Elvis Presley news round-up
Written by admin on August 14, 2010 – 2:48 pm -| Monday will mark the 33rd anniversary of Elvis Presley’s death and the traditional Elvis Week events are already well underway in Memphis.
Those who can’t be in Memphis can join in on the celebrations via the Elvis Week LiveCam Experiences at ElvisWeek.com. The highlight will be the Candlelight Vigil LiveCam which is broadcasting live from the front wall of Graceland on August 15 from 8:30 pm – 10:00 pm CST. You can watch the ceremony and see fans processing up the Graceland drive to pay their respects to Elvis. |
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Hard Rock Hotel Celebrates Elvis Week
The Elvis events aren’t restricted to Memphis. Those of you who are visiting Las Vegas this weekend will find that the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino has a memorabilia display at Johnny Smalls to honour the anniversary of Elvis’ death. Items on show include a 357 magnum from Elvis’ personal gun collection, a Gibson Dove guitar with a signature mother-of-pearl inlay on the fingerboard, and the Shooting Star Jumpsuit designed by Bill Belew for Elvis in 1972.
Chef Scott Minervini has also created an Elvis-inspired Peanut Butter and Banana Beignet with Candied Pepper Bacon Fries, and you can follow that with the “Elvistini Cocktail,” which blends Baileys, Creme de Banane, Chambord, and Frangelico.
Click here for further information on Johnny Smalls.
Freebie DVDs for UK fans
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UK Elvis fans can pick up seven Elvis DVDs in a promotion run by the Daily Mail and the Mail on Sunday which starts today with GI Blues and continues with Blue Hawaii, King Creole, Girls Girls Girls!, Paradise Hawaiian Style, Roustabout and Fun in Acapulco.
To claim the DVDs, simply cut out the Voucher printed each day and take it to your nearest Tesco, WHSmith or Eason store* and you will be given that day’s DVD. |
Elvis Forever – Hyde Park concert
Moving forward to September 12, Radio 2 has organised the Elvis Forever gig in Hyde Park, London, which will feature a host of stars paying tribute to Elvis’ music. The event will be hosted by Chris Evans and broadcast live on the radio station, so those outside the UK should be able to tune into the broadcast via the Radio 2 website.
| Elvis Forever is being held to mark Elvis’ 75th birthday year. Artists scheduled to appear include Scouting For Girls, Imelda May, Fran Healy (from Travis), Craig David, Tony Hadley, Marti Pellow, Nell Bryden and Suzi Quatro. There will also be a special appearance from Priscilla Presley. |  |
Here’s a reminder of why people are still paying tribute to Elvis after all these years.
Elvis Presley – “If I Can Dream”
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