Daily Elvis May 17

Give us this day, May 17, our daily Elvis

Tupelo, Mississippi

1935-1948

1935-1940

306 Old Satillo Road, Elvis’ birthplace, is now 306 Elvis Presley Drive.

1933

In Nashville, Jimmie Rodgers, who was terminally ill with tuberculosis, recorded “Blue Yodel No. 12” and “I’m Free From The Chain Gang Now,” which were among his final sides for RCA Victor. The “Singing Brakeman,” as he was nicknamed, died nine days later.

1938

Vernon Presley awaiting prison  ( May 25 1938 to February 6 1939)

,1939

Nearly 1800 fans crowded into the Glen Island Casino in New Rochelle, New York to attend a dual-network radio broadcast of Glenn Miller and His Orchestra that was heard on both NBC and Mutual.

Vernon Presley  in prison ( May 25 1938 to February 6 1939)

1940-41
Reese Street, where the Presleys stayed with Vester and Clettes Presley and their daughter Patsy,

1942
Kelly Street, a rented, small apartment.

1943

The Presley family moved to the Mississippi Gulf Coast, May 15 to June 20, Returning to Tupelo.

1944

August 8, 1945 to July 18, 1946
Berry Street -“Doll” Smith lived here with the Presleys and then Minnie Mae Presley moved in.

1946
Commerce Street, a rental

510 1/2 Maple Street, South Tupelo -the Presleys lived with Glady’s cousin Frank Richards and his wife, Leona.

1947

Mulbery Alley

Memphis, Tennessee

1948-1953 – Humes High School

Sept. 12, 1948-Sept. 20, 1949

572 Poplar Avenue

Sept 2o 1949 to January 7, 1950
185 Winchester Street, a two- bedroom apartment (number 328)

January 7, 1950 to April 1953
398 Cypress Street

June 3, 1951 to July 1, 1951

Elvis was employed as a machinist by “Precision Tool Co.”

April 17, 1952 to May 28, 1952

Elvis worked as an user at Loew’s State Theatre

The Sun Records Rockabilly Era

1952

Lloyd Price charted with his debut single, “”Lawdy Miss Clawdy,” on Specialty Records, reaching #1 R&B for seven weeks.

Georgia Gibbs’ “Kiss Of Fire” hits #1.

Johnny Horton debuted on “The Louisiana Hayride,” an influential radio (and eventually television) country music show broadcast from the Municipal Memorial Auditorium in Shreveport, Louisiana. Later he was invited to join the Grand Ole Opry but declined for “personal reasons.” Horton was married to Hank Williams’ widow, Billie Jean, who hated the Opry because they had fired Williams.

1953

During a recording session at Atlantic Records studios in New York, Ray Charles learns that his mother has died. He continues on with the session, recording the song “Sinner’s Prayer.”

1954

In the case of Brown vs. the Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously for school integration, declaring that racially segregated schools were inherently unequal.

Elvis delivered supplies to job sites for  Crown Electric for $1.00 an hour. April 20, 1954 – mid October 1954

The Presleys lived at 2414 Lamar Avenue, rented til the end of 1954 to mid-1955

May 17, 1955

Opening for Hank Snow, Martha Carson, The Country Gentlemen and Slim Whitman; Elvis performed at the City Auditorium, Asheville, North Carolina, at 7.00 and 9.00 p.m.

Engagement – Tour Ref: 1955
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The Presleys  lived at  1414 Getwell Street rented from mid-1955 to May, 11 1956.

The RCA Victor Atomic Powered Singer

May 17, 1956

Elvis flew to Springfield, Missouri, with Gene Smith and Tom Diskin, while the band drove to the show in Elvis’ Cadillac.
At the Shrine Mosque, Springfield, Missouri, Elvis performed: Heartbreak Hotel, I Was The One, Blue Suede Shoes, Money Honey and Hound Dog

For Elvis CD Collectors • Elvis on May 17, 1956 and Nov. 8, 1956

Engagement – Tour Ref: 1956
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Info May 17 1956 Shrine Mosque Springfield MO (7:00 PM)

The Presleys lived at Audobon Drive

May 17, 1957

Elvis wrote a note to the staff of the Cedars of Lebanon Hospital: “Dear Friends, I want you to know how very much I appreciate your very wonderful treatment while I was there. When I went in I was all shook up but I left loving you. Thanks a million. My best to all. Sincerely, Elvis Presley.”

The Dog House That Frank Helped Build | May … – Elvis Presley Music

Jailhouse Rock

The Presleys lived at Audobon Drive, Graceland purchased on March 19.

The Military Service Disruption

May 17, 1958

Ferriday, Louisiana celebrates Jerry Lee Lewis Day with a parade honoring their home town boy who was just about to leave on his fateful tour of England.

Connie Francis topped the UK chart for the first of six weeks with “Who’s Sorry Now”, a song that was first recorded by Isham Jones And His Orchestra in 1923. It also reached #4 on the Billboard charts and earned a Gold record for sales of one million copies.

Military service at Fort Hood in Texas., for basic training as part of the Second Armored Division. He was stationed there for six months.

The Presleys lived at  Graceland

May 17, 1959

Feb 3 1959 – March 1960: Goethestr.14 in Bad Nauheim, Germany

The Hollywood Decade/The Elvis Establishment

May 17, 1960

Fats Domino performed at the Memorial Auditorium in Dallas, TX, but his appearance cost him more than he made. Thieves rifled his dressing room, absconding with $1,300 of the Fat man’s money while he was onstage doing “Ain’t That a Shame.”

At the Capitol Tower Recording Studio in Hollywood, Dean Martin recorded “Just In Time.”

G.I. Blues 

May 17, 1961

Blue Hawaii 

May 17, 1962

Girls! Girls! Girls! 

May 17, 1963

Jan & Dean’s “Surf City” was released.

The first Monterey Folk Festival took place over three days in Monterey, California. The festival featured Joan Baez, Bob Dylan and Peter Paul and Mary. The 1967 Monterey Rock festival is remembered for the first major American appearances by Jimi Hendrix and The Who as well as the first major public performances of Janis Joplin. It was also the first major performance by Otis Redding in front of a predominantly white audience.

May 17, 1964

In four shows at New York’s Madison Square Garden. WSM-Nashville’s Ralph Emery was the emcee for Buck Owens, Ernest Tubb, Bill Monroe, Webb Pierce, Bill Anderson, Stonewall Jackson, Skeeter Davis, Porter Wagoner and Leon McAuliffe.

Bob Dylan made his first major concert UK appearance when he played at the Royal Festival Hall in London with an afternoon show listed as a ‘Folksong Concert’. Dylan’s 18-song set included the live debut of Mr. Tambourine Man and took place on a Sunday afternoon. In the interval, Dylan received a telegram from John Lennonseeking a meeting which never materialised.

May 17, 1965

Johnny Rivers released the single “Seventh Son”.

The FBI ends its two-year investigation into the Kingsmen song “Louie Louie,” determining that the largely indecipherable lyrics are not obscene.

Frankie and Johnny 

May 17, 1966

Bob Dylan, whose music had recently “gone electric,” appeared at the Free Trade Hall in Manchester, England. Just before he began to sing his latest hit, “Like A Rolling Stone,” an obvious folk purist in the audience who was upset by Dylan’s switch from acoustic to electric guitars, shouted, “Judas!” Dylan replied with “You’re a liar,” then told his band to play the song “f****** loud.”

May 17, 1967

Working at Abbey Road studios The Beatles began recording a new John Lennon song ‘You Know My Name (Look Up the Number)’. The song was not finished until November 1969, and was not released until March 1970 (as the B-side of the ‘Let it Be’ single).

“Don’t Look Back”, a documentary on Bob Dylan‘s 1965 British tour – including the Judas incident- premiered in San Francisco, CA. Directed by D. A. Pennebaker, it follows Dylan on his 1965 European tour.

May 17, 1968

The Monkees performed at the Lagoon Patio Gardens, a venue inside the famous amusement park, for about 5,000 fans.

The producer Bob Finkel had hired Steve Binder as director for Elvis’ upcoming Christmas special and there was a meeting with Elvis at 8833 Sunset Boulevard to discuss the show.

May 17, 1969

Britain’s music magazine, The New Musical Express announces that for the first time ever, LP sales and production have outstripped those of singles in Great Britain. 49,184,000 albums were produced during 1968 compared with 49,161,000 singles.

A band calling themselves The Chicago Transit Authority releases their self-titled, debut album, which would eventually peak at number 17. By the end of 1972 the LP had amassed 148 weeks on the chart, making it the longest running album by a Rock group up to that time. The band was later sued by the real Chicago Transit Authority and was forced to shorten their name to Chicago.

For just 35 cents, you could pick up a copy of this month’s Rolling Stone magazine with Joni Mitchell on the cover.

The Who released the album “Tommy” in the U.S.

“Aquarius/Let The Sunshine In” by 5th Dimension was once again the #1 song on the Adult Contemporary chart.

“Aquarius” remained as the #1 song in the land for a sixth week, making it one of The Top 20 Songs of the Rock Era* to that point.  “Hair” by the Cowsills was #2 while the Beatles climbed from 10 to 3 with “Get Back”.  “It’s Your Thing” from the Isley Brothers was song #4 and the great One-Hit Wonder* song from Mercy–“Love (Can Make You Happy)” moved from 11 to 5.  The rest of the Top 10:  The great instrumental “Hawai’i Five-O” from the television show of the same name by the Ventures was #6, Simon & Garfunkel climbed to #7 with their classic “The Boxer”, Donovan’s probing song “Atlantis” was #8, Ray Stevens kept things light at #9 with “Gitarzan” and the Guess Who reached the Top 10 with “These Eyes”.

The Soundtrack to “Hair” had a hold on #1 on the Album chart for the fourth straight week.  Blood, Sweat & Tears was #2, Glen Campbell’s Galveston was #3 and Nashville Skyline from Bob Dylan captured spot #4.  The rest of the Top 10:  Donovan’s Greatest HitsCloud Nine by the Temptations was #6, In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida, featuring the song of the same name by Iron Butterfly, was #7, Creedence Clearwater Revival had #8 with Bayou CountryHelp Yourself by Tom Jones fell to 9 and the debut from Led Zeppelin entered the Top 10.

The album “Elvis: NBC TV Special” hit #2 in the U.K.

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The Vegas Artist in Residence and Tour Decade

May 17, 1970

May 17, 1971

Paul McCartney and Linda McCartney released “Ram,” the only album credited to the pair.

The Christian musical Godspell opens at New York’s Cherry Lane Theatre. It becomes the third-longest-running off-Broadway production of its day.  at the Cherry Lane Theatre, before hitting Broadway five years later.

On the third recording night in Nashville Elvis started with Help Me Make It Through The Night and Until It’s Time For You To Go. Finally Elvis went back to the original reason that he was there for: the gospel album. But only after some karate moves, so the session ended before completing the album.

RCA Studio B – Nashville, Tennessee
Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right (jam) APA4 1269-02
Help Me Make It Through The Night APA4 1273-SP
Until It’s Time For You To Go APA4 1274-08
Lady Madonna (informal recording) WPA5 2572-01
Lead Me, Guide Me APA4 1275-06

Welcome to My World (Elvis Presley album) – Wikipedia

May 17, 1972

May 17, 1973

Yes receive Gold records for both “Yessongs” their triple-record live set and “The Yes Album”.

Due to illness Elvis, cancelled these Dinner and Midnight Tahoe Shows, and the next 2 nights, ending the Season.

Lake Tahoe, May 4 – May 20, 1973 – Elvis Presley In Concert

Engagement – Tour Ref: Lake Tahoe Season 2 – Lake Tahoe May 4th – May 20th 1973
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May 17, 1974

ABC aired the Elton John television special “Say Goodbye To Norma Jean And Other Things.”

NBC-TV’s “The Midnight Special” presented another retro tribute, with Frankie Avalon as host, and performances by Sam & Dave, Lou Christie, the Fleetwoods, Shirley & Lee, Frankie Ford, and Fabian.

Elvis did Dinner and Midnight Tahoe Shows.

Date: 17 May 1974
Time: 8.30pm
Venue: Stateline, NV.
Sahara Tahoe Hotel
Tickets: Unknown
Costume: Unknown
Track list: Unknown
Recordings: 0
Date: 17 May 1974
Time: Midnight
Venue: Stateline, NV.
Sahara Tahoe Hotel
Tickets: Unknown
Costume: Unknown
Track list: Also Sprach Zarathustra
See See Rider
I Got A Woman/Amen
Love Me
Tryin’ To Get To You
All Shook Up
Love Me Tender
Steamroller Blues
Hound Dog
Fever
Polk Salad Annie
Why Me Lord
Suspicious Minds
[band Introductions]
I Can’t Stop Loving You
Heartbreak Hotel
Help Me
An American Trilogy
Let Me Be There
The Wonder Of You
Big Boss Man
Can’t Help Falling In Love
Recordings:

Lake Tahoe, May 16 – May 27, 1974 – Elvis Presley In Concert

Engagement – Tour Ref: Lake Tahoe Season 3 – Lake Tahoe May 16th – May 27th 1974
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May 17, 1975

Elton John was awarded a Platinum record for his album “Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy”. It was the first L.P. to sell one million copies on its first day of release.

Elton John plays “Bennie And The Jets” and “Philadelphia Freedom” on Soul Train, becoming just the third white performer to appear on the show, after Dennis Coffey and Gino Vannelli.

“Rainy Day People” reached #1 on the Adult Contemporary chart for Canada’s Gordon Lightfoot.

Led Zeppelin played the first of five sold-out nights to 17,000 fans at Earls Court Arena, London England. The set list included: Rock And Roll, The Song Remains The Same, The Rain Song, Kashmir, No Quarter, Going To California, Dazed And Confused, Stairway To Heaven, Whole Lotta Love, and Black Dog. Tickets cost £1 ($1.70) – £2.50 ($4.25).

Earth, Wind & Fire‘s LP That’s The Way Of The World hits #1.

NBC paid $5 million for the rights to show “Gone with the Wind on television one time. It was shown on November 7, 1976 and received a then-record household rating of 47.7 and a 65 share of viewers.

“He Don’t Love You (Like I Love You)” by Tony Orlando & Dawn was #1 for a third week, Freddy Fender had #2 “Before The Next Teardrop Falls” and “Jackie Blue”, the great Ozark Mountain Daredevils song, was #3.  Earth, Wind & Fire moved up to 4 with “Shining Star” and the Carpenters hit the Top Five with “Only Yesterday”.  The rest of the Top 10:  The Blackbyrds were at 6 with “Walking In Rhythm”, “Thank God I’m A Country Boy” by John Denver moved from 14-7, Ace featuring great lead singer Paul Carrack moved into the Top 10 with “How Long”, Paul Anka’s “I Don’t Like To Sleep Alone” was at #9 and the former #1 with the long title “(Hey Won’t You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song” by B.J. Thomas was #10.

Earth Wind And Fire started a three-week run at the top of the Billboard Hot 200 album chart with the soundtrack to That’s The Way Of The World, a motion picture which featured several of the band members in cameo roles.

That’s the Way of the World,  the Soundtrack to the movie from Earth, Wind & Fire, reached #1 on the chart as Chicago VIII dropped to #2.  The Soundtrack to “Tommy” was #3, followed by Led Zeppelin’s Physical Graffiti and Bad Company’s Straight Shooter.  The rest of the Top 10:  Have You Never Been Mellow from Olivia Newton-John, the Soundtrack to “Funny Lady” at #7, An Evening with John Denver, the singer’s live album at #8, Welcome To My Nightmare from Alice Cooper was #9 and Hearts from America was #10.

Mick Jagger tripped and in an attempt to break his fall, put his fist through the window of a restaurant in Long Island, New York. Jagger required 20 stitches but the Rolling Stones’ North American tour proceeded in two weeks as planned.

May 17, 1976

May 17, 1977

The Wake and Aftermath

1978

Donna Summer’s film Thank God It’s Friday premiered in Los Angeles.

ABC-TV aired two music specials, “The Carpenters: Space Encounters,” with guests John Davidson and Charlie Callas, and then “Olivia,” hosted by Olivia Newton-John, with ABBA and Andy Gibb.

1979

Billy Joel sings the national anthem before Game 3 of the Stanley Cup finals between the New York Rangers and Montreal Canadiens at Madison Square Garden. The Rangers lose the game and the series.

1980

Weeks after being detained in Tokyo on drug charges, Paul and Linda McCartney appear as musical guests on Saturday Night Live. They performed their latest single, “Coming Up.”

“The Rose”, the title song from the movie in which she starred in, was #1 on the Adult Contemporary chart for Bette Midler.

“Call Me” from Blondie remained #1 for the fifth week and it wasn’t done yet.  “Ride Like The Wind” by Christopher Cross would have to settle for being one of the top #2 songs in history.  Air Supply had #3 with “Lost In Love” while “Funkytown” from Lipps, Inc. moved from 19 to 4.  The rest of the Top 10:  “With You I’m Born Again” from Billy Preston & Syreeta was #5, “Sexy Eyes” by Dr. Hook held down #6, Billy Joel remained at 7 with “You May Be Right”, “Don’t Fall In Love With A Dreamer” by Kenny Rogers and Kim Carnes edged up to #8, “Another Brick In The Wall” by Pink Floyd fell to #9 and Ambrosia had a huge hit on their hands at #10 with “Biggest Part Of Me”.

The Soundtrack to “Urban Cowboy”, one of the best soundtrack albums of the rock era, was released.

Against the Wind, the great Bob Seger album, was #1.  Pink Floyd was stuck at 2 with The Wall, while Glass Houses by Billy Joel and Mad Love by Linda Ronstadt maintained their positions for a fifth week.

Peter Criss left KISS to pursue a solo career.

1983 Elvis Presley Enterprises/Graceland Tourism

1984 Actor ExWife: Priscilla Presley

1986

Whitney Houston started a three week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with ‘Greatest Love Of All’, the singers third US No.1, a No.8 hit in the UK.

“On My Own” from Michael McDonald and Patti Labelle, was #1 on the R&B chart, where it would spend four weeks at the top.

Incredibly, Whitney Houston climbed back to #1 on the Album chart in its 60th week of release.

1987

Tom Petty‘s home in Encino, California, burns to the ground. Petty and his family escape unharmed, but are traumatized by the blaze, which is determined to be arson. The perpetrator is never caught.

1989

Rolling Stones bassist Bill Wyman opens the Sticky Fingers restaurant in West London. Guest with big appetites can order the Beggars Banquet.

Promoters in Montreal announced the cancellation of a July 5th reunion concert by The Who because of poor ticket sales. There was heavy demand for tickets for the other 25 dates on the tour.

1992

Champagne music maker Lawrence Welk died at his home in Santa Monica, California at the age of 89. Our generation laughed at his corny music, but The Lawrence Welk Show was on TV for 30 years.

1993

Johnny Cash began recording sessions for his 81st album, “Def American.”

Barry Manilow appears on CBS-TV’s Murphy Brown, where he sang “I Am Your Child”.

1995

Chuck Berry, Fats Domino and Little Richard  performed together on the same stage for the first time at Sheffield Arena in Sheffield, England,   They were scheduled to appear in London the following night and in Birmingham on May 20, however Domino did not perform at either of those shows due to illness.

1996

US blues guitarist Johnny Guitar Watson died of a heart attack while on tour in Yokohama, Japan. According to eyewitness reports, he collapsed mid guitar solo. His last words were “ain’t that a bitch.” His ferocious ‘Space Guitar’ single of 1954 pioneered guitar feedback and reverb.

1999

Bruce Fairbairn died at the age of 49 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.  He produced albums by Aerosmith, Bon Jovi and Krokus.

2000

– The Eagles filed suit against the “Hotel California” restaurant in Dallas, TX, alleging trademark violations.

2001

Music publishers Helios Music Corporation sues the band Garbage for plagiarism, saying the song “I Think I’m Paranoid” too closely resembles “Bend Me, Shape Me”, a 1968, number 5 hit for The American Breed.

2002

The Barry Manilow special, Ultimate Manilow aired on CBS-TV.

Songwriter Sharon Sheeley died in a Los Angeles hospital from complications following a cerebral hemorrhage. She was 62. Sheeley wrote “Poor Little Fool” for Ricky Nelson as well as “Dum Dum”, a hit for Brenda Lee. Sharon was the girlfriend of Eddie Cochran and was in the London car accident that took Eddie’s life on April 17th, 1960.

2003 Recording Artist: Daughter Lisa Marie Presley

2003

Radiohead performed at the Olympia in Dublin, Ireland.  Guitarist The Edge of U2 was among the fans in the audience.

2005

Lisa Marie Presley performed “Idiot” on “Good Morning America.”

:  Kylie Minogue was diagnosed with breast cancer.

2010

Songwriters Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, who wrote “Hound Dog”, “Jailhouse Rock”, “Love Me”, “Don’t” and many others for Elvis Presley, “Kansas City” for Wilbert Harrison and “Charlie Brown” for the Coasters, were given the Outstanding Achievement Award for Musical Collaborators by the National Association of Recording Merchandisers in Chicago, Illinois.

2011 Actor: Granddaughter Riley Keough

2012

Donna Summer, the 1970s pop singer known as the Queen of Disco, died of lung cancer, an illness she believed she contracted from inhaling toxic particles released after the September 11 terrorist attacks in New York. She won five Grammy Awards, six American Music Awards, and had three multi-platinum albums, including the hits ‘Hot Stuff’, ‘Love to Love You, and ‘Baby’ and ‘I Feel Love’.

Lisa Marie Presley performed her song “You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet” on American Idol’s results show.

Video : Lisa Marie Presley : Live on American Idol : May 17, 2012

2013

Eight years in the making, Daft Punk‘s fourth album, Random Access Memories, features guest appearances from a range of artists including Giorgio Moroder, Nile Rodgers and Pharrell Williams. It becomes their first US chart topper, propelled by the massive worldwide hit single (and Nile Rodgers collaboration) “Get Lucky.”

Bob Dylan was made an honorary member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters. Dylan, who was unable to attend the New York ceremony, said he felt “extremely honoured” and “lucky” to be admitted. Dylan’s induction was decided by a vote of the Academy’s 250 members.

Singer/songwriter Alan O’Day died after a six month battle with brain cancer at the age of 72. He wrote Helen Reddy’s number one hit, “Angle Baby” and co-wrote “Rock And Roll Heaven”, which reached #3 for The Righteous Brothers, both in 1974. His own chart topping single, “Undercover Angel” sold over a million copies in 1977.

2014

A 1963 Rickenbacker 425 guitar once owned and played in the studio by George Harrison went up for auction at Manhattan’s Hard Rock Cafe. Harrison’s axe sold for $657,000.

Elvis Presley On Stage Tours Europe – Graceland

2015

George Harrison’s Maton Mastersound guitar, used during the Beatles’ live performances in the summer of 1963, sold for $485,000 by Julien’s Auctions in New York. Also purchased were a black sequined glove worn by Michael Jackson, a stage-worn tank top that belonged to Madonna and Elvis Presley’s tour bus and marriage certificate.

Taylor Swift won eight out of 14 nominations, including Top Artist, Top Female Artist and Top Billboard 200 Album at the Billboard Music Awards.

2016

Alanis Morissette sued her former manager for fraud saying she was robbed of almost $5m (£3.5m) by her former business manager. In papers filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court, the singer claimed Jonathan Schwartz transferred money to his own accounts without permission. Schwartz said the transfers were made to fund an “investment” in a marijuana-growing business for the singer, and to avoid extra trips to the bank because Morissette “spends a lot of cash”.

2017

2018

Elvis Presley pleaded ex-wife to take him back, reveals book – Firstpost

Elvis Presley’s ’68 Comeback Special Gets 50th Anniversary …

Back in late 1968, Elvis Presley had been out of the spotlight for a while — unusual for the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll. That all changed with the TV …

Elvis Presley Enterprises dismisses suit against EDGE

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In March, Elvis Presley Enterprises took legal action against the area’s economic development organization. This week, that suit was dismissed.
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How Did Priscilla Presley Find Her Dream Las Vegas …

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The Gates Of Graceland Are Re-Opening on Thursday, May 21

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Tom Jones and Elvis: How Sir Tom’s manager wanted Elvis ‘in …

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