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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, Captain Marvel Jr and the TCB Lightning Bolt

Posted on March 31, 2012 by | 2 Comments

Just about every Elvis fan know the story behind the letters TCB on his jewelry.  Of course, it stands for Taking Care of Business, which was kind of a slogan for Elvis.   However, do you know the origin of … Continue reading →

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The Evolution of Elvis Tribute Continues

Posted on October 22, 2011 by | Leave a comment

Reference books state that Elvis gave performances in 79 cities in 1956. How many cities do you think hosted Elvis Tribute Artists in 2011? My guess is that it could be ten times that number. Continue reading →

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Elvis Archaeological Finds Revealed

Posted on April 1, 2011 by | Leave a comment

In 2008, famous antiquities collector Graham Geddes of Melbourne, Australia, revealed his discovery of a 1,800-year-old marble bust that looked like Elvis Presley. Continue reading →

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Goodbye Lamar Fike

Posted on January 29, 2011 by | Leave a comment

It has now been over a week since the passing of one of Elvis’ oldest friends. Lamar Fike died from complications of lymphoma on January 21. Sorry it took so long to post a fitting tribute to him. Continue reading →

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Elvis Writes A Form Letter

Posted on January 17, 2011 by | Leave a comment

Recently, I learned about an interesting item of Elvis memorabilia that is on display at the Berlin Hard Rock Café. It is a handwritten draft of a letter that Elvis wrote while he was in the Army serving in Germany. According to the Hard Rock website, this two-page letter was written in 1959, and they consider it one of their better pieces of Elvis memorabilia. Continue reading →

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Elvis Has Never Left the Movie Theater — Part 2

Posted on May 23, 2010 by | Leave a comment

Last week we started our look at Elvis’ presence in the movies. Not the old films where he was an actor, but new ones where an allusion is made to Elvis. The research for this was done by John Beifuss, movie critic for the Memphis Commercial Appeal. We can presume his job enabled him to see just about every movie that came to town, and since that town is the home of Elvis, he noted every connection to him in these films. Continue reading →

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WHAT HAPPENED TO ELVIS PRESLEY'S CASINO ?

Posted on November 29, 2009 by | Leave a comment

Below is a snapshot of a page on the website CasinoOnline.co.uk. On November 20, they posted the column below: “What Ever Happened to Elvis Presley's Casino?” Continue reading →

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Elvis Will Never Leave the Building

Posted on July 12, 2009 by | Leave a comment

An old high school buddy of mine is also an Elvis fan. He lives in Indiana and has a background in history education. So, it was a pleasant surprise when he sent me a copy of the Spring 2008 issue of Traces, the publication of the Indiana Historical Society, with this cover story: “The King’s Last Concert – Elvis Presley in Indianapolis.” Continue reading →

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Eye-Liner Story

Posted on May 24, 2009 by | Leave a comment

ElvisBlog readers who are also fans of American Idol know that heavy-favorite Adam Lambert surprisingly missed the top spot this week. I don’t think that matters a bit, his career is going to take off starting now, and he will be a huge star. What I like is that there have been some references to the fact that Adam Lambert looks a lot like Elvis, and affects certain Elvis-style mannerisms. Continue reading →

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