http://www.gomemphis.com/news/elvis/?partner=RSSGo Memphis Stories: Elvis Coverageen-uselvishttp://www.gomemphis.com/news/2012/jan/08/tupelo-hopes-tourists-swoon-for-elvis-the-boy/?partner=RSSMississippi-born Memphian Mike McCarthy has devoted much of his life to scratching the itch of his Elvis obsession with art. He's created comic books with such characters as "Psychedelvis" and "Rebelvis," and movies with such titles as "Damselvis, Daughter of Helvis" and "Elvis Meets the Beatles." beifuss@commercialappeal.com (John Beifuss)Sun, 08 Jan 2012 06:00:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-283553-734510elvisJohn BeifussMemphis, TNTupelo hopes tourists swoon for 'Elvis the boy'Go Memphistupelo-hopes-tourists-swoon-for-elvis-the-boyurn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-283553-734510Change0Usablehttp://www.gomemphis.com/news/2012/jan/05/elvis-birthday-celebrations-pianist-nobody-quite/?partner=RSSShane Keister is one of the few people who turned down Elvis Presley. Elvis' longtime pianist Glen D. Hardin left Elvis' TCB Band in 1976 to play piano for Emmylou Harris. Keister, who had worked on Elvis' 1975 album "Promised Land," was invited by Elvis to replace Hardin. It was tempting, says Keister, but there were several hitches. lollar@commercialappeal.com (Michael Lollar)Fri, 06 Jan 2012 00:19:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-283128-734507elvisMichael LollarMemphis, TNKeister reflects: 'Nobody quite like Elvis'Go Memphiselvis-birthday-celebrations-pianist-nobody-quiteurn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-283128-734507Change0Usablehttp://www.gomemphis.com/news/2012/jan/05/working-with-elvis-left-impression-on-strickland/?partner=RSSElvis Presley would literally give you the shirt off his back, says Larry Strickland, who as a member of J.D. Sumner & The Stamps sang backup for Elvis in his last years. Strickland recalls during the making of one album, they were all hanging out at Graceland, when Elvis announced he was getting rid of his old wardrobe. He called each member of the group upstairs to give them some of his discarded clothes. Thu, 05 Jan 2012 22:52:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-283144-734507elvisMark JordanMemphis, TNWorking with Elvis left impression on StricklandGo Memphisworking-with-elvis-left-impression-on-stricklandurn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-283144-734507Change0Usablehttp://www.gomemphis.com/news/2012/jan/05/elvis-birthday-celebrations-new-exhibit-among-in/?partner=RSSThis weekend's Elvis Presley activities mark not only the entertainer's birthday -- he would have been 77 on Sunday -- but also the beginning of what Graceland is expecting to be a big year. "Elvis Week in August will mark the 35th anniversary of Elvis' death and landmark years usually bring larger than usual numbers of fans to Memphis," said Graceland spokesman David Beckwith. Thu, 05 Jan 2012 22:41:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-283133-734507elvisJon W. SparksMemphis, TNNew Elvis exhibit among events for fans in 'landmark' yearGo Memphiselvis-birthday-celebrations-new-exhibit-among-inurn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-283133-734507Change0Usablehttp://www.gomemphis.com/news/2012/jan/05/calendar-of-events/?partner=RSSHere is a partial listing of events scheduled for Elvis' birthday week. lollar@commercialappeal.com (Michael Lollar)Thu, 05 Jan 2012 18:38:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-283131-734507elvisMichael LollarMemphis, TNElvis Birthday Week calendar of eventsGo Memphiscalendar-of-eventsurn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-283131-734507Change0Usablehttp://www.gomemphis.com/news/2011/dec/21/graceland-announces-major-elvis-presley-memorabili/?partner=RSS"The Elvis Experience" launches in Sao Paulo, Brazil, in September. dowd@commercialappeal.com (James Dowd)Wed, 21 Dec 2011 19:08:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-281082-734492business/localJames DowdMemphis, TNGraceland announces major Elvis Presley memorabilia tour of South AmericaGo Memphisgraceland-announces-major-elvis-presley-memorabiliurn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-281082-734492Change734492Usablehttp://www.gomemphis.com/news/2011/dec/01/3-new-exhibits-at-02/?partner=RSSThere are hopes that Graceland will be one of the hottest tourism tickets in the country for the 35th anniversary of Elvis' death. lollar@commercialappeal.com (Michael Lollar)Thu, 01 Dec 2011 06:00:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-278116-734472elvisMichael LollarMemphis, TN3 new exhibits to open at Graceland for 35th anniversary of Elvis' deathGo Memphis3-new-exhibits-at-02urn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-278116-734472Change0Usablehttp://www.gomemphis.com/news/2011/aug/16/all-shook-up/?partner=RSSThe people who pay their respects, some year after year, at the ornamented gates of Graceland have a love-hate relationship with numbers. blank@commercialappeal.com (Christopher Blank)Tue, 16 Aug 2011 05:00:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-261611-734365elvisChristopher BlankMemphis, TNAll shook up: Faithful flock to Graceland to mourn anniversary of Elvis' deathGo Memphisall-shook-upurn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-261611-734365Change0Usablehttp://www.gomemphis.com/news/2011/aug/11/no-headline---2011-08-11-143855198739/?partner=RSS Thu, 11 Aug 2011 20:45:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-260892-734360elvisStaff WriterMemphis, TNElvis Week eventsGo Memphisno-headline---2011-08-11-143855198739urn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-260892-734360Change0Usablehttp://www.gomemphis.com/news/2011/aug/08/no-resentment-in-former-beatle/?partner=RSSThe drummer will headline at Levitt Shell for the kickoff of the annual Elvis Week tribute to commemorate Elvis Presley's death. lollar@commercialappeal.com (Michael Lollar)Mon, 08 Aug 2011 05:00:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-260401-734357music/newsMichael LollarMemphis, TNFormer Beatle Pete Best feels no resentment, brings new show to Levitt ShellGo Memphisno-resentment-in-former-beatleurn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-260401-734357Change0Usablehttp://www.gomemphis.com/news/2011/aug/04/no-headline---2011-08-04-142844291511/?partner=RSSElvis Week 2011 kicks off Tuesday at the Levitt Shell in Overton Park with a full night of music harking back to Elvis Presley's first professional appearance on a concert stage, opening for country music star Slim Whitman in 1954. Veteran Elvis-era musicians — billed as Rock N' Sunabillys with J.M. Van Eaton, Travis Wammack, Sonny Burgess and more — open the bill for headliner Pete Best & The Pete Best Band. Thu, 04 Aug 2011 20:15:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-259843-734356elvisStaff Memphis, TNSchedule of Elvis Week EventsGo Memphisno-headline---2011-08-04-142844291511urn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-259843-734353Change734356Usablehttp://www.gomemphis.com/news/2011/aug/04/cover-story-elvis-at-the-shell/?partner=RSSIt was July 30, 1954. Elvis Presley was about to take the stage at the Overton Park Shell in his first professional appearance on a public stage. "I have no idea what he sang," says Slim Whitman, the headliner of the show that night. "I don't think the girls liked his singing too much, but they loved his wiggle." lollar@commercialappeal.com (Michael Lollar)Thu, 04 Aug 2011 20:06:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-259842-734353elvisMichael LollarMemphis, TNElvis at the Shell: Star-to-be 'quite a flash' in pan in 1954 Memphis debutGo Memphiscover-story-elvis-at-the-shellurn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-259842-734353Change0Usablehttp://www.gomemphis.com/news/2011/may/09/like-elvis-artwork-on-facebook/?partner=RSSThe portraits range from screen-printed Andy Warhol-type treatments to abstract impressionist versions of Elvis Presley. Then, there's the blond-haired woman in fishnet hose seeming to flash the Downtown Memphis statue of a young Elvis. lollar@commercialappeal.com (Michael Lollar)Mon, 09 May 2011 05:00:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-246785-734266elvisMichael LollarMemphis, TN'Like' Elvis artwork on Facebook starting todayGo Memphislike-elvis-artwork-on-facebookurn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-246785-734266Change0Usablehttp://www.gomemphis.com/news/2011/mar/21/elvis-artwork-might-go-02/?partner=RSSChoose your medium, from a lead pencil to a block of marble, and get a chance to win 56 prizes, including a cruise and a two-night trip to Las Vegas, for the best Elvis art in the land. Graceland is holding a Facebook contest for original art to commemorate Elvis Presley's meteoric rise in 1956 to rock and roll idol and movie star heartthrob. lollar@commercialappeal.com (Michael Lollar)Mon, 21 Mar 2011 05:00:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-239194-734217elvisMichael LollarMemphis, TNGraceland holding Facebook contest for original Elvis artGo Memphiselvis-artwork-might-go-02urn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-239194-734217Change734217Usablehttp://www.gomemphis.com/news/2011/feb/17/glee-with-a-bullet/?partner=RSSElvis Presley is teetering atop the record for Billboard Hot 100 hit songs. lollar@commercialappeal.com (Michael Lollar)Thu, 17 Feb 2011 06:00:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-234142-734185elvisMichael LollarMemphis, TN'Glee' with a bullet: TV show's cast closes in on Elvis' record for hit songsGo Memphisglee-with-a-bulleturn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-234142-734185Change0Usablehttp://www.gomemphis.com/news/2011/jan/07/rescued-chilean-miner-elvis-fanatic-visits-gracela/?partner=RSSChilean miner and Elvis Presley fan Edison Peña was not a fan of his first peanut butter and banana sandwich, but he found Graceland "amazing," especially the jumpsuits worn by his rock-and-roll idol. lollar@commercialappeal.com (Michael Lollar)Fri, 07 Jan 2011 17:24:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-227762-734144elvisMichael LollarMemphis, TNRescued Chilean miner, an Elvis fanatic, visits Graceland in MemphisGo Memphisrescued-chilean-miner-elvis-fanatic-visits-gracelaurn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-227762-734144Change734144Usablehttp://www.gomemphis.com/news/2011/jan/06/new-twists-keeping-elvis-concert-fresh/?partner=RSSThe Memphis Symphony Orchestra is again doing its annual Elvis Presley tribute concert with a formula that has worked well. While the program is predictable enough to lure back the faithful, there are a few fresh elements to keep it interesting. "Elvis fans always want 'Suspicious Minds' and 'The Wonder of You' and other favorites," says Terry Mike Jeffrey, the musician whose TMJ Band has performed this concert several times and whose renditions are faithful to the Elvis arrangements. Thu, 06 Jan 2011 06:00:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-227395-734143elvisJon W. SparksMemphis, TNNew twists keeping Elvis concert freshGo Memphisnew-twists-keeping-elvis-concert-freshurn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-227395-734143Change0Usablehttp://www.gomemphis.com/news/2010/dec/30/seducing-elvis-a/?partner=RSSActress Julie Adams got a headstart on Mrs. Robinson as a movie seductress. With a face familiar to almost six decades of movie and TV audiences, Adams is remembered by Elvis Presley fans as a dude ranch manager with Elvis as a singing ranch hand who caught her eye in the 1965 movie “Tickle Me.” Presley’s Jan. 8 birthday will bring Adams, 84, back for Elvis Birthday Week to discuss her long career and its brief intersection with the King of Rock and Roll. lollar@commercialappeal.com (Michael Lollar)Thu, 30 Dec 2010 06:05:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-226348-734136movies/newsMichael LollarMemphis, TNSeducing Elvis: The king's 'older woman' just one memorable role for Julie AdamsGo Memphisseducing-elvis-aurn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-226348-734136Change0Usablehttp://www.gomemphis.com/news/2010/dec/30/no-headline---2010-12-29-155806501202/?partner=RSS Chilean miner Edison Peña will be a highlight of Elvis Birthday Week. Thu, 30 Dec 2010 06:05:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-226336-734136elvisStaff WriterMemphis, TNElvis Birthday Week CalendarGo Memphisno-headline---2010-12-29-155806501202urn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-226336-734136Change0Usablehttp://www.gomemphis.com/news/2010/nov/03/chilean-miner-accepts-invite-graceland/?partner=RSSEdison Pena, one of 33 miners rescued after 69 days in a caved-in Chilean gold and copper mine, will visit the home of his rock and roll idol, Elvis Presley, as part of the Elvis birthday celebration Jan. 6-9. lollar@commercialappeal.com (Michael Lollar)Wed, 03 Nov 2010 21:13:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-217816-734079elvisMichael LollarMemphis, TNChilean miner to get ‘king-sized’ visit to Graceland in MemphisGo Memphischilean-miner-accepts-invite-gracelandurn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-217816-734079Change734079Usable