Looking for Elvis

In films large and small, allusions to the King continue to pepper the silver screen
Elvis died 29 years ago tomorrow, but he continues to appear in more movies each year than any of today’s top box office draws.
Of course, most of these appearances are fleeting, cinematic shout-outs. Still, they indicate that Elvis Presley continues […]

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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 […]

  • WHBQ

    Site of Hotel Chisca, where WHBQ was broadcast. The legendary deejay Dewey Phillips — Daddy-O-Dewey — first played “That’s All Right” from the station and rushed Elvis in for a live interviw July 8, 1954, because of the overwhelming phone response to the song.

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