Graceland Goes Pink Again :cheer:

 

Graceland is showing its support for National Breast Cancer Awareness Month by illuminating the Mansion in pink through the end of October.

As part of the 2011 BCA Campaign's Global Landmark Illuminations Initiative, Graceland joins hundreds of famous buildings, monuments and other landmarks around the world that are shining pink lights as symbols of hope and empowerment. The initiative is to remind millions of women and men everywhere of the benefits of early detection in the battle against breast cancer.

 

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Source: Elvis.com / Updated: Oct 4, 2011

Graceland Goes Pink Again :cheer:

 

Graceland is showing its support for National Breast Cancer Awareness Month by illuminating the Mansion in pink through the end of October.

As part of the 2011 BCA Campaign's Global Landmark Illuminations Initiative, Graceland joins hundreds of famous buildings, monuments and other landmarks around the world that are shining pink lights as symbols of hope and empowerment. The initiative is to remind millions of women and men everywhere of the benefits of early detection in the battle against breast cancer.

 

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Source: Elvis.com / Updated: Oct 4, 2011

 

 

 

Thats fantastic. and Graceland looks great in pink :cheer:

Elvis As Social Game

 

Social and casual game developer and publisher Entertainment Games, Inc. (OTC Pink: EGAM) announced today a licensing agreement with Elvis Presley Enterprises Inc. (EPE) that will see Elvis become a character within a soon-to-be launched, story-driven online game.

 

Under the agreement, EPE will license to EGAM photographs from the archives at Graceland for its upcoming social game for Facebook, Google+, mobile devices and the open web. Today’s announcement is the latest of many key celebrity licensing deals supporting EGAM’s ambitious new social game that is being developed on the company’s proprietary Heyday platform.

 

Elvis Presley, one of the most popular entertainers of all time, has fans around the world. He has sold over one billion records, starred in 33 successful films, and was seen by thousands at record-breaking live concerts. Elvis’ music and movies continue to top the charts and his home in Memphis, Graceland, welcomes an average of 600,000 guests each year.

 

Additionally, a variety of Elvis-related, in-game merchandise will also be available for players to purchase. “Entertainment Games’ mission is to create a totally unique social game experience in which players engage in rich, interactive stories and games that evoke the spirit of past decades and are brought to life by authentic photos and nostalgic celebrity imagery,” said F.J. Lennon, Chief Creative Officer of Entertainment Games. “Working with Elvis is a career highlight and a dream-come-true for the entire Entertainment Games team.”

 

Currently, Elvis Presley is an entertainer who has a very significant presence in social networking.

 

“Elvis has nearly five million fans on Facebook and one of the most popular entertainment websites online, Elvis.com,” said Scott Williams, Vice President of Marketing and Media for EPE. “We’re excited that Entertainment Games is creating a whole new place for Elvis’ fans to express their love for the king.”

 

Source: Elvis.com / Updated: Oct 4, 2011

London's West End "Million Dollar Quartet" to close:

 

Jukebox musical Million Dollar Quartet will play its final performance at London's Noël Coward Theatre on Saturday 14 January 2012 whilst producers make plans for a major tour of the UK and Ireland. The London production has already been seen by over 200,000 people, played over 250 performances and grossed in excess of £5 million at the Box Office since its West End premiere.

Other productions are currently playing in New York and Chicago. A major North American tour premieres this week (11 October 2011) in Cleveland, Ohio.

The musical, which played on Broadway prior to coming to London, recreates the moment in 1956 when four greats of rock ‘n’ roll – Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins – gathered at Sun Records in Memphis for an impromptu jam session.

Michael Malarkey, Derek Hagen, Ben Goddard and Oliver Seymour-Marsh star as the famous foursome, with Bill Ward as Sun Records boss Sam Phillips and Francesca Jackson as Presley’s girlfriend Dyanne.

 

(News, Source;AP/ElvisInfoNet)

 

I really want to see this so I'm hoping that when it goes on tour, it will come to Birmingham :dance:

London's West End "Million Dollar Quartet" to close:

 

Jukebox musical Million Dollar Quartet will play its final performance at London's Noël Coward Theatre on Saturday 14 January 2012 whilst producers make plans for a major tour of the UK and Ireland. The London production has already been seen by over 200,000 people, played over 250 performances and grossed in excess of £5 million at the Box Office since its West End premiere.

Other productions are currently playing in New York and Chicago. A major North American tour premieres this week (11 October 2011) in Cleveland, Ohio.

The musical, which played on Broadway prior to coming to London, recreates the moment in 1956 when four greats of rock ‘n’ roll – Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins – gathered at Sun Records in Memphis for an impromptu jam session.

Michael Malarkey, Derek Hagen, Ben Goddard and Oliver Seymour-Marsh star as the famous foursome, with Bill Ward as Sun Records boss Sam Phillips and Francesca Jackson as Presley’s girlfriend Dyanne.

 

(News, Source;AP/ElvisInfoNet)

 

I really want to see this so I'm hoping that when it goes on tour, it will come to Birmingham :dance:

 

 

Oh i would love to see it too :cheer:

 

Aw Graceland looks lovely in pink!

 

As for Million Dollar Quartet - I'm so shocked that it's closing! I honestly thought that it was amazing when I saw it.

Sad news to report :(

 

Patti Parry, Elvis’ “Little sister” has Died:

 

EIN has confirmed the terrible news that Elvis’ good friend Patti Parry passed away this morning in hospital. We have heard that her brother took her to a hospital last night, and that she passed this morning.

Patti Parry was a good friend to EIN and was always a joy to be with, full of fun and life and wonderful stories of times spent with Elvis.

Patti Parry was one of a small number of girls who hung out with Elvis and the guys for many years in L.A. from the time they were young in the early 60s.

When EIN interviewed Patti Parry in 2003 she recalled that when she knew him .. “Elvis didn't have a Mum, he didn't have a sister so I was a girl who was around who could nurture him. He needed that nurturing. I was the only girl there and if he needed it I would give him a lot of help and a shoulder to cry on. I was his Little Sister, I was a very lucky girl. (laughing) They were lucky too!”

EIN passes on our deepest sympathies to her family and friends

 

http://www.elvisinfonet.com/parry.html

 

(News, Source;ElvisInfoNetwork)

 

Patty was one of the 'Elvis' people I was lucky enough to meet when I was in Memphis for Elvis Week 2007 and she was a lovely, friendly, bubbly lady so this is sad news :(

Sad news indeed.

That is very sad news :( I heard this news on Elvis Express Radio

Yet another Elvis connected person passes away :(

 

Elvis Director Hal Kanter dies at 92

 

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Hal Kanter was an Emmy Award-winning comedy writer, and a director and producer whose career included writing for Bob Hope and Bing Crosby, directing Elvis Presley and creating a landmark 1960s TV series "Julia" starring Diahann Carroll, has died. He was 92.

Among his movie credits as a writer are Hope and Crosby's "Road to Bali" and Martin & Lewis' "Money from Home" and "Artists and Models" as well as the movies including "Pocket Full of Miracles".

He also directed Elvis Presley in the 1957 movie "Loving You," which Kanter co-wrote; and he wrote the screenplay for Presley's 1961 film "Blue Hawaii." Kanter's longest-running writing job was the annual Academy Awards ceremony. Beginning in 1952, a year before the broadcast moved from radio to television, he wrote for the Oscar show at least 33 years.

In 1991 and 1992, Kanter was among the Oscar show writers who shared Emmys for outstanding writing in a variety program.

 

Interviewed for the Definitive Elvis Documentary, Kanter revealed some nice insights into working with Elvis

 

Kanter: First of all, while we were having dinner at Elvis's house, a rather boisterous gentleman came barging into the living room. That was Colonel Tom Parker. That's when I had met him for the first time. He was on his way to Shreveport where I was going to accompany Elvis for his farewell concert on the Louisiana Hayride. And Elvis was very proud of me, because I was his Hollywood director. He kept introducing me to people as my director from Hollywood, overlooking completely the fact that I was the writer which I was more proud of than being a director, and still am as a matter of fact.

... We drove at night through Tennessee and into Louisiana and arrived very, very early in the morning at the Shreveport Hotel and tried go get some sleep.

And I was awakened about maybe 7:30 by hoards of children shouting Elvis's name trying to waking him up. And he finally opened the window in his hotel room and leaned out and said, "Please, let me get some sleep, folks. I'll see you all later." And they quieted down. And I was amazed at that. I never saw anybody control a crowd so effortlessly as he did.

Anyway, I was wearing a shirt, a black velour shirt that my wife had given me just before I left to go to Memphis. And Elvis admired the shirt. He said, "Where did you get that?" And I said, "Do you like it?" And he says, "Oh, I like it very much." I said, "I'll give you this one." So we changed shirts. I took my shirt off and gave it to him. He couldn't believe that I had given him that shirt. He was so proud of that black velour shirt. And so I got another shirt and went about our business. When he showed up in Hollywood several weeks later to start rehearsing the show, he was wearing that shirt. And I said to him, "That's a good looking shirt you're wearing there, Elvis. Where did you get that?" He said, "Well, some fan gave it to me!"

Anyway, early in the next morning, I went to the Shreveport Fairgrounds where he was to perform that evening. And Bill Black had drove me there. And I picked up a couple of things that I had made notes of and later incorporated into the film itself.

 

What do you think it is about Elvis that keeps fans loving him?

 

Kanter: I think that, first of all, Elvis was a very unique talent. I had completely misjudged him at first. I think most people my age misjudged him. He was uniquely original talent, because he combined all of the best of Black music and all of the best of Country music. And as a result, he was unique. He was just unusual. You can't forget him. Once you are exposed to his music, it's very hard to forget the man himself. I found his music was unique, unique and original. He was an original man, even though a lot of his originality is eclectic because he took from here and took from this and took from this that. I don't think that he was aware of the fact that it was taken from other people. It was something inborn, something so genuinely lyrical about the man that once you hear him and once you pay attention to him, you're not going to forget him. And I think that also here's a good actor. And I think that given time and given better scripts and more retention and less reliance on money and on lyrics and on singing, he could have been a superb motion picture actor. He could have done a lot of other things that he was never able to do under the thumbs of Tom Parker.

 

(News, Source;AAP/ElvisInfoNetwork)

Elvis Poised To Conquer The Big Screen - in four new movies?:

 

It's been thirty-four years since one of the most influential figures in the music industry died - the International Business Times reports. Yet time and time again, attempts to make an Elvis Presley biopic has led to Heartbreak Hotel. In this respect, among others, Elvis might as well be the Holy Grail.

In a time where biographical films are a dime a dozen, the King of Rock and Roll has remained strangely elusive. CXK Inc. is fiercely protective over Elvis' works, making any attempts at translating the icon's life on screen extra challenging.

 

"A biopic about Elvis is a gargantuan challenge, and that's probably why there hasn't been one," a veteran producer tells The Hollywood Reporter.

On paper, Presley's life is perfect material for the big screen. A humble childhood, a rollercoaster relationship with his wife Priscilla and his wild, unprecedented fame - all of these combined should have lead to at least three biographical films by the 21st century.

 

There's zero for now, but within a year or two, there might be plenty of Elvis films around to satisfy fans who have been waiting for three decades.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, there are currently four unauthorized Elvis projects in development.

Billionaire Steve Bing is set to produce a traditional adaptation of Presley's biography "Last Train to Memphis" with screenwriter John Fusco.

"Elvis & Nixon", a comedic flick that chronicles Presley's White House visit, has already reportedly cast Eric Bana as the singer and Danny Huston as Richard Nixon.

Another adaptation "Fame & Fortune" offers an insider's perspective, telling a story of a former bodyguard's relationship with Presley.

Rounding off the Elvis projects is "The Identical", which will focus on one of the many Elvis impersonators and will have more of a faith-based angle.

One of the many obstacles to making a film is purchasing the licenses of the crooner's famous hits, which can be extremely pricey.

"CKX has not been asked for any licenses to Elvis Presley's music by any of these film projects, nor has it granted any," a representative of the company says, but declines to give further comments.

 

(News, Source;IBT)

Which movie are you looking the most forward too?

I think Last Train to Memphis.

 

Greta

I would like to see them all! :cheer:

I, too, would like to see them all, but the one I am really looking forward to is 'Last Train To Memphis' as I love the book :cheer:

BMW’s New Olympic Partnership Ad Gives Elvis a “10”: Elvis Presley’s “A Little Less Conversation” JXL Remix is headlining on BMW’s newest television ad. Promoting its new 3 Series while advertising BMW’s partnership and support for the upcoming Olympic Games in London, the ad features no spoken words but the voice of Elvis. The ad is high-energy, switching between shots of the hot new sports performance vehicle and top athletes in many sports including gymnastics, diving, relay, and fencing.

 

 

(News, Source;EPE)

 

It's a fantastic ad :dance:

BMW’s New Olympic Partnership Ad Gives Elvis a “10”: Elvis Presley’s “A Little Less Conversation” JXL Remix is headlining on BMW’s newest television ad. Promoting its new 3 Series while advertising BMW’s partnership and support for the upcoming Olympic Games in London, the ad features no spoken words but the voice of Elvis. The ad is high-energy, switching between shots of the hot new sports performance vehicle and top athletes in many sports including gymnastics, diving, relay, and fencing.

 

 

(News, Source;EPE)

 

It's a fantastic ad :dance:

 

 

Its a brilliant Ad :cheer:

Graceland marks 30th year as tourist attraction

 

http://www.elvis.com.au/presley/graceland_...ttraction.shtml

FTD December Releases:

 

Three new FTD releases for December.

 

- '3000 South Paradise Road'

- A two disc 7" "Classic Album" type release with 16-page booklet. It takes a closer look at Elvis’ engagement at the Las Vegas Hilton in August of 1972. The main disc is the concert on August 12, and the second disc is culled from the rehearsals on August 4th, the date of the opening of the engagement.

As with '48 Hours To Memphis' this release has been prepared by Robert Frieser and Hans Slebos, who once again has done a fabulous job of collecting information and materials for the project. There will be additional information in the next few weeks.

'3000 South Paradise Road' provides a unique experience of Elvis rehearsing, 6 hours before the opening night at the Las Vegas Hilton on August 4, 1972. As disc 2 is captured on a personal tape recorder, the sonic quality is below standards, but historical significance more than compensates for its audio limitations. Disc 1 is a soundboard recording.

Recorded live at Vegas Hilton August 12, 1972. Midnight show.

Disc 2 - THE REHEARSAL: 1) You Don't Have To Say You Love Me 2) Until It's Time For You To Go 3) You've Lost That Loving Feeling 4) Burning Love 5) What Now My Love (version 1) 6) What Now My Love (version 2) 7) My Babe 8) For The Good Times 9) True Love Travels On A Gravel Road 10) Fever 11) Blueberry Hill 12) Little Sister – incomplete 13) I’ll Remember You 14) An American Trilogy 15) Something 16) Faded Love 17) You Gave Me A Mountain 18) I’m Leavin’ 19) My Way (version 1) 20) My Way (version 2)

 

'Back In Memphis'

- In our Classic Album double-album series we dive into the 1969 sessions in Memphis with the release of 'Back In Memphis' featuring 'Suspicious Minds' as a bonus track.

DISC 1 The Original Album 1) Inherit the Wind 2) This Is the Story 3) Stranger in My Own Home Town 4) A Little Bit of Green 5) And the Grass Won’t Pay No Mind 6) Do You Know Who I Am? 7) From a Jack To A King 8) The Fair’s Moving On 9) You’ll Think of Me 10) Without Love (There Is Nothing) Bonus Song 11) Suspicious Minds - First Takes 12) Inherit the Wind (take 1, rehearsal, take 4/M with v.o. #1) 13) A Little Bit of Green (take 1) 14) And the Grass Won’t Pay No Mind (takes 1-3, 5) 15) Do You Know Who I Am? (take 1) 16) From a Jack to a King (takes 1-3) 17) You’ll Think of me (takes 1-6) 18) Without Love (There is Nothing) (take 1) 19) Suspicious Minds (takes 1-5) 20) Suspicious Minds (take 6)

DISC 2 The Rehearsals plus January & February Outtakes and Unfinished Masters - Looks like a GREAT set! Go here to our FTD page for for full tracklist and info.

 

'G.I. Blues'

– Special Limited Edition 2-DISC VINYL Set- features a "companion album" of alternate takes. As always DMM Mastering by Abbey Road Studios.

Side 1 – The Companion Album 1. Tonight Is So Right For Love (take 4) 2. What’s She Really Like (takes 12, 13) 3. Frankfort Special (version 1, take 12) 4. Wooden Heart (takes 2-4M) 5. G. I. Blues (take 5) 6. Tonight Is So Right For Love (instrumental) (Barcarolle from "The Tales Of Hoffman" by Jacques Offenbach) 7. Tonight’s All Right For Love (alternative version, take1) 8. Big Boots (medium tempo version)

Side 2 – The Companion Album 1. Pocketful Of Rainbows (version 1, take 10) 2. Shoppin’ Around (version 1, take 5) 3. Big Boots (slow version, takes 2, 3) 4. Didja’ Ever (take 1) 5. Shoppin’ Around (instrumental, take 4) 6. Doin’ The Best I Can (takes 1-3) 7. Doin’ The Best I Can (takes 4-7)

Side 3 and Side 4 Original Album plus Bonus tracks.

 

Full Album tracklist and info. http://www.elvisinfonet.com/EIN_ELVIS_FTD_...eases_2012.html

 

(News, Source:ItsElvisTime/ElvisInfoNetwork)

 

 

Still enjoy Elvis news. Good job.

Some sad news from Memphis :(

 

Bernard Lansky Dies Aged 85

 

Bernard Lansky, the Memphis retailer who helped a young Elvis Presley establish his signature clothing style of pegged pants, two-toned shoes and other flashy duds in the 1950s, has died. He was 85.

Julie Lansky, the clothier's granddaughter, said he died Thursday at his Memphis home.

Bernard Lansky and his brother Guy started a retail business in Memphis in 1946, with help from a $125 loan from their father, Samuel.

After World War II, the store started selling Army surplus goods on Beale Street. When the supply dried up, they opened a high-fashion men's store, where Bernard Lansky established his reputation as a natural salesman and storyteller.

Lansky Bros. ended up supplying Presley with the pink and black shirts and other outfits.

"It's a statement to say that he dressed one of the most influential entertainers of all time," said Julie Lansky, "He knew that for any entertainer, they had to look different."

Even though his style of dress changed over the years — including sparkling jumpsuits — Presley shopped at Lansky Bros. the rest of his life. Lansky even picked out the white suit and blue tie that Presley wore when he was buried.

"I put his first suit on him and his last suit on him," Lansky was fond of saying.

By the early 1950s, Lansky's shop was known as a place where a man with a taste for flash could find the styles Lansky referred to as "real sharp."

At the time, Beale Street was a hot spot for blues, rhythm and blues and jazz, and drew a colorful parade of musicians, gamblers and hustlers from the Mississippi Delta.

Presley began hanging around Beale Street as a teenager and picked up quickly on its music.

Lansky first met the future King of Rock 'n' Roll when Presley was just a teenager working as an usher at a nearby theatre and liked to window shop at Lansky's.

After Elvis' success the Lansky brothers often opened the store at night so Presley could avoid drawing crowds and took outfits to Graceland for him to check out.

Lansky dressed him for the "Louisiana Hayride" and his first TV spots on the Tommy Dorsey and Ed Sullivan shows.

 

(News, Source;ElvisInformationNetwork)

 

Bernard Lansky talks to EIN:

 

http://www.elvisinfonet.com/interview_lansky.html

 

I met Mr Lansky on my first visit to Memphis in 2005. He was working in his shop and was a really friendly gentleman. I just had to buy something from his shop so I now proudly own a beautiful pair of drop earrings and every time I wear them, I think back to that day in Memphis :D