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Elvis Movie Publicity Photos

While assembling photos for the ElvisBlog series 50th Anniversary Movie Pictorials, I was pleased to find many interesting PR shots for Elvis’ movies. Continue reading

Elvis Clothing at the Most Recent Auction

If you like to follow auctions of rock and roll memorabilia, some of the best are presented by Gotta Have It. Bidding ended March 25 on their Rock & Roll Pop Culture Auction, and it contained about a hundred Elvis items. Continue reading

Special ElvisBlog Content This Week

Elvis music was the soundtrack for my teen years. Because of that, I can really appreciate a story written by one of my writer friends about a thirteen-year-old boy in 1958 who loved Elvis. The author is Bob Strother, an extremely talented writer of short stories, who will soon release his second book, titled Scattered, Smothered, and Covered. Bob’s book contains the story I mentioned. It is titled “Baby, Don’t Say Don’t,” and you alert fans will recognize that as the familiar repeated line from Elvis’ hit song “Don’t.” Continue reading

So, How Much Is an Elvis Autograph Worth?

An Elvis autograph or two are usually offered at the major Rock & Roll memorabilia auctions, but the recent Julien’s Legends # 5 auction contained Elvis signatures on a dozen different items. The prices varied from $384 to $11,520. Let’s see if we can figure out what made some items much more valuable than others. Continue reading

Is Elvis' White Knabe Piano a White Elephant?

For the second time in 18 months, a prized Elvis collectible has failed to garner the minimum bid set by the auctioneers. Of course, it was a pretty steep minimum – a half-million dollars. Continue reading

Random Thoughts on the Remastered Elvis On Tour

Like many other Elvis fans, I headed to my local multiplex theater Thursday night to take in the “One Night Event” showing of the new and improved Elvis On Tour. My ticket cost $13.50, but I got my money’s worth. It was a thoroughly enjoyable experience. Continue reading

Caption Contest # 21 — Winner

  Frequent winner Jean Pyle has done it again.  This might just be her best caption yet.   Elvis Incorporates Levitating Air Piano Into His Act  

Postscripts to Earlier ElvisBlogs — 3

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

MORE UNFINISHED HALL OF FAME BUSINESS

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

Jumpsuits, Jewelry and Junk

Four weeks ago, this blog discussed the upcoming auction of Elvis items presented by Gotta-Have-Rock-and-Roll. Although I didn’t express it in print, I did wonder how it would fare in these shaky financial times. The results are in, and, with the exception of Elvis’ jewelry and clothes, you could not call it a huge success. Continue reading