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Elvis’ Fabulous Rings — Part 2

Posted on May 21, 2012 by | Leave a comment

In March 2011, ElvisBlog presented a pictorial essay showing thirteen Elvis-owned rings that had sold at auction in the previous five years.  A few more Elvis’ rings have changed hands in auctions since then, but various websites have provided photos … Continue reading →

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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 Nixon — More Variations on the Iconic Photo

Posted on May 5, 2012 by | Leave a comment

Four years ago I posted “Variations on an Iconic Photo: Elvis Meets Nixon.”  It was a photo essay showing some of the interesting things folks have created using Photoshop on the image we all know so well. The variations had … Continue reading →

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My American Bandstand Story

Posted on April 19, 2012 by | 1 Comment

Elvis Presley never appeared on American Bandstand.  In fact, Dick Clark has said that anybody who was significant in the first two decades of Rock and Roll appeared on American Bandstand, except Elvis, the Beatles and the Rolling Stones.  So … 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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50th Anniversary Movie Pictorials: Follow That Dream – 1962

Posted on April 7, 2012 by | Leave a comment

Follow That Dream was released fifty years ago in April 1962.  It was Elvis’ ninth film and is considered by some historians to be his best comedy performance.  My friend Alan Hanson over at the Elvis-History-Blog flatly states “Follow That … Continue reading →

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ElvisBlog News — 4/2/12

Posted on April 2, 2012 by | 4 Comments

The Move to WordPress is Complete: You probably noticed that ElvisBlog looks a little different.  Over the weekend it completed migration to a different blogware platform.  Hope you readers will like it.  So far, I do. The big improvement is … Continue reading →

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Sorry, TCB Band — No Call from the RockHall, Again

Posted on February 28, 2012 by | Leave a comment

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ElvisBlog Mini-Nuggets #17

Posted on February 19, 2012 by | Leave a comment

  Elvis Beer Cans:  In 2004, Miller Brewing Co. released a set of eight commemorative beer cans celebrating 50 years of rock music.  Doing the math, that would mark the start of rock and roll in 1954, and we all … Continue reading →

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About

Posted on January 25, 2012 by | 1 Comment

About ElvisBlog Now in it’s eighth year, ElvisBlog has presented “All the Cool Stuff Out There in Elvis World” in almost 500 articles.   The emphasis is on Elvis the pop culture icon, but news and commentary about Elvis frequently appear, … Continue reading →

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