressed in suits and carrying armloads of notes, 48 students from Heritage
Christian School in Indianapolis, Canterbury High School in Fort Wayne and
Seymour High School took the stand as witnesses and paced the floor as
attorneys in Indiana's case against Terry King, a childhood friend, business
partner and band member of Elvis Presley.

King was accused of lacing Presley's drink with drugs that combined with
other drugs in his system to bring on cardiac arrest.

Teams practiced two to three times a week after school and on Saturdays
preparing both the prosecution's case and the defense. Each side has three
attorneys and three witnesses.

Thirty minutes before the competition, the teams find out if they are the
prosecution or the defense.

Eight teams of six students competed in three trials Saturday.

The judges - all volunteer lawyers and judges - rate each witness and
attorney on his or her performance in the courtroom.

Organizers said the southern regional was conducted in Johnson County
because the county's large courthouse is between Fort Wayne and Seymour and
they would like to get local schools interested in the statewide
competition.

Organizers said the purpose of the program is not necessarily to get
students interested in being lawyers but to get them to be confident when
speaking in public, to play roles, to think quickly on their feet and to
become familiar with the judicial system.

Amanda Roach and her teammates from Seymour said they learned more than they
expected about what qualifies as hearsay and what doesn't.

The team practiced every day last week, sometimes in the Jackson County
Courthouse, preparing for the trial. They said they quizzed each other and
tried to anticipate what other teams would ask to sharpen and polish their
arguments.

"The hardest thing is keeping your confidence when you get objections from
the other team," Roach said. "You have to work hard on your presentation and
learn how to say things."

A team of freshmen from Heritage Christian said their first competition was
a learning experience.

"You really have to have a response ready when the other team objects," Katy
Bucher said. "We'll be more ready next time."

The winner of the state competition in March will advance to the National
High School Mock Trial competition in May in Orlando, Fla.

Organizers said Indiana has a strong tradition of placing well at the
national trial. A team from South Bend was third in the nation last year.

2006/Daily Journal, Johnson County, Indiana/EPGold.com

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TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS
WITH SONNY WEST

Planet Hollywood, London
Sunday 29th February
5pm until late

Tickets: £25.00
Email: elvismagazine@aol.com

A superb evening in the company of Elvis Elvis' close friend and bodyguard for sixteen years, Sonny West.  A member of Elvis’ inner circle, the Memphis Mafia, Sonny will provide an exclusive insight into his extraordinary life with the King.

The evening will also be attended by Sonny’s beautiful wife Judy and will feature
a Grand Charity Auction in aid of Make A Wish Foundation, a superb
charity granting wishes to children living with life-threatening illnesses.

Highlight of the auction will be an original artwork from Elvis - All The Kings Men, kindly donated by Sonny and Judy and personally signed by all the members of the Memphis Mafia featured in this superb set of programmes.

Elvis Memorabiliia will also be available on the night from The UK’s Official Elvis Presley Magazine, Essential Elvis UK.
2004/02/16/Essential Elvis UK/EPGold.com

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A Memphis makeover.
February 15, 2004

BY DAVE HOEKSTRA STAFF REPORTER Advertisement


MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- This city is one of the most compelling American
destinations of the year. Like a new dancer in an old Beale Street revue,
Memphis is applying a big beat under its sultry atmosphere to attract
attention.

The city is celebrating the 50th anniversary of rock 'n' roll.

That is no small task. The big bang comes on July 5, the 50th anniversary of
when Elvis Presley cut his first record, "That's All Right," backed by Bill
Black and Scotty Moore at Sun Studios, 706 Union Ave. To commemorate this
event, radio stations worldwide are encouraged to simultaneously play
"That's All Right."

City planners hope this will mark the largest playing of a single song at
the same moment in history. Bill Haley's "Shake, Rattle and Roll" was a top
12 hit in 1954. I wonder what his native Highland Park, Mich., has planned
for this summer?

Memphis rocks in 2004


* Sun Studio, 706 Union Ave. (901-521-0664)

Any visit to Memphis is incomplete without a visit to tiny Sun Studio, the
monster incubator of rock 'n' roll. One highlight is straddling the "X"
designed from masking tape where Elvis Presley stood to make his first
recordings.

"The Global Moment in Time" playing of Presley's "That's All Right" will
take place July 5 at Sun. Presley's lead guitarist Scotty Moore will play a
mint record of "That's All Right." The street in front of Sun will be
blocked off and live music will include original Sun cats like Billy Lee
Riley and Sonny Burgess as well as Billy "I Can Help" Swan. More acts TBA.
Sun Studio is open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. seven days a week. Visit
www.sunstudio.com for updates.

* The Young Avenue Deli, 2119 Young Ave. (901-278-0034)

Sun was Memphis then. This is Memphis now.

One of the hot alt music spots in town features the "Vegas Grind"/ stripper
music of the Sophisticats and Cast Iron Filter (bluegrass) at 10 p.m.
Friday. ($7, ages 21 and over). Chicago's Trans Am appears at the deli on
St. Patrick's Day. The Young Avenue Deli is open from 11 a.m. to 3 a.m.
seven days a week. Try the 'Bren' (smoked turkey, mushrooms, melted
provolone cheese wrapped into a pita). The kitchen is open during gigs.

* Memphis in May

Beale Street Music Festival at Tom Lee Park, on the Mississippi River, April
30-May 2 (901-525-4611)

The 27th annual Memphis in May International Festival has a global theme
every year and this year South Africa is the honored country. Memphis in May
lasts the entire month. The Beale Street Music Festival launches the event.
Confirmed acts for this year's festival include Buddy Guy, who is touring
with Double Trouble, Charlie Musselwhite, Jerry Lee Lewis, the Steve Miller
Band, Joss Stone and the Bar-Kays. The fest features about 30 percent
Memphis roots acts.

A three-day festival pass is $44.50; daily tickets are $17.50. Tickets go on
sale March 15. Also don't miss the Memphis in May World Championship
Barbecue Cooking Contest (May 13-15). For updated bookings on the monthlong
Memphis in May initiative, visit www.memphisinmay.org.

* Hi-Tone, 1913 Poplar Ave. (901-278-8663)

Inner Sounds with DJ Armis and DJ Red Eye Jedi spin great old funk and soul
at 10 p.m. Feb. 28. Their music can be found on Memphix Records, a local
dusted label that includes turntablist Dante Caganga from Danny's in
Chicago. An old school funk band will be added to the bill. Cover is $5.

* Elvis Death Week (that's what locals call it) Aug. 7-16

This year's theme is 50 Years of Elvis/50 Years of Rock 'n' Roll. It's too
early for specifics, but check out the Elvis Art Contest & Exhibit (Aug.
6-15) in the ticket office pavilion at Graceland Plaza, across the street
from the Big House. Expect tons of Elvis-themed artwork from amateur and
professional artists worldwide. Other events will be posted on
www.elvis.com/ graceland/calendar/.

A new Elvis network special is also in development for airing in the fourth
quarter. Elvis Presley Enterprises is the owner and executive producer of
this project, which will be produced by David Saltz (U2, Chris Isaac, Mick
Jagger).


* A nationally televised concert at the FedEx Forum in early September.

Maybe.

The FedEx Forum is the new 18,200-seat home of the Memphis Grizzlies NBA
team going up a block south of Beale Street. The $250 million publicly
financed arena is set to open in September. And this is so Memphis (cynical
commentary coming from a Memphis fan): a 50th Anniversary of Rock 'n' Roll
concert featuring pioneers in rock and soul may christen the stadium. Maybe.
Could be.

The Memphis Convention & Visitors Bureau is seeking corporate partners for
the event and has talked to everyone from MTV to Viacom, according to bureau
President Kevin Kane. MTV produced the recent Super Bowl show that featured
Justin Timberlake, a Memphis native and an "ambassador" for the 50th
anniversary of rock 'n' roll initiative. "He's still an ambassador," Kane
quipped. "He said [the Janet Jackson hand grab] was a mistake. We have to
believe him. But we're looking at a couple of big possibilities for the
concert." This much is for sure: The Rock 'n' Soul Museum (901-543-0800) is
moving into the FedEx Forum; a music theme will run throughout the arena.

Keep an eye on the concert developments through www.50yearsrocknroll.com.


The Memphis Convention & Visitors Bureau is all shook up with a $1 million
marketing campaign that promotes Memphis as "Home of the Blues" (Chicagoans
might have something to say about that) and the "Birthplace of Rock 'n'
Roll" (can't argue with that).

"The 50th anniversary of rock 'n' roll is a moving target," admitted Kevin
Kane, president of the Memphis Convention & Visitors Bureau and president of
the 50th anniversary committee. "People argue if the anniversary is when
Alan Freed coined the phrase or when Ike Turner recorded 'Rocket '88.' But
most music historians look at '54 [as] the year rock manifested itself. Then
when we started checking around, we found Rolling Stone is planning three
commemorative issues for 2004 and Hard Rock Cafe is doing special
merchandising. We promote the city through our musical heritage anyway, so
this was perfect. And this is not a Disneyland, a manufactured series of
things that pay homage to something.

"Is our goal to get everybody here for July 5? No. Our goal is to bring
awareness to what started here 50 years ago [and] changed the world
culturally. When people think of music tourism, they think of Memphis first.
That's the long-range plan."

I am a longtime fan of Memphis.

Readers of this column have walked through the halls of the Stax Museum of
American Soul Music, the Rock 'n' Soul Museum, Graceland, the National Civil
Rights Museum, the Peabody Hotel and even the long-gone Great Western
Steakhouse.

But after 20 visits to Memphis since the late 1980s, I share the feelings of
a cultural crossroads that some young Memphians have. How long can you
promote the past? For example, last September Elvis Presley's Memphis went
belly-up on its premiere Beale Street location. Owned and operated by the
Presley estate, it was to be the first of a series of franchised
restaurants.


"Different generations have different reasons to put premiums on different
things," explained William J. Murtagh, the first keeper of the National
Register of Historic Places, Department of the Interior and author of
Keeping Time (the History and Theory of Preservation in America). Murtagh,
80, is one of the country's premier experts on preservation. In an interview
from Alexandria, Va., he said preservationists are balancing the past with
the present. "The people at Mount Vernon are busy trying to reinvent George
Washington to make him real to a younger generation," Murtagh said.
"Williamsburg is crying uncle because their visitation is falling off. I
don't know the answer, but it is a problem.

"In terms of pure marketing, Memphis has good products to market. If their
existing market is drying up, then they have to find out what the younger
generation finds interesting enough to visit and pitch their product from
the angle of a younger generation. The essence of life changes.

"I call it skinning your cat from another direction."

* * *
During a recent visit to Memphis, I took a Sunday morning drive about 45
miles south to Coldwater, Miss., to visit hipster cat Jim Dickinson at his
compound of two vintage trailers and an old barn/recording studio. Dickinson
is the godfather of the Memphis music scene.

He produced the watershed reggae album "Toots in Memphis" and brought the
Rolling Stones to Muscle Shoals (Ala.) Studio where they recorded "Wild
Horses." Dickinson's sons Luther and Cody are members of the North
Mississippi All-Stars, who appeared at House of Blues on Friday night.
Dickinson's picture hangs in hip Memphis places like Shangri-La Records,
1916 Madison Ave. (901-274-1916).


"The future is still here," Dickinson said as he kicked back in an old easy
chair. "There's some kid in south Memphis playing in the garage as we speak.
There's a primitive rap scene here that has yet to blow up to the extent
that some regional rap scenes have. Whatever happens in Memphis doesn't
happen to a lot of people and it doesn't take many [people]."

Many times it has been suggested Memphis has produced so much great music
because of the Delta humidity. Others figure it has something to do with
murky brown water from the Mississippi River. Dickinson has the best
explanation: "I have a theory about altitude in terms of what makes
recording work," he said. "If you go to Colorado and try to record, you'll
see how hard it is. It's molecules colliding. There's no density in the air,
no humidity, so you're not going to get much, especially on the bottom end.
The closer you get to sea level, the more difficult it becomes to record. It
sounds good in New Orleans, but man it is hard. We are right on the
Chickasaw Bluff. We are at a sweet spot."

Sherman Willmott is another go-to-guy around Memphis.

He started Shangri-La Records in 1989. The eclectic new and used CD/vinyl
store has attracted Beck, Warren Zevon (who bought his own vinyl during the
last months of his life) and the Coen Brothers, who were researching music
for "O Brother, Where Art Thou." The brothers were knocking on the front
door about a half-hour before the store opened at noon. They were chased
away before the store opened. Once admitted to Shangri-La, they dropped $200
on blues CDs. "I think the reason they loved the store so much is that they
got treated rudely, just as if they were home in New York," Willmott said.


Originally from Connecticut, Willmott moved to Memphis in 1974. He now
publishes the fanzine Kreature Comforts (Low-Life Guide to Memphis), which
features hard-core music tourist attractions like Alex Chilton's parents'
home (145 Montgomery) and the Taco Bell, 1447 Union, where the original Sex
Pistols performed during their short American tour. Willmott, 37, also
founded the Shangri-La Projects record label and imprint that publishes
books such as A History of Garage and Frat Bands in Memphis and video
documentaries.

"It is easier to sell the past than the present in anything," Willmott said
over a cheeseburger at the wonderful Huey's Midtown, 1927 Madison Ave.
(901-726-4372). "In the music business it's easier to sell a greatest hits
package than a new CD. There's no one telling people they can't do things
here. There's not enough money here to make people sell out. Justin
Timberlake and Saliva are the only ones to make big money out of Memphis
recently.

"There will continue to be this incredible breeding ground for artists and
bands. This is the best time for live music here in 10, 11 years. In 1993
there were five or six good bands here . Now there are 30 to 40 bands that
are really good."

Last summer I made my annual pilgrimage to Memphis to sit in the bleachers
of downtown's AutoZone Park, sweat a lot and drink beer while watching
Pacific Coast League baseball. (Yes, Memphis is so strange, it is a member
of the Pacific Coast League). During my visit I bought a great CD by the
Porch Ghouls, a local Gram Parsons-meets-garage band. I've since heard they
obtained an opening slot for Aerosmith.

"That is how Memphis is cool," Willmott said. "The main guy [Mic Walker] was
working at Sun Studio. He gives the best Sun Studio tour in town. He moved
here from Florida. He's got the big Elvis pork chop sideburns going. He gave
a tour to Joe Perry [of Aerosmith] and then slipped him the band's demo. Six
months later Joe Perry called him and said, 'I've been listening the hell
out of your tape. Let's do something.' He put out their CD [on Perry's
label] and took them on tour last fall. Only in Memphis would that happen.
It's a weird place."

Despite such moments of serendipity, the Memphis Music Commission formally
promotes regional music. The 5-year-old commission is currently suggesting
Memphis as America's capitol for independent record labels. "In 1973 Memphis
was the fourth-largest recording center in the world," said Rey Flemings,
the commission's 30-year-old executive director. "We were home to the
second-largest music publishing company in the country. The music business
was one of the top 10 employment sectors in Memphis. In 1973 it generated
revenues exceeding $200 million a year, which would exceed $1 billion today.
That industry is nowhere near that relevant today. Memphis has begun to get
serious about understanding what it's going to take to establish itself in
that way again." The commission is working with the Memphis Convention &
Visitors Bureau for the 50th anniversary celebration and leases space from
the bureau.

Dickinson said, "The commission started as a service organization. Now it is
an attempt by the city to exploit the pitiful music community we have in
terms of creating a tourist attraction. Before Elvis Presley died, the word
'tourism' was never spoken in Memphis. Why would anybody come here? Anything
we had worth seeing was torn down.

"When you think about the people that made the records, they were all
misfits, one way or another. That works in Memphis. Nobody cooperated with
each other. It was a bunch of crazy rednecks who were compelled to make this
trans-racial music; whether they wanted to or not, in some cases. It made
this thing happen."

* * *
For cultural anthropologists, the South Main Historic District is the place
to go. The neighborhood centerpieces are the Amtrak Station, the Arcade
Restaurant, 540 S. Main St. (the city's oldest restaurant, built in 1919)
and Earnestine & Hazel's, a former whorehouse (circa 1918-1990) turned into
a bar at 531 S. Main St. (901-523-9754). This South Main landscape has been
used in films like "Mystery Train," Jim Jarmusch's postcard to Elvis and
Memphis, and more recently "21 Grams."

"Trolley Night" is the last Friday of every month. Between 6 and 9 p.m.
visitors ride the trolley for free while enjoying complimentary wine and
hors d'oeuvres. The trolley travels in a circle starting in North Memphis
and stops by South Main galleries such as Hollis Arts, D'Edge Art and Thames
Art & Interiors. "All these people from the suburbs come in," Willmott said.
"A couple thousand people will be down there. Back when 'Mystery Train' was
filmed there [in 1989], the streets were filled with hookers and that was
it. The galleries on South Main are doing great. South Main is working."

Dickinson added, "Memphis creeps further south and consumes more. They're
building that [FedEx] coliseum that looms over Beale Street like the mother
ship. But there's still something there. You can stand out in the middle of
Beale Street when it's empty [and] you can still feel something. That will
never go away. There's something there I can't escape. I stay away from here
too long and I start to play funny. It creeps into my playing. It comes from
my left hand first. After 10 days I don't play like I'm here anymore. That's
what people hire me for, to play like I'm from Memphis. I know it's what
Dylan wanted, unquestionably." Dickinson played piano on Bob Dylan's 1997
Grammy winning "Time Out of Mind."

Doug Bacon has a timely vision for Memphis. He is executive director of
Mpact Memphis, a group of 1,000 volunteers between the ages of 21 and 40 who
are trying to create a hip image for Memphis. Bacon said his membership is
37 percent of color. Mpact Memphis formed in August 2001 and is
headquartered in a restored warehouse in the South Main district.

Bacon is 33 years old. I wondered how Mpact balances the city's weighty
history with the present. "That is a good question," he said over breakfast
at the Arcade. "Memphis is always represented with cotton, river boats and
Elvis. History has shaped who we are, but it is important to get beyond that
and look [at] who we are and what's going on today. We have 'Mphasis' music
programs [that feature up-and-coming local music in unusual places]." A
couple of weeks ago jazz-rock artist Christopher "Free Sol" Anderson drew
600 people to funky Earnestine & Hazel's. Mpact Memphis also works with the
music commission. Several commissioners are Mpact members.

"Memphis has a spirit that comes and goes," Dickinson said. "It can be that
simple. It's been here at least three times [Beale Street, Elvis, Stax] and
surely it will return. The sad thing about Stax and even the death of Elvis
is that it happened so publicly for us, here. We watched Stax go out of
business in a humiliating way for over a year because of the way money was
being pumped into it by the bank. Headlines every day. I thought it would be
devastating to the community. I never expected it come back, but it did.

2004/02/16/ DAVE HOEKSTRA STAFF REPORTER/EPGold.com

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WE LIKE TO THANK ALL THE PEOPLE WHO SENT US SUCH NICE E-MAILS

We have a new guestbook and we invite you all to let us know what you think about our comeback...so, please sign it!!!

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ROBBIE'S AN ANGEL OF LOVERS .
Always On My Mind.


ROBBIE WILLIAMS' smash-hit Angels has been voted the song with the
greatest-ever love lyrics.

The single revived Robbie's flagging solo career and won over the British
public with the romantic words: '... she offers me protection, a lot of love
and affection, whether I'm right or wrong'.

Nothing Compares 2 U, written by Prince and performed by Sinead O'Connor,
was runner-up in the poll of 4000 music fans by Woolworths. Ex-Beatle George
Harrison, who died of lung cancer in 2001, came third with his 1969 classic
Something, ahead of fellow bandmate John Lennon's single Woman. Elvis
Presley's 1972 golden oldie Always On My Mind came fifth.

TOP 10 LOVE SONGS

1. Robbie Williams Angels 2. Sinead O'Connor Nothing Compares 2 U 3. George
Harrison Something 4. John Lennon Woman (1980) 5. Elvis Presley Always on my
Mind 6. Police Every Breath You Take 7. The Jackson Five I'll Be There 8.
Jennifer Rush Power Of Love 9. Lionel Ritchie Hello 10. Nina Simone My Baby
Just Cares For Me


2004/02/15/ http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/EPGold.com

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Sun Sessions DVD?

BMG will release a Sun Sessions DVD in June or July 2004
More details coming soon.

2004/02/15/Elvis Information Network/EPGold.com

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Elvis At Block Of Fame.

Legoland's newest attraction, the Block of Fame, which debuted Friday, has
transformed a winding, tree-lined walkway into a fun and educational
three-dimensional gallery, putting guests face-to-face with historical and
popular personalities who figure prominently in world culture.

Legoland master model builders spent more than 40 hours designing, plotting
and creating each bust. The collection of busts also includes William
Shakespeare, Elvis Presley, Ludwig van Beethoven, Abraham Lincoln, George
Washington, Marilyn Monroe and Albert Einstein. The life-size busts on
pedestals are replicated in detail in Lego bricks for the theme park's
newest attraction.

"The great thing about this attraction is that children see the life-size
busts, and if they don't know who they are they begin to ask questions,"
said Courtney Simmons, a Legoland spokeswoman. "It's great that the children
are able to interact with their parent while learning about the great heroes
and icons in our history."

2004/12/15/EPGold.com

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Longtime Agent And Famed Producer Died.

Martin Jurow, for seven decades a vital force on the show-business scenes of
Broadway and Hollywood, died Thursday evening in Dallas. He was 92 and had
been suffering from Parkinson's disease for more than a decade.

During the golden years of Hollywood studio filmmaking, he was executive
assistant to movie titans Jack L. Warner and Hal B. Wallis and negotiated
the original Hollywood contracts for Burt Lancaster, Kirk Douglas, Elvis
Presley, Jack Lemmon, Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis.

2004/02/15/ Google/EPGold.com

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Stephen King Quote About Elvis.

"Elvis Presley's talent brightened millions of lives. He widened the
horizons of my world certainly.
The first record I ever owned was a 78 rpm of Hound Dog backed by Don't Be
Cruel and when I listened to those tunes I felt about ten feet tall and I
grinned so hard that I felt like the corners of my mouth would meet in the
back and the tip of my head would simply topple off.

All I know about Rock and Roll is that it makes people feel good. Elvis
Presley more than made me feel good, he enriched my life and made it
better."

2004/02/15/Jason Edge/EPGold.com

 

 

 

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Ernst Jorgensen And Andylon Lensen  "Discussing The facts"  On The Upcoming
New Releases From
RCA/ BMG, FTD, And FTD Special Editions.

PART 1. The Facts On New RCA/BMG Releases.

A New Remix - Single This Year?
It is not decided yet, still open for this.

Late June this year The RCA/BMG will release the CD Entitled : Elvis At Sun.
( 19 tracks )
More than half of the songs are improved in a better quality of sound.
And for the 1st time "Harbour Lights" will be heard just the way it was
recorded (no reverb)

A Following Up For the 2nd To None Album?
No.

And a new 4 CD -Set like last years "Close Up"?
No.



The Facts On New FTD - FTD Special Editions Releases.

"The Impossible Dream" recorded live at The International Hotel, Las Vegas,
January 1971 will be Issued March 31st.

An extra release March 31st on FTD Special- Edition (7 Inch package)
re-issue from' Elvis As Recorded Live On Stage In Memphis TN.'
This complete show is Re-Mixed.

The three FTD - Special Editions will be released in May 1st this year
entitled :  Paradise Hawaiian Style, Spinout and Double Trouble.


A big suprise will be the release from FTD:   A  NEW BOOK & CD planned for
the spring this year.

The book is focused on Elvis's career between  56 - 58.
It contains rare and unpublished photo's and a CD is packaged inside the
book.


The Regular FTD Release For July 1st And October 1st?

Both not decided yet.

For the fall this year another FTD BOOk & CD is planned for release.

The book contains an overall period from the beginning to the end  of
Elvis's career.

This book will also have the same concept with a CD ( Live - Soundboard ) 
packaged  inside the book.

FTD Special - Edions for November 2004?

First we  planned the 3 extra releases for 2005, but we deciced otherwise.
In November the 3  FTD Special - Editions could  be a combination of a  Film
- Studio and/or  a Live-show.

FTD Book And 3 CD - Set  release March - April, 2005.

This will be finally the book from Ernst Jorgensen we are all wating for.
The Sun - Era 1954 - 1955.

Ernst has taken a lot of  effort and time to make this book so special,  he
will suprise us with more than 100 new unpublished  and rare ( brownies)
photo's and this time the book includes a 3 CD - Set release from this
period.

Next week Ernst and Andylon will be "Disciussing The Facts"  ( Part 2 ) 
that are published today exclusive for Ep.Gold.

Also in Part 2 and 3 "Disciussing The Facts" an indepth  discussion with
lots of information and details for the forthcoming releases, such as :

What about the Hawaii 61 Benefit- Show?  -  More Jungle Room Sess? - And 
Home - recordings from 50's and 60''s? - Any new Sun Acetates surfaced? -
Re-releases from the  deleted RCA -Catalogue  50 - 60  and 70''s albums on
FTD - Special Editions ( 7 inch package ) with outtakes?
The Joan Deary tapes? etcetera.............

2004/02/12/Ernst Jorgensen / Andylon Lensen / Ep.Gold.Com.

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TRAILER FOR THIS GREAT DVD

2004/02/14/Behind The Image/EPGold.com

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2 New Wallpapers added by Erik v/d Berg

Elvis Wallpapers

2004/02/14/EPGold.com

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2nd To None Songbook.


Released in the United Kingdom is the "2nd To None" songbook containing all
30 songs from the album for piano and guitar on 104 pages.
The book includes "I'm A Roustabout" and "Rubberneckin'".

2004/02/14/Collectors Service/EPGold.com

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TCB Band & The Sweet Inspirations Live In Uddevalla, Sweden.


The TCB Band and The Sweet Inspirations is going to play an intimate show
Uddevalla on April 8. At this special show will there be recorded a live
album.

The Great Maarten Jansen from Holland is going to be the lead singer.

For more information please contact:

Elvis Unlimited Sverige
Brattgatan 11
451 50 Uddevalla
Tel. 0522-388 00
Int. +46 522 388 00

2004/02/14/Elvis Unlimited/EPGold.com

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SOME MORE FOOTAGES ADDED ON EPGOLD.COM

Just go to the Elvis Footage topic

2004/02/12/EPGold.com

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The New FTD release entitled   " The Man With The Golden Belt"  is changed
into "The Impossible Dream" .

The new upcoming release for March 31, 2004  the FTD- label  has changed
their new CD entitled
" The Man With The Golden Belt" into: "The Impossible Dream" .

This Soundboard  contains as their new release the Live-Show from January
28th, 1971 - Dinner-Show.

DETAILS:
Because of several flaws on the recording  it was necessary to replace some 
parts from the opening night on January 26th, as well as  the intros of
Johnny B. Goode and Something.

1) 2001 Theme (Opening Night)
2) That's All Right (Opening Night)
3) You Don't Have To Say You Love Me
4) Love Me Tender