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Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, + ZZ Top Earn Induction Into Memphis Music Hall of Fame
It's one of the most storied cities in American music, and next month, Memphis will open a hall of fame dedicated to some of the many artists who have helped define its sound -- with an inaugural class that includes Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, and ZZ Top.
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Remember June 26th 1977?
June 26, 2012 At this time, Chip was just a Chipling, so I barely remember the day that Elvis Presley made his last ever live stage appearance when he appeared at the Market Square Arena in Indianapolis.
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Elvis Presley’s Crypt Pulled from Auction
One of the creepier stories to pass through our desks recently was the news that the crypt that briefly housed Elvis Presley after his death was going to be auctioned off. However, Julien’s Auctions in Beverly Hills, which was slated to sell the crypt on Sunday (June 24) as part of their “Music Icons” collection, has decided to pull the item.
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New Rock ‘N’ Roll Highway
November 1, 2011 A segment of U.S Highway 67 in Texaracana, Arkansas, has a new name. One that even I should be able to remember, "Rock 'N' Roll Highway". The legendary highway was the main route, for the roots of rock 'n roll:
Rock `n' Roll pioneers including Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash and Roy Orbison took U
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Legendary Songwriter Jerry Leiber Dies
August 23, 2011 You may not recognize the name, but you know the music he wrote. Jerry Leiber, half of the songwriting team of Leiber and Stoller, died yesterday in Los Angeles. Leiber was 78. Together Leiber and Mike Stoller wrote "Jailhouse Rock", "Hound Dog", "Love Potion No
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This Day in History for August 16 – Elvis Presley Dies and More
Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:
1858 – President James Buchanan inaugurates the new transatlantic telegraph cable by exchanging greetings with Queen Victoria of the UK (More info)
1896 – Gold is discovered in a tributary of the Klondike River in Canada, setting off the Klondike Gold Rush (More info)
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Hungary Names Park After Elvis
April 29, 2011 Budapest will name a small park after Elvis Presley because he supported Hungary’s anti-Soviet revolution of 1956. Budapest’s mayor says a plot near a bridge will be named in Presley’s honor
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Photo Exhibit Compares Elvis Presley And Muhammad Ali
April 27, 2011
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Elvis Exhibit Goes To Memphis
February 28, 2011 An exhibit of Elvis Presley artifacts will start a one-year run at Memphis’s Graceland mansion after drawing crowds in Washington. The Exhibit, “Elvis! His Groundbreaking, Hip-Shaking, Newsmaking Story,” opens today at Graceland.
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Elvis Estate’s $5 Million Lawsuit
January 11, 2011 Elvis Presley Enterprises, which owns a 50% interest in Elvis’ songs, is suing music publisher Chrysalis Music Group, saying they owe $5 million in royalties.
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Rescued Miner Helps Celebrate Elvis’ 76th Birthday
January 10, 2011 Hundreds of Elvis Presley fans, including rescued Chilean miner Edison Pena, gathered Saturday at Graceland to sing “Happy Birthday” on the late rock n’ roll icon’s 76th birthday. Pena, the guest of honor at Elvis’ birthday party, cut into a 4-foot high cake fashioned to look like stacked television sets as fans cheered both the singer and the miner outside Elvis’ longtime Memphis home. Although he knows little English, Pena led everyone in singing Elvis’ “The Wonder of You.”