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The August concert by James Burton in Shreveport Louisiana was a huge success, and because of that, James and his wife Louise are going to install a recording studio in the Foundation Office for the...

Source:ElvisMatters | Updated: August 30, 2009 | People

Kitty White, who sang "Crawfish" as a duet with Elvis Presley in the 1958 film “King Creole” died.  Professionally known as Kitty White, the performer died of complications...

Source:ElvisMatters | Updated: August 29, 2009 | People

Although it has been 100 years since Colonel Parker was born in Holland, the city of Breda - birthplace of the Colonel, aka Andreas van Kuijk - sees no reason to honor him with "the Tom Parker...

Source:ElvisMatters | Updated: August 27, 2009 | People

Larry Knechtel of Yakima, an award-winning keyboard artist who accompanied generations of leading musicians and combos, is dead at 69. Knechtel died Thursday of an apparent heart attack. His death...

Source:Associated Press | Updated: August 24, 2009 | People

Shreveport, Louisiana is this weekend the hometown of the James Burton Guitar Festival, to honor James' 70th birthday. One of the highlights of the weekend was the attempt to get in to the Guinnes...

Source:Various | Updated: August 23, 2009 | People

On this week's ARIA Top 40 Music DVD Chart Elvis has 2 entries. Elvis: The King of Rock 'n' Roll (which re-entered the chart last week) makes a steep rise from # 28 to #13 (after 67 weeks on chart, a...

Source:Elvis Information Network | Updated: August 23, 2009 | People

The Memphis Boys and Chips Moman received a Grammy Certificate Presentation for "Suspicious Minds" from the Memphis chapter which sees them inducted into the Grammy Hall of...

Source:Elvis Information Network | Updated: August 17, 2009 | People

Rumours have been floating around for quite a while that Jerry Scheff wanted to get out of the European TCB Band 'Elvis The Concert' tour. A recent announcement now informs us that he has now been...

Source:Elvis Information Network | Updated: August 15, 2009 | People

Former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, 67, attended a ceremony in Kobe Harborland on Sunday held to unveil the Elvis Presley statue that sat outside the Love Me Tender store in Tokyo’s...

Source:Various | Updated: August 14, 2009 | People

Gordon Stoker, 84 years old, has been released from the hospital where he was treated for bronchites and diabetes. He's doing well, although his doctor has discouraged him from going to Memphis for...

Source:ElvisMatters | Updated: July 31, 2009 | People

The Ryman Auditorium in Nashville was the stage for the 'All Star Guitar Night '09' last week. On an 'All Star Guitar' festival, you can't go without James Burton. James received an award for his...

Source:ElvisMatters | Updated: July 30, 2009 | People

Dr. George Nichopoulos does not want his grandchildren to grow up thinking of him as a Dr. Feelgood who killed Elvis Presley. The white-haired 82-year-old former personal physician to the rock...

Source:Commercial Appeal | Updated: July 29, 2009 | People

George Waite, a Kempo practitioner and producer of the soon-to-be-released film that was funded by Elvis called 'The New Gladiators' passed away on Wednesday after a year-long illness. A deal was...

Source:Essential Elvis | Updated: July 25, 2009 | People

On Thursday, August 13th, there will be a Brass Note Dedication for Dewey Phillips at 9:30 AM in Memphis, TN. The ceremony will take place in front of W.C. Handy Park, located on the northeast corner...

Source:Various | Updated: July 23, 2009 | People

From August 1, 2009 The Imperials as we know them for several years now, will no longer exist. But...don't worry...it's only the name that will change. Because the name 'The Imperials' was subject to...

Source:ElvisMatters | Updated: July 14, 2009 | People

On July 2 2009, Ferlin Husky was hospitilized with an accelerated heart rate and possible pneumonia. He was admitted to the critical care unit of Summit Medical Center in Hermitage, Tennessee. Doctors...

Source:Elvis Unlimited | Updated: July 08, 2009 | People

CNN just confirmed that Michael Jackson, King of Pop has died of cardiac arrest at the age of 50 in Los Angeles on June 25, 2:26 PM LA Time. This is what Wikipedia says on the...

Source:Various | Updated: June 26, 2009 | People

Harold Newton passed away peacefully this afternoon at 2:12 pm EST, June 10, 2009. He was surrounded by family while Elvis music was playing from the # 1 HITS double CDs. Over the past 10 days, he...

Source:Images In Concert | Updated: June 11, 2009 | People

Elvis Presley Enterprises announded that due to a personal conflict, Tony Curtis will be unable to join Elvisfans for for Elvis Week 2009. He sends his regrets and hopes to join Elvis fans in the...

Source:Various | Updated: May 21, 2009 | People

Will James also make it to the Guinness Book of Records? There's a good chance for that. James asks all of his friends to join in an attempt to break the Guinness World Record for the largest guitar...

Source:ElvisMatters | Updated: May 19, 2009 | People

Academy Award-winning screenwriter and film director Cameron Crowe is featured in the June 2009 edition of the "Empire" film magazine. He chooses his "Top 10 Musical Moments in...

Source:Various | Updated: May 14, 2009 | People

The French/ Belgian rocker Johnny Hallyday has included a set of Elvis songs in his new Concert tour. Among the hits are "That's All Right Mama" and "Blue Suede Shoes", followed...

Source:Various | Updated: May 12, 2009 | People

On Thursday, June 25th, a plaque will be unveiled by the family of Colonel Parker. It is placed at the entrance of the house located at 66 Veemarktstraat, where Tom Parker grew up as 'Dries van...

Source:ElvisMatters | Updated: May 05, 2009 | People

Derek Johnson, who worked on NME from 1957-86, has passed away aged 81. Johnson began contributing to NME shortly after its launch in 1952 and joined the staff full-time in 1957, leaving his post as...

Source:NME | Updated: April 27, 2009 | People

Knack, a weekly magazine from Belgium, has used a remarkable cover for their latest edition. To illustrate an article about the first 100 days of Obama as the American president, we see a...

Source:ElvisMatters | Updated: April 20, 2009 | People