Who Is Elvis Presley
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Elvis Presley Is The King of Rock n' Roll
Who was Elvis Presley? This is a tribute to Elvis and his music! I hope you will learn something about Elvis Presley and about Elvis Presley's music.
Elvis is the only performer to have been inducted into four music 'Halls of Fame: the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (1986), the Rockabilly Hall of Fame (1997), the Country Music Hall of Fame (1998), and the Gospel Music Hall of Fame (2001).
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Elvis Presley: The Great Performances
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Elvis Presley: The Great Performances [DVD]
Amazon Price: $13.29 (as of 05/26/2012)
This two-disc DVD collection celebrates the life of Elvis Presley with over 2 hours of remastered video, new packaging and never-before-seen interviews with legendary artists such as Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins along with others who were close to the King of Rock `n Roll. In addition, Elvis: The Great Performances brings together his classic performances spanning more than 20 years, from his first televised appearance that shocked a nation to a concert a few weeks before his death on August 16, 1977.
Release Date: 08/02/2011
Countdown to Elvis Birthday
Elvis 75th Birthday Collection
Elvis & Bowie Born On The Same Day In The Year Of The Pig!
Elvis & Bowie Share The Same Birthday
Elvis Presley (January 8, 1935 - August 16, 1977),
David Bowie (born David Robert Jones on 8 January 1947)
Chinese Astrology Years of the Pig
1935, 1947, 1959, 1971, 1983, 1995, 2007
"Pig people are tolerant, generous, virtuous and peaceful. They are well liked for their honesty and warm nature. They aim to find the best in people and allow others plenty of freedom of expression. They are often imbued with the energy of wealth and the support of others though they are not concerned with accumulating wealth. They can be content with modest means. They rarely criticise others and are not vengeful and thus have few enemies. The person born in the Year of he Pig accepts the existing richness of life and doesn't demand more. They enjoy simple and earthy pleasures. In relationships they give love and affection and trust that they will receive the same. They possess considerable determination and if they set their minds on something will pursue it and attain it. Good careers are in music, food, writing, social work, gardening and looking after others."
According to the popular Chinese myth the animal ruling the year in which a person is born tremendously influences his or her behavior and traits.
Music From The Early Years
Must haves for the Elvis Fan's library
Memories: The '68 Comeback Special
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Elvis - The '68 Comeback Special: Deluxe Edition (3DVD)
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Legendary Elvis Guitar Pendant Necklace:
Elvis Presley Jewelry Gift by The Bradford Exchange
Legendary Elvis Guitar Pendant Necklace: Elvis Presley Jewelry Gift by The Bradford Exchange
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The Dawn Of Elvis' Career
1956
Elvis was born in a two-room house in Tupelo, Mississippi, on January 8, 1935. His family later moved to Memphis.
Before his first hit, he played the small towns around Tupelo and Memphis. I was a bit young to be following rock & roll bands, but I sometimes heard that Elvis was in town. There were always rumors of fights...lots of jealous boyfriends.
Once Evis appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show, that all changed, as did (it seems) everything else in the world.
"Before Elvis, there was nothing.
~~John Lennon"
Elvis Presley Fan Club
Elvis is the No.1 most impersonated celebrity ever. There are estimated to be over 50,000 people in the world who make a living as Elvis impersonators.
In both a recent CBS television '48 Hours' poll and a CNN/USA Today Gallup Poll, roughly 45 percent of Americans consider themselves Elvis fans.
High Noon: The Best Of Elvis
Live From Hawaii
The first ever Satelitte broadcast heard 'round the world!
1.5 billion viewers tuned into Elvis' 'Aloha From Hawaii' concert.
Elvis' Suspicious Minds (live Hawaii)
As he slowly, skillfully eases down into a "snake creeps down" position showing his amazing physical agility and Martial Arts black-belt training
, never missing a beat--
Elvis changed the lyrics to "hope this suit don't tear up baby!"
"He who hesitates meditates horizontally" ~Elvis
Elvis Presley Gladiators: The 1974 Elvis Karate Legacy Project
Elvis Presley Gladiators: The 1974 Elvis Karate Legacy Project
Amazon Price: $250.00 (as of 05/26/2012)
The disc has a few really cool extras.There is an illustrated booklet about Elvis' involvement with karate and six picture postcards with Elvis in his custom-made gis.There are even outtakes from the famed '68 Comeback Special with Elvis rehearsing a martial arts routine.Once again if you're an Elvis fan you should own a copy of this DVD. ~~David M. Goode
Check Out Elvis The Martial Artist
Elvis Martial Artist
You can see it in his films, you can see when he performs onstage. He's always promoting his Elvis Martial Arts training.
"It's not just self defense, it's about...self control, body discipline, and mind discipline...and breath techniques. It involves yoga. It involves meditation. It's an art, not a sport." ~~Elvis Presley.
"August 1974 - Elvis gave an explanation of karate in a Vegas show...
"There are a lot of people who know that I have been involved in the art of Karate for some time.
Kung Fu and Karate are the same thing. There's no difference, it's just ah, the Chinese terminology is Kung Fu and Japanese is Ka-ra-te. Kara means open, Te means hand,...Ka-ra-ate.
See, I've been doing this for 16 years. I started when I was in the army, in 1959. I've been doing it every day of my life ever since...for at least two or six hours a day."
Elvis Is Tiger Man
'Tiger' was Elvis' Pasa Ryu karate nickname, the name Kang Rhee had given him (famous golfer Tiger Woods is named in honor of Elvis' karate name).
"Even more than his "waist up" appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show, the "sit down" segment of Elvis's 1968 comeback special was by far his most powerful appearance on television. Proof that Elvis could still rock, it was also only his third live performance since 1957. This seminal rock & roll moment, with Elvis surrounded by Scotty Moore and DJ Fontana, was actually two separate sessions taped two hours apart. The first session, along with rehearsals, appears on Memories: The `68 Comeback Special. However, it's always been the second session, the 8 p.m. show, unreleased in its entirety until the appearance now of Tiger Man, that's lived in popular legend as one of the great undiscovered treasures of his oeuvre. An again confident Elvis really cuts loose here, launching into scorching versions of early classics. "That's All Right," "Heartbreak Hotel" (where he has to stop to catch his breath and remember the lyrics), and "Blue Suede Shoes" have all the fire that first made him such an arresting phenomenon." --Robert Baird
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Tiger Man
Amazon Price: $34.39 (as of 05/26/2012)
King of Album Sales
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It doesn't get any better than this!
"One hundred forty-eight different Elvis recordings have been certified gold, platinum or multiplatinum. And with more than 1 billion albums sold worldwide, he's the biggest-selling solo artist ever."
He Touched Me
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The Memphis 1969 Anthology: Suspicious Minds
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Thank You and Goodnight
Ladies and gentlemen, Elvis has left the building.
35th Anniversary
The 35th Anniversary Year of Elvis Death will kick off in Memphis during the King of Rock 'n' Roll's annual birthday celebration held Thursday, January 5 - Sunday, January 8, 2012
Where Were You When Elvis Died?
Do you remember where you were when you heard that The King was dead?
Please post other comments in the Fan Mail Guestbook lower down the page.
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scarlettohairy Aug 21, 2011 @ 11:32 am | delete
- I was in IL getting ready to go to college. I also was sad because Groucho Marx died the same day too.
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SantaLady
Aug 21, 2011 @ 8:30 am | delete
- I was at my girlfriends house. We were sunbathing and listening to the radio when we heard the sad news.
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nancycarol
Aug 20, 2011 @ 9:39 pm | delete
- Yes, in my living room, crocheting a blanket for my son who was born 3 months later. I dropped my work and cried like someone in my family had died, because that's the way it felt. I had already been grieving for his decline, and now he was actually gone! It broke my heart.
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Showpup
Aug 20, 2011 @ 7:25 pm | delete
- Nice lens! Some really interesting information on here. Enjoyed my time reading.
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Duane_Jackson
Jun 18, 2011 @ 10:18 pm | delete
- nice lens! I wasn't born...
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AppalachianCountry
Sep 18, 2009 @ 11:52 am | delete
- Fantastic lens. We just got back yesterday from going to Graceland.It was wonderful. Thank-you for the Tiger Man video. 5 stars*****
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Heather426
Apr 17, 2009 @ 11:12 pm | delete
- I'm also including it on my lens: A Few of My Favorite Lenses...
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Heather426
Apr 17, 2009 @ 11:09 pm | delete
- love it! 5*
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spirituality Apr 14, 2009 @ 11:28 am | delete
- Great lens - you've been blessed by a squidoo angel :)
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- Great lens. thanks for the great video's. Will start listening when I'm done with David Bowie :)
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Showtime With Elvis
- Elvisology
- Welcome to the Official Elvis Presley Web Site, home of the undisputed King of Rock 'n' Roll and his beloved Graceland Mansion in Memphis, Tennessee
Now Showing Elvis DVD's
Add Elvis DVD's to your library
Blue Hawaii
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Elvis - Aloha from Hawaii (Deluxe Edition DVD)
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Aloha from Hawaii Via Satellite
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Elvis Presley - The Signature Collection (It Happened at the World's Fair / Speedway / Spinout / Harum Scarum / Jailhouse Rock / Viva Las Vegas)
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G.I. Blues (Widescreen)
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The Legacy Of Elvis
"Ask anyone. If it hadn't been for Elvis, I don't know where popular music would be. He was the one that started it all off, and he was definitely the start of it for me." ~~Elton John
To mark the 30th anniversary of her father's death, Lisa Marie Presley's voice was added to the original version of her father's hit song from 1969. The video duet also features images of her late father.
- Lisa Marie Presley
- Official Website
- 30 Coolest Things About Elvis Presley - AOL Music
- To commemorate the 30th anniversary of Elvis Presley's death, Spinner counts down the 30 coolest facts about The King of Rock 'N' Roll, presented alongside a photo gallery of iconic photos of Elvis.
- Elvis Radio
- Aol Radio
- Elvis Presley - Official web site for Elvis Presley
- Welcome to the Official Elvis Presley Web Site, home of the undisputed King of Rock 'n' Roll and his beloved Graceland Mansion in Memphis, Tennessee
- An in-depth look at the Elvis : '68 Comeback Special
- In honor of the 36th anniversary of the filming of Elvis' 1968 TV special and the much anticipated release
Live '68 Elvis Presley Comeback Special
First of several videos
Presley's informal jamming in front of a small audience in the '68 Comeback Special is regarded as a forerunner of the so-called 'Unplugged' concept, later popularized by MTV."
Elvis Jailhouse Rock iTunes And Ringtone
Elvis Presley Biography
- Elvis Presley Biography
- Read a brief Elvis Presley biography. Find out all about the life of Elvis Presley, the undisputed King of Rock; from his birth in Tupelo to his death in Memphis.
Elvis Presley's Facebook Wall
News Posts about Elvis
- What's up with Elvis Andrus bunting so much?
- By Tim MacMahon | ESPNDallas.com ARLINGTON, Texas -- Elvis Andrus took advantage of his opportunity to swing away in a clutch at-bat. Josh Hamilton's walk-off homer will dominate the highlights and discussion of the Rangers' 13th-inning rally, ...
- Elvis' daughter returns with rootsy album
- The only child of Elvis and Priscilla Presley started writing music again after moving to Kent, southeast of London, several years ago. That led to her third album, ?Storm & Grace,? produced by T Bone Burnett with a slow-rolling, swampy but warm ...
- Engelbert hoping Elvis charm will bring Eurovision luck
- By Patrick Sawer Tucked into the British singer's pocket when he perform's this country's entry in Azerbaijan tonight will be a treasured good luck charm from Elvis Presley. Presley gave Humperdinck the gift, a necklace with the letters TCB - which ...
- Smoke, fire and wacky bands . . . it's Eurovision
- Think of flamboyant leather jumpsuits and huge bushy sideburns, and you think of Elvis Presley. But, as Engelbert Humperdinck likes to joke, he began the trend, with Elvis ?stealing? his look. By Harriet Alexander and Andrew Connelly in Baku Think of ...
Posts From Elvis Fan Website
Elvis Presley Died At Graceland
Aug. 16, 1977
Elvis Presley died at his Memphis home, Graceland, on Aug. 16, 1977, and thousands of fans are in town for Elvis Week beginning the 35th year of the anniversary of his death.
Tweets About Elvis
Elvis Fan Mail
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MusicFan57
Nov 12, 2011 @ 8:40 am | delete
- Very nice lens. Elvis doing Hound Dog on Milton Berle is probably my favorite Elvis performance. I went to Graceland in 1988, can't wait to go again.
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nancycarol
Aug 20, 2011 @ 9:45 pm | delete
- i will always love The King, there will never be another like him. Thanks for your tribute.
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Photahsiamirabel Aug 20, 2011 @ 8:19 pm | delete
- Elvis will be remembered for a long long time yet! Blessed today :)
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poutine
Jan 28, 2010 @ 3:33 pm | delete
- Elvis had a remarkable voice and he still lives on.
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Gordon_Hamilton Sep 24, 2007 @ 3:57 am | delete
- Always great to see a tribute to The King from a fellow fan. Well done.
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CardLady
Sep 24, 2007 @ 2:38 am | delete
- I had never heard of Graceland Too. What a great writeup. I'll have to plan a visit!
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Clutterbugs
Sep 22, 2007 @ 12:43 pm | delete
- Heard of Graceland Too? It's an over-the-top tribute to Elvis, open 24/7. I went to Ole Miss, and it was like a right of passage to go there as a freshman. Here is a description:
http://www.roadsideamerica.com/attract/MSHOLgracelandtoo.html
Stop by Organize YHB sometime! Great lens. *****
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EMichael
Sep 2, 2007 @ 8:53 pm | delete
- 5 star lens, great music history. Classic Rock
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giddygabby
Aug 20, 2007 @ 9:26 pm | delete
- Excellent tribute, Pat, nicely done. Re the leather suit, Jim Morrison wore leather pants, and I believe he wore a leather shirt too, on Ed Sullivan in 1967. The tight leather pants almost got him in as much trouble as singing the real words to Light My Fire.
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Signhappy
Aug 18, 2007 @ 11:55 am | delete
- Very nice lens. 5 stars for sure! Please visit my lens on The Mercury Retrograde to hear a great new band and four very nice guys.
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