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Elvis at the Clinton Presidential Library

Posted on May 13, 2012 by | 1 Comment

The William J. Clinton Presidential Library in Little Rock has been opened for almost a decade.  It contains 76.8 million pages of paper documents, 1.85 million photographs, and 75,000 artifacts.   Included with all that important stuff are some pieces … Continue reading →

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Elvis and Southern Maid Donuts

Posted on April 14, 2012 by | 3 Comments

Most serious Elvis fans know he did only one advertisement during his career.  It was for one of his favorite food items – donuts.  Elvis recorded a radio jingle for Southern Maid Donuts.   Elvis’ association with Southern Maid Donuts … Continue reading →

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Elvis for President?

Posted on January 21, 2012 by | Leave a comment

If you live in Iowa, New Hampshire, or South Carolina (as I do), you have withstood a barrage of political pitches on TV, in the mail, and on the telephone.  After a while, it gets to be too much, and … Continue reading →

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Picture Disc Rarities

Posted on November 28, 2010 by | Leave a comment

Back in the heyday of vinyl LP albums, the picture disc was a unique variation highly sought by some collectors. Instead of a plain old black disc, you get a record with a picture of the singer in vibrant color. Continue reading →

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Writing With Wertheimer

Posted on August 22, 2010 by | Leave a comment

Alfred Wertheimer is sometimes called the godfather of rock & roll photography, and he well deserves the title. As a struggling twenty-six year old free-lance photojournalist in New York City, Wertheimer’s good fortune gained him access to Elvis Presley during that first, heady flush of fame in 1956. Continue reading →

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Two Very Rare, Weird, and Valuable Elvis Records

Posted on August 7, 2010 by | 2 Comments

I started collecting record albums back in the 80s when CDs took over as the dominant music format. When people bought CD players and started building CD libraries, their old LPs and 45s languished in disinterest. Ultimately, many people sold their record collections at garage sales. For years, I was a regular Saturday morning scavenger, hitting as many garage sales as possible, looking for records. Continue reading →

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Critiquing the 12 Days of Christmas in July

Posted on July 18, 2010 by | Leave a comment

If you have ever bought anything from www.ShopElvis.com, you probably get their frequent e-mail announcements of items they are promoting. If you are like me, you have received lots of these.
However, I’ve never seen anything like the sales blitz they put on the past two weeks. It was called 12 Days of Christmas in July. Continue reading →

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Postscripts To Earlier ElvisBlogs — 5

Posted on May 2, 2010 by | Leave a comment

LEGO Elvis: Last August we looked at Mixed-Media Elvis Art, featuring Elvis images made from an incredible variety of materials. Since then, the photo of an interesting Elvis bust showed up. It is made entirely of LEGOs: Continue reading →

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A Look at Elvis' Christmas Albums

Posted on December 20, 2009 by | Leave a comment

You’ve probably been listening to Elvis Christmas songs for the past three weeks or so. Do you know how many he recorded? The answer is twenty. Continue reading →

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TEN WEBSITES WITH INTERESTING ELVIS CONTENT

Posted on August 30, 2009 by | Leave a comment

In earlier Elvisblog articles, we have looked at odd Elvis websites. The group we will look at this time are not weird at all, so you may enjoy taking some time to check them out. Continue reading →

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