Archive for World of Elvis Presley
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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June 29, 2009
Heritage Auctions recently sold the guitar Elvis Presley played in the movie “Follow That Dream” for $26,290. (Courtesy of Heritage Auction Galleries)
Heritage Auction Galleries sold nearly $650,000 worth of music, TV and movie memorabilia in its Signature Music & Entertainment Memorabilia Auction held June 5 and 6. In the music category, an acoustic guitar owned [...]
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March 20, 2009
No wonder Elvis Presley is the richest man not alive! Just after Dunhills little ode of a lighter to the rock
and roll star, the fashion market is abuzz with an opportunity to own a piece from the personal collection of the man. This line includes more than 500 items used by the rock legend [...]
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February 10, 2009
The cold is heartless. As the wind chills us, the cold creeps into our hearts with feelings of despair, loneliness and sadness. When I face the cold, Im in my car, not walking to a bus stop. My North Face coat keep the warmth close to my body as opposed to a coat taken from [...]
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February 4, 2009
Elvis Presley Blue Hawaii Contact Sheets. Set of 29 b&w 11″ x 14″ contact sheet featuring images taken on the set of the 1961 musical-comedy. Each sheet bears approximately one dozen images, including shots of Elvis, Joan Blackman, Angela Lansbury, Howard McNear, director Norman Taurog, and others. All have date stamps on the back ranging [...]
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January 26, 2009
The Elvis Cruise 2009, hosted by Jerry Schilling, is scheduled for Thursday, November 12 thru Monday, November 16, 2009.The cruise will set sail from Tampa, Florida and cruise through the Caribbean to Cozumel, Mexico.
This is the third official Elvis Cruise and will once again be hosted by one of Elvis’ closest friends, Jerry Schilling. Entertainment [...]
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January 11, 2009
by: Carole Kimbrell
Not long ago I saw in the Memphis Flyer that Lauderdale Courts were being restored as part of the beautification of downtown Memphis. My family came to Memphis from Water Valley, MS in 1951and moved into Lauderdale Courts, a community of beautiful apartments surrounded by broad vistas of grass and trees.The neighbors were [...]
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January 11, 2009
Rita Taylor of Wellsville discovered this picture of Elvis Presley which she said was taken in 1958, location unknown. She said she received it from a fellow student while taking classes in Rochester. Interviewing The King, Taylor said, was Lloyd Gordon, the first station manager of WLSV in Wellsville. The person to Gordons right, who [...]
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January 8, 2009
Elvis Presleys life and career made an impact on entertainment and culture that is still being felt today. While millions of individuals have encountered Elvis through his music, movies and photographs, a lucky few were able to meet, work with or have a personal relationship with Elvis himself.
The archives department of Elvis Presley Enterprises, Inc. [...]