Archive for January, 2010

Lets get Elvis to #1 in his 75th year

by: tdomf_753bc January 3, 2010

Elvis fans in the UK are pulling together to give the King the best ever birthday present…a number one hit. A growing Facebook group and the word spreading across other social network sites are playing their part in spreading the word. Fans of Presley are being asked to go online and download “Just Pretend”. If [...]

75 years and counting, looking back on elvis

by: admin January 2, 2010

Elvis Presley’s birthday may be the closest thing to a semi-religious pilgrimage for any American, ever. Jan. 8 is his day.
At 13, the dirt-poor teen moved from Tupelo, Miss., to Memphis with his family. Soon thereafter, the boy was performing gospel, country and a new genre of electrified hillbilly blues called rockabilly.
It was the birth [...]