A community portal about Elvis Presley with blogs, videos, and photos. According to Wikipedia.org: Elvis Aron Presley, often known simply as Elvis and also called " The King of Rock'n' Roll " or simply " The King ", was an American...
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A community portal about Elvis Presley with blogs, videos, and photos. According to Wikipedia.org: Elvis Aron Presley, often known simply as Elvis and also called " The King of Rock'n' Roll " or simply " The King ", was an American singer, musician and actor. He remains a pop icon and is regarded by some to be the most important, original entertainer of the last fifty years. There is little doubt that Presley is the most talked about and written about performer of the 20th Century.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - 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...
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Toronto,Canada April 2nd 1957 By The Toronto Star 23 000 See Elvis. Late Show 15 000. Crowds estimated at 8,000 and 15,000 persons jammed Maple Leaf Gardens last night as Elvis Presley gave his first and second Canadian shows. Col. Tom Parker, Presley's manager, said the second-show crowd was the largest Presley has ever faced in a personal appearance. I think Toronto audiences are terrific,' Col. Parker said. But if the Toronto audience was the largest Elvis has ever faced, to all reports... Read Full Story
Baltimore May 29 1977 represents one of the absolute low-points in Elvis' career.We all know that Elvis wasn't in his prime in 1977, but springtime was nothing but a disaster at every points. His way of life, the prescription drugs abuse on a daily basis and his loneliness. Ginger Alden who seems to not be the right person on the right place at the right time, the one-nighters one after the other, not to forget the press which has really begun to attack Elvis in a way they never did earlier... Read Full Story
Mae Axton was co-writer with Tommy Durden of Heartbreak Hotel. In November 1955 in Nashville, she played a demo of Heartbreak Hotel sung by Glenn Reeves for Elvis in her suite. Durden was a steel guitar player with the Johnny Tillotson's band. While reading the Miami Herald on day in 1955 he ran across the photograph of a suicide victim whose identity was a mystery. The headline asked, “Do you know the man?” In the dead man's left hand was a note that read. “I walk a lonely street” which... Read Full Story
He is the king of singing a great rock n roll song but he is much more than just that. The original American idol for sure is Elvis Presley a legend of everything he influenced music with so many people in the music business today. It was 30 year ago he died on August 16, 1977. People loved him so much not just because of shaking hips but also for his heart. He never really died with his music it is still very much alive. People who have seen him live in concert said there life was never the... Read Full Story
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Posted on July 23rd, 2008 by Party Mama Aly Adair
August 9-17 is Elvis Week
A Tribute to Elvis Presley, The King of Rock N’ Roll - a Hunk of Still Burning Love!
Elvis Aron Presley was born January 8, 1935 in a two room house in Tupelo, Mississippi. Elvis’ father and uncle built the house themselves. His middle name Aron was actually spelled this way so that it would similar to the middle spelling of his twin brother Jesse Garon who died at birth... Read Full Story
The above date marked the thirtieth anniversary of the death of Elvis Presley, The King of Rock'n'Roll. He was 42 years old. Since that time, he has continued to be remembered, appreciated and adored by countless millions of fans around the entire surface of the globe.This work is offered in humble tribute to quite possibly (and certainly in my eyes) the greatest entertainer of all time... Read Full Story
The above date marked the thirtieth anniversary of the death of Elvis Presley, The King of Rock'n'Roll. He was 42 years old. Since that time, he has continued to be remembered, appreciated and adored by countless million... Read Full Story
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Elvis Presley fans keen to own a chunk of their idol now can: locks of what is claimed to be The King's hair are up for auction next week. The large quantity of hair is one of about 200 items of Elvis memorabilia collected by the late Gary Pepper, who was the president of the Tankers Fan Club set up for Elvis fans. Chicago-based Leslie Hindman Auctioneers said the hair, which is expected to sell for between $8,000 and $12,000 at the October 18 auction, was given to... Read Full Story
