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Posts Tagged ‘Elvis Presley’
Remembering Elvis with Priscilla Presley
Written by admin on August 30, 2010 – 7:44 pm -| Priscilla Presley will be sharing her memories of Elvis with Bill Kenwright in a two-hour interview on BBC Radio 2 on Wednesday night. Priscilla met Elvis in 1959 and the pair were married for six years from 1967 to 1973. |
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Songwriter George David Weiss dies
Written by admin on August 24, 2010 – 9:52 pm -| American songwriter George David Weiss died yesterday (August 23) of natural causes at his home in Oldwick, New Jersey. He was 89-years-old.
Weiss wrote some of the best known songs of all time, recorded by some of the true greats of popular music, including Elvis Presley, Louis Armstrong, Frank Sinatra and Sammy Davis Jr. |
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Tags: Bennie Benjamin, Can't Help Falling in Love, Elvis Presley, George David Weiss, Louis Armstrong, What a Wonderful World
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Song of the Week #15 – “It’s Now or Never”
Written by admin on August 16, 2010 – 6:30 am - |
Today is the 33rd anniversary of Elvis Presley’s death, so it’s only fitting that the new Song of the Week is one of Elvis’ fine recordings. |
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Elvis Presley news round-up
Written by admin on August 14, 2010 – 2:48 pm -| Monday will mark the 33rd anniversary of Elvis Presley’s death and the traditional Elvis Week events are already well underway in Memphis.
Those who can’t be in Memphis can join in on the celebrations via the Elvis Week LiveCam Experiences at ElvisWeek.com. The highlight will be the Candlelight Vigil LiveCam which is broadcasting live from the front wall of Graceland on August 15 from 8:30 pm – 10:00 pm CST. You can watch the ceremony and see fans processing up the Graceland drive to pay their respects to Elvis. |
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Tags: Elvis Forever Hyde Park, Elvis Presley, Elvis Week
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The Complete Elvis Presley Masters – available for pre-order
Written by admin on August 3, 2010 – 9:26 pm -If you are a fan of Elvis Presley and have deep pockets, you can pre-order “The Complete Elvis Presley Masters” now, in advance of its October 19 release date. The limited edition release is restricted to 1,000 sets.
The publicity promises that the 30-CD set includes all 711 of Elvis’ master recordings in chronological order, plus 103 rarities. The addition of the rarities separates this release from the recent Franklin Mint complete Elvis set. As well as the 30 CDs, the set will contain a 240-page hardbound book, with annotated discography and artwork for every original Elvis release, a 6,000 word essay by renowned Elvis author Peter Guralnick, and many rare and classic photographs.
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