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Extra Shows TCB Band In Austria

Since all shows were sold out, the TCB Band will give two extra shows in Vienna, Austria on March 25 and March 26. The shows will be done together with Dennis Jale and the location for the shows is...
Source:Email | Updated: January 08, 2010 | People

Elvis Matters Award 2009

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No one can beat the first winner, but ElvisMatters presented their annual award for "Outstanding Achievement in the Elvis World". The winner of the annual award is chosen by members of...
Source:ElvisMatters | Updated: December 22, 2009 | People

The King Is Dead, Long Live The King

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The King is dead. Long live The King. Elvis is back. As if he ever went away. Ernst Jorgensen is calling from a farmhouse an hour outside Copenhagen to talk about his passion. For the past two...
Updated: December 12, 2009 | People

Aaron Schroeder Died

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A publicist for Aaron Schroeder says the 84-year-old died Tuesday. Dale Olson said Schroeder had been suffering from a form of Alzheimer's disease. Olson says Schroeder was credited with writing...
Source:Associated Press | Updated: December 04, 2009 | People

Lansky Shows The Way

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Part of Beale Street has been renamed in honor of one of Memphis retailers, Bernard J. Lansky. Of course you may know him as the "clothier to the King," for his special relationship with...
Source:Memphis Flyer | Updated: December 02, 2009 | People

Richest Dead Celebrity: Bob Marley

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Is reggae superstar Bob Marley bigger than Jesus? That's debatable, but the music legend who died 28 years ago is about to challenge Elvis Presley and Michael Jackson for the title of richest dead...
Source:Google | Updated: November 23, 2009 | People

James Terry Wood Died

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James Terry Wood, 79, longtime Tupelo resident, died Sunday, Nov. 15, 2009, at the North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo following an extended illness. He was an accomplished photographer, he is...
Source:Elvis Unlimited | Updated: November 20, 2009 | People

Norbert Putnam And Ed Hill Honored

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Singer Ed Hill and bassist Norbert Putnam were honored. The first at the Southern Gospel Hall Of Fame, the latterv will be honored at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. Norman...
Source:Elvis Unlimited | Updated: November 12, 2009 | People

Eddie Bellman Passes Away

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Eddie Bellman, the Biloxian who helped keep the “Elvis was here” stories alive on the Mississippi Coast, died Friday at 89. Through stories backed by photographs and film, Bellman regaled...
Source:Sun Herald | Updated: November 08, 2009 | People

Carl Ballantine Dies

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Actor Carl Ballantine, whose career spanned vaudeville, television, Vegas and Broadway, died Tuesday at his Hollywood home of natural causes. He was 92. He appeared in feature films including...
Source:Elvis Information Network | Updated: November 06, 2009 | People

Elvis' Imperials Looking For A New Tenor

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The youngest member of the 'Elvis' Imperials', tenor Gus Gaches, informed ElvisMatters that he will leave the gospel quartet. The Elvis Cruise that will sail off next week will be his last...
Source:ElvisMatters | Updated: November 05, 2009 | People

DJ Spankox In The Netherlands

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The italian DJ Spankox will visit the Dutch Elvis Corner Shop on October 24, 2009. That day you can ask him that one question you always wanted to ask him or get your Spankox remix CD signed. Spankox...
Source:Elvis Corner | Updated: October 20, 2009 | People

Ginger Alden Sells Her Engagement Ring

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Ginger Alden who was Elvis' current girlfriend at the time of his death is selling her engagement ring which Elvis gave her. Here is the description with the ring which is being auctioned off in...
Source:Elvis Unlimited | Updated: October 15, 2009 | People

Al Martino Died

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The American singer Al Martino passed away on Tuesday at the age of 82. Al Martino died in his home in Springfield, Pennsylvania. The crooner with Italian roots had his biggest hits in the fifties and...
Source:Various | Updated: October 14, 2009 | People

Nancy Walters Died

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Nancy Walters of Las Vegas, NV, who acted with Elvis Presley in the movie, "Blue Hawaii", and who was a Christian minister has died. After a long battle with pancreatic cancer, she passed...
Source:Viva Las Vegas Fanclub | Updated: October 03, 2009 | People

John Rich To Be Honored

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Director John Rich will be the recipient of the Directors Guild of America's Honorary Life Member Award, DGA President Martha Coolidge and Awards Committee Chairperson Howard Storm announced today....
Source:Variety | Updated: September 27, 2009 | People

Q&A With Red West

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Robert West, better known as “Red,” has long exceeded the average entertainer’s 15 minutes of fame, with a resume that boasts acting, stuntwork, songwriting, and even a gig as...
Source:Elvis Presley Scrapbook | Updated: September 27, 2009 | People

Madonna To Match Elvis

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Madonna will match Elvis Presley's record of 11 UK Number One albums this weekend with her new greatest hits, according to reports. "Celebration" is on target to overhaul Muse's...
Source:NME | Updated: September 22, 2009 | People

Freddy Bienstock Died

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After a long illness, Freddy Bienstock, a music publishing industry legend and founder of Carlin Music, died September 21, 2009 at his Manhattan home. He was 86.  During his career Bienstock...
Source:Elvis Unlimited | Updated: September 22, 2009 | People

Parker Expo Country Music Hall Of Fame

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Mysterious and shrewd, Colonel Tom Parker revolutionized the business of promotion and management while guiding the careers of Eddy Arnold, Elvis Presley, and others. Marking the hundredth birth...
Source:ElvisMatters | Updated: September 15, 2009 | People

Charro Bartender Dead

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Jon Patino of Las Vegas, NV, who acted with Elvis in the movie, 'Charro', and was a veteran of the Korean war, is dead at 78. After several months in hospital care, he died Sunday, September 13, from...
Source:Viva Las Vegas Fan Club | Updated: September 14, 2009 | People

Jay-Z To Surpass Elvis?

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Jay-Z, arguably the biggest name is hip-hop, will release his much-anticipated “Blueprint 3,” this week and it’s expected to be the No. 1 album in the country next week. Rapper Jay-Z...
Source:Various | Updated: September 13, 2009 | People

Ed Hill In Gospel Hall Of Fame

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From Ed Hill's Website: The 2009 Southern Gospel Music Association (SGMA) class of inductees includes Ed Hill, Harold Lane, Don Light, Bill Lyles, Elizabeth "Lady" Mull, Billy Todd, and...
Source:ElvisMatters | Updated: September 12, 2009 | People

Gordon Stoker Is Doing A-OK

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Gordon Stoker had been sick a few months ago but now he is feeling good and sounds very upbeat again. He got a thumbs up to travel to Memphis during Elvis Week for Marion Cocke's chairty dinner...
Source:Elvis Unlimited | Updated: September 04, 2009 | People

Message From Jerry Scheff

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Fans are aware that Jerry Scheff has decided to quit touring with the TCB band in Elvis The Concert. After various rumours Jerry Scheff has made a public comment on the TCB Band website: "Please...
Source:TCB-Band Website | Updated: September 01, 2009 | People