Uncertain Times (Free subscription) | 06/09/2008
Telegraph: Elvis Presley fans have been given the rare opportunity to buy the only authenticated set of his fingerprints in existence, as long as they have £75,000 to spare . and get a load of this: Other lots up for sale include a bustier worn by Marilyn Monroe during the filming of Some Like it Hot, the lyrics of Sexy Sadie hand-carved into a piece of wood by John Lennon, and a portrait of Jimi...
Hindu (Free subscription) | yesterday
All Shook Up teased our straight-jacketed notions and had lovely Elvis Presley numbers
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 05/09/2008
An Elvis Presley fan is paying tribute to his idol by travelling the world dressed as the King in a white jumpsuit black bouffant wig and shades.
Mirror.co.uk (Free subscription) | 05/09/2008
I just can't help believing that we've seen this Elvis somewhere before...
The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 04/09/2008
LONDON — Pop star Cliff Richard has written about his relationship with a former Roman Catholic priest in an autobiography excerpted in a British newspaper on Thursday. Richard, who has had more No. 1 songs in Britain than the Beatles or Elvis Presley, shares his home with John McElynn, identified in media reports as a native of New York City. That was not news; the relationship has not been secret....
Musical Stew Daily (Free subscription) | 04/09/2008
From AP: LONDON - A guitar burned onstage by Jimi Hendrix and The Beatles‘ first contract with Brian Epstein are up for sale Thursday, and auctioneers predict bidding could run to hundreds of thousands of dollars. Elvis Presley’s fingerprints and the audio archive of legendary music producer Joe Meek are also included in the big-bucks London sale, [...]
Fair Proxy Web (Free subscription) | 04/09/2008
LONDON, England (AP) — A guitar burned onstage by Jimi Hendrix and The Beatles’ first contract with Brian Epstein are up for sale Thursday, and auctioneers predict bidding could run to hundreds of thousands of dollars. Elvis Presley’s fingerprints and the audio archive of legendary music producer Joe Meek are also [...]
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 04/09/2008
Elvis Presley fans have been given the rare opportunity to buy the only authenticated set of his fingerprints in existence as long as they have £75000 to spare.
The Independent (Free subscription) | 04/09/2008
If the epithet "multi-talented" is today regularly overused, it seems wholly appropriate when describing Jerry Reed. An award-winning country singer, he was also a fine songwriter – his "U.S. Male" and "Guitar Man" became substantial hits for Elvis Presley – as well as a highly influential guitarist and a popular film actor, starring in the Smokey and the Bandit trucker movies alongside Burt Reynolds....
Rock and Roll Daily (Free subscription) | 03/09/2008
Photo: Retna Grammy-winning country singer and Burt Reynolds’ Smokey and the Bandit cohort Jerry Reed died of complications from emphysema on Monday. He was 71. As a songwriter, Reed penned songs for Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Dean Martin, Nat King Cole and scores more. In 1971, Reed won a Grammy for his own “When You’re Hot, [...]
Music News (Free subscription) | 03/09/2008
Photo: Retna Grammy-winning country singer and Burt Reynolds’ Smokey and the Bandit cohort Jerry Reed died of complications from emphysema on Monday. He was 71. As a songwriter, Reed penned songs for Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Dean Martin, Nat King Cole and scores more. In 1971, Reed won a Grammy for his own “When You’re Hot, [...]
Music News (Free subscription) | 03/09/2008
Photo: Retna Grammy-winning country singer and Burt Reynolds’ Smokey and the Bandit cohort Jerry Reed died of complications from emphysema on Monday. He was 71. As a songwriter, Reed penned songs for Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Dean Martin, Nat King Cole and scores more. In 1971, Reed won a Grammy for his own “When You’re Hot, [...]
Spinner.com (Free subscription) | 03/09/2008
Filed under: News Spinner.com : We at Spinner commemorated the 31st anniversary of the Elvis Presley's death with a look back on some of the King's most legendary photos. His most dedicated fans, however, had a decidedly different approach: Barbies!Mattel released the second... Read more
CMT News (Free subscription) | 03/09/2008
Jerry Reed starred with Burt Reynolds in several blockbuster movies, recorded three No. 1 country singles, wrote one of Elvis Presley's biggest hits and developed a fingerstyle guitar technique that other musicians are still analyzing to this day. When he
MovingPictureBlog (Free subscription) | 02/09/2008
Jerry Reed wrote songs for superstars such as Johnny Cash and Elvis Presley, and scored smash hits on his own with the likes of “Amos Moses” and “When You’re Hot, You’re Hot,” 70’s chart-toppers distinguished by Reed’s rambunctiously raspy vocals and twangy guitar virtuosity. But it’s entirely possible that most people will remember the Atlanta native best as a scene-stealing character actor who specialized...
