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A plaster bust of Elvis Presley wept “miracle” tears Friday on the 25th anniversary of his death, its Dutch owner claims.
The 50-year-old Elvis impersonator in Deurne in the southern Netherlands also said the ghost of the Elvis appeared in his house last week.
Toon Nieuwenhuisen said the bust, which he keeps in a spare room he […]

The Memphis Shelby County Humane Society is using the image of Elvis Presley to launch its anti-cruelty campaign.
The organization reached a licensing agreement with Elvis Presley Enterprises to use a rare photo of Elvis with two dogs and the song title Don’t Be Cruel to kick off fund-raising for the campaign.
The shirt, which says “Don’t […]

Bookstore shelves bursting with bios, tell-alls
Elvis is in the building.
Well, house, technically, as in publishing house.
With the weeklong hoopla of the 25th anniversary of Elvis Presley’s death concluding, there are many new books lining shop owner’s shelves waiting to sate any Elvis fanatic’s king-size cravings.
Random House published three Elvis books this summer, but they’re […]

In April 1957, Sepia magazine, a white-owned sensationalist monthly for black readers, took up a discussion as controversial then as it is today: the case of a white kid who adopted black music and became the most successful artist of his time.
The headline: “HOW NEGROES FEEL ABOUT ELVIS.”
It begins:
“As one of the most-debated subjects in […]

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 […]

The 25th anniversary of Elvis Presley’s death will revive a martial arts tradition here with the first Elvis Presley Memorial Karate Tournament since 1990.
Five martial artists, including kickboxing champions Bill Wallace and Anthony Elmore and movie veteran Cynthia Rothrock, will be inducted into the Elvis Presley Memorial Martial Arts Hall of Fame. Six others, including […]

No matter what you think about Elvis Presley, you still think about Elvis Presley.
That’s how fame works. A person wiggles his or her way into the world’s consciousness, and in time thinking people say, `Hey, this would make a great museum exhibit.’ ”
Now, you might be the most famous person at your office or on […]

There seems little doubt Elvis Presley was one of the greatest singers of the recorded era of music, with a voice equally comfortable and adept at country, blues, rock and gospel. However, he was arguably at his strongest when he was singing rockabilly, that rock and roll prototype he virtually invented. Elvis’s rockabilly days were […]

After a week of speaking the name, studying the photos and listening to old recordings, even fans can start to feel as though Elvis Presley never endured the thousand natural shocks flesh is heir to. The legacy occasionally feels as complex as a quartet of syllables, a perfect face and a warbling voice.
But Friday night’s […]

About 35,000 Elvis Presley fans and spectators braved a formidable rainfall Thursday night and early Friday for the vigil honoring the 25th anniversary of Presley’s death, but some visitors complained that they were turned away at the gate Friday morning.
The crowd estimate more than doubles the previous mark set at the 20th anniversary vigil, said […]