Auction starts on eBay for Elvis’s favorite movie seats

Before Playhouse on the Square became a live theater, its theater was often Elvis Presley’s den of cin.
Cinema, that is. The King had his favorite seats down front in the former Memphian Theatre, 51 S. Cooper. (He sat in front because he didn’t want people turning around and watching him instead of the movie.)
Well, anything […]

We are still all shook up

Charisma of the King is liberating life force for fans
Memphis calls itself the home of the blues and the birthplace of rock and roll. But while Beale Street’s music understandably draws tourists from all over the world, Memphians scratch their heads in wonder at the thousands who pour into our city each August to […]

Elvis clone just a hair’s breadth away?

When it comes to Elvis Presley, some fans have always refused to let go.
Now with advances in biotechnology comes the intriguing possibility of turning Elvis into the once - and future - king.
No one has initiated a cloning of the rock icon, but at least one devoted collector of Elvis memorabilia said last week he […]

All the King’s men and women

Elvis Week kickoff starts with a rockin’ parade
For 25 years fans have been making their pilgrimage to Memphis to salute the King of Rock and Roll.
But Friday night on Beale Street, many of the King’s men and women came out to salute the fans.
For anyone living under a rock the past few days, Elvis […]

Quote Unquote: Elvis Edition

Hard to believe it’s Elvis Week already. Who’d know? It gets so little publicity. To make up for the dearth of coverage, here’s a sampling of quotes - old and new - related to the late King of Rock and Roll, who died Aug. 16, 1977.
Editor Kevin Quain, in the introduction to his anthology, The […]

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  • New Elvis Record

    The latest Elvis record is not the kind you download. If you were in Memphis, you knew you weren’t on Lonely Street at all those sold-out events. But Graceland spokesman Kevin Kern says the official attendance figure for the week was 75,000. Even in the sweltering heat, 55,000 took part in the candlelight vigil. “The […]

  • Elvis tops dead celeb income list again

    The King is No. 1 yet again.
    Elvis Presley remains the richest dead celebrity, according to Forbes Magazine’s top listing of wealthy deceased celebrities.
    The singer’s estate tops the magazine’s list with a $37 million income. About $4 million of that came from a new version of A Little Less Conversation, which was featured in a World […]

  • Graceland

    Elvis purchased Graceland Mansion in March 1957, for $102,500. He put down $10,000 in cash, and got $55,000 in trade for the Audubon house.

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