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Aping Elvis (Fort Wayne Journal Gazette)

Written by NewsFeed. Published on February 7th, 2010 in Elvis News.
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On a cruise ship, former Fort Wayne resident Brahm Sheray found not love, but Elvis. Also Madonna, Michael Jackson and Buddy Holly. In short, he found his calling. Continue reading Aping Elvis (Fort Wayne Journal Gazette) »

Budget can’t cramp charm of Tennessee (Fort Wayne Journal Gazette)

Written by NewsFeed. Published on November 22nd, 2009 in Elvis News.
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I wasn't even supposed to be in Nashville. But here I was, on the dance floor of a honky-tonk on Broadway, being twirled around by the man who'd dressed Elvis Presley and Johnny Cash. Continue reading Budget can’t cramp charm of Tennessee (Fort Wayne Journal Gazette) »

Motown sound’ still special at 50 (Fort Wayne Journal Gazette)

On Jan. 12, 1959, Elvis Presley was in the Army. The Beatles were a little-known group called the Quarrymen casting about for gigs in Liverpool. The nascent rock 'n' roll world was weeks away from "the day the music died" - when a single-engine plane crash claimed the lives of ... Continue reading Motown sound’ still special at 50 (Fort Wayne Journal Gazette) »

Keyboardist Knechtel accompanied big-name performers (Fort Wayne Journal Gazette)

YAKIMA, Wash. - Larry Knechtel, a Grammy award-winning keyboardist who accompanied big-name musicians such as Elvis Presley, Ray Charles and the Dixie Chicks, died Thursday. He was 69. Knechtel died of an apparent heart attack at Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital, a spokesman for Valley Hills Funeral Home said. Continue reading Keyboardist Knechtel accompanied big-name performers (Fort Wayne Journal Gazette) »

Auction offers 500 lots of Elvis memorabilia (Fort Wayne Journal Gazette)

Written by NewsFeed. Published on March 17th, 2009 in Elvis News.
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NEW YORK Can you afford Elvis Presley's blue suede shoes? What about his jumpsuit? The auctioneer Gotta Have It Collectibles is selling more than 500 pieces of Elvis memorabilia online. The minimum bid on the sky blue jumpsuit and cape with gold lining is $100,000. Continue reading Auction offers 500 lots of Elvis memorabilia (Fort Wayne Journal Gazette) »

Elvis virtually alive in online game site (Fort Wayne Journal Gazette)

Elvis Presley is being resurrected again – this time as an avatar with fellow singer and Memphis native Justin Timberlake in a “virtual” world in which visitors can assume the two stars’ identities as they network or play online games. Continue reading Elvis virtually alive in online game site (Fort Wayne Journal Gazette) »