Archive for February 13th, 2009

The Real Vince Everett

by: admin February 13, 2009

It was often said that, in the ’60s, Elvis Presley imitator Vince Everett made the records that Elvis should have been making. In fact, the two were sometimes making the same music. Both recorded “Such a Night,” for example, and Everett’s choice of cover material reflects a very similar sensibility as Elvis when Elvis was [...]

Action Jackson rocks

by: admin February 13, 2009

What better way to spend Valentine’s Day than with the first queen of rock ‘n’ roll, Wanda Jackson. Just don’t get on her bad side. Jackson, after all, once threatened to go after her carousing man with her big iron skillet, making it clear that she’d show him how a little woman can whip a [...]

Festival organizers to put the Elvis in the ‘Elvis Festival’

by: admin February 13, 2009

TUPELO - Expect to see more of the King of Rock n’ Roll at this year’s Tupelo Elvis Festival, an event official said at the festival’s formal kickoff Thursday night.
John Avila, this year’s festival co-chairman, said the Downtown Tupelo Main Street Association is focusing on Elvis more this year since Tupelo is his birthplace. The [...]