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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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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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ElvisBlog News — 1/19/12

Posted on January 19, 2012 by | Leave a comment

Changes Coming: For the second time in the 7-1/2 year history of ElvisBlog, our blogware provider has decided to close up shop and migrate us off to a different platform.  The first time this happened, the number of visitors and … Continue reading →

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Elvis Movie Match-Up

Posted on January 14, 2012 by | Leave a comment

When coming attractions are shown at your local movie theater, they usually start with a montage of short exciting scenes, plus a booming announcer voice-over to hype your interest.  Believe it or not, there is an old VHS tape titled … Continue reading →

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Posted in Main Page, MOVIES

ElvisBlog News — 1/2/2012

Posted on January 3, 2012 by | Leave a comment

The final tally for 2011 was 1,217,847 hits. 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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Posted in Main Page, TRIBUTE ARTISTS

Baby, I Don't Care — Some Jerry Leiber Stories

Posted on August 27, 2011 by | Leave a comment

If you read other Elvis websites, you already know about the death of songwriter Jerry Leiber. The other sites informed you that Leiber and his partner Mike Stoller wrote more than a dozen Elvis hits, including “Hound Dog,” “Jailhouse Rock” and “King Creole.” For ElvisBlog, I thought it would be more fun to tell you some Jerry Leiber stories. They all involve my favorite Elvis song, which happens to be written by Leiber & Stoller. Continue reading →

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Posted in ELVIS and OTHER STARS, HISTORY, Main Page, SONGS

ElvisBlog News — 4/28/11

Posted on April 28, 2011 by | Leave a comment

Since I started ElvisBlog back in 2005, I have tried to consistently post a new article each weekend. Blog tutorials all declared that a regular schedule was necessary to keep readers happy and coming back. During the first six years, the only time I missed a post was when my wife had open-heart surgery in 2009. Well, now it has happened twice. Continue reading →

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Elizabeth Taylor and Elvis — NOT!

Posted on April 9, 2011 by | Leave a comment

When Elizabeth Taylor died at age 79, I knew there wasn't much history between her and Elvis, but I recalled there was one picture of the two stars in my files. It came off the internet somewhere. Continue reading →

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Ferlin Husky and Elvis

Posted on March 18, 2011 by | Leave a comment

We lost another of Elvis’ old musical buddies this week. Ferlin Husky was a successful country singer based in Memphis who scored two huge cross-over pop hits “Gone” and “On the Wings of a Dove.” He met Elvis in 1955 when the young swivel-hipped singer was added to several packaged tours throughout Mississippi and the south. Continue reading →

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