| January 10th, 2005 11:00 AM |
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| Ten Thousand Motels |
Chuck Berry to Headline Elvis Festival
Entertainment - AP Music
TUPELO, Miss. - Rock n' roller Chuck Berry , known for his hits "Johnny B. Goode" and "Roll Over Beethoven," will headline the 2005 Elvis Presley Festival on June 3-5 in Tupelo.
Berry will perform Friday, June 3, and the headliner on Saturday, June 4, will be country singer Tracy Byrd.
The festival will feature Mississippi native Steve Azar and Lee County native Paul Thorn.
Travis LeDoyt, an Elvis tribute artist who has performed at numerous festivals, will be master of ceremonies.
Gary Bailey, festival chairman, said fans should expect changes this year, including a carnival and a different stage configuration.
"The festival is expanding this year," Bailey said. "We're kicking it up a notch."
On Saturday in Memphis, Tenn., more than 500 Presley fans gathered on the front lawn of Graceland to celebrate the king of rock 'n' roll's 70th birthday.
They sang "Happy Birthday" and cut a cake in honor of Presley, who was born January 8, 1935, and died at Graceland in 1977.
His fans gather each year on the anniversaries of his birth and death.
This year is special, though, for many because it would be Elvis' 70th birthday.
Jerry Engelby of Jefferson City, Mo., said age doesn't mean much when you're talking about Elvis.
"He's immortal. There's no age to him," she said. |
| January 10th, 2005 11:02 AM |
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| glencar |
Oh geez! |
| January 10th, 2005 02:05 PM |
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| Ten Thousand Motels |
quote:
glencar wrote:
Oh geez!
Don't know what to make of that comment. You like Chuck? I like Chuck. |
| January 10th, 2005 02:09 PM |
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| glencar |
Nah, I meant that the concert sounds pretty tacky. All those imitators & that stuff. |
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