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Fifty Years Ago Today Elvis Ruled The Music World

Written by NewsFeed. Published on August 28th, 2010 in Elvis News.
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Elvis Presley was honorably discharged from the army on March 5, 1960 and fell into the waiting arms of his manager, Colonel Tom Parker. He was rushed into the studio and cut a number of tracks which would be released as singles. This was a time period when album tracks ... Continue reading Fifty Years Ago Today Elvis Ruled The Music World »

Edmunds County man spent time in Army with Elvis

Written by NewsFeed. Published on April 21st, 2010 in Elvis News.
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Elvis Presley had it pretty cushy in the Army.... Continue reading Edmunds County man spent time in Army with Elvis »

A Look Back – Musical inspired by Elvis remains popular in revivals

Written by NewsFeed. Published on April 13th, 2010 in Elvis News.
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The musical Bye Bye Birdie debuted on Broadway on April 14CQ, 1960, and ran for 607 performances, closing on Oct. 7, 1961. Inspired by the 1957 draft notice that put Elvis Presley in the Army in 1958, it depicts a rock star named Conrad Birdie, a play on the name ... Continue reading A Look Back – Musical inspired by Elvis remains popular in revivals »

Lil Wayne Going To Jail Is Like Elvis Being Drafted, Bun B Says (MTV Music Television)

Written by NewsFeed. Published on March 9th, 2010 in Elvis News.
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Bun B compared Lil Wayne's jail time to Elvis Presley being drafted. "I don't think anything like this has happened in music since Elvis got drafted into the Army," he said. Continue reading Lil Wayne Going To Jail Is Like Elvis Being Drafted, Bun B Says (MTV Music Television) »

Elvis ‘Kiss’ a mystery … or is it? (The Post and Courier)

Written by NewsFeed. Published on February 12th, 2010 in Elvis News.
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When Elvis played Charleston in June 1956, he made national headlines for nibbling on the fingers of a female reporter from this paper. This was back in the Hayride era -- before Ed Sullivan, before "Love Me Tender," before the Army. Continue reading Elvis ‘Kiss’ a mystery … or is it? (The Post and Courier) »

Vinyl Cave: Big Mama Thornton in Europe by Big Mama Thornton (Isthmus)

Written by NewsFeed. Published on January 30th, 2010 in Elvis News.
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Alabama-born blues singer and drummer Big Mama Thornton is mostly remembered today by many as a footnote in the saga of two famous rock performers. Thornton helped with the lyrics and was the first to record the Leiber-Stoller classic "Hound Dog," several years before it was made famous to rock ... Continue reading Vinyl Cave: Big Mama Thornton in Europe by Big Mama Thornton (Isthmus) »

Elvis’ hair sells for $15K at Chicago auction (KLTV 7 Tyler)

Written by NewsFeed. Published on November 2nd, 2009 in Elvis News.
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A clump of hair believed to have been trimmed from Elvis Presley's head when he joined the Army in 1958 has sold for $15,000 at a Chicago auction house. Continue reading Elvis’ hair sells for $15K at Chicago auction (KLTV 7 Tyler) »

Elvis Presley’s hair sells for $15K at Chicago auction (The Arizona Republic)

Written by NewsFeed. Published on October 19th, 2009 in Elvis News.
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A clump of hair believed to have been trimmed from Elvis Presley's head when he joined the Army in 1958 has sold for $15,000 at a Chicago auction house. Continue reading Elvis Presley’s hair sells for $15K at Chicago auction (The Arizona Republic) »

Elvis Presley Hair Clump Sells For $15,000 (The Huffington Post)

Written by NewsFeed. Published on October 19th, 2009 in Elvis News.
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What's Your Reaction? CHICAGO — A clump of hair believed to have been trimmed from Elvis Presley's head when he joined the Army in 1958 has sold for $15,000 at a Chicago auction house. Continue reading Elvis Presley Hair Clump Sells For $15,000 (The Huffington Post) »

Hair trimmed from Elvis sells for $15,000 (Denver Post)

Written by NewsFeed. Published on October 19th, 2009 in Elvis News.
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A clump of hair believed to have been trimmed from Elvis Presley's head when he joined the Army in 1958 has sold for $15,000 at an auction house. Continue reading Hair trimmed from Elvis sells for $15,000 (Denver Post) »
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