Archive for July, 2009

Elvis 55 Years Ago Today

by: admin July 6, 2009

Elvis Presley recorded Thats All Right, Mama. During a break in a recording session consisting mostly of slow ballads, Elvis, Scotty Moore and Bill Black began fooling around.Sam recognized it right away. He was amazed that the boy even knew Arthur Big Boy Crudup nothing in any of the songs he had tried so [...]

Now in stock: My Treasured Memories of Elvis

by: admin July 6, 2009

Judy Palmer, who was a fanclub president, was in the audience of several Elvis concerts. Judy has been known as one of the best fan photographers of Elvis for over 35 years. No one has ever seen all her photos in one book, in
context with her stories. “My Treasured Memories of Elvis” is a hard [...]

James Burton Interview

by: admin July 6, 2009

by Dr. Matthew Warnock.
To say that guitarist James Burton is busy would be a gross understatement. With his 70th birthday right around the corner, the Louisiana native shows no sign of slowing down. After a highly successful career as both a leader and a sideman spanning more than 50 years, most guitarists would be looking [...]

Elvis fans record songs in second karaoke contest

by: admin July 4, 2009

Elvis Presley fans are competing online in the second Elvis MySpace Karaoke Contest for a trip to Memphis to compete in the Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist showdown in August.
Last year’s karaoke contest was won by a Texas Tech University voice major with a love of jazz and a Norah Jones quality to her version of [...]

One Night With Elvis (Victoria Hall, Hanley, July 4)

by: admin July 3, 2009

ELVIS aims to be back in the building at the Victoria Hall in Hanley on Saturday as Lee Memphis King delivers his Elvis On Tour show.
It pays tribute to the early days of pure hip-swivelling rock n roll. King is one of the UKs most successful Elvis impersonators, finalist in The Worlds Greatest Elvis and [...]

New Virtual Experience Allows You to Explore Elvis’ Dressing Room

by: admin July 2, 2009

Step back in time to 1969 and explore Elvis dressing room backstage at the International Hotel while he is on stage performing. Look through his stage costumes on the rack, flip through a scrapbook the Colonel has put together, check out the pictures on his mirror, read some of his telegrams, see whats on the [...]

Impersonating the King

by: admin July 2, 2009

FOR all the Elvis Presley impersonators currently donning jet black wigs and squeezing into glitzy jumpsuits, there are surely few that can match the story of Danny Allan.
At 21, he is the second youngest Elvis performer in the United Kingdom and will jump on Hawick Town Halls stage for a special one-off charity gig on [...]

Official James Burton Record Website

by: admin July 1, 2009

James Burtons attempt to break a world record, has put his webmaster to work. Check out the recently launched Official James Burton Record Website by clicking the link below. Here’s a message from James and his webmaster Yvonne: “Please come join us in an attempt to break the Guinness Worlds Record for the Largest Guitar [...]

Crowds pay tribute to the King

by: admin July 1, 2009

Gino Monopoli will be rockin and rollin on the river again this summer.
The Peach Citys adopted son will be headed south to Memphis next month for the Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist event after winning the professional division of the weekend Penticton Pacific Northwest Elvis Festival.
Along with the $2,000 prize money, the Toronto performer also received [...]