Archive for the ‘Elvis’ Category
Warhol’s “Double Elvis” expected to sell for $50 million
Written by admin on March 21, 2012 – 6:03 pm -| Andy Warhol’s iconic “Double Elvis (Ferus Type)” portrait is expected to fetch up to $50 million when it is auctioned by Sotheby’s in May.
“Double Elvis” features Elvis in a pose from his 1960 movie “Flaming Star”. The work was one of 22 pieces in Andy Warhol’s Elvis series, of which nine are in museum collections. |
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New releases update – March 2012
Written by admin on March 6, 2012 – 5:42 am -The New Releases page has been updated to include music CD, DVD and Blu-ray releases for March.
Highlights for March include:
- Bruce Springsteen’s “Wrecking Ball” in standard and deluxe editions (Mar 5)
- Janis Joplin with Big Brother and the Holding Company “Live at the Carousel Ballroom 1968 (Mar 13)
- a great value reissue of the 4-CD Elvis box set “The Complete ’68 Comeback Special” (Mar 13)
- the Madonna “Complete Studio Albums – 1983-2008” box set (Mar 20)
- Lionel Richie’s new duets album “Tuskegee” in standard and deluxe editions (Mar 26).
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“Icon – The Influence of Elvis Presley” exhibit opens at Graceland
Written by admin on March 1, 2012 – 7:57 pm -A new exhibit exploring Elvis Presley’s impact on popular music opened at Graceland in Memphis, Tennessee today.
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The “Icon – The Influence of Elvis Presley” exhibit includes 75 items on loan from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, along with other memorabilia procured directly from artists who have been influenced by Elvis, including Bruce Springsteen, The Beatles, U2, Bob Dylan, James Brown, Elton John, Joan Jett, Katy Perry, and many more. |
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Billy Strange – 1930-2012
Written by admin on February 22, 2012 – 10:38 pm -Veteran songwriter, arranger, singer and prolific session musician Billy Strange died today in Nashville aged 81.
Born William Everett Strange on September 29, 1930 in Long Beach, California, he would go on to work with some of the biggest artists of all time during his lengthy career, including Elvis Presley, Frank and Nancy Sinatra, the Beach Boys, the Everly Brothers, Rick Nelson, Dean Martin, Willie Nelson, the Ventures and many more.
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New releases update – February 2012
Written by admin on February 6, 2012 – 9:12 am -The New Releases page has been updated to include music CD, DVD and Blu-ray releases for February.
Highlights for February include:
- Paul McCartney’s “Kisses on the Bottom” in standard and deluxe editions (Feb 7)
- deluxe editions of the last five Queen albums (Feb 7)
- a number of classic Bob Dylan albums on limited edition vinyl (Feb 7)
- the Van Halen reunion album, “A Different Kind of Truth” (Feb 7)
- the 3-CD set “Santana Anthology 68-69” (Feb 14) and “Santana – Live at Montreux” on DVD and Blu-ray (Feb 21)
- Pink Floyd’s “The Wall” in Experience, Immersion and Vinyl editions – Feb 28.
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