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Million Dollar Quartet (New York Times)

On December 4, 1956, an auspicious twist of fate brought Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins and Elvis Presley together. The place was Sun Records' storefront studio in Memphis. The man who made it happen was Sam Phillips, the "Father of Rock 'n' Roll," who discovered them all. Continue reading Million Dollar Quartet (New York Times) »

New ‘Quartet’ keeps the good times rollin’ (Chicago Sun-Times)

Hedy Weiss: Elvis Presley , Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash and Carl Perkins have not only left the building after 15 months in Chicago, but they've been replaced. With the four principal cast members of the original hit production of "Million Dollar Quartet" now preparing for the show's New York ... Continue reading New ‘Quartet’ keeps the good times rollin’ (Chicago Sun-Times) »

Whole lotta lawyerin’ goin’ on (New York Post)

Written by NewsFeed. Published on March 5th, 2010 in Elvis News.
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The new Broadway musical "Million Dollar Quartet" -- about the famous 1956 re cording session featuring Elvis Presley, Carl Perkins, Johnny Cash and Jerry Lee Lewis -- is poised to become this season's "Jersey Boys." It's also poised to become the subject of what you might call a... Continue reading Whole lotta lawyerin’ goin’ on (New York Post) »

Players That Backed Presley & Cash Honored as Musicians Hall of Fame Bids Farewell (Great American Country)

Written by NewsFeed. Published on February 12th, 2010 in Elvis News.
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In a bittersweet ceremony the day before a make-or-break court proceeding, four sets of session musicians received new awards Thursday at the Musicians Hall of Fame in Nashville. The players — who collectively backed such artists as Elvis Presley, Patsy Cline, the Beach Boys and Johnny Cash — are among ... Continue reading Players That Backed Presley & Cash Honored as Musicians Hall of Fame Bids Farewell (Great American Country) »

Impersonators honor legends in Stewartville show (Post-Bulletin)

Written by NewsFeed. Published on February 4th, 2010 in Elvis News.
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Impersonators of Buddy Holly, Johnny Cash, Elvis Presley, Ritchie Valens and Hank Williams will take the stage of the Riverview Country Club in a tribute to the music of the legends. Continue reading Impersonators honor legends in Stewartville show (Post-Bulletin) »

Glen Burnie resident shakes it up as Elvis (The Capital)

Written by NewsFeed. Published on December 27th, 2009 in Elvis News.
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Paul W. Gillespie Elvis has found a new place to dwell — in Glen Burnie at the home of 47-year-old Jed Duvall. Duvall performs about 75 shows a year as The King and as another music legend, Johnny Cash. Here, Duvall kicks back as Elvis from 1970. Continue reading Glen Burnie resident shakes it up as Elvis (The Capital) »

Amory awarded grant to re-roof armory (Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal)

Written by NewsFeed. Published on December 21st, 2009 in Elvis News.
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AMORY – The old armory’s biggest claim to fame perhaps was being the venue for a Johnny Cash and Elvis Presley concert in 1955 in which a young Elvis Presley was said to have heard the song “Blue Suede Shoes” sung for the first time by Carl Perkins. Continue reading Amory awarded grant to re-roof armory (Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal) »

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) »

‘Million Dollar Quartet’ one year old — and still rock solid (Chicago Sun-Times)

Who knows what really happened on that legendary December afternoon in 1956 when Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins and Elvis Presley all happened to show up at producer Sam Phillips' Sun Studios in Memphis, Tennessee? Sure, we have the iconic photo that shows the four guys grouped around ... Continue reading ‘Million Dollar Quartet’ one year old — and still rock solid (Chicago Sun-Times) »

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Million Dollar Quartet Will Be New Tenant of Broadway's Nederlander Theatre Million Dollar Quartet , the new musical about a momentous Sun Records recording session with Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins and Elvis Presley, will begin previews on Broadway at the Nederlander Theatre on March 13, 2010. Continue reading Contact Us | Advertise | Privacy Policy (Playbill) »
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