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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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 […]
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Burning love - Remembering Elvis
Sense of loss same at biggest vigil of all
Not even a torrential Memphis downpour could stop approximately 30,000 fans from paying their respects at the grave of Elvis Aaron Presley Thursday night.
They came from countries far and wide, piling flowers, stuffed teddy bears, heartfelt poems and trinket tributes around the bronze plaque beneath which lies […]
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Kang Rhee Studios
Elvis and Priscilla Presley studied under Kang Rhee in the early 1970s at the master’s studio at 1911 Poplar, where the Hi-Tone Cafe is located today.
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i liked elvis when i was a kid in hi school and i am glad too hear he graduated,