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Thank you Brian! I love Essential Elvis! Great magazine and so many fantastic CDs, DVDs and books to buy. Also, Andrew is so knowledgeable when it comes to Elvis and is a great guy too B-) http://www.essentialelvis.com/

Absolutely gorgeous :heart:

Sounds great, Brian! The LVH was one of the hotels in Las Vegas that I had to see when I was there in 2013, just to see the Elvis statue! I shall be back in Vegas next year so can't wait to see this permanent Elvis exhibition :dance:

That is such sad news. He did so much for Elvis fans and to keep Elvis' name alive. My thoughts are with his family. RIP Peter

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Unchained Melody

Elvis At 80: Friends And Musicians Reflect On What Might Have Been http://www.elvisnews.com/articles.aspx/elv...49#.VMVUIblybIU Interesting to hear their thoughts on what might have been B-)

Ronnie Tutt Inducted into The Classic Drummer Hall of Fame: Great News that Ronnie Tutt has been inducted into the 'Classic Drummer Hall of Fame'. The magazine notes... Whenever you see film of The King slaying an audience in one of his trademark jumpsuits, the man driving the groove and punching Elvis' every move is none other than the great Ron Tutt. Whether in the studio or on the stage, Presley trusted Ron to support the emotion of the moment and the feel of the music. Of course when an artist spends a decade working with an icon, his other work can often be overshadowed. However, after Elvis' death, Tutt was invited to join Neil Diamond as his permanent touring and studio drummer. In addition, he's either performed with or recorded with such greats as Glen Campbell, Johnny Cash and Kenny Rogers, Los Lobos, Elvis Costello and Jerry Garcia. He's even worked with pop stars Billy Joel, the Carpenters, Stevie Nicks and Michael McDonald, and his work on Roy Orbison's In Black and White Live is time capsule worthy. In addition to other projects, today Ron Tutt still plays with the King as part of the "virtual Elvis" tour along with his former band mates and an audio-visual representations of ELVIS. Congratulations Ron. (News, Source;RTFB/ElvisInfoNet)

Rolling Stone Mag Readers Top Ten: Had Elvis Presley lived, he would have turned 80 years old this month. It's hard to imagine Elvis doing concerts in 2015, but Leonard Cohen is a few months older and manages to do three-and-a-half hours without breaking a sweat. Hell, Chuck Berry is 88 and still at it. If Elvis had managed to lose the weight and get healthy, there's no reason why he couldn't still be shaking his hips onstage. Sadly, that's not the way his life worked out. But he's still the king of rock & roll, and to celebrate his birthday Rolling Stone magazine asked their readers to vote for their favourite Presley song. These are the results. 10 "Mystery Train" 9 "Kentucky Rain" 8 "An American Trilogy" 7 "Heartbreak Hotel" 6 "Love Me Tender" 5 "Can't Help Falling in Love" 4 "Jailhouse Rock" 3 "In the Ghetto" - Elvis spent much of the 1960s churning out cheesy B-movies and lifeless soundtracks while new acts like the Beatles and Bob Dylan made him seem like a relic. His brilliant 1968 comeback special shot him back to the forefront, and he took his newfound energy into the studio to cut "In the Ghetto." It's a song about the vicious cycle of poverty and despair in America's inner-cities, and it eventually hit Number Three, cementing the fact that Elvis was back. See EIN 'In The Ghetto' Spotlight here 2 "If I Can Dream" - Just two months after Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated, Elvis Presley stepped into the Western Recorders studio and laid down this moving tribute to the civil rights hero. It was the stirring climax to his 1968 comeback special, and he belted it out with incredible passion. The song rose to Number 12 on the Hot 100, and today many see it as one of the greatest vocal performances of his career. 1 "Suspicious Minds" - Elvis was just two years into his marriage with Priscilla when he recorded "Suspicious Minds," but things were already falling apart. It's clear he poured some of that disappointment, particularly over his own failings as a husband, into the song. Written by Mark James, it became his first Number One hit in seven years and was a regular highlight of his live show. See the full RS list here http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/re...ghetto-20150121 (News, Source;ElvisInfoNet)

Great picture of Elvis and as for his 'friend', well his secret life was still very much hidden then <_<

Nice one! Cheers Mark B-)

Aww bless her! Great singing - an Elvis fan in the making :cheer:

That was great! Cheers Rockabilly, would love to see him!

Great tip, Brian, thanks B-) I'm planning to go later in the spring and really looking forward to it!

Elvis is always the one they need to beat, almost 40 years after he left us B-)

Cheers Brian! Watched this programme. Great to watch the stars giving us their versions of Elvis tracks from the studio where it all started B-)

Cheers Brian! Got the DVD(of course), but any excuse to watch the '68 Comeback Special for me B-)

Thanks for the update, Brian!

Cheers Mark! Great photos of Elvis' grandchildren B-) It's fantastic that after all these years, his birthday is still celebrated in such a big way!

Thank you for letting us know about your fantastic Elvis tour! It sounds really good and I see your company are doing a tour in August this year during Elvis Week B-) I can personally recommend your company as I went on your Memphis/ New Orleans tour last summer and had a wonderful time!

Today, we remember Elvis on what would have been his 80th birthday. He left us with a wonderful legacy of fantastic music and influenced countless artists who followed. B-)

Wow! Thank you Brian. A fantastic photo B-)

That was great! Thank you Brian B-)

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