Fans flock to Graceland to celebrate the King’s birthday
At the birthday celebration, Joel Weinshanker presented an acetate record of Elvis Presley’s “That’s Alright Mama,” which was the late singer’s first commercial recording.
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January 2024
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August 2023
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Calkins: Think Memphis is down for good? You don’t know Jack.
You know Clarence, the angel in “It’s a Wonderful Life?” Jack Sammons is nothing like him. But in this challenging time for Memphis, Sammons shares a story about Clarence. And Memphians should take it to heart.
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February 2023
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Actor Austin Butler on what ‘Elvis’ taught him about fear
Austin Butler, whose Golden Globe from January now has to share shelf space with the BAFTA from February, looks like one of the key favorites to add an Oscar to that shelf, come March.
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December 2022
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Herrington shares his picks for best films, actors, actresses of 2022
From big-screen blockbusters to cheap chillers, Oscar favorites to under-the-radar international flicks, Chris Herrington shares his top films of 2022 — just in time for your holiday weekend viewing.
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July 2022
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‘Elvis’ actress found dead in Nashville
Shonka Dukureh, who played Big Mama Thornton in this year’s movie about Elvis Presley, was found dead Thursday at her home in Nashville.
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June 2022
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Co-stars Austin Butler and Tom Hanks, director Baz Luhrmann make Graceland debut of ‘Elvis’
Three generations of Presley women — former wife Priscilla Presley, daughter Lisa Marie Presley & granddaughter Riley Keough — bestow their approval on the ‘Elvis' film.
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‘Elvis’ stars walk the red carpet
A bevy of celebrities showed up Saturday night for the premiere of the director Baz Luhrmann’s movie “Elvis” at the Guest House at Graceland. They included Priscilla Presley; actor Austin Butler, who portrays the King of Rock and Roll, and Tom Hanks, who plays Colonel Tom Parker. The movie opens at local theaters June 24.
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Co-stars Austin Butler and Tom Hanks, director Baz Luhrmann make Graceland debut of ‘Elvis’
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March 2022
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Herrington: Memphis needs more ‘Elvis fans’ like Tommy Kha
The controversy over Tommy Kha’s photography was about art at the airport. But it was also about the living legacy of old, dead Elvis in the city that made him.
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August 2021
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See it now: Elvis fans’ burning love shines on at candlelight vigil
Photographer Brad Vest captured the scene at Graceland during the candlelight vigil marking the anniversary of Elvis Presley’s death on Aug. 16, 1977.
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May 2020
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‘What is this new world going to be like for my children and grandchildren?’
“At some point this pandemic will have run its course and we’ll get back to normal. ... Now, the question is when?’’
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March 2019
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Elvis, Cash & doomed ‘Auto Row’ buildings: History may be honored
Elvis bought Cadillacs at one building. Johnny Cash recruited his back-up band at the other. Both seem destined for demolition, but plans are being made to memorialize their ties to Memphis music history.
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December 2018
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Graceland releases Elvis birthday celebration schedule
Graceland has released the schedule of events celebrating what would have been Elvis Presley’s 84th birthday next week.
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September 2018
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Memphasis: All Funked Up
(This was my first column some 400-plus columns ago. I was looking for a word that most aptly describes Memphis. Just one word …)
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