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Saturday 31 December 2016 - - - HAPPY NEW YEAR'S EVE from EIN - - - |
2017 Elvis Birthday Celebrations: Only five days to go before Graceland's Elvis Birthday Celebrations kick off. For the first time ever Elvis' Birthday Celebration will be held at Graceland's new resort, The Guest House at Graceland
Music fans from around the world will travel to Elvis Presley's Graceland in January 2017 to celebrate the King of Rock 'n' Roll's birthday. Numerous events are scheduled for January 5-8, 2017, including the Elvis Presley Birthday Proclamation Ceremony on Sunday, January 8 at 9:30 a.m. Central Time, featuring cake cutting ceremony on the front lawn of Graceland in Memphis.
Special guest speakers Robin and Gavin Koon will share their memories of co-starring with Elvis in "Follow That Dream," at the Official Graceland Insider's Reception. Also speaking will be award-winning producer, director, writer Andrew Solt, who has made a number of acclaimed films and television specials about Elvis Presley including the feature documentary, "This Is Elvis." Andrew, whose company owns The Ed Sullivan Show library, will be speaking at Graceland on the 60th anniversary of Elvis' third and final appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show. In addition to the Proclamation Ceremony, other events include live music, wine tasting, Archives Show and Tell, the Fan Club President's Event, Club Elvis and The Auction at Graceland.
Go here to EPE schedule for details and tickets
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ABOUT TIME! ELVIS added to Mississippi Hall of Fame: A great cartoon from the Mississippi Clarion-Ledger, who could imagine that Elvis wasn't in the Mississippi Hall Of Fame already! As announced 2 weeks ago, the board of the state Department of Archives and History met this month and selected the inductees: Evelyn Gandy, the first woman elected lieutenant governor of the state; Dr. James Hardy, who was a transplant surgeon; former state Rep. Aaron Henry, who was a civil-rights activist; Ida B. Wells, a journalist and women's rights advocate plus one Elvis Presley.
Those chosen can be either native-born Mississippians or people who moved to the state. Hall of Fame portraits hang in the Senate chamber of the Old Capitol in downtown Jackson.
With thanks to EIN's good friend Joan Gansky
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40 Years Ago Today - Elvis last "GREAT" concert - 'Final Countdown To Midnight' NYE 1976: What a shame this great DVD/CD set looking in detail at Elvis' last ever New Year's Eve concert has not been released officially - The deluxe 2CD/DVD set released by Backdraft label is the ultimate look at Elvis' 1976 New Year's Eve performance. Previously available via CDs with peak-audio distortion and on DVD/VHS with low quality fan-footage, back in 2014 Backdraft published a 106-page book plus remastered high-quality audio and incredible DVD featuring multi-camera angles. It had to be one of the essential Elvis releases of 2014.
There is no doubt that Elvis’ final New Year’s Eve concert was certainly his last "Great" performance of his life. The nearly COMPLETE concert video which premieres to the world here will attest to the above statement. This DVD debuts newly discovered films, some of which have been transferred in High Definition and are positively stunning! The rich, vibrant colours provide a truly novel viewing experience.
The 106 page book boasts many rare and unpublished photos, detailed information about the show and an eyewitness text! The double CD set is also complete (unlike the edited FTD 2003 official release).
Go here - EIN's Piers Beagley provides an in-depth review of this amazing deluxe box-set.
(CD Reviews, Source;ElvisInformationNetwork)
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Petula Clark turned down a date with Elvis: UK pop-legend Petula Clark last week revealed (yet again) how she once turned down the chance of a date with Elvis.
The 84-year-old, best known for her "easy listening" ballads such as Downtown, said she caught the King of rock and roll's eye in the 1960s.
Speaking on Good Morning Britain she told how Presley tried to chat up her when she and fellow singer Karen Carpenter met him in Las Vegas.
Asked whether it was true she snubbed The King, she added: "Yes I did. There's no more to say on that."
Petula once said of the encounter: "The first time I met him he was gorgeous. Then Karen and I went to see him in Vegas. "We went backstage and after 20 minutes I said, Maybe we should go'.
Elvis was making a play for both of us so we left. It was flattering but I shuffled out dragging Karen behind me, saying we had other things to do. He was very amused by that. It was probably the first time anyone had ever turned him down."
The British singer, who has sold more than 68 million records in a career spanning seven decades, was also asked to star in an Elvis film.
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Again, she refused, this time because her husband, Claude Wolfe, did not want her to be one of the King's leading ladies.
Petula said: "I was asked to star in Paradise Hawaiian Style. My husband turned it down. Maybe he didn't want me on a beach blanket with Elvis. At the time I didn't even know about it."
Mentioning Elvis is a good way to get publicity - this time it was to promote her 45th studio album.
While the UK tabloids ran the "New" story once again - EIN posted the same story over a decade ago (here)- the above photo of Elvis with Petula Clark and Karen Carpenter is a clever but well-known fake.
(News, Source;UKTabloids/ElvisInfoNet) |
The case of the Elvis Presley-loving Grimes sisters' murders remains cold: Sixty years ago, Barbara and Patricia Grimes were a couple of ordinary teenage girls, addicted to the music of the swivel-hipped heartthrob who was driving women wild all over the country.
On Dec. 28, 1956, the Chicago sisters begged their mother to let them go on a short bus trip to see their idol in "Love Me Tender," Elvis Presley's first movie.
Within days, Mr. Rock 'n' Roll himself would send a personal message to the star-struck sisters.
"If you are good Presley fans, you'll go home and ease your mother's worries," the singer pleaded.
Unfortunately, Barbara, 15, and Patricia, 13, would never know they had received this singular honor. By the time Presley issued his appeal, the girls were already dead.
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road near Willow Springs, Ill., noticed "these flesh-coloured things" in a ditch. They were the frozen remains of the Grimes girls.
The discovery put an end to one of the biggest missing person investigations in the history of the city.
Their mother, Loretta, said she had sent them off that evening with instructions to be home before midnight. A neighbour said she and her 6-year-old sister sat with the girls in the theater.
Several people recalled seeing them after the movie was over, but nothing was certain. They had been spotted driving in a maroon car with two men, on a bus bound for Nashville, hanging around with sailors, in filling stations, hotels and dance halls. A Milwaukee mental patient sent ransom notes. Memphis police went on alert, just in case the sisters had decided to make a pilgrimage to Presley's hometown. Rumors swirled that in addition to the movie, the girls' agenda that night included wild drinking and trysts with secret lovers.
This week marks six decades since their disappearance and many of the players, from Elvis Presley on, are long gone.
But some people still hold onto the hope there may someday be closure.
Ray Johnson, a retired criminal investigator and true-crime historian and author, became interested in the sisters when he was gathering ghost stories for his 2011 book, "Chicago's Haunt Detective." Not surprisingly, there are some eerie local legends connected with the Grimes girls, including sounds of doors slamming and bodies being dumped from an invisible ghost car on the road where the victims were found.
Click here to the Daily News to read the full and tragic story
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King Creole' Starring Elvis Presley New EPE Podcast: You can check out the latest episode of EPE's podcast, Starring Elvis Presley! EPE are going to cover all of Elvis' movies on the podcast, and on this episode, we're discussing "King Creole."
EPE's' Libby Perry and Sheena Barnett discuss the movie's plot and Elvis' role in the film, and share a few fun movie facts.
This episode also features an interview with Elvis' "King Creole" co-star, Jan Shepard.
CLICK HERE to EPE to listen (audio podcast only)
(News, Source;EPE/ElvisInfoNet)
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Latest US Billboard Charts: It must be Christmas as Elvis is back in the Billboard charts for week ending 7th January, 2017:
- 'It's Christmas Time' drops from 81 to 85 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums Chart; drops from 47 to 53 on the Top Album Sales Chart selling 12,435 last week; remains at 6 on the Catalog Albums Chart and rises from 17 to 12 on the Holiday Albums Chart
- 'The Classic Christmas Album' drops from 92 to 94 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums Chart; is 143 on the Top Album Sales Chart selling 6,542 last week; drops from 25 to 28 on the Catalog Albums Chart; drops from 4 to 5 on the Country Catalog Albums Chart and rises from 38 to 31 on the Holiday Albums Chart.
- 'Merry Christmas, Love Elvis' drops from 167 to 192 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums Chart; is 109 on the Top Album Sales Chart selling 6,711 last week; drops from 18 to 25 on the Catalog Albums Chart; rises from 33 to 30 on the Holiday Albums Chart and drops from 3 to 4 on the Country Catalog Albums Chart
- 'Elvis - Ultimate Christmas' drops from 42 to 50 on the Catalog Albums Chart; rises from 8 to 7 on the Country Catalog Albums Chart and is a re-entry at 50 on the Holiday Albums Chart
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- 'Ultimate Elvis' drops from 138 to 161 on the Top Album Sales Chart selling 5,074 last week.
- 'Elvis - Ultimate Gospel' rises from 15 to 9 on the Country Catalog Albums Chart and is 183 on the Top Album Sales Chart selling 4,385 last week
- 'The Wonder Of You' drops from 29 to 38 on the Top Rock Albums Chart and from 6 to 7 on the Classical Albums Chart
- 'If I Can Dream' is a re-entry at 17 on the Classical Albums Chart
- 'Elvis: 30 No.1 Hits' is a re-entry at 13 on the Country Catalog Albums Chart
- 'Heart and Soul' is a re-entry at 17 on the Country Catalog Albums Chart
- 'Blue Christmas (single) drops from 15 to 16 on the Holiday 100 Chart; drops from 18 to 21 on the Holiday Digital Song Sales Chart; down 11 to 12 on the Holiday Streaming Chart; rises from 27 to 24 on the Holiday Airplay Chart; up 18 to 14 on the Rock Digital Song Sales Chart; is a re-entry at 19 on the Hot 100 Recurrent Chart; up 6 to 5 on the Country Streaming Songs Chart and remains at 5 on the Rock Streaming Songs Chart
- 'Here Comes Santa Claus (Right Down Santa Claus Lane)(single) drops from 36 to 38 on the Holiday 100 Chart; rises from 26 to 23 on the Holiday Streaming Songs Chart; rises from 9 to 8 on the Country Streaming Songs Chart and drops from 11 to 12 on the Rock Streaming Songs Chart
- 'Silent Night' is a new-entry at 19 on the Country Streaming Songs Chart
- 'He Touched Me The Gospel Music Of Elvis Presley' drops from 4 to 5 on the Music Video Sales Chart
- Elvis rises from 23 to 20 on the Artist 100 Chart.
(News, Source;BrianQuinn/ElvisInfoNet)
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Helene Fischer and Elvis Presley TV Duet: There was an initial idea that the Helene Fischer and Elvis Presley "Wonder Of You" duet, to be performed on her regular Christmas show on German TV, would be a similar "hologram" performance as seen back in 2007 on American Idol with Celine Dion. In the end however the duet was a simple live performance from Helene Fischer with Elvis projected onto a screen.
Despite its simplicity, the design was surprisingly beautiful and emotional.
Priscilla was showcased in the TV audience.
CLICK HERE to YouTube for the video
While I find her voice to "pure" for the emotion of the song the live version certainly works better than the CD version.
See EIN Review of 'The Wonder Of You' here. Send us your comments.
(News, Source;ElvisInfoNet)
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Riviera Blvd, Las Vegas, now Elvis Presley Way: Despite the failure of the Westgate Casino Elvis exhibition, Las Vegas has created something positive with the new naming of Elvis Presley Way.
Viva Las Vegas Fan club President Sue L tells EIN, "IT'S OFFICIAL" as of December 24, 2016.
She notes that, It was disappointing that there was no fanfare - Elvis deserves that.
The other mystery: the official documents said EP Blvd, somewhere it changed back to Elvis Presley Way.
Originally announced Feb 28 2016. Credit due to Mr Siegel, owner of Westgate, who began the process in April 2015.
The Riviera was fully imploded and destroyed in June. Nice that the street change didn't happen til the Riv was gone.
What a great present to Las Vegas, Elvis fans and to the memory of Elvis Presley!
(News, Source;Sue L/ElvisInfoNet)
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2016 EPE Presidents' Christmas CD: The annual Elvis Fan Club President's EPE Christmas CD for 2016 has been released. This year the EP is entitled "Elvis Sings" ..
The tracklisting is
1. Santa Claus Is Back In Town
2. Here Comes Santa Claus (Right Down Santa Claus Lane)
3. Santa Bring My Baby Back (To Me)
Nothing particularly exciting - but a nice collectable.
Unfortunately our copy hasn't arrived in Australia as yet (it is usually a couple of days late) so thanks to Elvis Express for the photo.
(News, Source;ElvisExpress/ElvisInfoNet)
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Sunday 25 December 2016..................... MERRY, MERRY CHRISTMAS BABY. . . . . |
Everyone at EIN wish all of our readers a wonderful Christmas and a happy New Year!
If Everyday Was Like Christmas
(words & music by Red West)
I hear a choir
Singing sweetly somewhere
And a glow fills my heart
I'm in peace with the world
As the sound of their singing fills the air
Oh why can't every day be like Christmas
Why can't that feeling go on endlessly
For if everyday could be just like Christmas
What a wonderful world this would be
I hear a child
Telling Santa what to bring
And the smile upon his tiny face
Is worth more to me than anything
Oh why can't every day be like Christmas
Why can't that feeling go on endlessly....
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George Michael - Dead at 53: The shocking news has been announced that pop-superstar George Michael died in his sleep at 1.30am Christmas morning.
Reports are that "he passed away peacefully at home" in Oxfordshire UK. The Police say there were no suspicious circumstances.
His talents as a singer, songwriter and music producer made George Michael one of the world's biggest-selling artists.
Blessed with good looks and a fine singing voice, his stage presence made him a favourite on the live concert circuit as he matured from teen idol to long term stardom.
Excluding his Wham! hits, Michael scored seven number one singles in the UK with songs including 'Careless Whisper' and 'Faith' and won three Brit Awards and two Grammys.
Sir Elton John has posted "I am in deep shock. I have lost a beloved friend - the kindest, most generous soul and a brilliant artist. My heart goes out to his family and all of his fans."
In George Michael's "Faith" video he dressed himself to look like a leather-clad hip-swiveling Elvis, while in 2005 George Michael released the song "John and Elvis Are dead" which described the unfairness where some of the best things in life are taken away from us far too early. Such as John Lennon, Marvin Gaye and Elvis.
"It stayed with me, it keeps messing with my head
He said, "If Jesus Christ is alive and well
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And how come John and Elvis are dead?"
I said, if Jesus Christ is gonna save us from ourselves
Then, how come peace, love and Elvis are dead?"
RIP George Michael - June 25, 1963 > December 25, 2016,
"If Jesus Christ is alive and well, how come John and Elvis and Marvin - and George Michael are dead?"
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Saturday 24 December 2016 .......... Only ONE more sleep until . ...
..... It's Christmas Time Pretty Baby ...
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New Book for 2017 - 'Elvis In Person - One Night in Toronto April 2, 1957': A new book due to be released in April 2017 from Paul Sweeney, Jean-Marc Carisse and Erik Lorentzen.
Author Paul Sweeney comments, "Jean-Marc and I have been working hard on this book since March of 2016 in preparation for its April 2017 release. There are over 300 photos from before, during and after the two shows from the John Sebert Collection at Library & Archives Canada. I was blown away when I first set eyes on them earlier this year, and you know me, the candid photos really caught my eye, but you'll have to wait and see for yourselves.
In the meantime, enjoy the ad and I'll keep you posted as we progress towards April."
More info soon.
(News, Source;Erik Lorentzen)
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'The World Of FTD' Delayed: Despite publisher Erik Lorentzen's promise of a release before Christmas, the new 'The World Of FTD' publication has been delayed due to an unfortunate error at the printers. Rather than publish the books with a print mistake Erik Lorentzen is making sure that the fault is corrected before being sent out. He apologises to fans but knows the decision is the right one for collectors.
The book was authored and designed by Keith Flynn with input from a large number of other Elvis specialists including EIN's Piers Beagley, EM&HM's Trevor Cajiao, Geoffrey McDonnell, Gordon Minto and many others.
It is 1,200 pages, hardbound three book set, chronicling every release by FTD.The book also features 100s of high-quality photos from the collection Erik Lorentzen
KJ Consulting are proud to publish this Box Set which weighs 8 kilos.
Go here to see the book covers - plus plenty of preview pages - as well as all you need to know about this exciting new book
(News, Source;ElvisInfoNet)
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'Viva Las Vegas' Australia Elvis Festival countdown is on: It's only 20 more sleeps until the start of the 2017 Australian Parkes Elvis Festival, so get those jumpsuits preened, sequins shined, clean those sunglasses and make your way to Parkes, Australia to set your soul on fire!
The Parkes Elvis Festival is held every January in Parkes, Central NSW Australia. The event is held during the second week of January, coinciding with Elvis Presley's birthday.
It'll be a swingin' time as the Festival celebrates its 25th Anniversary with a Viva Las Vegas theme. There will be more than 120 events across five days from 11 - 15 January.
The program is jam-packed with leading UK Elvis tribute artist Pete Storm and US Elvis tribute artist Jake Rowley guest starring in the special doubleheader 2017 Feature Concert Series. They will perform four high-octane shows showcasing the best of The King.
At the 25th Anniversary Gala Dinner and Show. MC Greg Page will lead you through a night to remember, with Festival favourite Mark Andrew paying tribute to The King in this dynamic show.
The Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist Contest, with the best Elvis performers in Australia and New Zealand battling it out are on Friday 13 January and the Final on Saturday 14 January
Click here to the Festival website for full program details.
(News, Source;ElvisFestival/ElvisInfoNet)
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'The Wonder Of You' in the UK charts: It was fantastic news that Elvis & RPO album 'The Wonder Of You' hit Number One on the UK charts and with Christmas sales the album is holding strong in the UK charts.
UK Top 5 Albums - 23rd December, 2016 + other Elvis Entries
1 Michael Ball & Alfie Boe 109,708
2 Little Mix 77,895
3 Elvis Presley & The RPO 'Wonder Of You' 73,461( total sales to date : 422,351)
4 The Rolling Stones 57,483
5 Olly Murs 57,386
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75 The Platinum Collection
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Other Elvis Entries on the UK Charts - 23rd December, 2016
- 'The Wonder Of You' rises from 4 to 2 on the Physical Album Chart; drops from 32 to 40 on the Album Download Chart; rises from 4 to 3 on the Album Sales Chart; remains at 4 on the Official Record Store Chart and remains at 6 on the Vinyl Album Chart
- 'If I Can Dream' from 34 to 32 on the Physical Album Chart and rises from 35 to 33 on the Album Sales Chart
- 'The Platinum Collection' rises from 75 to 68 on the Physical Album Chart; rises from 11 to 9 on the Indie Album Chart and rises from 81 to 77 on the Album Sales Chart
- 'The Elvis Collection' drops from 10 to 13 on the Music Video Chart
- 'The Wonder Of You' rises from 4 to 3 on the Scottish Album Chart
- 'If I Can Dream' drops from 34 to 35 on the Scottish Album Chart
- 'The Platinum Collection' drops from 82 to 84 on the Scottish Album Chart
- 'Elvis: 30 No.1 Hits' is a re-entry at 97 on the Scottish Album Chart
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Latest US Billboard Charts: It must be Christmas as Elvis is back in the Billboard charts for week ending 31st December, 2016:
'It's Christmas Time' drops from 63 to 81 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums Chart; drops from 39 to 47 on the Top Album Sales Chart selling some 11,440 last week; remains at 6 on the Catalog Albums Chart and drops from 15 to 17 on the Holiday Albums Chart
'The Classic Christmas Album' drops from 90 to 92 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums Chart; is 102 on the Top Album Sales Chart selling some 5,742 last week; rises from 29 to 25 on the Catalog Albums Chart; rises from 6 to 4 on the Country Catalog Albums Chart and rises from 45 to 38 on the Holiday Albums Chart.
'Merry Christmas, Love Elvis' drops from 133 to 167 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums Chart; drops from 72 to 85 on the Top Albums Sales Chart selling some 6,507 last week; drops from 15 to 18 on the Catalog Albums Chart; drops from 31 to 33 on the Holiday Albums Chart and rises from 4 to 3 on the Country Catalog Albums Chart
'Elvis - Ultimate Christmas' drops from 38 to 42 on the Catalog Albums Chart and rises from 10 to 8 on the Country Catalog Albums Chart
'Ultimate Elvis' is 138 on the Top Album Sales Chart selling some 4,580 last week.
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'Elvis: He Touched Me' is 186 on the Top Album Sales Chart selling some 3501 last week.
'Elvis - Ultimate Gospel' rises from 22 to 15 on the Country Catalog Albums Chart
'The Wonder Of You' drops from 25 to 29 on the Top Rock Albums Chart and drops from 5 to 6 on the Classical Albums Chart
'Blue Christmas (single) remains at 15 on the Holiday 100 Chart; rises from 21 to 18 on the Holiday Digital Song Sales Chart; remains at 11 on the Holiday Streaming Chart; drops from 26 to 27 on the Holiday Airplay Chart and rises from 21 to 18 on the Rock Digital Song Sales Chart
'Here Comes Santa Claus (Right Down Santa Claus Lane)(single) remains at 36 on the Holiday 100 Chart
'He Touched Me The Gospel Music Of Elvis Presley' is a re-entry at 4 on the Music Video Sales Chart
'Elvis In Concert' with the RPCO at the 02 Arena (London) on 23rd November, 2016 is rated 27 on the Current Boxscore Chart with a sell-out at 13,256 in attendance grossing $741,575 (£602,162).
Elvis rises from 27 to 23 on the Artist 100 Chart.
(News, Source;BrianQuinn/ElvisInfoNet) |
| Wednesday 21 December 2016 .......... - 4 days & Santa Claus is coming to town... |
'A Vegas Fling With The King' CD Review: Elvis' 1973 February Las Vegas season has a reputation for being a rather lackluster come-down after the truly stunning success of the Aloha shows just two weeks beforehand.
There is no doubt that Elvis should have had a welcome relax and a break after performing such a record breaking world-wide event. Instead, Col Parker shoved him straight back into the old-routine of playing to the all-too-familiar casino-crowd. Elvis had a right to be uninspired.
However recent releases such as Straight Arrow's audience-recorded double-pack of Elvis' concerts from February 12th 1973 capture him in better than expected form...
In fact Elvis was on great form this night riding high from his recent ALOHA concerts. The Dinner Show is very worthy with more bass apparent than the late show and the TCB band is HOT!
Go here as EIN contributor David Tinson checks out this new Straight Arrow release....
(CD Reviews, Source;DavidTinson/ElvisInfoNet)
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'Sun Records' TV Series Great Promo: The new TV series starring Chad Michael Murray as Sun Records founder Sam Phillips starts Feb23 at 10pm US ET. on the CMT channel.
Thursday nights are about to get even hotter on CMT, the heart-pumping teaser features a young Elvis Presley (Drake Milligan) and Johnny Cash (Kevin Fonteyne) on guitars, Jerry Lee Lewis (Christian Lees) jamming out on the piano, and Sun Records founder Sam Phillips (Chad Michael Murray) in the studio demanding to hear something no one’s every heard before: rock ‘n’ roll!
Set in Memphis during the tumultuous early days of the civil rights movement, Sun Records tells the untold story of nothing less than the birth of rock ‘n’ roll. Guided by Sam Phillips, young musicians like Johnny Cash, Elvis Presley, Carl Perkins and Jerry Lee Lewis combined the styles of hillbilly country with the 1950s R&B sound created |
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by artists like Muddy Waters, B.B. King, Fats Domino and Ike Turner and changed the course of music forever. The series chronicles these young artists’ often jarring and sudden meteoric rise to fame in the face of sweeping political change and social unrest.
Click here to YouTube for the short but fabulous promo
No word yet on what other channels will carry the series world-wide.
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Kobalt New Deal for Elvis Music Catalogue: The power of Elvis' music will hopefully be strengthened through a new deal with Kobalt. The Kobalt Music Group is an independent rights management and publishing company who's artists include Prince, Paul McCartney, and Bob Dylan and own around 20% of total worldwide share in music publishing.
Kobalt will administer and provide publishing services for a vast majority of the Elvis Presley catalogue of more than 1,000 songs through a new administrative agreement with Authentic Brands Group (ABG) and EPE..
The arrangement is effective from Jan. 1, 2017 and includes some of the most desired tracks for film and TV trailers, soundtracks, and commercials.
Presley’s music continues to establish new records and find new fans almost 40 years after his death. The Wonder Of You (Legacy/RCA), a collection of re-workings of the late legend’s hits with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, recently became Presley’s 13th U.K. No. 1 album -- a record among solo artists.
Jamie Salter, chairman and CEO of ABG, added: “We are thrilled to partner with Kobalt to ensure that Elvis’ legacy as the King of Rock and Roll lives on forever. We are dedicated to preserving Elvis’ tremendous body of work and we are confident that Kobalt is committed to that same goal.”
Music from the Elvis catalogue was synchronized in recent feature films Bad Santa 2, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and “Love Me Tender” is the soundtrack for Ralph Lauren’s current fragrance campaign.
Elvis' music is bound to ring out loud next year. The 40th anniversary of the rock 'n' roll icon's death will fall on Aug. 16, 2017.
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Grammy for 'Jailhouse Rock': Elvis' iconic “Jailhouse Rock” has been chosen as the song to make its
way into the Grammy Hall of Fame because of the enormous popularity it
gained at the time of its release. Moreover, the Recording Academy
believes that Elvis’ song will add value to their diverse collection of
popular songs that can be truly considered as gems. According to Taste
of Country, Neil Portnow, the President of the Recording Academy, spoke
about how Elvis’s “Jailhouse Rock” proves to be culturally significant.
“The Grammy Hall of Fame represents all genres of music. Memorable and inspiring, these recordings are proudly added to our growing catalog and are an integral part of our musical, social and cultural history.”
The song was featured in 1957’s Jailhouse Rock, arguably Elvis’s most popular movie, and topped several of Billboard’s charts.
Elvis’s on-screen persona made him instantly famous, and he earned his reputation as the King of Rock and Roll.
Previously, Rolling Stone magazine had placed Elvis’ “Jailhouse Rock” amongst the Top 500 Greatest Songs of All Time, and it has also been placed in Rock and Roll’s Hall of Fame for being amongst the 500 songs that helped to shape the history of Rock and Roll.
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| Sunday 18 December 2016 ................... I'll Be Home For Christmas .... 7 sleeps to go... |
'Welcome Home Elvis' good-quality soundtrack found: 56 years after the first broadcast of Sinatra's "Welcome Home Elvis" show and 41 years after ABC is said to have discarded the original master videotape, a high-quality source of the soundtrack for the Frank Sinatra-hosted 1960 Timex special has finally been located.
The special, officially titled "It's Nice to Go Traveling", was Sinatra's last for the network, and was conceived as a vehicle to welcome home Elvis Presley, who was returning from Germany, after his separation from the service. Reviews of the show were generally positive, and the highlight of the program was the once-in-a-lifetime pairing of the The Chairman of the Board and The King, as they performed a duet of each other's hits-- "Love Me Tender" and "Witchcraft."
These important performances by Elvis have been released officially over the years but always in sub-standard audio quality.
Two different kinescopes were made before the master tape was wiped but both had technical faults and the only surviving record of the broadcast are very low-quality copies of those films.
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indifferent quality of the surviving audio has been a sticking point. And having now heard one, I can confidently state that this program is vastly helped by having a high-fidelity soundtrack source, which allows everyone to experience the nuances of each singer's vocalizations and Nelson Riddle's marvelous arrangements.
There was no soundtrack recording released at the time the program was broadcast, and indeed, the idea of coordinating a deal that included Col. Tom Parker, Frank Sinatra's Hobart Productions, Capitol Records and RCA Records seems mind-boggling.
However, the discovery of over 45 minutes of the program's soundtrack on a double-sided 12" acetate have now made a full restoration of the program possible - These were auctioned on Ebay back in November and sold for US$3,500.
In addition to the video program itself, the soundtrack find also adds two new song masters to both Elvis' discography (his live-in-the-studio performance of "Fame & Fortune" and "Stuck on You") and Frank's holdings (his solo versions of "Witchcraft" and "Gone With the Wind") as well as the historic duet between the two singing legends. Presumably, once all of the details are worked out between the various corporate concerns, a separate CD version of the soundtrack would also be contemplated.
EIN thanks Kevin Segura for the info.
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CMT new Sam Phillips TV series 'Sun Records': CMT in the US has announced that 'Sun Records' an original 8-part series about the early days of rock & roll will debut on the cable network Thursday, February 23rd
Based on the Tony Award-winning musical Million Dollar Quartet, about the historic recording sessions featuring Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins, Sun Records focuses on Sun founder and producer Sam Phillips. Played by Chad Michael Murray, Sam Phillips shapes the young musicians whose pioneering blend of country, R&B and blues gave rise to a cultural phenomenon still resonating 60 years after the one-off session on December 4th, 1956.
The series also explores the influential sound created by artists including Muddy Waters, B.B. King, Fats Domino and Ike Turner, set against a backdrop of unprecedented political change and social unrest.
Newcomer Drake Milligan stars as the young Presley, with Billy Gardell as Colonel Tom Parker. Kevin Fonteyne plays Cash, along with Christian Lees as the piano-playing Lewis and Dustin Ingram as Perkins.
(News, Source;CMT/ElvisInfoNet)
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'Just Pretend' composers get Gold Disc in UK: 'Just Pretend' composer and PRS chairman Guy Fletcher has been awarded a Gold Disc for his songwriting work on the new Elvis Presley and Royal Philharmonic Orchestra album The Wonder of You. PRS is the publishing royalties collection society for writers and publishers in the UK
Fletcher (centre) and long-term writing partner Doug Flett (right) received the accolades for their song Just Pretend late last week.
The Wonder of You was released on 21 October, going straight in at number one on the UK Albums Chart.
It has since been riding high for seven weeks, with sales now in excess of 100,000 – hence the UK Gold Disc.
The album was recorded at Abbey Road Studios by producers Don Reedman (left) and Nick Patrick.
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Just Pretend features twice on the set, with award-winning German artist Helene Fischer singing alongside Elvis’ original take for a reworking of the song.
Fletcher noted ‘I was aware that the album had achieved considerable sales but I had absolutely no idea it merited a Gold Disc. Any writer would be thrilled, as I was. It was such a lovely surprise.’
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Ray Connolly’s 'Being Elvis' Review: The AU has recently published their review of Ray Connolly’s 'Being Elvis: A Lonely Life' noting that it is an excellent, though tragic, examination of the price of fame.
They note, "On the surface, Elvis Presley seemed to have it all. Money, gold records, women, incredible fame. Yet underneath was a lonely man, addicted to prescription drugs and terrified that, at any moment, it might all be taken away from him. In Being Elvis: A Lonely Life, music journalist and screenwriter Ray Connolly steps into the role of biographer, following the life of a Tupelo dreamer, who achieved a level of fame and notoriety never seen before, and perhaps never seen since.
It’s a compelling picture that Connolly paints. Bolstering his portrait of the King with anecdotes from Presley’s lengthy career in the spotlight, he builds an image of a man isolated by his own naiveté. Connolly traces the insecurities, that would eventually cripple Presley, back to a financially hard upbringing in Tupelo. It was a period that would both inspire Presley to do the best he could for his family, but also leave him unable to fully embrace the greatness that beckoned. Locking himself away in Graceland with his slimming pill addicted mother and a father that never forgot their poor beginnings, relying heavily on the almost Machiavellian Colonel Tom Parker, and bouncing from girl to girl, there’s a sense that Elvis always felt like things could end at any time – a fair assumption given the fickle nature of fame.
Perhaps because we all know how it ends, it’s those early years that make for the hardest reading. The decisions Elvis makes, particularly in allowing himself to be taken under the wing of Parker, and the fight to be taken seriously he faces as a rock and roll singer and a wannabe actor, all seem to be omens of what’s still to come for the young man. It was the beginning of a life that Connolly suggests he
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was ill-equipped to deal with; indeed, because the world’s response to him was unlike anything ever seen before, it was impossible for him to be prepared.
Connolly’s music journalist chops are well exercised here, not only by giving him a solid base in music history to work from, but also giving him access to some of the iconic artists that were inspired by Presley. Beginning with the recounting of a conversation with Bob Dylan, that went from awkward interview to a meeting of Elvis enthusiasts, it’s these nods to other great names that help the reader imagine the level of isolating fame that Presley achieved.
The book is a excellent, though tragic, insight into a figure that we may think we recognise, but was in fact just an image projected and distorted by a fame that he could not control. Isolated and increasingly paranoid, Elvis’ final days, as presented by Connolly, seem to be a natural consequence of what came before, the sad outcome of a man who seemed to struggle to believe his own hype, took the critics to heart, and could never settle comfortably into the role of the most famous person on earth – after all, who could?
Go here for their full review -
EIN will publish our own review soon.
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Riley Keough Nominated for Golden Globe: Elvis' grand-daughter Riley Keough has been nominated for an "Actress in a limited series or TV movie" Golden Globe. There were no surprises when the movie 'La La Land' picked up seven nominations when the 2017 Golden Globe nominees were announced last week.
TV-wise, HBO newcomer Westworld and HBO favorite Game of Thrones racked up a few expected nods.
Still despite some routine nominees, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association shocked in some of their choices, not only in who they decided to nominate, but also who they decided to ignore.
For the nomination for 'Actress in a limited series or TV movie' Charlotte Rampling was an unexpected face in this year's nominees while Elvis' grand-daughter Riley Keough (a scene stealer in the film American Honey) was nominated for her work in The Girlfriend Experience. In the limited TV series, Keough gives a stunningly restrained performance as an ambitious law student who is an escort on the side. Keough hasn't been nominated for her work before.
Felicity Huffman, Sarah Paulson and Kerry Washington were also nominated all for their work on ' The People v. O.J.' Crime Story.
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Al Caiola Guitarist Died: Al Caiola, a versatile guitarist who recorded hit versions of the themes from the westerns "The Magnificent Seven" and "Bonanza" and worked with artists ranging from Buddy Holly to Tony Bennett, died on Nov. 9 in Allendale, N.J. He was 96.
It is in the news that Al Caiola played with Elvis on the 'Viva Las Vegas' song "Santa Lucia" but that is actually not correct. In late 1965 (oddly after 'Santa Lucia' was released as the original 1 minute version on 'Elvis For Everyone') RCA had Al Caiola overdub a new middle-section to create an extended "Santa Lucia" of over 2 minutes. This has never been released.
Mr. Caiola had Top 40 hits in 1961 with his TV themes.
In the 1950s and '60s, Mr. Caiola was one of the busiest guitarists in the recording studios of New York. It is reported that the many artists he recorded with included Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presley (actually no, see above), Johnny Mathis, Simon and Garfunkel, Sarah Vaughan, Glen Campbell and Rosemary Clooney.
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He also played in orchestras led by Percy Faith, Morton Gould and Andre Kostelanetz, and on radio and television with Steve Allen, Jackie Gleason, Arthur Godfrey and Ed Sullivan.
Alexander Emil Caiola was born on Sept. 7, 1920, in Jersey City and played an Epiphone Al Caiola Standard guitar. He was one of the first artists honored with a signature guitar in the modern era by the company, which was founded in 1873.
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'3764 ELVIS PRESLEY BLVD' Import Vinyl & CD: Celebrating the 40th anniversary of Elvis' last recording sessions at the Jungle Room on 3764 Elvis Presley Blvd
The legendary Jungle Room sessions from 1976 have delivered some fine fan favorites like "Moody Blue" "Way Down" & "She Thinks I Still Care".
Unfortunately these turned out to be Elvis' last recording sessions.
The untimely death of a music legend was news that shocked the world but delivered the pressing plants some overwork. The Demand for Elvis records was suddenly huge.
Moody Blue was re-released on Blue Vinyl and several reprints followed later and reached up to today 2x platinum.
After the success of the earlier bootleg released 2 cd set "3764 ELVIS PRESLEY BLVD" the demand for a vinyl version was big.
Now to celebrate the 40th anniversary of these recording sessions from 1976 this beautiful vinyl box is released.
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The set contains 3 high quality vinyl LPs along with a 2 cd set & a full-colour LP size booklet.
The vinyl is available in two colors: RED & (moody) BLUE. Both sets are very limited to only 200 copies of each color. -
Also the two cd set is available again in a digi-sleeve.
The Vinyl Deluxe set is very limited - check at your dealers
Go here for tracklistings
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| Thursday 15 December 2016 - - - EIN is back! - with ELEVEN BIG News Stories ! |
Tom Moffatt, Hawaii DJ and Elvis friend Has Died: Tom Moffatt one of Hawaii’s most influential figures in the entertainment industry, has died. He passed away at his home Monday night at the age of 85 after battling prostate cancer.
Affectionately known as “Uncle Tom,” Moffatt lived a rich life in public that spanned over five decades. Moffatt was born in Detroit but moved to Hawaii in 1950. He first made his name as a radio disc jockey and personality during the 1950s and ’60s before becoming a noted concert and special events promoter through the remainder of his life.
Moffatt was part of Hawaii radio history and also an integral part of Hawaii’s rock ‘n’ roll history as a member of KPOI’s “Poi Boys,” as well as promoting a string of popular music showcases at the old Civic Auditorium in the late 1950s.
Of all the celebrities with whom Moffatt is affiliated, his fans most closely associate him with Elvis Presley. It was Moffatt who first played an Elvis record on-air, and it was Moffatt who introduced him in his first Hawaii concert in 1957.
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Pearl Harbor as a benefit for the Arizona Memorial, to his then-innovative satellite telecast “Elvis Live From Hawaii,” beamed from the Honolulu International Center on Jan. 14, 1973.
In a 1996 interview, Moffatt remembered the first time he brought Elvis to Hawaii. “From the time Elvis arrived in Hawaii, the aloha he felt from the people was very special. He loved the people. He loved Hawaii.”
Moffatt continued to be on the radio late in life until just two months ago. Director Adam Carr said it best: “He was bigger than life. The guy knew Elvis, you know what I mean? He knew Elvis Presley!”
“I remember sitting close by him at Elvis’ concert in Hawaii — two legends,” said a radio caller. “I miss him. I’m going to be crying for days like I did when Elvis passed.”
Moffatt’s Hawaii concert promotions over the decades reads like a who’s who of top-notch pop and rock music talent, from Sam Cooke, Buddy Holly, the Beach Boys, the Grateful Dead, Stevie Wonder, Aerosmith, Frank Sinatra, the Rolling Stones, Elton John, Led Zeppelin, The Who, Michael Jackson and many more.
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ALTERNATE “The Wonder of You” Kate Moss Video: The much-anticipated Kate Moss video to promote “The Wonder of You” as the new Christmas single of Elvis with the RPO has been released.
The black-and-white video sees Moss singing along to Presley’s song with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
EIN totally understands why and what the SONY marketing team are trying to do with the new video and she looks GREAT.
But if you are 'new' to Elvis, or don't know who he is ..
a) Why is Kate Moss dressed in that strange leather outfit and in a random studio?
b) Why is she miming very badly to a very old sounding song by "some bloke"?
All they needed to do to reference the video was
a) Morph between ELVIS in leather suit to KATE in leather suit... easy!!
(or, damn it, just have her walk in front of a HUGE picture of Elvis in the Comeback suit)
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b) At the end fade from Kate Moss to ELVIS in "Wonder Of You" TTWII glory.
That would explain
1) WHAT she is singing about, (ie 'Wonder of you' is about Elvis & Kate)
2) WHO she is singing to
3) WHY it looks like bad karaoke
4) WHO is actually singing the song (for the potential "new" audience).
Luckily there is an ALTERNATE version of the video that DOES feature Elvis! - Click here to YouTube
(News, Source;BQ-ElvisInfoNet) |
'The Wonder Of You' Elvis With The RPO 'VINYL' Is UK Number One! : Only out last week 'The Wonder Of You: Elvis Presley With The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra' as a double Vinyl set for album collectors has gone straight in at Number One on the UK Official Vinyl Album chart.
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Out Now 'The Wonder Of You: Elvis Presley With The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra' as a double Vinyl set for album collectors.
This set on glorious VINYL presents the iconic artist’s unmistakable voice and most dramatic original performances augmented with lush new orchestral accompaniment. Recorded at Abbey Road Studios in London with acclaimed producers Don Reedman and Nick Patrick, the album spans a variety of musical styles that Elvis embraced, from rock and gospel to country and ballads.
The VINYL set features two 150 gram LPs in a Gatefold package - Click here to Amazon to BUY >>
From Amazon UK for only £18.99
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ELVIS added to Mississippi Hall of Fame: The board of the state Department of Archives and History met this month and selected the inductees: Evelyn Gandy, the first woman elected lieutenant governor of the state; Dr. James Hardy, who was a transplant surgeon; former state Rep. Aaron Henry, who was a civil-rights activist; Ida B. Wells, a journalist and women's rights advocate plus one Elvis Presley.
"The contributions and accomplishments of these five Mississippians are astonishing, and a true testament to the character of the people of the state," Archives and History Director Katie Blount noted.
With the new inductees, the Hall of Fame now includes 136 artists, activists, political leaders and others. New members are selected once every five years, and each group is limited to five inductees.
Those chosen can be either native-born Mississippians or people who moved to the state.
Hall of Fame portraits hang in the Senate chamber of the Old Capitol in downtown Jackson.
The Archives and History news release notes about Elvis:
— Presley was born in 1935 in Tupelo, and his parents bought him a guitar for his 11th birthday. He developed a musical style that combined pop, country, gospel and rhythm and blues. Presley released seventeen chart-topping albums during his lifetime, starred in more than 30 movies, won multiple Grammys and the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, and was inducted into multiple music halls of fame. He died at home in Memphis, Tennessee, in 1977.
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Elvis Birthday Auction 2017: Once again Graceland Auctions are gearing up for Elvis' 2017 birthday celebrations. EPE note that "an amazing array of artifacts from both Elvis' theatrical and musical careers" are up for offer. The upcoming January 7 live "Auction at Graceland" event will also be in held in the new theater at the new Guest House at Graceland.
With a plethora of authenticated artifacts to offer, they hope that you will find a treasure or two to interest you. The auction includes the collection of "Rockin" Robin Roseaaen, whose nickname was given to her by Elvis himself, rings gifted by Elvis to Charlie Hodge, film-worn boxing gloves from Kid Galahad, personal clothing and much more! There is something for each and every collector!
Auction highlights include:
Elvis Owned Gold and Diamond Lion Head Ring Gifted to Charlie Hodge, Estimate $10,000-15,000
Elvis Owned 1911 $2 1/2 Indian Head Gold Coin Ring Gifted to Charlie Hodge, Estimate $10,000-15,000
1970s Elvis Union 76 Gas Gold Card, Estimate $5,000-7,000
Elvis and Priscilla Signed Divorce Document, Estimate $5,000-7,000
1962 Elvis Film-Worn Boxing Gloves from "Kid Galahad" - Purchased from a Member of the Mirisch Family, Estimate $5,000-10,000
1962 "Kid Galahad" Sweater, Worn by Elvis Co-Star Joan Blackman - Purchased from a Member of the Mirisch Family, Estimate $5,000-7,000
Elvis Owned and Used Colt "Police Positive Special" .32 Caliber Pistol Gifted to Bodyguard Richard Grob, Estimate $4,000-6,000
Elvis Blue Suede Jacket, Estimate $3,000-5,000
1971 Elvis 4th Degree Black Belt Card with Letter from Ed Parker and Elvis' Kenpo Karate Handbook - Estimate $3,000-4,000
(News, Source;EPE/ElvisInfoNet)
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'Spirit Of Jackson, MS' new FTD OUT NOW: The FTD release planned for December, featuring two soundboard recordings from the Jackson, State Fair Coliseum on June 9th 1975 and a year later September 5th 1976 - is OUT NOW and at dealers.
On May 5th 1975, Elvis performed a concert in aid of the McComb tornado victims at the State Fair Coliseum, Jackson, Mississippi. Elvis raised $108, 860 to help residents who were affected by the devastation. The audio for this show is damaged beyond repair. However 'Spirit Of Jackson, MS' includes two other shows from the State Fair Coliseum. Just over a month after the charity show, Elvis performed in Jackson again and this show is featured on Disc 2. Disc 1 is from September 1976. Spirit Of Jackson, MS is a 2-CD digipack.
Tracklist CD1: 1) Also Sprach Zarathustra 2) See See Rider, 3) I Got A Woman / Amen 4) Love Me 5) Fairytale 6) You Gave Me A Mountain 7) All Shook Up 8) (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear / Don’t Be Cruel 9) And I Love You So 10) Jailhouse Rock 11) Fever 12) America The Beautiful 13) Introductions a) Early Mornin’ Rain b) What’d I Say c) Johnny B. Goode 14) Love Letters 15) Hurt 16) Hound Dog 17) Danny Boy – sung by Sherrill Nielsen 18) That’s All Right 19) Blue Christmas 20) How Great Thou Art 20) Can’t Help Falling In Love 21) Closing Vamp
Go to 'FTD/SONY News 2016' for full tracklists & details
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Richard Sterban Talks Elvis: Before Richard Sterban (left in photo) joined the Oak Ridge Boys, he was a member of J.D. Sumner and the Stamps.
Sterban recalls, "Elvis was great. There's no question about it. I recorded with Elvis. I know how he recorded. I was on a record called "Burning Love" Elvis recorded like he performed on stage. He didn't get in a vocal booth. He had the microphone in his hand and he walked around the studio. He was an engineer's nightmare.
He'd just sing through a song a couple times. Then he was ready to move on," he said. "What you got was what you got. But when you listen to his records, you realize how good he was. He basically was never off pitch. He was on it every time."
Working with Sumner and the Stamps was a huge honor for the singer, who recalls his first meeting with Elvis.
"That was an amazing experience. We were in Minneapolis. It was our very first tour together, and we were scheduled to have a rehearsal. We were in the hotel - the Stamps, the Sweet Inspirations, and the TCB Band. We heard this commotion outside the door of people talking, and sure enough, it was Elvis. He comes walking in the room, and I thought 'Wow, I think I understand why he is the biggest star in the entire world.' He went over and hugged JD, then JD started to introduce us. Elvis said 'You don't have to introduce us. I know all of these guys."
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Sterban worked with the Stamps for a couple of years, until he got word that Noel Fox, the current bass singer for the Oaks, was leaving. That was 1972, and he's been an Oak Ridge Boy ever since, and he doesn't see an end to that in the foreseeable future, as the group still has the same excitement and energy as always.
The time with Presley, obviously, remains a highlight of Sterban's career, even if it was fairly short part of his musical life. "For a year and a half, I had the opportunity to sing with the King, Elvis. At that point, he was probably the biggest star in the world."
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How Elvis Helped Save the USS Arizona Memorial: The US Naval Institute Staff have recently published an article acknowledging Elvis' importance in fund-raising for the USS Arizona Memorial.
In the article they note..
In 1958, President Dwight Eisenhower signed Public Law 85-344 that allowed the PWMC to raise money on the Navy's behalf for the construction of a memorial to the Arizona. Several designs were considered ... but the start of 1960, only $155,000 had been raised and the drive was in desperate need of a swift and hard kick.
"Colonel" Tom Parker read about the struggling campaign in a newspaper and spotted an opportunity. Elvis was not only pleased to be able to perform for an audience, he was a patriot who genuinely believed in the cause and wanted to help.
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Fortunately, Paramount signed Elvis to star in "Blue Hawaii" which paid for him and his entourage to relocate to Honolulu for the filming of the movie which coincided with the benefit concert.
It is apparent that Elvis did not view the concert as merely a career enhancing photo opportunity. He came prepared to give the audience the best performance he could.
The benefit was a resounding success. Ticket sales accounted for $47,000 with additional donations ($5,000 coming from Elvis) pushing the total take to over $60,000. Funding for the memorial was still well short of its target but the electricity of Elvis had generated the jumpstart the campaign needed. Money began to flow from other sources.
The USS Arizona Memorial was officially dedicated on May 30, 1962. Elvis certainly took pride in his role in building a permanent memorial to the crew of the Arizona and made several visits to the site on subsequent trips to Hawaii. The memorial has reached its own iconic status and welcomes 1.5 million visitors a year.
Elvis did not forget the Arizona, and the Navy did not forget Elvis. When Elvis passed away in 1977, the Navy showed is gratitude by placing a wreath for him at the U.S.S. Arizona Memorial.
Go HERE for the full US Naval article and photos
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Australia HOBART Elvis & Orchestra Concert - CANCELLED: While the UK part of the new Elvis & RPO tour is getting rave reviews, now the Tasmanian, HOBART concert has also been "cancelled". The promoter explained to EIN that "it was advertised fully but sadly it never sold like Adelaide, Brisbane, Perth, Melbourne, and Sydney. We really need to do the Elvis brand justice, and perform to sell out crowds, and to where he is the most popular. We have offered Tassie audiences a special deal to come to Melbourne.
The first album went Number 1 in Australia and EPE hope the concerts will be sellouts
Tickets on sale NOW. CLICK HERE for ticket info & purchasing
The Australian & NZ Tour dates now confirmed.
Friday 26 May 2017 – Perth Arena, Perth
Sunday 28 May 2017 – Adelaide Ent Centre, Adelaide
Thursday 1 June 2017 – Brisbane Ent Centre
Friday 2 June 2017 – ICC Theatre, Sydney
Saturday 10 June 2017 – New Show added Margaret Court Arena, Melbourne
Sunday 11 June 2017 – CANCELLED, Tasmania
Friday 7 July 2017 – CANCELLED, Christchurch
Sunday 9 July 2017 – CANCELLED, Auckland
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Latest US Billboard Charts: It must be nearly Christmas as Elvis is back in the Billboard charts for week ending 24th December, 2016.
- 'It's Christmas Time' rises from 77 to 63 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums Chart selling 11,602 last week; rises from 47 to 39 on the Top Album Sales Chart; rises from 7 to 6 on the Catalog Albums Chart and rises from 19 to 15 on the Holiday Albums Chart
- 'The Classic Christmas Album' rises from 100 to 90 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums Chart selling some 5,422 last week; rises from 36 to 29 on the Catalog Albums Chart; rises from 10 to 6 on the Country Catalog Albums Chart; is a re-entry at 45 on the Holiday Albums Chart and is a re-entry at 98 on the Top Album Sales Chart
- 'Merry Christmas, Love Elvis' rises from 158 to 133 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums Chart selling some 6,980 last week; rises from 79 to 72 on the Top Albums Sales Chart; remains at 15 on the Catalog Albums Chart; rises from 34 to 31 on the Holiday Albums Chart and drops from 3 to 4 on the Country Catalog Albums Chart
- 'Elvis - Ultimate Christmas' drops from 37 to 38 on the Catalog Albums Chart and rises from 11 to 10 on the Country Catalog Albums Chart |
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- 'Elvis - Ultimate Gospel' is a re-entry at 22 on the Country Catalog Albums Chart
- 'The Wonder Of You' rises from 33 to 25 on the Top Rock Albums Chart and remains at 5 on the Classical Albums Chart
- 'If I Can Dream' drops from 21 to 25 on the Classical Albums Chart
- 'Blue Christmas (single) remains at 15 on the Holiday 100 Chart; rises from 25 to 21 on the Holiday Digital Song Sales Chart; rises from 15 to 11 on the Holiday Streaming Chart; rises from 28 to 26 on the Holiday Airplay Chart and is a re-entry at 21 on the Rock Digital Song Sales Chart
- 'Here Comes Santa Claus (Right Down Santa Claus Lane)(single) rises from 38 to 36 on the Holiday 100 Chart and remains at 25 on the Holiday Streaming Chart
Elvis drops from 21 to 27 on the Artist 100 Chart.
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Dwayne Johnson as "Elvis" for US Troops: Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, a dude who can apparently do just about anything, is doubling down on his fledgling music career. Fresh off his movie successful Lin-Manuel Miranda collab Moana, Johnson is set to premiere his holiday variety special Rock the Troops on Spike TV. In a fresh Ent Weekly-premiered clip from the Armed Services tribute, Johnson fully commits by rocking a decidedly Elvis Presley-esque 'fit for a cover of the 1957 classic "Jailhouse Rock."
"My respect for our troops is boundless," Johnson said when announcing the special earlier this year. "This December we will honor the 75th anniversary of Pearl Harbor and given that I have military in my family, vets, and Navy SEALs, the goal was to create an event that honors our troops and their families in epic fashion. Seven Bucks Productions and I are privileged to have this opportunity to salute America's finest and thank them from the bottom of our hearts for all their dedication, bravery, sacrifice and loyalty to our country."
Go HERE to YouTube for sneak preview
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EIN review - 'Elvis & RPO In Concert' London: The general media have been very positive in their reviews of the new 'Elvis & the RPO' UK concert tour. It is amazing that almost 40 years after his death, Elvis Presley is still getting fully-deserved standing ovations at packed arenas.
Cleverly put-together, the interaction between an On-Screen Elvis and The Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra works better than many expected.
Once again the new Elvis shows have such an impact that reviews note, "So realistic fans felt Elvis really was in the building! "
Elvis super-fan and EIN contributor Brian Quinn was at the London O2 concert and reports back in detail on the lengthy concert.
Go here for the review, concert photos and more
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“The Wonder of You” Kate Moss Video: The much-anticipated Kate Moss video to promote “The Wonder of You” as the new Christmas single of Elvis with the RPO has been released.
The black-and-white video sees Moss singing along to Presley’s song with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
She’s dressed in a series of outfits inspired by Presley’s style signatures, from leather suits to embellished shirts.
The video begins with a close-up on a black leather jumpsuit, a custom-made piece created for Moss to reference the leather suit Presley made famous in his 1968 Comeback Special.
The supermodel, clad in the leather jumpsuit, is seen singing at London’s famous Abbey Road Studios, where “The Wonder of You: Elvis Presley with The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra” album, was recorded. She then goes on to lounge on vintage sofas, and a piano, dressed in an embroidered shirt and fishnet tights. (CLICK HERE to YouTube for the video)
“I was so excited to be asked to be involved in this project — anything for Elvis,” Moss said.
This isn’t the first time that Moss has exercised her vocal chords in the name of Elvis as she once joined singer Candi Staton on an impromptu performance of Presley’s “Suspicious Minds.”
Vaughan Arnell, director at the production company Moxie Pictures, created the concept for the video based on the striking resemblance he observed between some of Moss’ most famous fashion shoots and imagery of Elvis Presley.
EIN Notes that a) It is very odd that ELVIS does not feature anywhere in the video.
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b) This new version is NOT Elvis' original single version, but instead the rather underwhelming August 13, 1970 version.
c) The RPO accompaniment makes it sound very 'Karaoke' and rather lame, which perhaps matches Kate Moss' karaoke in the video. A missed opportunity - even if Kate Moss does look FANTASTIC in Elvis leather!
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New Zealand Elvis & Orchestra Concerts - CANCELLED: While the UK part of the new Elvis & RPO tour is getting rave reviews, New Zealand fans are dissapointed as their concerts have been "cancelled" for no obvious reason. The Australian section of the tour is not affected and additonal dates are soon to be announced. The excuse for the New Zealand concerts being cancelled is the rather dismissive, "Due to the show being in high demand and the popularity of it overseas, the producers have had to shorten the Australian tour."
The first album went Number 1 in Australia and EPE hope the concerts will be sellouts
Tickets on sale NOW. CLICK HERE for ticket info & purchasing
The Australian & NZ Tour dates so far confirmed.
Friday 26 May 2017 – Perth Arena, Perth
Sunday 28 May 2017 – Adelaide Ent Centre, Adelaide
Thursday 1 June 2017 – Brisbane Ent Centre
Friday 2 June 2017 – ICC Theatre, Sydney
Saturday 10 June 2017 – New Show added Margaret Court Arena, Melbourne
Sunday 11 June 2017 – Derwent Ent Centre, Tasmania
Friday 7 July 2017 – CANCELLED, Christchurch
Sunday 9 July 2017 – CANCELLED, Auckland
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'Elvis Presley: Stories Behind His Songs. Vol 1' New E-Book: BBC Radio Presenter Matt Shepherd (and EIN contributor) of over twenty years experience and having written articles for the BBC News website, has finally written the first e-book in a series which will stretch out over several months. Each e-book will tackle between 8-10 songs and be around the 20 page mark. The next one will be out for Elvis’ 82nd birthday on 8th January.
... From Elvis Presley's first singles at Sun, the early classics on RCA, through the movie years, to the triumphant comeback of 1968 and the glamour of the Vegas years, this brand new E-book series will look at every single song Elvis recorded in his lifetime. We will tell the stories behind the songs, the people who wrote them and who else covered the songs. We'll look at the albums released after Elvis' death including why Felton Jarvis re-recorded backings to several Elvis tracks in 1980, the global success of the remixes A Little Less Conversation and Rubberneckin', the family duets with Lisa Marie Presley, the Christmas songs with the country stars of today and more recently the pairing of Elvis' amazing voice with the talents of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra for two number one albums in the UK. Join us on a journey through the music recorded by one of the greatest singers ever...this is ELVIS PRESLEY: STORIES BEHIND HIS SONGS - We start with the important year of 1969...
As Matthew Shepherd explains, "As a huge fan of Elvis for more than 35 years, I wanted to give all the songs a place in the Spotlight. So even the 15 seconds of “On Top of Old Smokey” gets a few paragraphs in the series!
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The e-books will look at the song, the composer(s) and where they may have been interviewed in the past, their thoughts on Elvis.
The series will also look at who else recorded the songs, whether Elvis’ was the original version, or a cover, and where relevant, which version may have influenced Elvis.
Each monthly e-book will tackle around eight songs and will be priced around £1.20 each / US$1.60 so I really hope they represent value for money.
CLICK HERE to AMAZON UK £1.28 > ELVIS PRESLEY: STORIES BEHIND HIS SONGS Volume 1
CLICK HERE to AMAZON USA US$1.60 > ELVIS PRESLEY: STORIES BEHIND HIS SONGS Volume 1
CLICK HERE to AMAZON Australia AU $2.15 ELVIS PRESLEY: STORIES BEHIND HIS SONGS Volume 1
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'The Wonder Of You' Elvis With The RPO Deluxe Edition OUT NOW: The Wonder Of You: Elvis Presley With The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra presents the iconic artist’s unmistakable voice and most dramatic original performances augmented with lush new orchestral accompaniment. Recorded at Abbey Road Studios in London with acclaimed producers Don Reedman and Nick Patrick, the album spans a variety of musical styles that Elvis embraced, from rock and gospel to country and ballads. Featuring beloved Presley classics along with several surprises, standout tracks include a sultry new version of “A Big Hunk O’ Love,” the glorious “Amazing Grace,” the heartfelt emotion of “Kentucky Rain” and a stunning new take on the classic “Always On My Mind.”
The Deluxe Edition of the album includes three additional tracks on CD; two, 150 gram LPs in a Gatefold package, a poster suitable for framing and a 12 page booklet, all housed in a 12”x12” lift-off box.
From Amazon UK for only £31.99 & FREE Delivery in the UK. go here for details>
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'The Wonder Of You' Elvis With The RPO 'VINYL' Out Now: Also out this week 'The Wonder Of You: Elvis Presley With The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra' as a double Vinyl set for album collectors.
This set on glorious VINYL presents the iconic artist’s unmistakable voice and most dramatic original performances augmented with lush new orchestral accompaniment. Recorded at Abbey Road Studios in London with acclaimed producers Don Reedman and Nick Patrick, the album spans a variety of musical styles that Elvis embraced, from rock and gospel to country and ballads.
The VINYL set features two 150 gram LPs in a Gatefold package
From Amazon UK for only £18.99
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Larry Muhoberac, Elvis piano man, Has Died: After reports two months ago of Larry Muhoberac being in poor health, EIN is very sad to hear the news that Larry passed away last night. His wife of over 40 years Andra is heartboken, Larry was only 79.
It was Muhoberac who played piano for Elvis' at his sensational Las Vegas return to live performing in 1969.
In fact, Larry Muhoberac’s hands have also doubled for Elvis’ in several movie scenes of The King playing the piano.
And while Elvis left the building long ago, Muhoberac also played alongside Ray Charles, Neil Diamond and Barbra Streisand before moving to Australia with his wife Andra in 1986.
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Early in his career Muhoberac worked as "Larry Gordon" at Elvis' February 1961 Memphis charity shows, and then later on four of Elvis’ films — Frankie And Johnny (1966), Paradise Hawaiian Style (1966), Speedway (1968) and Stay Away Joe (1968) after moving to Memphis to find his musical fortune.
Of working with Elvis in the sixties he noted
“It was great fun and you got to see Hollywood. We were looked after really well. All the times were good. . Elvis had a great feeling for the timing of the song. He contributed that and that was a major contribution. If a song was a little under or over the tempo, Elvis was very aware of that.”
You know, of all the people I have ever worked with the only person people ever ask about is Elvis. At the time you just did your job,” he said.
Larry Muhoberac 12 Feb, 1937 - 4 December 2016 RIP.
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| 'All Shook Up' - FTD CD review: One of the best ways to remember Larry Muhoberac's contribution on piano to Elvis' stunning Las Vegas return is this Midnight concert from August 26th 1969. The excitement of Elvis' return to live performances in August 1969 would never be repeated. On his Midnight shows Elvis had no time limit, was able to perform to his maximum and on this special night he was in a fabulously funny mood & as loose as a goose! ‘All Shook Up’ captures Elvis’ truly infectious laughter while at the same time Larry Muhoberac's piano driven mix. EIN sent Larry a copy of this great CD for his collection back in 2005. (FTD Review, Source: EIN) |
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"Elvis would have loved it" Elvis-RPO @ O2 concert Review: The UK's Spectator posted a very positive review of the new Elvis / RPO event in London which included...
Elvis Aron Presley departed this world on 16 August, 1977 so his presence at the O2 Arena was confined to giant screens. Actually present on the stage beneath was the RPO under conductor Robin Smith plus a rhythm section and three backing singers. It’s not the first time something like this has been done, former members of Presley’s band took a similar show around the world and it worked surprisingly well. A friend suggested that the symphonic version would be like ‘a whole orchestra turning up to do karaoke’ and I must confess I had my own doubts, too.
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Elvis at the O2 felt like any other large-scale concert except for the lack of a faraway figure singing under the spotlight. Instead, the human (if slightly remodelled) face of the show belonged to Priscilla Presley who introduced the orchestra.
This orchestral tour (later in Europe and Australia) follows the release of two albums by Elvis with the RPO. There’s a lot to like about them, too: the orchestral flourishes in ‘Burning Love’ bring to mind ‘I Am The Walrus’ and early ELO, while the stately new introduction to ‘Love Me Tender’ could almost be Elgar.
But put the same concept into a sold-out arena with 20,000 fans and these critical abstractions fall clanking to the ground as the whole thing just takes off and flies.
With no audible join between the rock and classical players this huge but terrific ensemble attacked the songs with such energy and enjoyment it was a joy to be there. |
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To hear them tear into a grade-A classic like ‘Suspicious Minds’ brought roars of approval and sent shivers down the spine.
Presley’s extraordinary voice, most often heard in a domestic setting, became ever more impressive as it soared over the top of the orchestra. Moments to treasure include the always-surprising full-voiced finale to ‘It’s Now Or Never’, the control and subtlety of ‘Don’t’ (one of 3 early numbers played without a performance on screen) and his playful lyric changes during ‘Are You Lonesome Tonight’.
The technical achievement was remarkable. To synchronise a symphony orchestra with a patchwork of recorded vocals and have it all come out with perfect sound quality and bursting with dynamics is no small feat. And the attention to detail in the video sequencing made me smile. When a back-in-the-day guitar solo by James Burton or a piano break by Glen |
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D. Hardin was featured on the left screen their here-in-the-hall equivalents would pop up on the right one.
It was emotional, too. When the show entered its final stretch after ‘Love Me Tender’ eyes began to glisten all around. For me, this sadder mood was prompted by the increasing poignancy of Presley’s absence. He would, Priscilla had assured us, be with us in spirit, watching over it all with benevolent pride. But what if he’d never had the heart attack that killed him at 42? What if he’d lost some weight, kicked his prescription drug habit and kept performing, finally touring Europe as he’d been planning when he died? Wouldn’t Elvis Aron Presley have just loved to star in a show like this?
It never happened. But the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra, the band, the singers and everyone else who pulled together this superb entertainment gave us the next best thing.
Full Spectator review here
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Sonny West In Desperate Need Of Help: Things are very sadly going worse for Sonny West and his wife Judy with both now diagnosed with cancer and needing our help.
Marty Lacker writes, "Since 2011 Sonny has had nothing but serious medical problems, all unexpectedly. On top of that, because of their combined cancer diagnoses, Sonny's wife Judy is battling breast cancer and their massive medical bills have caused their home to be scheduled to go into foreclosure on December 15. Talk about shitty luck.
Sonny has been a good friend for many years just as he was with Elvis. He was willing to take a bullet for Elvis.
His son Bryan has started a GoFundMe page. I ask that you donate whatever you can to him and Judy to help save their house. Sonny needs thousands to save it. I will be coming up with something of Elvis' to auction off with all proceeds going to them.
In addition we are trying to put together a concert of artists who we have been associated with to help pay what they owe on their house to save it. This is not the time for them to lose their home while they're both battling dreaded cancer.
If you can help, please do. Thank you."
Bryan has posted, "Both my mom and dad are two of the kindest and loving individuals I know. Both have been in and out of the hospital due to major health concerns. They need your help and I'm asking for your help. If you can find it somewhere in your heart to contribute, it would be greatly appreciated."
PLEASE CLICK HERE, donate what you can, every little bit helps
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The US TV programme 'Inside Edition' has also reported about his terrible troubles
.. Speaking from his hospital bed, 78-year-old Sonny West said he is now facing foreclosure this month due to the medical bills associated with his cancer diagnosis.
"I don't want to leave my family behind, penniless, leave them with nothing, I just want to be back to where I can carry the love that I need to carry."
West is currently undergoing treatment for cancer shortly after celebrating five years in remission. His wife of 46 years, Judy Jordan, is also undergoing treatment for cancer and will be admitted into surgery next week.
Because of their mounting medical bills, and debt of nearly $22,000, the couple said they are now facing foreclosure, scheduled later this month.
"I just feel very depressed," West said.
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Sonny West started out as one of his bodyguards, and eventually broke into Presley's inner circle, where he remained his good friend for 17 years.
He appeared in Presley's 1968 hit film Stay Away, Joe, and Presley reciprocated by acting as the best man at West's wedding.
"I felt good, ambitious, going around the world doing shows, entertaining people, standing up for hours with all my energy and everything," West said.
His lucky streak ended about five years ago, when he was diagnosed with stage 4 throat cancer. West has been on a feeding tube ever since.
To pay off debt they accrued for the various treatments, the couple said they began selling Presley's memorabilia, including the jewelry he gifted West, and a briefcase.
They also started a GoFundMe campaign to raise money to pay off their debt. PLEASE HELP - click here.
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Elvis' Birthday Celebration Schedule 2017: EPE have announced their schedule for Elvis' Birthday Celebration in Memphis on January 5-8, 2017!
The schedule has been announced and includes the Elvis Birthday Proclamation Ceremony, the Fan Club Presidents' Event, the Official Graceland Insiders Reception, Club Elvis, "Viva Las Vegas" Sing-A-Long, plus the Auction at Graceland and more.
Their special guests are Gavin and Robin Koon, the twins from "Follow That Dream," who will help us celebrate the movie's 55th anniversary.
Go here to EPE for schedule and tickets - Now on sale.
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Joe Esposito RIP: The Memphis Commercial Appeal has reported, "It was fortuitous for Joe Esposito, that day in 1959 when he met a young soldier in the army who hailed from Memphis.
That young soldier was Elvis, and that chance meeting in Germany turned into a lifetime commitment that saw Esposito become The King's right-hand man.
"I was there when Elvis hired him. They were in the army together. Elvis usually played touch football on Sunday afternoon in Germany. Joe was an accountant in the army office there. One of the other guys said, 'Joe, would you like to meet Elvis? He said 'Yeah.' They went out and played football, and Elvis kinda liked him," recalled George Klein.
Esposito, who was Elvis's road manager, his co-best man and a dedicated member of the Memphis Mafia, died Nov. 23 in Calabasas, California. Esposito, who suffered from dementia, was 78.
Jerry Schilling noted, "Me and my wife at the time used to babysit Joe's daughters. I was very close to Joe. It's a big void in my life and in the whole Elvis world, losing Joe Esposito,"
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Had a great head on his shoulders, helped make Elvis make a lot of big decisions," Klein said.
Esposito appeared in some of Presley's movies, including "It Happened at the World's Fair," and was one of two best men at Presley's 1967 wedding to Priscilla Ann Beaulieu. A decade later, he was among the first to find Presley's body after Elvis collapsed and died at his Graceland mansion in Memphis. Esposito broke the news of Presley's death to Priscilla and Col Parker, and was a pallbearer at his funeral.
Said Schilling, "Elvis trusted and depended on him. He was the mainstay of the Memphis Mafia. He kinda kept us in line. We would be having fun in Vegas or whatever, Joe was always the adult in the room. He could have a lot of fun, don't get me wrong. But when push came to shove, Joe was the adult in the room."
After Presley's death, Esposito worked as a road manager for the Bee Gees, Michael Jackson and other artists. His books included "Good Rockin' Tonight" and he was a frequent guest at Presley conventions. He also made numerous trips back to Memphis, particularly during the annual events to commemorate Elvis's death.
Schilling said a memorial for Esposito was being planned, but likely wouldn't take place until early next year.
Go here if you missed EIN's exclusive Interview with Joe Esposito
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Kate Moss to star in the new Elvis video for The Wonder of You: Christmas really has come early for Kate Moss - as she is set to star in a new Elvis Presley music video.
The 42-year-old model is fulfilling a lifelong dream by starring in a video for the late rock legend as his 1970 classic tune The Wonder of You is being re-released for Christmas.
The supermodel is reportedly taking the spotlight in the new video secretly filmed at the iconic Abbey Road Studios in London which is set to be released this month.
Kate Moss is a huge Elvis fan and the opportunity was simply too good to turn down.
Representing Elvis in an official video is something only dreams are made of for Kate.
The Wonder Of You, featuring the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, made chart history last month by becoming The King's record 13th No1 album in the UK.
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He overtook Madonna to become the most successful UK solo artist ever having been level pegging on 12 each.
The album was recorded at Abbey Road Studios so it was the obvious place to film the video.
The promo will help give the album an extra push in the Christmas sales market and potentially another return to top spot.
Elvis-obsessive Kate has dated a number of rockers since she became one of the world's most famous supermodels in her late teens.
She has also appeared videos for Elton John, Primal Scream and Massive Attack.
Kate also had a long running friendship with late musician David Bowie - wearing his iconic Ziggy Stardust playsuit to accept a BRIT award on his behalf during the 2014 ceremony in London.
Elvis' original 1970 version of The Wonder of You topped the UK Top 40 singles charts for six weeks.
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'12:00 AM' New Import CD: Making its year-end debut is a brand new and exciting, unreleased AUDIENCE RECORDED Elvis show on the brand new Ragdoll label! For the label's maiden outing, the folks at Ragdoll have chosen the Las Vegas midnight show of August 27, 1974. Simply titled, "12am", the newly re-mastered recording finds Elvis in superb form and in fine spirits. From discussing Karate and his relationship with his fans to delivering powerful and rockin' versions of "It's Midnight", "Mountain", "Trilogy, "Big Boss Man" and "If You Talk In Your Sleep" respectively, Elvis is committed to please. The introduction of Red West is most unique with Elvis rattling off the titles of West's song compositions! Ragdoll's debut is a 2-cd set comprising the show in its entirety. Handsomely packaged to include a 8-page booklet featuring rare photos to compliment the sonic clarity, Ragdoll promises a bright future!
The sound is good for an Audience Recording.
EIN notes that the Venus bootleg 'Black Angels In Vegas' featured the August 30, 1974 soundboard and there are also plenty from the same 1974 season on official releases.
Go to 'All The CD News 2016' for full tracklisting
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| News from earlier last week . . . |
Joe Esposito EIN Interview: Joe Esposito (RIP) is best known as a key member of the "Memphis Mafia' and one of Elvis' closest friends. Joe met Elvis in 1958 when they were both in the army. They met in Germany and formed a friendship over playing games of football and taking trips to Paris. Before leaving the service Elvis asked Joe to work for him, from then on their friendship would last almost two decades with Esposito's main role being road-manager.
In 2001 EIN's Nigel Patterson met up with Joe Esposito in Canberra. He had agreed to give us 15 minutes of his time, but ended up talking for over an hour. This interview was featured in our EIN Fan Club newsletter but not on-line.
Joe Esposito January 22, 1938 - November 23,2016 - RIP.
Go here for Joe Esposito's delightful stories of sharing his life with Elvis and the special friendship they had.
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'Elvis & RPO In Concert' Birmingham Review: From the UK Birmingham Mail a wonderful review of the new show.. "So realistic fans felt Elvis really was in the building! "
Almost 40 years after his death, Elvis Presley appeared to thoroughly enjoy his fully-deserved standing ovation at the NEC's Genting Arena.
He also looked like he'd earned it, with sweat pouring off his brow at the end of a show called Elvis in Concert - Live on Screen with The Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra
Often dressed in a white karate-style suit, this was the King at top of his game, a royal ruler who has spawned legions of imitators for four decades but still no successor.
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and Can't Help Falling In Love this concert was the closest any of us will get to seeing Elvis for real in Las Vegas.
And, yes, he performed like he really was inside the NEC's biggest shed. Since the turn of the century, new technology has done Elvis a huge favour.
Arenas are now so big that most shows are augmented by giant screens to the point that you almost end up watching the pictures rather than the stars themselves, particularly if you are more than a third of the way back.
And so with Elvis being beamed around the arena via four screens, you tended to forget he wasn't really there, so gripped were you by THAT voice, the mannerisms and frequent flashes of devilment in his eyes or on the curl end of his lips.
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looking star whose demons were taking over and the one who would kneel down for a kiss in return for a garland of flowers.
The moment he came on wearing a slimming, black leather outfit on a set that made him look like was on Top of the Pops, brought an electrifying edge to proceedings for a couple of songs.
Displaying just one still photograph during Don't, a favourite of Priscilla's that he recorded at the age of 21, emphasised a maturity of performance way beyond his years.
Brought up on gospel - it was all he knew from the age of two, according to one caption - Elvis still spans so many musical genres like a colossus.
With or without guitar, with or without his white jump suit, he came across as a contemporary idol who simply hasn't dated.
Watching him on film, home movies or playing concerts, he appeared here to be a larger-than-life, multi-media giant before the term was even coined.
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Wearing a stylish indigo dress and sounding like a woman in her 40s, 71-year-old Priscilla introduced the show. Priscilla explained how Elvis had been haunted by self-doubt during his years in the Army only to then wonder again where he stood following the "British invasion of bands like The Beatles and the Rolling Stones."
He was also a man whom she doubted had ever got over the death of his mother, Gladys, in 1958.
Priscilla revealed that "before Elvis passed", in August 1997, he'd been planning to finally visit the UK in 1978, and that he'd dreamed of nights like this.
Whether any shows then would have been better than this one is hard to say given the recent dramatic improvements in sound technology where quality is emphasised over sheer noise.
Here, The Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra played a blinder to a) authenticate Elvis's back catalogue and b) fill the Genting Arena with a lush sound that was not only entirely audible, but delivered by an orchestra one minute and full on rock band the next.
And always in sync with the main man, too.
Of course, no ordinary late singer with collars the size of curtain pelmets and sideburns like matching Velcro doormats could draw a near-capacity crowd to a venue with 15,000 seats.
But there would have been few in the audience who didn't have a really personal song, whether it was a reminder of long gone parents, a lover, or a lyric that meant something in a world frequently touched by sad family events.
The words from American Trilogy - felt particularly apt: "So hush little baby / Don't you cry / You know your daddy's bound to die."
So true, in one sense.
Except, in Elvis's case in general, and on this evidence in particular, he is clearly going to live on forever.
Signing herself off stage at the end, even Priscilla was clearly thrilled by the atmosphere she'd just witnessed.
Go here for the full review and more pics
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‘Memphis Recording Service: The Complete Works 1953 – 1955’ OUT NOW: MRS has released their 2CD/100page book compilation titled ‘Memphis Recording Service: The Complete Works 1953 – 1955’ - for Only £29.99.
The 100-page book chronicles Elvis’ short recording career there, from its humble beginnings (his personal acetate recordings from July 1953 and January 1954) through to the final Sun sessions in 1955. The full and comprehensive text is complemented by rare photographs and unseen pieces of documentation. The 2CDs contain the complete archival studio recordings from 1953- 1955: Elvis’ personal acetates, the Sun masters, along with rare session outtakes. The tracks have been painstakingly remastered and restored.
There are many highlights on this new release. All of the newly remastered tracks now sound much clearer and crisper. For instance, ‘That’s All Right’ has been taken from the ‘Mother’ master of the original Sun 45rpm. Also, for the first time on CD, ‘I Forgot to Remember to Forget’ appears without the false bass RCA added to it in the 1980s when tampering with the master tapes. Indeed, all previous erroneous mastering faults and miscalculations have been rectified on this release, making it the best collection of these seminal recordings thus far.
Go to 'All The CD News 2016' for full details & tracklisting
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Grammy for 'Jailhouse Rock': In keeping with its ongoing dedication to preserving and celebrating timeless recordings, The Recording Academy® has announced the newest additions to its distinctive GRAMMY Hall Of Fame. This year's collection acknowledges a diverse range of both singles and album recordings at least 25 years old that exhibit qualitative or historical significance. Each year recordings are reviewed by a special member committee comprised of eminent and knowledgeable professionals from all branches of the recording arts, with final approval by The Recording Academy's National Board of Trustees. With 25 new titles, the Hall, now in its 44th year, currently totals 1,038 recordings.
Representing an array of tracks and albums, the 2017 GRAMMY Hall Of Fame inductees range from Elvis Presley's "Jailhouse Rock", the Jackson 5's "ABC" to N.W.A's Straight Outta Compton and also featuring David Bowie's "Changes," " Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit," Billie Holiday's Lady Sings The Blues, Prince's Sign "O" The Times, and the Beach Boys' "I Get Around." Other inductees include recordings by Louis Armstrong, the Everly Brothers, R.E.M., Sly & The Family Stone, Sonny & Cher, among others.
"Memorable and inspiring, these recordings are proudly added to our growing catalog and are an integral part of our musical, social, and cultural history."
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'Elvis and the RPO' Tour Review: This is the UK review of Elvis and the RPO recent performance in Manchester from the Lancashire Telegraph newspaper.
... There can’t be many artists who would sell out an arena 40 years after their death but then there aren’t, nor have there ever, been many artists like Elvis Presley.
The premise of the show is simple. Take footage of vintage Elvis concert performances, show it on a big screen and get the orchestra to accompany the great man.
In reality it’s a far more complex – and at times – thrilling experience.
It’s all too easy to be skeptical about Elvis, his legacy tarnished slightly by the thousands of karaoke singers and his love of rhinestones and a jumpsuit.
But what this show does is reaffirm his peerlessness as an artist and singer.
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Bear in mind that playing live was a full orchestra and at times even they struggled to keep up with the power and the majesty of the King in full cry.
The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra has made two albums accompanying Elvis and many of the songs featured in the two hour show.
Priscilla Presley, resplendent in velvet gown, was on hand to introduce proceedings – she has played a major part in the project getting off the ground.
The setlist wasn’t just a greatest hits either. Highlights include a lesser known song, Don’t, from early in Elvis’ career but it was the blockbusters like In the Ghetto, Suspicious Minds and the emotional American Trilogy which got the best response.
There was a slightly surreal moment – as if watching a dead rock and roll legend perform ‘live’ in front of your eyes isn’t surreal enough – when Priscilla walked along the front row asking stunned audience members their name and where they came from. Faced with a 10-year-old Elvis impersonator in full garb made by his gran, even she was taken aback.
But it was the music that everyone had come for and it didn’t disappoint.
The RPO were magnificent adding power and, when needed, lightness to the songs.
The backing singers did a sterling job and for a rock and roll section
it was great to see the musicians singing along and at one point leaping
out of their seats and jiving along to the music.
The packed crowd was a mixture of the worshippers, the curious and possibly the skeptics.
By the end, the show left no-one in any doubt. Elvis is and always will be the king of rock and roll – and so much more besides.
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'The World Of FTD' Book Covers revealed: Erik Lorentzen has posted great quality images of the three book covers. Keith Flynn is well-known to every serious Elvis collector. He worked with the FTD label itself and is the font-of-all-knowledge regarding Elvis’ musical legacy and his recordings.
Keith Flynn not only co-authored ‘The Ultimate Elvis’ but has also published several articles in the UK magazine ‘Elvis: The Man and His Music’ regarding Elvis’ releases.
Several Elvis collectors have contacted EIN wanting to know more about the up-coming 1,200 pages 'The World Of FTD' deluxe publication and Keith Flynn has kindly agreed to answers their questions, as well as some of our own. Questions such as
- Exactly how many releases have FTD published, and could they not all be fitted into one book?
- What will fans really enjoy about the books?
Go here to see the book covers - plus plenty of preview pages - as well as all you need to know about this exciting new book
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November 23, 2016- Joe Esposito Has Died, Aged 78: It is very sad to have to confirm the passing of Joe Esposito. He was a good friend of EIN's and a lovely man every time we crossed paths. The photo shows EIN's Sanja Meegin with Joe Esposito in 2011.
Joe Esposito is best known as a key member of the "Memphis Mafia' and one of Elvis' closest friends. Joe met Elvis in 1958 when they were both in the army. They met in Germany and formed a friendship over playing games of football and taking trips to Paris. Before leaving the service Elvis asked Joe to work for him, from then on their friendship would last almost two decades with Esposito's main role being road-manager.
Along with Marty Lacker, Esposito served as co-best man at Elvis' wedding while Esposito's wife, Joan was matron of honor. After Elvis' death in 1977 Esposito went to work for Tour promoter Jerry Weintraub and worked as road manager for multiple stars including Michael Jackson, The Bee Gees, Karen Carpenter and John Denver.
Joe Esposito was a principal consultant for the 1981 movie 'This Is Elvis' and has authored several books on Elvis.
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The last time EIN had a chance to catch up with Joe was in 2011 when he toured with Australia with Shawn Klush and Donny Edwards and helped raise money for Cancer Awareness.
Joe Esposito died November 23, 2016 after a year of declining health.
It's a truly sad realisation that all these good friends shown in this 1968 photo, Alan Fortas, Col Parker, Elvis, Lamar Fike, Joe Esposito and Charlie Hodge are all no longer with us.
Joe Esposito January 22, 1938 - November 23,2016 - RIP.
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Elvis & RPO Tour live in UK: The Elvis with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra tour kicked off at the Hydro, Glasgow on November 17.
Priscilla has been at the concerts to present the introduction and finale.
Reports back from fans are very good so far. Two video screens are used, one in front featuring Elvis close-up while a second larger "Cinema-screen" is used behind the orchestra for extra videos.
The set-list includes several surprises including, 'Don't', 'Love Me Tender' using movie footage and even 'I'll Be Home For Christmas'.
The sound of Elvis and the orchestra was superb.
Brian Quinn will report back for EIN on the London concert.
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Overture - If I Can Dream
Welcome - Priscilla Presley
Burning Love
Welcome To My World
Steamroller Blues
Fever
You Gave Me A Mountain
You Don't Have To Say You Love Me
I Just Can't Help Believing
Just Pretend
You've Lost That Loving Feeling
Don't
It's Now Or Never
I Can't Help Falling In Love
In The Ghetto
How Great Thou Art
Bridge Over Troubled Water
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That's Alright Mama
Hound Dog
Don't be Cruel
Heartbreak Hotel
Are You Lonesome Tonight
All Shook Up
Blue Suede Shoes
Memories
Love Me Tender
I'll Be Home For Christmas
Memories: Reprise
The Wonder Of You
Suspicious Minds
What Now My Love
Big Hunk 0' Love
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'Spirit Of Jackson, MS' New FTD: A new FTD release for December, featuring two soundboard recordings from the Jackson, State Fair Coliseum on June 9th 1975 and a year later September 5th 1976.
On May 5th 1975, Elvis performed a concert in aid of the McComb tornado victims at the State Fair Coliseum, Jackson, Mississippi. Elvis raised $108, 860 to help residents who were affected by the devastation. The audio for this show is damaged beyond repair. However 'Spirit Of Jackson, MS' includes two other shows from the State Fair Coliseum. Just over a month after the charity show, Elvis performed in Jackson again and this show is featured on Disc 2. Disc 1 is from September 1976. Spirit Of Jackson, MS is a 2-CD digipack.
Tracklist CD1: 1) Also Sprach Zarathustra 2) See See Rider, 3) I Got A Woman / Amen 4) Love Me 5) Fairytale 6) You Gave Me A Mountain 7) All Shook Up 8) (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear / Don’t Be Cruel 9) And I Love You So 10) Jailhouse Rock 11) Fever 12) America The Beautiful 13) Introductions a) Early Mornin’ Rain b) What’d I Say c) Johnny B. Goode 14) Love Letters 15) Hurt 16) Hound Dog 17) Danny Boy – sung by Sherrill Nielsen 18) That’s All Right 19) Blue Christmas 20) How Great Thou Art 20) Can’t Help Falling In Love 21) Closing Vamp
Go to 'FTD/SONY News 2016' for full tracklists & details
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Genuine Elvis Artifacts For Sale: Bud Glass, co-owner of The King's Ransom Museum has some unique Elvis-Owned artifacts for sale. Plenty of items are on offer and this could be a unique chance for Elvis collectors wanting to own something special and with no "auction" involved.
This is for any fan who has serious interest in owning authentic items with prices ranging from only a few hundred dollars all the way up to top-end items.
Bud Glass is the co-owner of The King's Ransom Museum: Personal Treasures of Elvis Presley, and a world authority on locating and authenticating rare Elvis artifacts of all kinds.
In general buyers must be on their guard and they should not trust most of the items that come up for sale, as there are so many fakes and forgeries out there. Although some are legit, it is a crapshoot if you are not versed in all the phases of authentication.
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his exhibit is bigger and better than it has ever been and will soon be re-opening the museum in a new location.
Most items have come via other collectors with authentic items who have been forced to sell their personal items.
The list of items is constantly changing, so there is usually always something you will be interested in.
Whether you are a collector who is constantly adding to your collection, or just a fan who has always wanted to own an authentic Elvis-owned and worn item, you are
sure to find some exciting artifacts by inquiring
Please contact Bud Glass via email bglass@nettally.com if you are seriously interested in acquiring an Elvis owned and worn item.
Items on offer include ...
- Gold Plated Cufflinks Given To Elvis By Alabama State Governor.
These cufflinks were on display in Jimmy Velvets world famous Elvis Presley Museum for several years.
- Massive 2.5 ct Diamond Elvis ring with incredible history
Given by Elvis to Security Guard at the Las Vegas Hilton, Leeland Ricketts.
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Diamond Encrusted - 14k Gold- Stage Worn Ring With "EP" Initials Inside (shown at top)
- Authentic Elvis autographs (including 1968 signed photo, right)
items from inside Elvis' Graceland home
Prescriptions pill bottles
Personal clothing items including Leather jacket
Jewelry
Stage Worn jumpsuit,
Original "Elvis In Concert" Stage jacket
Elvis' bible &
Books signed by Elvis and personalized to friends
1950's concert used guitar
The last scarf that Elvis ever wore given to someone in limo after leaving the sage after his performance in Indianapolis on June 26, 1977
...and more - contact Bud Glass via email if interested.
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'Elvis Presley's Memphis' Opens March 2017: EPE has announced the official opening date for its new, $45 million, 200,000 square-foot, state-of-the-art entertainment complex, now named “Elvis Presley’s Memphis", which is currently under construction across the street from Graceland Mansion. March 2-5, 2017 will be the Grand Opening Celebration weekend, as Graceland welcomes visitors from around the world to its largest and most significant expansion since first opening to the public in 1982. The opening four days of Elvis Presley’s Memphis will feature major celebration events each day, including live concerts that will celebrate Elvis’ incredible life and career, and honor Memphis’ rich musical legacy across genres, including Blues, Rockabilly, R&B, Soul and Rock ‘n’ Roll.
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While the acclaimed Graceland Mansion tour will continue to present the personal and family side of Elvis’ life, “Elvis Presley’s Memphis” will tell the rest of the story, exploring the beginning of the incredible music and pop culture explosion that all started here in Memphis, with the greatest entertainer of all time.
For over 30 years fans and visitors have loved the Graceland experience, but now ‘Elvis Presley's Memphis’ will let fans truly experience all that Memphis offered Elvis, walk through the streets in his footsteps, see what he saw, feel what he felt, live the life of ‘the king.’
At the same time the new “Ultimate VIP” tour experience debuts, Graceland’s most exclusive tour option, will take a small group of visitors on an unprecedented journey through Elvis Presley’s life story and the history of Rock ‘n’ Roll. Led by an expert tour guide, visitors will tour Graceland Mansion and
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explore all of “Elvis Presley’s Memphis” and an exclusive Ultimate VIP Tour Exhibit.
The cornerstone of the “Elvis Presley’s Memphis” experience will be “Elvis: The Entertainer” a 20,000-square-foot museum celebrating Elvis’ incredible music, movie and live touring career. This museum will feature hundreds of artifacts from the extensive Graceland Archives and will be the largest and most comprehensive Elvis museum in the world.
Tickets for “Elvis Presley’s Memphis” are now available for opening weekend & the rest of 2017.
Go to EPE for more info and tickets
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Jimmy Ellis In The Shadow of A King (Book Review): The Jimmy "Orion" Ellis story is an intriguing one with many twists and turns. Born Jimmy Bell in Pascagoula, Mississippi in 1945, his unmarried mother, Gladys Bell (apart from their vocal similarity, Elvis and Jimmy had other things in common), was unable to care for baby Jimmy and gave him up for adoption. The birth certificate listed his father simply as Vernon! (no last name! - more about this later). A talented sportsperson at school, Jimmy's adult life would be inextricably connected to Elvis with a rollercoaster ride dominated by a mask and his vocal similarity to the King. It would also be a life of wild fan adulation and growing resentment on Jimmy's part as he struggled with not being accepted as a talented singer in his own right. Ultimately, his life was cut short in a tragic, double fatal shooting.
EINs Nigel Patterson recently delved into a fascinating account of the late singer's life - read Nigel's in-depth review.
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Major Elvis Presley HBO Documentary confirmed: As EIN first reported on November 3, the new yet-to-be-titled HBO Entertainment documentary about the life and music of Elvis Presley, co-produced by Zach Russo and Ernst Jorgensen, has just ended pre-production and will debut on the HBO network.
Produced by Sony Pictures Television it is directed by Emmy and Grammy winner Thom Zimny, who has work on multiple Bruce Springsteen documentary and video projects, and written by Alan Light, the three-hour, two-part film presentation takes the audience on a comprehensive journey from Presely's childhood through his final Jungle Room recording sessions in 1976.
The project focuses on the man and his music, deconstructing why Presley's sound and style were so revolutionary, exploring why they made him the world's most legendary musical icon and revealing the cost of the massive success he achieved. The films were produced with the full participation of the Elvis Presley family estate and unprecedented access to Graceland archives. Footage includes shots from inside Presley's iconic home and more than 20 new, primary-source interviews with session players, producers, engineers, directors and others who knew him. The documentary also features never-before-seen photos and footage from private collections worldwide.
"The producers came to HBO and Sony with the idea for a film drawing upon very rare footage that captures Elvis' musicianship in a new and exciting way," reports HBO's Kary Antholis, "The artistry on display in that footage reminded us of the great work by Jon Landau and Thom Zimny on HBO films documenting the studio artistry of Bruce Springsteen, and we are thrilled to have them at the helm to lend their unique cinematic perspectives to this iconic, complex and singular artist."
Jon Landau, Glen Zipper, Priscilla Presley, Jerry Schilling, Andrew Solt, Alan Gasmer and Authentic Brands Group chief Jamie Salter executive produce; Zimny directs and produces; and Zach Russo and Ernst Jorgensen co-produce.
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Being Elvis - A Lonely Life - strong sales on Amazon UK book charts: Ray Connolly's new book, Being Elvis - A Lonely Life, is experiencing strong sales in Britain (the book will be released in the USA in Feb 2017). A few days ago it was ranked:
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'The Wonder Of You' in the UK charts: It was fantastic news that Elvis & RPO album 'The Wonder Of You' hit Number One on the UK charts breaking all solo records - and although it is dropping down the charts sales are still fine.
The Official UK Album Top 10 - 18th November, 2016 + other Elvis Entries in the Top 100
1 Olly Murs
2 Emeli Sandé
3 Michael Ball & Alfie Boe
4 Cliff Richard
5. Elvis Presley with the RPO 'The Wonder Of You' 29,647 (Total sales to date: 155,500 units) (GOLD Award)
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81 - Elvis: 30 No.1 Hits
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Other Elvis Entries on the UK Charts - 18th November, 2016
'The Wonder Of You' drops from 3 to 5 on the Physical Album Chart; drops from 22 to 32 on the Album Download Chart; drops from 3 to 5 on the Album Sales Chart and rises from 6 to 5 on the Record Store Chart
'If I Can Dream' drops from 43 to 46 on the Physical Album Chart and rises from 47 to 48 on the Album Sales Chart
'The Platinum Collection' drops 63 to 71 on the Physical Album Chart and from 77 to 85 on Album Sales Chart
'Elvis: 30 No.1 Hits' rises from 79 to 74 on the Physical Album Chart and from 83 to 80 on the Album Sales Chart
'The Elvis Collection' rises from 45 to 20 on the Music Video Chart
Yet again Elvis has no entries on the Top 100 Streaming Chart
'The Wonder Of You' remains at 4 on the Scottish Album Chart
'If I Can Dream' rises from 54 to 53 on the Scottish Album Chart
'Elvis: 30 No.1 Hits' drops from 75 to 76 on the Scottish Album Chart
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'The World Of FTD' by Keith Flynn Interview: Keith Flynn is well-known to every serious Elvis collector. He worked with the FTD label itself and is the font-of-all-knowledge regarding Elvis’ musical legacy and his recordings.
Keith Flynn not only co-authored ‘The Ultimate Elvis’ but has also published several articles in the UK magazine ‘Elvis: The Man and His Music’ regarding Elvis’ releases.
Several Elvis collectors have contacted EIN wanting to know more about the up-coming 1,200 pages 'The World Of FTD' deluxe publication and Keith Flynn has kindly agreed to answers their questions, as well as some of our own. Questions such as
- Exactly how many releases have FTD published, and could they not all be fitted into one book?
- Will there be a cheaper E-version of the book?
- What will fans really enjoy about the books?
Go here for plenty of preview pages - as well as all you need to know about this exciting new book
(Interviews, Source;ElvisInfoNetwork)
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'The Wonder Of You' Elvis with the RPO - In-depth CD Review: It is forty years since Elvis Presley entered a recording studio and he seems very reluctant to record anything new. So in terms of releasing a "new" album of Elvis material the topic has always been a tricky one. After the massive 2015 success of "Elvis with The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra" and ‘If I Can Dream’ the follow-up was inevitable and 'The Wonder Of You' recently achieved Number One in the UK album charts.
But can a follow-up really be as impressive - and do the true Elvis fans have to approve of these on-going fake "Revisions"?
Click here as EIN's Piers Beagley and Bryan Gruszka are back again to cause "Double-trouble" and supply a very detailed review, discovering what's good and bad...
And HAVE YOUR SAY - what do you think of the new album? Are we wrong in our opinions?
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EIN Advice - Click straight to 'The Elvis Files' website to order the new ‘Elvis and Ann-Margret; Love In Las Vegas’ book for only EuroE.42 - includes world-wide postage. See book details below.
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'Love In Las Vegas' New Book: Erik Lorentzen has announced 'Elvis & Ann-Margret; Love In Las Vegas' - a beautiful soft cover book with 150 pages (25 x 30 cm) of PURE LOVE was released in Sweden, Saturday at the Elvis Convention in Västerås.
You can't beat the romance, power & lust of 'Elvis & Ann-Margret'.
It’s written in English and is full of articles and great photos of the beautiful couple.
KJ Consulting are proud to publish this book about one of the biggest (Hollywood) romances of the sixties.
More Preview pages - and looking fantastic!
Click straight to 'The Elvis Files' to pre-order for EU42.
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Book Review - Elvis: Truth, Myth & Beyond An Intimate Conversation with Lamar Fike: Many of Elvis’ inner sanctum (family, friends and the Memphis Mafia) have released one or more books about their experience with Elvis. In 2011 it was anticipated that the larger than life, Lamar Fike, would finally publish his memoir. Publication plans were delayed as Lamar courted interest from Hollywood about a screen adaptation of his book. Then, very sadly, before the book was finished, Lamar passed away on 21 January 2011.
In 2016 it became known that before he died, Lamar had also spent several days with researchers L.E. McCullough and Harold F. Eggers, Jr. discussing his 23 years association and friendship with Elvis. The result of those discussions (400 questions and answers) have now been released in the book, Elvis: Truth, Myth & Beyond An Intimate Conversation with Lamar Fike Elvis Presley's Closest Friend and Confidant.
In the shadows of late afternoon, EIN's Nigel Patterson recently took off his blue suede shoes and delved deep inside Elvis: Truth, Myth & Beyond, to explore the germane, always interesting and clever mind of the late Lamar Rielly Fike. This is what Nigel found
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New FTD Releases OUT NOW: The slightly delayed two new FTD releases, 'Elvis Gold Records Vol.4' Classic Album and 'TODAY' album as a special Vinyl release using the Original Studio Session & outtakes are both OUT NOW and at your local Elvis Dealer.
- 'Elvis’ Gold Records Volume 4' (2-CD) 'Classic Album'
It was 10 years after the release of Elvis’ Golden Records in 1958, that RCA Victor released 'Elvis’ Gold Records Volume 4.' It contained seven ‘B’ sides and only five ‘A’ sides. Whether at the behest of Colonel Tom Parker, or RCA, the philosophy of not including tracks that already featured on existing albums weakened what could have been a more powerful and hit-laden compilation. Although omitted from Volume 3 for the same reason, the addition of “Can’t Help Falling In Love”, “Return To Sender” would surely have enhanced it’s sales potential and the inclusion of “Crying In The Chapel” (albeit included on How Great Thou Art in 1967) should have provided the icing on the cake. However, for dedicated Elvis fans, it was still rewarding to get these songs on a long-playing album for the first time such as “Love Letters”, “It Hurts Me” and “A Mess Of Blues”. |
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Other hits that could have featured are added to Disc 1 as Bonus Tracks plus some unreleased studio outtakes while Disc 2 features the entire original album in glorious mono!
CD 1– The Original Stereo Album
1. Love Letters 2 Witchcraft 3 It Hurts Me 4 What'd I Say 5 Please Don't Drag That String Around 6 Indescribably Blue 7 Devil in Disguise 8 Lonely Man 9 A Mess of Blues 10 Ask Me 11 Ain't That Loving You Baby 12 Just Tell Her Jim Said Hello Bonus Songs 13 Wild in the Country 14 Viva Las Vegas 15 I'm Yours (single version) 16 Come What May 17 Fools Fall in Love - OUTTAKES: 18 Lonely Man – take 3* 19 A Mess of Blues – splice of take 4* & 3 20 Just Tell Her Jim Said Hello – take 3 21 Kiss Me Quick – takes 8* & 9* 22 Suspicion – splice of takes 4 & 5* 23 Gonna Get Back Home Somehow take 4* 24 What'd I Say – splice of takes 3* & 4/M |
CD 2 - The Original Mono Album
1 Love Letters 2 Witchcraft 3 It Hurts Me 4 What'd I Say 5 Please Don't Drag That String Around 6 Indescribably Blue 7 Devil in Disguise 8 Lonely Man 9 A Mess of Blues 10 Ask Me 11 Ain't That Loving You Baby 12 Just Tell Her Jim Said Hello.
- “TODAY – The Original Session Mixes” VINYL 2-LP Set
THE ORIGINAL SESSION MIXES
Side A - 1) Susan When She Tried 2) Woman Without Love 3) Shake A Hand 4) Fairytale 5) Green, Green Grass Of Home
Side B - !) Bringin’ It Back 2) )T-R-O-U-B-L-E 3) Pieces Of My Life 4) I Can Help 5) And I Love You So
THE OUTTAKES
Side C - 1) T-R-O-U-B-L-E - take 1 2) Fairytale - takes 1,2 4:33 3) Susan When She Tried – takes 1,2 4) Shake A Hand - take 1 3:49 5) Tiger Man – informal jam
Side D - 1) Green, Green Grass Of Home – take 1 2) Bringin’ It Back - take 1 3) I Can Help – master 4) Shake A Hand - take 2 5) Susan When She Tried – take 3
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Elvis & Orchestra Australian & NZ Tour - NEAR SOLD-OUT: Despite the 2017 ELVIS tour of Australia and New Zealand "live concert experience" only going on sale last week, the tickets in some venues are already heading towards being SOLD OUT! This afternoon the Melbourne concert had only a handful of backrow tickets left.
The tour features Elvis’ voice and image on the big screen while a 40 piece orchestra play live along to his vocals.
The new orchestral Elvis album, The Wonder of You, is released on October 21 and features new versions of Suspicious Minds, Kentucky Rain, Amazing Grace and Always on My Mind.
The tour is endorsed by Priscilla Presley and EPE and will be launched in the UK next month before the Australian leg next year.
The first album went Number 1 in Australia and EPE hope the concerts will be sellouts
Tickets went on sale October 19. CLICK HERE for ticket info & purchasing
See BELOW for TOUR details & dates
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ASK Marty: Today Marty Lacker answers your questions about....
- Did you think Elvis marriage would possibly last at the time
- When was Graceland upstairs restricted access and did any Memphis Mafia guys stay upstairs
- Elvis at STAX, did he take another direction just to please his fans
- Of all the women in his life, who who looked after him the best
- Did Elvis drive a Chevy truck around undercover around Memphis.
- Did Elvis had any income from alternate investments such as real estate
- What was Elvis singing voice like up close and personal
Go here to 'ASK MARTY' for his answers plus how to send in your questions.
(Ask Marty, Source;ML/ElvisInfoNet)
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'The World Of FTD' New Book: Serious fans of Elvis buy every Follow That Dream release and now super-collector and Elvis recordings specialist Keith Flynn has completed a masterpiece about FTD. It is 1,200 pages, hardbound three book set, chronicling every release by FTD.
The book was authored and designed by Keith Flynn with input from a large number of other Elvis specialists including EIN's Piers Beagley, EM&HM's Trevor Cajiao, Geoffrey McDonnell, Gordon Minto and many others.
The book also features 100s of high-quality photos from the collection Erik Lorentzen - and will be out in time for Christmas.
KJ Consulting are proud to publish this Box Set which weighs 8 kilos.
You can soon pre-order this awesome books from www.elvisfiles.no or from your local dealer.....
Note - 'The World Of FTD' will be published as a hard-cover book, there will be no E-Version.
Click here to Elvis Files
Click here to The Elvis Shop London
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Elvis & Orchestra Australian & NZ Tour dates: Following on from the release of last year’s incredible million-selling album, "If I Can Dream" is the confirmation of the 2017 tour of Australia and New Zealand for this new "live concert experience" featuring Elvis backed by a 40 piece orchestra
The tour features Elvis’ voice and image on the big screen while a 40 piece orchestra play live along to his vocals.
The new orchestral Elvis album, The Wonder of You, is released on October 21 and features new versions of Suspicious Minds, Kentucky Rain, Amazing Grace and Always on My Mind.
The tour is endorsed by Priscilla Presley and EPE and will be launched in the UK next month before the Australian leg next year.
“What an honour for us to be able to produce a live concert experience that evolved out of what has become a very prestigious and beloved album backed by a full and rich symphony orchestra,” Priscilla noted in a statement.
The first album went Number 1 in Australia and EPE hope the concerts will be sellouts
Tickets go on sale 10am, October 19. CLICK HERE for ticket info & purchasing
The Australian & NZ Tour dates so far confirmed.
Friday 26 May 2017 – Perth Arena, Perth
Sunday 28 May 2017 – Adelaide Ent Centre, Adelaide
Thursday 1 June 2017 – Brisbane Ent Centre
Friday 2 June 2017 – ICC Theatre, Sydney
Friday 9 June 2017 – Margaret Court Arena, Melbourne
Sunday 11 June 2017 – Derwent Ent Centre, Tasmania
Friday 7 July 2017 – Horncastle Arena, Christchurch
Sunday 9 July 2017 – Vector Arena, Auckland
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'The Hometown Shows' FTD In-depth Review: FTD's new release 'ELVIS: The Hometown Shows' is another double-CD this time focusing on Elvis' Memphis performance from 1974 / 75. It features two legendary shows from the Mid-South Coliseum, Memphis, the March 17, 1974 (Evening show) and June 10, 1975 performance.
The March 17, 1974 ES soundboard is a brand new unreleased show, while June 10 1975 is one of Elvis' best mid-seventies concerts which has been previously out on bootleg. Both are excellent shows and in GREAT sound.
This 1975 concert provided us with the great Ed Bonja cover photo for the 'From EP Boulevard' album so you know Elvis was up for a good time!
Go here as Elvis soundboard super-collector Geoffrey McDonnell & EIN's Piers Beagley check out this new FTD Memphis double-pack and discover both the good and the disappointing facts about this new FTD release
(FTD Reviews, Source;GM/PB/ElvisInformationNetwork)
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'The Wonder Of You/If I Can Dream' Elvis/RPO Double set: Yet another version of the new 'Wonder Of You' album has been announced. A double-CD combining both the new album as well as the previous 'If I Can Dream'. I am not sure why any Elvis fans would need this - but it does have a cute alternate cover. So far you can only pre-order this via Amazon in Germany and Japan.
SEE below for Pre-order info for other CD versions.
The Wonder Of You: Elvis Presley With The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra presents the iconic artist’s unmistakable voice and most dramatic original performances augmented with lush new orchestral accompaniment. Recorded at Abbey Road Studios featuring beloved Presley classics along with several surprises, standout tracks include a sultry new version of “A Big Hunk O’ Love,” the glorious “Amazing Grace,” and a stunning new take on “Always On My Mind.”
'The Wonder Of You: Elvis Presley With The Royal Philharmonic' VINYL release is presented in beautiful gatefold packaging and pressed on 150g vinyl.
'The Wonder Of You: Elvis Presley With The Royal Philharmonic' DELUXE Edition includes 3 additional tracks on CD, two, 150 gram LPs in a gatefold package, poster and a 12 page booklet, all housed in a 12”x 12” lift off box.
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Pre-Order- 'The Wonder Of You' Elvis Presley With The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra: You can Pre-Order the CD or vinyl versions now through Amazon or AmazonUK. EIN has been informed that the "Deluxe box-set" and vinyl versions will however not be released until December 2, 2016
The CD versions will be out world-wide - October 21, 2016
The Wonder Of You: Elvis Presley With The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra presents the iconic artist’s unmistakable voice and most dramatic original performances augmented with lush new orchestral accompaniment. Recorded at Abbey Road Studios in London with acclaimed producers Don Reedman and Nick Patrick, the album spans a variety of musical styles that Elvis embraced, from rock and gospel to country and ballads. Featuring beloved Presley classics along with several surprises, standout tracks include a sultry new version of “A Big Hunk O’ Love,” the glorious “Amazing Grace,” the heartfelt emotion of “Kentucky Rain” and a stunning new take on the classic “Always On My Mind.” The new album is the follow-up to the global phenomenon 'If I Can Dream' released in 2015.
'The Wonder Of You: Elvis Presley With The Royal Philharmonic' VINYL release is presented in beautiful gatefold packaging and pressed on 150g vinyl.
'The Wonder Of You: Elvis Presley With The Royal Philharmonic' DELUXE Edition includes 3 additional tracks on CD, two, 150 gram LPs in a gatefold package, a poster suitable for framing and a 12 page booklet, all housed in a 12”x 12” lift off box. |
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EIN's Elvis Facebook page this week celebrates its 20,000 members! - including several of Elvis' own friends and colleagues
So Elvis fans don't miss out on these rare and exciting photographs.
Now with over thousands of great photos, News and with more added every day – including YouTube footage.
Click here to Facebook - Elvis Information Network group.
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Book Review: A Little Thing Called Life: Finally, Linda Thompson's memoir has been published.....and it has been well worth the wait! Linda's life, not only with Elvis, but with two other global icons and her own amazing career is an engrossing and revealing read.
Inside its nearly 400 pages Linda reveals her life as an individual, as a mother and as a partner. We learn of the similarities and differences between the three.
Alternating between the light, dark and shades of life in between, A Little Thing Called Life is an honest and intimate account of the incredible life of an amazing woman, from the three men who shared her life and her family to the highly successful and varied career that she continues to enjoy. (Book Review, Source: EIN)
Read Nigel Patterson's detailed review
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'The Wonder of You' 2017 European Tour: Already announced for Australia, now in May 2017 'The Wonder of You' live concert experience featuring ELVIS with a full symphony orchestra live on stage is heading to Europe. They will be performing the King of Rock and Roll’s most well-known rock 'n' roll songs and his tender, heart-wrenching ballads – with a very special personal appearance by Priscilla Presley.
The European dates will follow hot on the heels of six arena concerts in the United Kingdom in November 2016 (see info below) - which are all set to be sold out.
The critically-acclaimed "If I Can Dream" release, as well as its successor album, feature archive recordings of the king’s voice, and new orchestral arrangements of some of his biggest hits along with several surprises.
"If I Can Dream" and "The Wonder of You: Elvis Presley with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra" were both produced by Nick Patrick and Don Reedman and executive produced by Priscilla Presley, Don Reedman and EPE.
"The Wonder of You," live in concert, is produced by EPE. The European concert tour is produced by GEA Live.
The new album "The Wonder of You: Elvis Presley with the
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Royal Philharmonic Orchestra" is set for release on October 21, 2016.
Tour Dates Europe 2017 - CLICK HERE to buy tickets - Tickets go on sale September 16.
May 10th – Rotterdam, Ahoy
May 12th – Sweden, Malmo Arena
May 13th – Denmark, Herning – Jyske Bank Boxen
May 15th – Germany, Berlin – Mercedes-Benz Arena
May 16th – Germany, Oberhausen – Koenig-Pilsener Arena
May 18th – Switzerland, Zurich – Hallenstadion
May 19th – Belgium, Brussels – Palais 12
May 20th – Germany, Frankfurt, Festhalle
May 21st – Germany, Munich, Olympiahalle
May 22nd – Austria, Vienna, Wiener Stadthalle
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Trevor Simpson talks about "Elvis: His Songs of Praise": Out later this month is the first of two volumes titled "Elvis: His Songs of Praise" from author Trevor Simpson.
The two volumes will combine to over 700 pages chronicling the 100 sacred, spiritual and inspirational gospel songs sung by Elvis. Volume 1 promises over 350 pages with lavishly illustrated high-quality images, many unseen photographs and graphics as well as a 30-track special bonus CD.
EIN noted that our original 'His Songs Of Praise' tracklisting we posted was not correct. While confirming the track selection EIN's Piers Beagley took the chance to ask author Trevor Simpson some questions about his new book as well as this interesting CD selection.
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UPDATED - 'Way Down In The Jungle Room' EIN Review: Released for August 2016 this SONY Legacy pack celebrates the 40th anniversary of Elvis’ last recording sessions which took place in Graceland’s Jungle Room.
The publicity noted the sessions “have been newly mixed by Matt Ross-Spang at Sam Phillips Recording” and “includes both outtakes and in-the-studio dialog, providing a ‘fly-on-the-wall experience’ of what the sessions were like".
Elvis' original 76/77 albums were fairly uninspired collections (bar a few fine singles) and on the original LPs it was almost impossible to glimpse any sign of creative input from Elvis through the syrupy overdubs. It wasn't until the release of FTD’s magnificent ‘The Jungle Room Sessions’ that many fans began to understand the raw emotion, close camaraderie and Elvis’ personal feelings that were revealed by these intimate Graceland sessions.
To produce that same kind of revelation for the 'General Public' would be a very tricky project but that is exactly what the new legacy team has done - and to great effect.
Go here as EIN's Piers Beagley discovers the old Elvis magic and what is special for Elvis Collectors in our in-depth review
Now Updated & Expanded with Your Comments - James Burton talks about the Jungle Room sessions & more
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UPDATED - Paul Dowling EIN Interview Part Three: Paul Dowling is without doubt one of the major names in the Elvis World. He started collecting and selling Elvis vinyl over 40 years ago and has one of the world's largest Elvis Presley record collections. He started his "WorldWide Elvis" shop back in the seventies, way before the internet, where fans could get hold of rare Elvis records and memorabilia.
With such a fascination with Elvis, Dowling not only became a big name in the early years of Elvis bootlegs but later became friends with Ernst Jorgensen and helped RCA with various official releases.
In the final part of our fascinating interview Paul Dowling discusses ....
- Dodging the FBI agents that were sent after him
- Unreleased Elvis material that still hasn’t come out
- Why does Ernst Jorgensen doubt this claims
- His BMG project 'For The First Time Ever' - what happened
- The true story of obtaining the Million Dollar Quartet tape
- His thoughts on Paul Lichter, Sean Saver, Sherif Hanna, Rex Martin
- Spending time with Alan Fortas
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'Elvis Taking Care Of Business - In A Flash FTD Book Review: Focusing on Elvis in late 1970 and early 1971, "Elvis Presley Taking Care Of Business - In A Flash" is the new FTD Book/CD combo by Flaming Star/FTD.
Produced by David English, Pål Granlund and Paul Richardson, this book presents a detailed chronicle of Elvis’ personal life and public career between the autumn of 1970 and the early weeks of 1971.
It is a hardcover, large-format book with 450 pages that offer detailed coverage of Elvis’ life and career over the important four months from October 1970 to January 1971.
The publicity promised hundreds of photographs, many of them candid and previously unpublished and new and exclusive interviews.
It also comes with a bonus CD with unreleased versions of studio-tracks plus Elvis’ concert in Portland, Oregon on Nov 11th 1970.
Can it really be as good as promised? EIN's Piers Beagley investigates and discovers plenty .. Go here to our indepth review featuring plenty of extracts and wonderful photographs.
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'ELVIS - NBC TV Special' FTD CD Review: Elvis’ NBC TV Special was such a high point in his career - his musical renaissance and the sound of him kicking open the door to his prison cell of movie contracts and dreadful scripts - that can there really ever be enough compilations to satisfy us all?
'ELVIS - Original Soundtrack Recording From His NBC TV Special' is finally released as an FTD "Classic Album" with a 16-page booklet and remastered audio.
The first disc includes the original album plus the expected Bonus Cuts, while Disc 2 contains a full 80 minutes of Elvis' studio sessions of June 21-23 with LA session band 'The Wrecking Crew'.
The vast majority of the session outtakes however have been previously released, so can this FTD Classic Album really offer anything new?
EIN's Piers Beagley investigates and discovers that it is one of FTD's best releases of all time!
Go here for our in-depth review
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'Elvis Files Vol.8 1976-1977' Shipped!: The very final volume of the 'Elvis Files' series 'Elvis Files Vol.8 1976-1977' has finally been packed up and shipped to dealers. The book covers the final years of Elvis' life, the continuous energy-draining treadmill of tours, the final recording sessions and the last CBS TV Special.
Click HERE for exclusive pages in good quality as a special Sneak-Peak from the book.
While Elvis was not a well man in the last twenty months of his life, collectors will surely find this detailed look into these last years not only an emotional ride but also a part of Elvis' history that cannot be ignored. |
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'ELVIS On Television The Complete Sound Recordings' Review: The 60th anniversary of Elvis’ first appearance on national television is celebrated with this 2CD/100-page set.
The new MRS box-set was publicised as containing the complete archival recordings of Elvis Presley’s television appearances from 1956-60. For the first time ever, these tracks been painstakingly remastered and restored.
The recordings contain all song tracks, comedy sketch routines and interviews including the extended Wink Martindale interview.
The 100-page book is a chronological photo journey following Elvis from the very first in 1956, to his appearance on The Frank Sinatra show in 1960. It contains liner notes accompanied by many rare and new unpublished photographs.
In the individual chapters Gordon Minto provides the main details and highlights of each TV performance. Matching the text, each chapter features around 15 pages of significant photographs, a surprising number of the in colour.
Go here as EIN's Piers Beagley checks out this new MRS CD/Book package with an in-depth review along with some scans from the book showcasing some excellent Elvis images.
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Now available:
NOW UPDATED - 'Elvis Presley - The Album Collection' EIN Review: This 60th Anniversary 60-CD Deluxe Edition celebrates RCA Victor's signing of Elvis Presley. It features nearly all of the albums Elvis recorded and RCA released in his lifetime: studio, soundtrack, and live.
It includes a 300-page deluxe fully illustrated hard cover book with complete insightful commentary, discography and recording session data. Elvis Presley-The Album Collection represents a level of artistic achievement unparalleled to this day.
Elvis collectors have bought these Elvis albums time and time again - so can this new set really offer anything more..
Go here as Elvis author Shane Brown investigates the new deluxe box-set and and discovers the good, the bad and truly great value package ...
Now Updated- EIN Contributor David Tinson add his comments on the two classic album s NBC-TV Special and Memphis To Vegas, Vegas To Memphis
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'Ultimate Elvis' New Electronic Edition: Announced by Elvis sessions expert Keith Flynn for publication November 1 is the brand new concept of the 1750 page super-deluxe Elvis sessions book 'Ultimate Elvis' Electronic Edition.
This incredible three volume book will now be available as an e-book on an i-pad or android tablet.
- Created in HTML5
Fully updated e-books will open in any web browser on any operating system, so no need for separate downloads for different operating systems.
- Life-Like 'Flipping' Pages
Flip through pages as if you are reading an actual book, but also being able to zoom-in to view smaller images and captions.
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- View as Double or Single pages
View as double pages on a computer or laptop etc, and single pages when viewing in portrait on an i-pad or Android tablet.
- Fully Navigational Table Of Contents
Jump back and forth to the sections of the books you want to read, instead of flipping through numerous pages to find what you want.
PRICED AT - all 3 Volumes for £60 = US$93
On sale from November 1st 2015.
Try Before You Buy -
Download free zip-file containing 27 pages from Volume 1, before you decide to buy the complete set. -
NOTE - These books are MASSIVE so you will need approximately 1GB of spare disc space for these three volumes, -
Click HERE to Keith Flynn's 'Ultimate Elvis' Electronic Edition to try.
Go HERE to EIN's independent review of 'Ultimate Elvis'
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Did Elvis Record 'Tiger Man' At Sun?: A question that has puzzled Elvis fans through the years is whether he actually recorded the song ‘Tiger Man’ during his years at SUN studios.
The basic question is why did Elvis refer to 'Tiger man' several times in concert as “The second song that I ever recorded, not too many people heard it”?
And if Elvis DID record it, then why hasn’t any reference to it at SUN or proof of its existence been found?
Elvis would first perform ‘Tiger Man’ in concert at his first 1969 Las Vegas International season and would continue playing it through the years – usually in a medley with Mystery Train - until his last performance at Saginaw on May 3 1977. He would sing it over 150 times on stage!
The thought that there might be an acetate or undiscovered tape of Elvis at SUN singing ‘Tiger Man’ is a mouth-watering concept - but is it an unlikely fantasy or strong possibility?
Go here to our detailed 'TIGER MAN' spotlight as EIN's Piers Beagley puts in the hard yards to check the facts from the fantasy .
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