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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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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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MORE UNFINISHED HALL OF FAME BUSINESS

Posted on May 4, 2009 by | Leave a comment

A thought struck me while watching the 2009 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony. Now that drummer DJ Fontana and bass player Bill Black have been honored in the “Sideman” category, all of Elvis’ 50s bandmates are in the Hall. Continue reading →

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DJ Fontana Gets in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Posted on January 18, 2009 by | Leave a comment

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announced it will induct DJ Fontana and Bill Black into the hall on April 4. Continue reading →

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Hello, My Name Is…

Posted on May 18, 2008 by | Leave a comment

You are probably familiar with the way Johnny Cash opened his concerts. He would walk out on stage, go to the mike, and say, “Hello, my name is Johnny Cash.” Elvis Presley was obviously aware of this mannerism, because he opened several of his live shows a very similar way. That’s right. Elvis walked on stage and announced, “Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. I’m Johnny Cash.” Continue reading →

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SO, HOW WAS ELVIS WEEK?

Posted on August 19, 2007 by | Leave a comment

I don’t know how anyone else in Memphis could have had a more Elvis-connected experience than I had. Over a three-day period, I had breakfast with Joe Esposito, sat ten feet away from Priscilla at the restaurant in the Peabody, and hung around in the Grand Ballroom backstage area with Scotty Moore, DJ Fontana, the Jordanaires, and the TCB Band. Nobody else did that. Continue reading →

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“ELVIS LIVES” on ETV

Posted on March 11, 2007 by | Leave a comment

Have you watched “Elvis Lives” on your local educational television channel yet?  I watched it this week and enjoyed what I saw very much.  However, they left out some stuff I was looking forward to, so I’m a little bit … Continue reading →

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BACKSTAGE With 21 MUSIC LEGENDS

Posted on January 2, 2005 by | Leave a comment

 From:  70th Birthday Tribute, January 2005   by Phil Arnold   It’s been a real kick contributing to Elvis International magazine for six years, and my best fringe benefit so far happened in Memphis during Elvis Week 2004.  It was … Continue reading →

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ELVIS PERFORMERS UNITE FOR 25TH ANNIVERSARY

Posted on January 1, 2005 by | Leave a comment

From:  68th Birthday Issue, January 2003 (When It Comes To Elvis Week concerts, Nobody Can Assemble Musical Friends of Elvis Like Publisher And Concert Promoter Darwin Lamm) by Phil Arnold   The man at the head of this fine magazine … Continue reading →

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