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Jul 23, 10:24 AMHere is What is Happening at Elvis Week 2008Elvis Week features an exciting lineup of events from August 9-17, including a baseball game, dances, concerts, movies, conferences and the traditional candlelight vigil. Take a look at this video for a glance at all the things we have planned for Elvis Week 2008. for more event details, times and prices, go to ElvisWeek.com.
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Jul 17, 12:27 PMCelebrate Elvis Week with CMT and Lance Smith
If you are the lucky winner of the Elvis: Viva Las Vegas Sweepstakes, you'll fly to Memphis and celebrate Elvis Week with CMT on location at Graceland.
The winner and a guest will join CMT's Lance Smith for Music and Movies at Graceland on Monday, August 11th for a kick off party celebrating the launch of Elvis: Viva Las Vegas, available exclusively at Wal-Mart stores on DVD or Blu-Ray beginning August 12. Be one of the first to get this stunning music special featuring rare footage of Elvis on stage and music performances by some of today’s hottest stars singing Elvis classics when you pre-order TODAY.
In addition to a special screening of clips from Elvis: Viva Las Vegas and appearances by Jerry Schilling and George Klein during night one of Music and Movies at Graceland, CMT will be on location at Graceland covering the event with CMT's Top Twenty Countdown host, Lance Smith. Be sure to enter the Elvis: Viva Las Vegas Sweepstakes to win a trip to join Lance and the others backstage for a once in a lifetime trip to Elvis Week. You can enter CMT's Elvis: Viva Las Vegas here.
Night one of Music and Movies at Graceland also features a live concert by Andy Childs and his band while the sun begins to set. Then, stay for a screening of Jailhouse Rock under the stars. Refreshments will be available in a vendor area outside the mansion gates. On night two of Music and Movies at Graceland enjoy a live concert by Terry Mike Jeffrey and his band, along with members of the TCB Band and The Imperials. Afterwards, stay for a screening of Elvis - That's The Way It Is.
Events kick off at 7PM, gates to Graceland’s front lawn open at 5:30PM. Tickets to both nights of Music and Movies at Graceland are on sale now, so click here to order online or call 800-238-2000. For those who don’t win the Sweepstakes and still want the star treatment, you can purchase special VIP seating for this event by purchasing the Elvis Week Fun Package. -
Jul 17, 06:47 AMMeet Leah Hocking
If you were lucky enough to see All Shook Up on Broadway, you will remember Leah Hocking in her role as Miss Sandra. She has enjoyed a lot of Broadway success, also appearing in Grease, Guys and Dolls, Hairspray, Jeckyll and Hyde and Mamma Mia!, among others. She is very excited about her upcoming role during Elvis Week in ELVIS: From Broadway to Memphis with the Memphis Symphony Orchestra, and recently she took some time to answer some questions for Elvis fans:
Q. Are you an Elvis fan?
A. Oh, I am now! My husband directed a show in Germany with all Elvis music. It was a great show, and it really sparked my interest in Elvis and his music. However, it wasn't until I started working on All Shook Up in 2001 that i really got to know the extent of his talent and influence.
Q. What's your first memory of Elvis?
A. My first clear-cut memory of Elvis was from video clips of him performing in Vegas. His presence on stage was electric, but you could tell he was a normal guy when he goofed off during the rehearsals.
Q. Do you have a favorite Elvis song?
A. Well, i am quite partial to "Let Yourself Go" and "Power of My Love," but "Can't Help Falling in Love" is my favorite and I personally think it is one of the greatest songs of all time!
Q. Why do you think Elvis is still so popular today?
A. There was no one like him before and there's been no one like them since. He brought an unknown form of music to the main stream that made everyone take notice and ultimately fall in love.
You can find out more about Leah Hocking’s first-ever Elvis Week appearance here. or buy your tickets today.
ELVIS: From Broadway to Memphis with the Memphis Symphony Orchestra
August 16 - 2:00 pm & 8:00 pm
Cannon Center for the Performing Arts
This all new show is an exciting celebration of Elvis music with Austin Miller, from NBC’s Grease: You’re the One That I Want, who joins Leah. The show will also star Elvis Presley, via video, in some of his greatest performances ever. All will be accompanied by the Memphis Symphony Orchestra. Also included in the show will be rockabilly favorites The Dempseys and Sean Klush, along with a few surprises. Tickets are on sale now! -
Jul 07, 06:48 AMExciting Announcement about Elvis: Viva Las Vegas
In just a few weeks, the groundbreaking television event that tells the story of how Elvis Presley, the King of Rock-and-Roll, reinvented Las Vegas -- and how it reinvented him - will take the nation by storm. Thirty-one years after Elvis Presley’s passing, the special release of Elvis: Viva Las Vegas, with never before seen bonus material, will be made available exclusively through Wal-Mart stores and Sam’s Club, beginning August 12, 2008 on both DVD for $10 and hi-definition Blu-ray for $19. Purchases also will be available online through Walmart.com and Samsclub.com. Fans who want to be among the first to own their own copy can pre-order the DVD through Walmart.com starting today.
Elvis: Viva Las Vegas features performances or interviews with: 50 Cent, Beyonce, Celine Dion, Chris Daughtry, Faith Hill, Chris Isaak, Toby Keith. Paul McCartney, Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora, Lisa Marie Presley, Nancy Sinatra, Rob Thomas, Three 6 Mafia, and many more.
CMT will premiere the two hour television event, Elvis: Viva Las Vegas, on Monday, August 11th at 8PM ET. CMT viewers can also enter an online sweepstakes at CMT.com through July 27, 2008 for a chance to win an all-expenses paid trip to Memphis during Elvis Week for a once in a lifetime tour of Graceland mansion, backstage access during the Elvis: Viva Las Vegas launch party and a special meet and greet with George Klein and Jerry Schilling along with CMT’s Lance Smith. -
Jul 03, 01:56 PMUltimate Elvis Tribute Artist Contest is Heating Up
With eleven preliminary contests down and several left to go, the Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist Contest is set to have very exciting seminfinals and finals rounds coming up during Elvis Week. We are expecting a sell-out on both the semifinals and finals performances, so do not miss out on your opportunity to watch us crown the Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist of 2008. Learn more...
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Jun 27, 12:00 PMRobert F.X. Sillerman Announced as a Guest at the 2008 Elvis Insiders Conference
For the first time ever, Robert F.X. Sillerman, Chairman and CEO of CKX, Inc., parent company to Elvis Presley Enterprises, will appear as a special guest at the Elvis Insiders Conference. If you are an Elvis Insider, you can post your questions for him here, and he will try to answer as many of them as time allows during the conference. For a complete list of conference guests, be sure to visit ElvisWeek.com.
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Jun 11, 10:28 AMNEW Elvis Insiders Conference Page
We now have a new location for all news related to guests and segments for the 2008 Elvis Insiders Conference. This page will be updated as soon as any new guests are confirmed.
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Jun 11, 10:15 AMUltimate Elvis Tribute Artist Contest Preliminaries
Several preliminary contests have already taken place and some lucky Elvis Tribute Artists are already booking their flights to Memphis to perform in the semifinals and finals of the Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist Contest during Elvis Week 2008. So, far, preliminary winners include Joseph Hall (A Day with Elvis in Arnold), Garry Bomback (Ultimate ETA Contest-Menominee Casino), Gino Monopoli (Lake George Elvis Festival) and Victor Trevino (Tupelo Elvis Festival).
Many more preliminaries are still to come, so be sure to check the Ultimate ETA Contest website for the most up-to-date information.
Find out more about tickets to the semifinals and finals during Elvis Week.
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May 29, 02:09 PMNew Elvis Insiders Conference Guests
Several new guests have been added to the already impressive lineup for the 2008 Elvis Insiders Conference: Celeste Yarnall, Elvis's co-star in Live a Little, Love a Little; Rex Mansfield, who was inducted, trained, and served with Elvis in the Army; Elisabeth Mansfield, Elvis's secretary in the Army; and Francine York, Elvis's co-star in Tickle Me. See a full list of guests and conference details on ElvisWeek.com.
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May 26, 07:55 AMNew Elvis Remix to Be Released May 27
Below is an excerpt from a Q & A we did with DJ Spankox, who is responsible for the next big Elvis remix, "Baby Let's Play House." The song will be available from all major digital download services beginning May 27, as well as on CD exclusively at Graceland and on ShopElvis.com. The rest of the Q & A will be published in the Summer 2008 Elvis Insiders newsletter, due to hit homes in mid-to-late July. If you are not already an Elvis Insider, you can join now to receive access to the members-only website, chat room and message board, as well as discounts at Graceland, Heartbreak Hotel, and on ShopElvis.com.
Q – Could you tell us something about Spankox?
My name is Agostino Carollo. I'm a composer, record producer and DJ from Italy. I'm signed to EMI Music in Germany and to Universal Music Publishing in Italy. I approached music studying the violin since I was 6 for 10 years. At the age of 11 I wrote my first song. I graduated in Arts and my specialization is Rock Music. I released so far four albums and various singles under the names X-Treme, Eyes Cream, Ago and Spankox. I received a few gold records for some of my songs like "Love Song" (Top 10 around Europe and also covered by the band Right Said Fred in 2002), "Fly Away" (#1 in the Billboard Club Chart in 2000 and 5 weeks #1 in Canada), "Open Up Your Mind" (Top 10 Billboard), "Put On Your Red Shoes" (Top 20 in Germany) and "To The Club" (now a club classic). I'm a voting member of the Grammy Academy since 2006.
Q – Why did you pick "Baby Let’s Play House" for a remix?
It happened often to me to arrive in clubs where the resident DJ was warming up the crowd playing hip hop or R&B. I used to begin my set saying “Baby, let’s play house now” and drop a few bars of a short edit I did of the original version. So I fell in love with this song, mostly because of Elvis’s super voice and its title… not really thinking about the sexual meaning actually, but relating its title to the music genre I’ve been playing as a DJ (house music). Then two years ago I managed to get a hold of an old analog copy on 2” tape of the original master. That was a kind of sign, so I immediately started to work on the remix.
Q – How long did it take to put the song together in the remix format?
The whole job, from the first version to the last definitive mix took nearly two years. It’s really not easy at all to remix Elvis. I’ve focused on making it sound contemporary and cool but keeping, at the same time, the original feel of the track and producing something he’d be happy to listen to. My friend Highpass, who has and excellent musical taste, worked with me on the remix.
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