Mother Dolores Hart to Make Guest Appearance During Elvis Week 2013



Elvis fans will have the chance to hear the remarkable story of Mother Dolores Hart, a Hollywood starlit turned nun who worked with Elvis in his early filming career, during Elvis Week 2013. Elvis' former "Loving You" and "King Creole" co-star will appear on the Elvis Week Main Stage during "Conversations on Elvis" on August 14, 2013.

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Elvis: The Great Performances DVD Available for Pre-Order

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June Tour 1973

The book June Tour 1973 is out now.

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Elvis Music In Greek TV Commercial

  The music of Elvis Presley is everywhere! A new commercial for Greek dairy company FAGE features Elvis' 1972 recording of the hit song "Always On My Mind." The ad shows a variety of people doing kind and considerate things for others.  

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Coleção de relógios Ventura foi relançada pela Hamilton em homenagem a Elvis Presley

Da redação - A relação entre a marca americana de relógios Hamilton e Elvis Presley data de 1961, quando o "Rei do Rock" usou o modelo Hamilton Ventura no filme Feitiço Havaiano (Blue Hawaii). Lançado em 1957, foi o primeiro relógio elétrico (movido a bateria) do mundo.

Mais tarde, o próprio Elvis comprou um exemplar para seu uso pessoal. A pedido do astro, o modelo teve sua pulseira original, de couro, substituída por uma de metal.

Em 2010, Elvis completaria 75 anos de idade. Para celebrar, a Hamilton fez questão de relançar a coleção Ventura. Entre os modelos da linha está o Ventura XXL Graceland Auto, com sua marcante caixa triangular em aço inoxidável. Com movimento automático, tem visor em cristal safira e pulseira de borracha nas opções branca ou preta. É resistente à água em até 50 metros.
Os apreciadores de relógios vão adorar. Os fãs de Elvis também!

Modelo Graceland Auto - Ventura XXL Elvis Anniversary Collection

Hamilton

Fundada em Lancaster, Pensilvânia, em 1892, a Hamilton iniciou sua história com relógios de bolso que eram usados para a marcação dos horários de trens nos EUA. Em 1914 se tornou o relógio oficial das Forças Armadas Americanas. Foi escolhida por pilotos como instrumento de navegação em 1919 e passou a fazer parte do uniforme de companhias aéreas a partir dos anos 30. Durante a Segunda Guerra, concentrou sua produção de relógios para as Forças Armadas, fornecendo cerca de 1 milhão de peças.

A década de 50 também foi muito importante para a Hamilton. Em 1951, marcou presença no filme “Os Homens Rãs” (The Frogmen) e iniciou sua história como parte do figurino das principais produções cinematográficas de Hollywood, como “Feitiço Havaiano” (Blue Hawaii), estrelado por Elvis, consagrando assim o clássico modelo Ventura. Em 1970, apresentou ao mundo o Pulsomatic, o primeiro relógio digital do mundo. Todos os modelos Hamilton são automáticos e fabricados com a expertise do grupo suíço Swatch.

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Rescued Chilean miner Edison Pena sings Elvis 
songs as he tours Graceland, his idol's home

Edison Pena walks from the front door of Graceland, Elvis Presley's home, after receiving a tour on Friday, Jan. 7, 2011, in Memphis, Tenn. Pena is one of 33 miners who were trapped for 69 days in a collapsed mine in Chile. Pena, an Elvis fan who led other miners in Elvis songs to help pass the time while waiting to be rescued, was invited to tour Graceland by Elvis Presley Enterprises. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey) (Mark Humphrey, AP /January 7, 2011)


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Message From Myrna's Son

To all the fans of my mother Myrna Smith,

I wanted to give you all a great big THANK YOU from the bottom of my heart for all that you did for my mother. Not only when she was ill, but all the support you gave her during the years of touring, as well as, listening and purchasing her music. Many of you followed her closely and she loved you for that.

My mother was a wonderful lady. My life with her will never be forgotten. I have watched my mom from day one of her time with Elvis and the people from Graceland, showing many people what a great entertainer should project. My mom, although had friends by her side all the way to the end, always understood our special relationship. I will always love and respect my mother for who she is and what she became. Her grandson had the opportunity to sit with his Grandmother long before she became too ill and shared with her his aspirations to follow her entertainment footsteps.

Thank you all for the respect while the family was grieving and we appreciate your well wishes and condolences. I have included the memorial information below and would love to hear from you or see you there.

For people who cannot make it to the memorial, we will be taking all emails and posting them at the memorial for people to read. We may even read a few there.

Sincerely,

Martin Smith

Myrna's Memorial:

First Christian Church of North Hollywood
4390 Colfax Ave. 
North Hollywood, CA 91604
818-763-8218
(please send flowers directly to the church)

Please RSVP at myrnasmemorial@hotmail.com

Time: 11:00 AM - 1:00PM
Date: 1/29/2010

Refreshment will follow.

We appreciate the fans that had done so much for Myrna and a special thank you to Carole Drexler who has been a valuable friend of the family.

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Bossa Nova Baby Remix

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Elvis Presley's Guitarist Sets Up Home Near Berwick

HE has played to millions around the world as bass player for Elvis Presley and a host of other legends. But now Jerry Scheff has put the rock’n’roll lifestyle to one side to set up home in a small village near Berwick in Northumberland. As one of the world’s most in-demand session musicians, he has played with The Doors, Bob Dylan, Elvis Costello and John Denver, as well as the singer known as the King. But after meeting wife Natalie, he now splits his time between her house in the North and his native California.
Jerry first started playing with Elvis for his 1969 comeback special and spent eight years in his backing band until the star’s untimely death. He said: “Before I met Elvis I was not a fan. I didn’t really know many of his early songs, but he said to me ‘Do you know how to play the blues?’ and if there’s one thing I know, it’s how to play the blues.“We worked with other artists but you had to put Elvis first. “If you said you couldn’t make a job and went to work with another artist instead, he would never work with you again. He thought he was very loyal and expected the same in return. We had a lot of respect for each other.
“It was very exciting performing onstage with him. We just used to turn up, play for an hour and then be straight off on a flight to the next venue.” On one such trip, Jerry’s journey with the King ended: “The band were on a flight to Bangor, Maine, where we were going to meet Elvis and perform. “A stewardess came back and said we were going to make an early landing. “We touched down at this small airport with no one around and went into an office where we were told to ring Graceland and were told Elvis had died. We got back on the plane and flew back to LA and that was the end, just like that. It was a shock for us all.”
In recent years, Jerry has re-united with members of the TCB band that backed Elvis to tour with a show that combines them playing live music with old video footage of the King. He has also played with Roy Orbison, Crowded House and Dionne Warwick. Of his life in the North East, Jerry said: “It is a great life here in the North and the people are really nice. I am still surprised by the reactions of people to Elvis. I think it was the way he performed that captured people. When he sang, it went through his head, his heart and then out in his voice. “It was like he was singing to every individual in the crowd. He had a real connection with people.”
Jerry will be speaking about his life with Elvis at an event organised by the Tyne and Wear branch of the Elvis Presley fan club. He will be at the Companions Club on Leazes Park Road in Newcastle on November 20. Tickets cost £20 and are available on the doors which open at 7pm.


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New Design For Elvis.com

The official site for Elvis Presley Enterprises and Graceland has recently received a major update and a complete new design. The pages are looking fresh, modern and have a better structure and a very prominent picture of Elvis. All info regarding Graceland can be found on this site.

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Edison Pena, Chilean Miner, Sings Elvis 
On Letterman




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Chilean Miner to Visit Graceland for Elvis Presley's 

2011 Birthday Celebration

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New Official EPE European Shop

With Europe as a huge market potential, but with Graceland's EPE shop charging off-putting postage costs, EPE has recently decided to open up their own European branch.  Live Nation Merchandise Ltd is registered in England & Wales and is handling the European version of the Graceland shop. 

The information is now in English, French, Italian, German or Spanish and the costs are in Euros or Pounds Sterling. The prices are still high but the postage is less. But fans beware since a regular FTD CD release will cost you 33Euros, compared with only 22Euros at other UK stores like 'Now Dig This' or shopElvis.eu.  But if you are in Europe check it out before buying from Graceland Tennessee!

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Portuguese TV Show

The opening credits for the new portuguese tv serie "Morangos Com Açúcar" (Winter season) is based on the Elvis "Jailhouse Rock"! The season started on September 20th. It will be shown every day at TVI until the end of June.





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Dil Khol Ke Lets Rock!

hey guys..enjoy the brand new Hindi version of Elvis Presley classic Jail House Rock...see the ravishing Kajol and the vivacious Kareena rocking to Dil Khol Ke Lets Rock from Karan Johar's latest presentation - We Are Family. Groovy!


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New Baritone Singer for Elvis's Imperials

Darrell Toney is a new baritone singer for Elvis' Imperials, who will be part of the entertainment lineup on the 2010 Elvis Cruise.

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This month, WHAS11's Friday Flashbacks, from the WHAS11 archives continues and what fitting way to start it with a true occurrence.

On January 8th, 2010 WHAS11 News featured a Friday Flashback honoring Elvis' 75th birthday and a Louisville family watching the newscast that night, suddenly reunited with their late mother, after a nine second film clip.

It was Louisville in 1974 and on the video; Elvis emerges from his hotel room near the fairgrounds to head to Freedom Hall for his concert.

In the crowd that day, WHAS reporter Jim West was interviewing people.

He happened to talk to Dorothy Goff, who was with her daughter and grandkids that day.

Because the concert ended late, she never saw her interview that aired on WHAS that day. She and her family missed it.

That is, until a few weeks ago, during WHAS11's 6pm news.

WHAS11 invited them both to the station to view that short clip once again.

It became a tearful reunion, 30 years after her mother's death. The family has no home movies so it was the first time they've seen or heard her voice since her death.

But WHAS11 had a surprise for them both; a longer segment of Dorothy on film that had never aired.

And through it all, the unlikely reunion via film really does have the hand of Elvis all over it. Dorothy died at age 75.


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Michael Jackson & Elvis Presley: Pretty boys gone wild
By Sheri Levine , Canwest News Service     July 3, 2009

First there was Elvis, the “King of Rock ‘n’ Roll,” then came Michael, the “King of Pop;” the only two musical artists ever to be anointed the title of King. Both their reigns came to an eerily similar, tragic end.


Each artist belonged to a generation coming of age in very different eras — the baby boomers grew up with Elvis while the subsequent generation laid claim to Jackson. But Jackson’s surprising death Thursday has not only sparked an outpouring of grief among fans and the music industry, but impromptu celebrations of his music. In death come the tributes and dissection of the superstar’s legacy — the good, the bad and the ugly.


And comparison’s to the first King, the one who elevated rock ‘n’ roll to dizzying heights, are inevitable.


Both musicians were troubled, both changed the landscape of popular culture with their music and style, both died too young, were victims of fame, and broke musical and cultural barriers. The untimely end of both men’s lives was shocking and tragic. Elvis overdosed on pills and there’s wide speculation that pills may have also contributed to Jackson’s death.


Elvis wasn’t nearly as eccentric as Jackson, but they both underwent physical transformations leaving them shadows of their former selves. Jackson started his career as the adorable, charismatic lead singer of the Jackson 5 who became a teen idol. Both Jackson and Elvis were pretty boys, adored by millions of screaming teenage girls.

Jackson underwent a backwards evolution by starting off as a regular, handsome young man who evolved into a strange, almost alien-like caricature — the man in the mirror staring back without any remnants of the Michael Jackson of old.


Elvis’s transformation wasn’t as extreme, but still dramatic given his start as a gorgeous, highly-sexual performer who burst onto the scene seemingly out of nowhere in the 1950s. By the 1970s, Elvis’s leading-man good looks had faded as he battled health problems and his weight. In one of his later performances he would appear dazed, bloated and unable to remember the lyrics to one of his most famous songs — Are You Lonesome Tonight.


Both Jackson and Elvis struggled with health problems and abused prescription drugs. They also had problems with their weight — Elvis packed on the pounds while Jackson shed too many.


Their upbringings were very different, but they had in common humble beginnings. Jackson grew up in Gary, Indiana; Elvis in Tupelo, Mississippi.

But what Jackson and Elvis contributed to popular music remains unsurpassed — Jackson is ranked alongside Elvis and The Beatles as the biggest pop sensations of all time. When Elvis first came onto the music scene he was doing what no one could even conceive of doing — his gyrating dance moves were too sexual and too controversial for the time, (so much so that one of his first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show was filmed from the waist up only.) Elvis moved like no other. His music crossed racial barriers by appealing to both black and white audiences due to his sound; a mix of rhythm and blues, soul and rock. He is regarded as the first “white man” to play “black man’s” music.


Jackson also broke a racial divide with a sound combining synthesized pop, R & B, hip hop and rock, which also appealed to both black and white listeners. In the infancy of music videos, Jackson was not only a pioneer of the new genre, but the first black artist to gain constant airplay on MTV. His spectacular dance moves, like Elvis, were natural and seamless, and bridged the gap between urban subculture and mainstream pop culture. Jackson’s (dance) moves were unlike anything anyone had seen before and like Elvis, the movements were innate gifts.


When Jackson and Elvis were on stage they couldn’t help but move to the beat of their own drummer.


They even had widely-known private sanctuaries — Jackson had Neverland, Elvis had Graceland. For Jackson, Neverland was a place to reclaim his lost childhood, a place where he could escape into his own fantasies. Meanwhile, Graceland provided Elvis with the solace and calm he often sought away from the spotlight.

John Lennon once said: “Before there was Elvis there was nothing.” And so perhaps that is why he is the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll, the one people couldn’t help falling in love with. But the King of Pop isn’t too far behind. Jackson thrilled audiences just the same; he was bad, accused of being dangerous, but in the end he wasn’t invincible. He may be gone, but it’s unlikely he’ll be dethroned any time soon.


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Tom Jones To Headline Elvis Tribute Concert

Welsh crooner Sir Tom Jones is to headline a star-studded concert paying tribute to his pal Elvis to mark what would have been The King's 75th year.

The veteran singer, who struck up a close friendship with Presley in the 1970s, will be joined by acts including KT Tunstall, Mica Paris, Tony Hadley and Travis' Fran Healy for Radio 2's Elvis Forever show in London's Hyde Park on Sunday (12Sep10).

Presley's ex-wife Priscilla will be co-hosting the event and the TCB Band, who played with the Heartbreak Hotel hitmaker until his death in 1977, will provide backing music.

A fireworks display will mark the end of the concert, which will be held to pay tribute to Presley's back catalogue.

Radio 2 and 6 Music head of programmes, Lewis Carnie, says, "I am delighted that Sir Tom can join us to celebrate the music of Elvis Presley, for a night that promises to be very special."

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