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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: The Early Years

Posted on November 14, 2010 by | Leave a comment

This is the front cover of the latest book of Elvis photographs by Alfred Wertheimer. His iconic 1956 photos of Elvis have appeared in several other books, DVDs, calendars, and more products than you can count. I had the good fortune to be selected by Al Wertheimer to write the forward for Elvis: The Early Years. 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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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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ELVIS and BO DIDDLEY

Posted on June 3, 2008 by | Leave a comment

I have been a Bo Diddley fan since my high school years, so this is my small tribute to the rock & roll legend who died today at age seventy-nine. There isn’t a huge connection between Bo and Elvis, but there are a few goodies. 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 COMMENTARY MINI-NUGGETS — # 4

Posted on May 13, 2007 by | Leave a comment

Another Elvis/Celine Dion Connection:  In 1987, Dion’s husband and manager Rene Angelil was in Las Vegas to see a Wayne Newton tribute to Elvis Presley.  Angelil recalls, “For $5 you could visit the suite at the Hilton where Elvis lived.  … Continue reading →

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