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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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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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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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Elvis Commentary Mini-Nuggets — # 16

Posted on September 12, 2010 by | Leave a comment

I haven’t done any Mini-Nuggets for a year now, and I miss it. They are always fun little stories. And now, most of them have pictures. Here are four good ones. Continue reading →

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Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Ignores TCB Boys Again

Posted on December 17, 2009 by | Leave a comment

The Rock & Fall Hall of Fame announced the Class of 2010 inductees today, and for some reason, they skipped the Sidemen category. This means that Jerry Scheff, Ronnie Tutt, Glen D. Hardin and John Wilkinson will have to wait at least another year to join TCB band leader James Burton in the Rockhall. Continue reading →

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Postscripts to Earlier ElvisBlogs — 3

Posted on September 27, 2009 by | Leave a comment

It’s starting to look like Postscripts will be an ElvisBlog feature every three months or so. New stuff keeps popping up that relates to old columns. Continue reading →

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A LOOK AT MORE ELVIS WEBSITES, CIRCA 1997

Posted on September 21, 2008 by | Leave a comment

Two months ago we looked at ten Elvis websites recommended on WashingtonPost.com back in 1997. Columnist Andrea Basora had organized her selections into four categories: “The Basics,” The Absurdists, “The Truly Weird,” and “The Music, Movies and Memorabilia.” Well, we’ve already covered weird and absurd, so let’s take a look at the more mainstream blogs she liked. Continue reading →

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