Elvis memories

Chairman gets audience with King — Sinatra drops in on Presley after words with guard
In 1997 I bought a Fayette County ranch once owned by Vernon and Elvis Presley, the HoundDog Ranch. I sought out neighbors and acquaintances of Elvis and his entourage to gather stories about parties at the HoundDog and other Elvis […]

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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 […]

  • Accent on Elvis - Foreigners spice up weeklong ‘celebration’

    The streets are clearing some. The foreign accents asking for directions have moved from Graceland and Beale Street on to the airport and the Interstate.
    And the pompadour-and-sideburns look is soon to be returned to the rockabilly retro kids in Midtown.
    The storm that was the nine-day Elvis anniversary is finished, and what a storm it was.
    “This […]

  • High School Graduation

    North Main and Poplar was where Ellis Auditorium South Hall stood. It was the setting for Elvis’ graduation from high school June 3, 1953. (The site is now Cannon Center for the Performing Arts.)

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