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Posts Tagged ‘Elvis Presley’
Elvis Presley’s Concept Album
Written by admin on January 28, 2012 – 11:50 am -| Following the recent release of the Legacy Edition of Elvis Presley’s “I’m 10,000 Years Old: Elvis Country,” Harley Payette explains why he thinks that the album “tells us as much about the man who created it as anything he ever did.” |
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“Elvis Country – Legacy Edition” review
Written by admin on January 8, 2012 – 11:13 am -This week saw the release of “Elvis Country – Legacy Edition,” which is a 40th anniversary upgrade of one of Elvis Presley’s most artistically satisfying albums.
Tags: Elvis Country Legacy Edition, Elvis Presley, Love Letters from Elvis
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Elvis Presley 77th Birthday celebrations
Written by admin on January 8, 2012 – 9:45 am -Fans around the world are paying tribute to Elvis today on what would have been his 77th birthday.
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Elvis’ home town of Memphis has been at the heart of the celebrations over the last couple of days, with a Fan Club Presidents event, an Elvis Insiders reception, a Gospel concert, and a concert featuring the Memphis Symphony Orchestra and Terry Mike Jeffrey. The celebrations culminate today with a special Elvis Birthday Proclamation Ceremony at Graceland which begins at 9.30am CST. |
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Happy 80th Birthday Scotty Moore
Written by admin on December 27, 2011 – 6:00 pm -Today we celebrate the 80th birthday of Scotty Moore who, as the guitarist in Elvis Presley’s original band, is one of the most innovative and influential figures in rock ‘n’ roll.
Winfield Scott Moore III was born on December 27, 1931 near Gadsden, Tennessee and began playing guitar as a child. After serving in the Navy from 1948 to 1952, he formed a country band called “The Starlite Wranglers” which also featured future Elvis bassist Bill Black. Everything would change in July 1954 when Sun Records owner, Sam Phillips, asked Scotty to work with an enthusiastic young singer called Elvis Presley.
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History of the UK Christmas Number One
Written by admin on December 22, 2011 – 4:49 pm - |
As the Military Wives take on the X-Factor winners, Little Mix, for this year’s UK Christmas number one single, we look back at the songs that have reached the top spot at Christmas since the inception of the UK singles chart in 1952.* |
Tags: 2 Become 1, Christmas Number One, Cliff Richard, Elvis Presley, Harry Belafonte, I Feel Fine, Mary’s Boy Child, Merry Xmas Everybody, Mistletoe and Wine, Robbie Williams, Slade, Somethin Stupid, Spice Girls, The Beatles
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