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John Bakke remembers all too well the first Elvis Presley seminar he organized. It was 1979, and the dust had yet to settle on Presley’s sensational death just two years prior. No one seemed willing to take either the musician or Bakke seriously.
“I was interviewed by some skeptical reporters,” says Bakke, now professor emeritus at […]

In the playful spirit of Elvis Week, The Edge community will present “EdgeFest: 25 years without a King” from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday.
The arts and auto repair district near downtown is staging the free street festival to promote itself on the coattails of the 25th anniversary of Elvis Presley’s death.
Activities will include live […]

City chefs reinterpret Elvis’s ol’ standbys
Give a chef some lemons, and he’ll whip up a chicken fricassee with carrots, mustard greens and avgolemono sauce.
Ask him to put his spin on Elvis Presley’s favorite foods and watch him twiddle his apron strings while (probably for the first time in his life) pondering the mix of […]

Pretenders don authentic Elvis threads at Butch & Kim’s
Elvis didn’t coin the phrase “the clothes make the man,” he just personified it.
Not Bing Crosby’s hat, Elton John’s glasses or Angus `AC/DC’ Young’s Union Jack knickers are more identifiable than an Elvis Presley jumpsuit.
The garments don’t even need explaining. This legacy of the original rock […]

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 […]

Every woman wanted him and every man wanted to be him.
Now 25 years after Elvis Presley died, at least some of that is still true. Lots of men still want to be Elvis and premier Elvis Presley jumpsuit reproduction manufacturer B & K Enterprises does its best to accommodate.
But there’s only so much that can […]

Elvis Presley can’t tour, but his stuff can.
Graceland officials planned to announce today the Mobile Graceland tour, which will bring artifacts such as Presley’s Army jacket, some of his stage clothing and a letter from President Nixon to 31 cities.
The 53-foot truck will be in Memphis this week as part of events marking Friday’s 25th […]

Pat Kerr Tigrett summed up Saturday night’s “Elvis Presley 25th Anniversary Celebration of Life Parade” on Beale Street: “The smiles were amazing,” she said.
Jack Soden, president and CEO of Elvis Presley Enterprises, had a smile on his face. “It’s the best time I’ve had since I grew up,” he said.
Pat, general chairman of the parade, […]

As the sun bore down on hundreds of faithful Elvis fans from across the country and the world, about 20 people were protesting Sunday outside Graceland.
The protesters were carrying signs claiming black people received unequal treatment and that most were denied advancement into top managerial jobs at Elvis Presley Enterprises, which runs Graceland.
The protesters maintain […]

Legacy’s stewards forge ahead
More gold. More platinum. More Elvis.
When the RCA label and Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) announce the latest batch of gold and platinum records racked up by Elvis Presley today at Graceland, holders of the singer’s legacy won’t be looking back so much as plotting ahead.
One could almost change the […]