| January 7th, 2005 10:55 PM |
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| Barney Fife |
We love ya, buddy!
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| January 8th, 2005 02:10 AM |
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| KeithRichardsgrl |
Happy b-day elvis!! your still the king of rock 'n' roll!  |
| January 8th, 2005 09:19 AM |
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| Ten Thousand Motels |
Yes. Happy BDAY Elvis. I'm not sure how old he would have been. I also find it kind of spooky that Elvis had a twin brother. I guess that baby (Jesse, I believe they named him so I assume he wasn't stillborn.) died shortly after birth but I'm not at all sure of the exact details. |
| January 8th, 2005 09:20 AM |
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| Gazza |
quote:
Barney Fife wrote:
We love ya, buddy!
a large framed version of that photo still has pride of place on my living room wall
Elvis was pretty much the reason why I got into rock 'n' roll to begin with.
Happy birthday
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| January 8th, 2005 09:21 AM |
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| Gazza |
quote:
Ten Thousand Motels wrote:
Yes. Happy BDAY Elvis. I'm not sure how old he would have been. I also find it kind of spooky that Elvis had a twin brother. I guess that baby (Jesse, I believe they named him so I assume he wasn't stillborn.) died shortly after birth but I'm not at all sure of the exact details.
Today would have been his 70th birthday.
His twin brother Jesse Garon was indeed still-born, even though he was given a name.
Ive often wondered how much the course of musical history would have been changed had it been Elvis who had been still born and his brother had lived.
[Edited by Gazza] |
| January 8th, 2005 10:38 AM |
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| glencar |
Over at Shidoobee someone posted an Elvis quiz. |
| January 8th, 2005 10:39 AM |
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| glencar |
I guess it's okay to copy...
1. Elvis was born in:
(A) A manger (B) Memphis, TN (C) Tupelo, MS
2. What was the name of his stillborn twin brother?
(A) Jessie Garon (B) Aron (C) Vernon Jr.
3. Elvis was how old when he won second prize at the Mississippi-Alabama Fair and Dairy Show for singing "Old Shep"?
(A) 8 (B) 9 (C) 10
4. At his high school in Memphis, Elvis won the senior talent show by
singing:
(A) "Blue Moon of Kentucky" (B) "That's All Right Mama" (C) "Old Shep"
5. What was Presley's first record label?
(A) RCA (B) Sun Records (C) Motown
6. In April 1956, this Presley song became No. 1 on three charts -- pop, country and R&B:
(A) "Heartbreak Hotel" (B) "Blue Moon of Kentucky" (C) "Blue Suede Shoes"
7. Presley's first motion picture was:
(A) "Viva Las Vegas" (B) Love Me Tender" (C) "Jailhouse Rock"
8. Elvis first appeared on network television on which
program?
(A) "Stage Show" (B) "Milton Berle Show" (C) "Ed Sullivan Show"
9. During Presley's third appearance on this TV show he was shown only from the waist up. It was:
(A) "Stage Show" (B) "Milton Berle Show" (C) "Ed Sullivan Show"
10. Elvis served for two years in which branch of the
military?
(A) U.S. Army (B) U.S. Air Force (C) U.S. Navy
11. Who was Presley's manager?
(A) Sam Phillips (B) Colonel Tom Parker (C) Steve Allen
12. How old was Priscilla when Elvis met her for the first time?
(A) 14 (B) 15 (C) 16
13. What was Priscilla's maiden name?
(A) Bouvier (B) Beaulieu (C) Humes
14. Sam Phillips sold Presley's contract and five master disks for how much?
(A) $35,000 (B) $100,000 (C) $1,000,000
15. Complete the song title: "A Big ____of Love"
(A) Heart (B) Hunk (C) Lot
16. Elvis began performing in Las Vegas in:
(A) 1965 (B) 1970 (C) 1976
17. Presley's 1973 TV special was beamed by satellite for worldwide viewing and had the largest audience in history up to that time. It was:
(A) "From Elvis to Memphis (B) "Aloha from Hawaii" (C) "Paradise Hawaiian Style"
18. How old was Elvis when he died?
(A) 42 (B) 44 (C) 45
19. The Elvis postage stamp of 1993 was the largest printing of any commemorative stamp in history -- it sold how many copies?
(A) 50 million (B) 100 million (C) 500 million
20. It is estimated that how many people attended Presley's wake?
(A) 10,000 (B) 50,000 (C) 100,000
Answers are here---- www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2005/Jan-07-Fri-2005/weekly/25582588.html |
| January 8th, 2005 10:46 AM |
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| charlotte |
A toast to "The King"-also a fried banana and peanut butter sandwich...Long live "The King!!!!" |
| January 8th, 2005 01:24 PM |
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| glencar |
From Page 6: ELVIS Presley, who died in 1977, would be celebrating his 70th birthday today. In honor of The King, we'll share some little-known facts compiled by Webster Hall's omniscient Baird Jones. The week of Elvis' death, People magazine put not him, but bug-eyed British actor Marty Feldman on its cover — considered by many the single worst cover choice in the history of journalism. People editor at the time, Dick Stolley, said, "I should have been fired for that mistake." Colon hydrotherapist Millan Chessman claims Elvis died from constipation because his colon was stuffed with 32 pounds of impacted fecal matter caused by addiction to prescription drugs and peanut butter and bacon sandwiches. New York magazine food critic Gael Greene once told Brill's Content she went to interview Presley for UPI early in her career and ended up in bed with him: "He was young and beautiful, and I was young and madly in love with him . . . what I remember most distinctly is that as I was leaving his hotel room, he picked up the phone and ordered a fried-egg sandwich." London's Dail Mail reports there were 37 Elvis impersonators in the world when he died; there are now 35,000 |
| January 8th, 2005 02:16 PM |
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| Gazza |
>16. Elvis began performing in Las Vegas in:
(A) 1965 (B) 1970 (C) 1976
oops...the correct answer is actually 1969.
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| January 8th, 2005 02:20 PM |
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| Gazza |
Elvis' 18 UK no. 1 singles (a record, as "A little less conversation" passed the record of 17 he joint held with the Beatles, in 2002) are being released one per week to commemorate his 70th birthday.
The first one, "All Shook Up" was released last week and this week it was "Jailhouse Rock". It's almost certain to be number 1 tomorrow when the singles charts are announced.
If it tops the charts, it will be the 999th Number 1 since the charts started in 1952.
Next week's release ("One Night"/"I Got Stung") could well be the 1,000th. |
| January 8th, 2005 02:20 PM |
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| charlotte |
Top 20 Billboard Singles
Song Title Pop Chart Year Released
Heartbreak Hotel 1 1956
I Was the One 19 1956
Blue Suede Shoes 20 1956
I Want You, I Need You, I Love You 1 1956
Don't Be Cruel 1 1956
Hound Dog 1 1956
Love Me Tender 1 1956
Anyway You Want Me (That's How I Will Be) 20 1956
When My Blue Moon Turns to Gold Again 19 1956
Love Me 2 1957
Too Much 1 1957
All Shook Up 1 1957
(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear 1 1957
Loving You 20 1957
Jailhouse Rock 1 1957
Treat Me Nice 18 1957
Don't 1 1957
I Beg of You 8 1957
Wear My Ring Around Your Neck 2 1958
Doncha' Think It's Time 15 1958
Hard Headed Woman 1 1958
One Night 4 1958
I Got Stung 8 1958
(Now and Then There's) A Fool Such As I 2 1959
I Need Your Love Tonight 4 1959
A Big Hunk O' Love 1 1959
My Wish Came True 12 1959
Stuck On You 1 1960
Fame and Fortune 17 1960
It's Now or Never 1 1960
Are You Lonesome Tonight? 1 1960
I Gotta Know 20 1960
Surrender 1 1961
Flaming Star 14 1961
I Feel So Bad 5 1961
Little Sister 5 1961
(Marie's the Name of) His Latest Flame 4 1961
Can't Help Falling in Love 2 1961
Good Luck Charm 1 1962
Follow That Dream 15 1962
She's Not You 5 1962
Return to Sender 2 1962
One Broken Heart for Sale 11 1963
(You're the) Devil in Disguise 3 1963
Boss Nova Baby 8 1963
Kissin' Cousins 12 1964
Such a Night 16 1964
Ask Me 12 1964
Ain't That Lovin' You, Baby 16 1964
Crying in the Chapel 3 1965
(Such an) Easy Question 11 1965
I'm Yours 11 1965
Puppet on a String 14 1965
Love Letters 19 1966
If I Can Dream 12 1968
In the Ghetto 3 1969
Suspicious Minds 1 1969
Don't Cry, Daddy/Rubberneckin' 6 1969
Kentucky Rain 16 1970
The Wonder of You/Mama Liked the Roses 9 1970
You Don't Have to Say You Love Me/Patch It Up 11 1970
Burning Love 2 1972
Separate Ways 20 1972
Streamroller Blues/Fool 17 1973
If You Talk in Your Sleep 17 1973
Promised Land 14 1974
My Boy 20 1975
Way Down 18 1977
81 Albums
Elvis Presley, Gold
Elvis, Gold
Loving You, Gold
Elvis' Christmas Album (1957 Package), 3X Platinum
King Creole, Gold
Elvis' Golden Records, Vol. 1, 6X Platinum
50,000,000 Elvis Fans Can't Be Wrong (Elvis' Gold Records, Vol. 2), Platinum
Elvis Is Back, Gold
G.I. Blues, Platinum
His Hand in Mine, Platinum
Something for Everybody, Gold
Blue Hawaii 3X Platinum
Girls! Girls! Girls!, Gold
Elvis' Golden Records, Vol. 3, Platinum
Roustabout, Gold
Girl Happy, Gold
How Great Thou Art 2X, Platinum
Elvis, NBC TV Special Platinum
Elvis' Gold Records, Vol. 4, Gold
Elvis Sings Flaming Star, Plantinum
From Elvis in Memphis, Gold
Elvis: From Memphis to Vegas, From Vegas to Memphis, Gold
On Stage, February 1970, Platinum
Worldwide 50 Gold Award Hits, 2x Platinum
Elvis' Christmas Album (1970 Package), 9X Platinum
Elvis, That's the Way It Is, Gold
Elvis in Person at the International Hotel, Gold
Elvis Country, Gold
Elvis: The Other Sides; 50 Gold Award Hits, Vol. 2, Gold
You'll Never Walk Alone, 3X Platinum
Elvis Sings the Wonderful World of Christmas, 3X Platinum
Elvis Now, Gold
He Touched Me, Platinum
Elvis As Recorded at Madison Square Garden, 3X Platinum
Elvis Sings Burning Love and Hits from His Movies, Vol. 2, 2X Platinum
Separate Ways, Platinum
Aloha from Hawaii, 5X Platinum
Elvis, A Legendary Performer, Vol. 1, 2X Platinum
Elvis Recorded Live on Stage in Memphis, Gold
Pure Gold, 2X Platinum
Elvis, A Legendary Performer, Vol. 2, 2X Platinum
From Elvis Presley Boulevard, Memphis, Tennessee, Gold
Welcome to My World, Platinum
Moody Blue, 2X Platinum
Elvis in Concert, 3X Platinum
He Walks Beside Me, Gold
Elvis, A Legendary Performer, Vol. 3, Gold
Our Memories of Elvis, Gold
This Is Elvis, Gold
Elvis Aron Presley, Platinum
Memories of Christmas, Gold
The Number One Hits, 3X Platinum
The Top Ten Hits, 4X Platinum
Elvis, The King of Rock 'n' Roll, The Complete 50's Masters, 2X Platinum
Elvis, From Nashville to Memphis, The Essential 60's Masters I, Platinum
Elvis: His Greatest Hits (Readers Digest compilation), Platinum
Blue Christmas, Gold
Elvis' Golden Records, Vol. 5, Gold
Amazing Grace, 2X Platinum
If Everyday Was Like Christmas, Platinum
Walk a Mile in My Shoes, The Essential 70's Masters, Gold
50 Years - 50 Hits, 2X Platinum
Let's Be Friends, Platinum
Worldwide Gold Award Hits, Vol. 1 & 2 (club version), Platinum
The Elvis Presley Story, 2X Platinum
Elvis Gospel Treasury, Gold
The Complete Sun Sessions, Gold
Heart and Soul, Gold
It's Christmas Time, Platinum
The Rock 'n' Roll Era, Gold
The Legend Lives On, Gold
Platinum - A Life In Music, Gold
ELV1S 30 #1 HITS, 3X Platinum
ELVIS 2ND TO NONE, Platinum
Elvis Sings Hits From His Movies Vol. 1, Platinum
Almost In Love, Platinum
Double Dynamite, Platinum
Love Me Tender (1987 compilation), Gold
I Got Lucky, Gold
C'mon Everybody, Gold
Frankie and Johnny, Platinum
Graceland Merchandise carries all the Elvis CD's and cassettes currently in release. Many titles are available in Shop Elvis
52 Singles
Heartbreak Hotel/I Was the One, 2x Platinum
Blue Suede Shoes/Tutti Frutti, Gold
I Want You, I Need You, I Love You/My Baby Left Me, Platinum
Hound Dog/Don't Be Cruel 4X Platinum
Love Me Tender/Any Way You Want Me, 3X Platinum
Too Much/Playing for Keeps, Platinum
All Shook Up/That's When Your Heartaches Begin, 2X Platinum
(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear/Loving You, 2x Platinum
Jailhouse Rock/Treat Me Nice, 2X Platinum
Don't/I Beg of You, Platinum
Wear My Ring Around Your Neck/Doncha' Think It's Time, Platinum
Hard Headed Woman/Don't Ask Me Why, Platinum
I Got Stung/One Night, Platinum
(Now and Then There's) A Fool Such as I/I Need Your Love Tonight, Platinum
A Big Hunk o' Love/My Wish Came True, Gold
Stuck on You/Fame and Fortune, Platinum
It's Now or Never/A Mess of Blues, Platinum
Are You Lonesome Tonight/I Gotta Know, 2X Platinum
Surrender/Lonely Man, Platinum
I Feel So Bad/Wild in the Country, Gold
(Marie's the Name) His Latest Flame/Little Sister, Gold
Can't Help Falling in Love/Rock-a-Hula Baby, Platinum
Good Luck Charm/Anything That's Part of You, Platinum
She's Not You/Just Tell Her Jim Said Hello, Gold
Return to Sender/Where Do You Come From, Platinum
One Broken Heart For Sale/They Remind Me Too Much of You, Gold
(You're the) Devil in Disguise/Please Don't Drag That String Around, Gold
Bossa Nova Baby/Witchcraft, Gold
Kissin' Cousins/It Hurts Me, Gold
Viva Las Vegas/What'd I Say, Gold
Ain't That Loving You, Baby/Ask Me, Gold
Crying in the Chapel/I Believe in the Man in the Sky, Platinum
I'm Yours/Long Lonely Highway, Gold
Puppet on a String/Wooden Heart, Gold
Blue Christmas/Santa Claus Is Back in Town, Platinum
Tell Me Why/ Blue River, Gold
Frankie and Johnny/Please Don't Stop Loving Me, Gold
If I Can Dream/Edge of Reality, Gold
In the Ghetto/Any Day Now, Platinum
Clean Up Your Own Back Yard/The Fair is Moving On, Gold
Suspicious Minds/You'll Think of Me, Platinum
Don't Cry Daddy/Rubberneckin', Platinum
Kentucky Rain/My Little Friend, Gold
The Wonder of You/Mama Liked the Roses, Gold
I've Lost You/The Next Step Is Love, Gold
You Don't Have to Say You Love Me/Patch It Up, Gold
I Really Don't Want to Know/There Goes My Everything, Gold
Burning Love/It's a Matter of Time, Platinum
Separate Ways/Always on My Mind, Gold
Way Down/Pledging My Love, Platinum
My Way/America, Gold
That's All Right, Gold
16 Extended Play Singles
Elvis Presley (inlcuding Blue Suede Shoes), Gold
Heartbreak Hotel, Gold
Elvis Presley (inlcuding Shake, Rattle & Roll), Gold
The Real Elvis, Platinum
Elvis, Volume 1, 2X Platinum
Love Me Tender, Platinum
Elvis, Volume 2, Gold
Peace in the Valley, Platinum
Loving You, Volume 1, Gold
Loving You, Volume 2, Platinum
Jailhouse Rock, 2X Platinum
Elvis Sings Christmas Songs, Platinum
King Creole, Volume, 1 Platinum
King Creole, Volume, 2 Platinum
Follow That Dream, Platinum
Kid Galahad, Gold |
| January 8th, 2005 06:40 PM |
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| Bloozehound |
I was just listening to Elvis sun years cd the other day
I tend to forget what a fuckin rockabilly badass young E was when I ain't heard that shit in a while |
| January 9th, 2005 05:16 AM |
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| J.J.Flash |
Hail to the King, one of the most beatiful voices in the world, the man who defined the role and appearance of an entertainer. Certainly a gifted, talented singer.
Hey Bloozey, what about Scotty Moore? Man, he was one of the greatest guitar players in the 50's. Pay attention to his solos, such original. Heartbreaker Hotel is a masterpiece!
Long Live Elvis |
| January 9th, 2005 09:50 AM |
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| Bloozehound |
quote:
J.J.Flash wrote:
Hey Bloozey, what about Scotty Moore? Man, he was one of the greatest guitar players in the 50's. Pay attention to his solos, such original. Heartbreaker Hotel is a masterpiece!
absolutely, it wasn't just E by himself, Scotty's a main part of the package too, he practically wrote the book on rockabilly guitar and was an essential ingredient for Elvis 50's sound, not to mention the fat slap back bass stylings of Mr Bill Black as well |
| January 9th, 2005 09:42 PM |
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| Gazza |
As a follow up to my previous post in this thread, "Jailhouse Rock" did indeed enter the UK singles charts today at number 1!
Elvis 19, Beatles 17.
If "One Night With You" repeats the feat next week, it will be the 1,000th UK chart topper - exactly 2% of which will have been Elvis singles. |
| January 9th, 2005 09:53 PM |
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| Mr Hess |
quote:
Gazza wrote:
>16. Elvis began performing in Las Vegas in:
(A) 1965 (B) 1970 (C) 1976
oops...the correct answer is actually 1969.
No, it was actually 1956.
And he bombed. |
| January 9th, 2005 10:03 PM |
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| Ten Thousand Motels |
Elvis lookalikes All Shook Up
09/01/2005
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Elvis impersonators were all shook up tonight as the King rocked to the top of the UK charts on the weekend they celebrated the largest Elvis Presley Convention in Europe.
Singer Leigh Casling left more than 200 Elvis hopefuls in heartbreak hotel to scoop first prize in the Elvis contest on what would have been the Rock ’n’ Roll legend’s 70th birthday.
His victory came as the re-release of Jailhouse Rock knocked Steve Brookstein off the number one spot to become the 999th song to reach the top of the UK singles chart.
Mr Casling, from St Alban’s, Hertfordshire, was among hundreds of followers at the Walk A Golden Mile In My Shoes Elvis Convention in Blackpool this weekend.
The grounds maintenance manager, who only did his first gig as Elvis in March last year, competed against 39 other look-a-likes to scoop a £2,000 (€2,900) win in the annual contest last night.
He said today he hoped the massive interest in Jailhouse Rock and the expected release of each of Presley’s number one singles over the next few months would help him take to the stage full-time.
He said: “He is a phenomenon. Whether you like him or not he is the greatest thing that ever lived. In my opinion he invented the X-factor.
“There is only one Elvis. I was brought up with Elvis. I knew the words of every song by the time I was seven.
“With all the interest in him now and this amazing prize under my belt I feel like I can fly.
“If you can go out there and make people go as crazy as that and get paid for it you have got to do it. Elvis did it and the organisers said I was the best young Elvis in the world.
“I was completely blown away. Unbelievable. I am still trying to make it sink in.”
The 37-year-old, who dressed as Elvis in the film GI Blues and sang Looking For Trouble as his winning number, is now looking to take on his American rivals in a competition.
The three-day event, which included a Las Vegas-style wedding blessing presided over by an Elvis lookalike, was organised by impersonators Michael King and Martin Fox.
Elvis’s best friend and spiritual mentor Larry Geller was at the convention, along with his costume designer Gene Doucette who brought a collection of the singer’s famous jumpsuits.
Mr King, an Elvis impersonator from north Wales, said: “Elvis will never stop. He is now and he always will be number one.
“We knew the event was going to be special but something clicked this weekend. If Elvis is looking down on us I think he would be smiling.”
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| January 9th, 2005 10:40 PM |
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| Gazza |
quote:
Mr Hess wrote:
No, it was actually 1956.
And he bombed.
thats true, it was at the Frontier Hotel I think?
Think they meant the residencies at the International (Hilton), though, after he returned to live performances  |
| January 14th, 2005 09:25 AM |
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| Barney Fife |
"The easy answer to why he's an icon would be that he somehow tapped into the psyche of America, intuitively encompassing the black/white duality of the folk ethos of the American people. On the other hand, it may be that people like making fun of a fat guy. In America, we build them up and tear them down. It could be that he started out beautiful and ended up fat.
"One thing is for sure: The guy stood for entertainment in life and he stands for entertainment in death. He can't be anything but an entertainer — whether you laugh at him, laugh with him or pop your fingers to him." -- Charlie Burton
The entire article: http://www.journalstar.com/articles/2005/01/09/gz/doc41dda321bb2a6021733249.txt
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| January 14th, 2005 09:30 AM |
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| jb |
Enjoy
http://jordans-elvis-world.com/audio/blow/blow.htm
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| January 14th, 2005 11:59 AM |
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| Joey |
All Hail The King !!!!! |
| January 14th, 2005 12:08 PM |
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| stewed & Keefed |
quote:
Joey wrote:
All Hail The King !!!!!
Don't get it.never liked him or his music,and his films.....well  |
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