Reuters - Jan 8, 2010
The cold couldn't keep them away from the King. Hundreds of Elvis Presley fans braved frigid, snowy weather to celebrate the late rock'n'roll legend's 75th birthday on Friday at his Graceland...
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About 3,000 fans joined Priscilla Presley, Lisa Marie and Elvis Presley s grandkids Friday at Graceland to celebrate what would have been the King of Rock n Roll s 75th birthday. An international contingent...
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The simple white shotgun shack where Elvis Presley was born is so tiny it could easily fit inside a single room in the opulent Graceland mansion where he spent his final years — maybe in the Jungle...
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On the 75th anniversary of Elvis Presley s birth, the Smithsonian Institution is showcasing the King of Rock n Roll s ubiquitous image through exhibits opening Friday in Washington and Los Angeles. One...
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On the 75th anniversary of Elvis Presley s birth, the Smithsonian Institution is showcasing the King of Rock n Roll s ubiquitous image through exhibits opening Friday in Washington and Los Angeles. One...
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Paul MacLeod is a perpetually caffeinated Elvis fanatic who s taking care of business 24-7-365 at the antebellum home he calls Graceland Too. Pound on the door at any hour — seriously, it s OK...
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The songwriter behind the Elvis Presley hit It s Now or Never has died. A publicist for Aaron Schroeder says the 84-year-old died Tuesday. Dale Olson said Schroeder had been suffering from a form of...
More »AP - Oct 19, 2009
A clump of hair believed to have been trimmed from Elvis Presley s head when he joined the Army in 1958 has sold for $15,000 at a Chicago auction house. Also among the 200 Elvis-related items up for...
More »Reuters - Oct 13, 2009
A few months after the Beatles box sets made retailers scramble to fill orders, the King of Rock 'n' Roll is getting the royal treatment. Legacy Recordings is marking Elvis Presley's 75th...
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Courtesy of NME.com -- Larry Knechtel worked with The Byrds and The Mamas and the Papas Keyboardist Larry Knechtel has passed away aged 69. The musician recorded and performed with the likes of Elvis...
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Elvis Presley fans flocking to Memphis this weekend to remember the day he died are being encouraged to also celebrate the 40th anniversary of his final No. 1 hit single, Suspicious Minds. While they...
More »AP - May 6, 2009
The poetry doesn t rise to a Shakespearean level, but the sentiments in Bono s tribute to Elvis Presley seem heartfelt. In an unusual performance, the U2 frontman a pal of presidents reads...
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Elvis Presley always wanted a youth center in his birthplace of Tupelo. Fans hope a new specialty license plate will help pay for it, more than 50 years after the rock n roll icon came up with the idea...
More »AP - Mar 17, 2009
Can you afford Elvis Presley s blue suede shoes? What about his jumpsuit? The auctioneer Gotta Have It Collectibles is selling more than 500 pieces of Elvis memorabilia online. The minimum bid on the...
More »Reuters - Mar 16, 2009
Elvis Presley memorabilia including a performance jumpsuit and a grand piano he played at Graceland went on auction on Monday in a demonstration of his commercial appeal 31 years since the King left the...
More »AP - Jan 8, 2009
Fans gathered for a cake-cutting on Elvis Presley s 74th birthday and got word of two new residents at Graceland. Presley s ex-wife, Priscilla Presley, led several hundred fans in singing Happy Birthday...
More »AP - Dec 19, 2008
So you fancy yourself a singer, eh ... alone, in your car, with the windows up, when no one s looking. Well, now you can test your pipes against Martina McBride and Elvis Presley in private, and if...
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A guitar set alight onstage by Jimi Hendrix during a concert in London was sold at auction on Thursday for $497,500 to a U.S. collector. The scorched Fender Stratocaster was the star lot at an auction...
More »AP - Aug 16, 2008
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) Mary Lou Martell put it off as long as she could. But she finally had to head to Memphis for an anniversary vigil at Elvis Presley s grave. It s my first Elvis Week. I m a...
More »Reuters - Aug 13, 2008
It was October 26, 1956, seven weeks after Elvis Presley's first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show. The host didn't really want the hip-shaking rock 'n' roll star back on the family...
More »AP - Aug 13, 2008
When Elvis Presley made his TV special in 1968, he was coming off a string of forgettable films and a long dry spell on the charts, and the rock n roll music he d helped pioneer had given way to the Beatles...
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