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A woman has pleaded guilty to a federal charge accusing her of concocting a plot to defraud Elvis Presley’s family by trying to auction off Graceland and property before a judge halted the mysterious foreclosure sale.
The event included a cake cutting and the annual proclamation of Elvis Presley Day.
The yearlong exhibit, featuring 90 unique items like car receipts and a flight certificate for his dog, will provide a fresh perspective on Presley’s life and focus on lesser-known stories.
This week’s crossword puzzle is all about Elvis. The King of Rock ‘n’ Roll died in 1977 at age 42, but fans will celebrate what would have been his 90th birthday on Jan. 8.
Casts created in hollowed-out spaces of volcanic ash and other artifacts from the frozen city of Pompeii, which was destroyed in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 A.D., are on display at Graceland starting this week.
More than 2,000 fans jam the Soundstage at Graceland to hear Riley Keough discuss the book she co-wrote with her famous mom, plus a surprise visit with grandmother Priscilla Presley.
A new version of a localized Monopoly game brings back memories not only a similar boards but places no longer a part of the Mid-South.
“This defendant allegedly used a brazen scheme to try to defraud the Presley family of their interest in this singularly important landmark,” said Kevin Ritz, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee.
Photographer Brad Vest captured the 2024 Candlelight Vigil, the annual cornerstone event for Elvis Week, at Graceland on Thursday, Aug. 15, 2024.
The top 10 finalists in the 2024 Ultimate Elvis Tribute Contest returned for the final round of competition at the Graceland Soundstage on Monday, Aug. 12, 2024. Photographer Brad Vest captured the action. Who won? Read on!
Aug. 16 marks 47 years since the death of Elvis Presley. Elvis Week 2024 offers fans from near and far a number of ways to commemorate his legacy.
The rare classic car has spent the past decade on Beale Street but will return to Mississippi as part of the “Jerry Lee Lewis Ranch Experience.”
“We want to offer a quality tour so that when people leave, they’re mesmerized by Jerry Lee’s career, his accomplishments, his home,” Todd Allen Herendeen, the property’s potential buyer, said.
“My office has fought fraud against homeowners for decades, and there is no home in Tennessee more beloved than Graceland,” Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti said in a news release.
A Shelby County judge blocked a potential foreclosure sale of Graceland Wednesday, May 22.
Naussany Investments, the company trying to foreclose on and sell Graceland, is dropping its effort. Related story:
Graceland might have been used by Lisa Marie Presley as collateral for a loan, but there’s no deed of trust on file locally identifying the property as such.
The company that ostensibly Lisa Marie Presley borrowed money from has no online presence or addresses other than post office boxes and a phone number associated with it is no longer in service.
A memoir that Lisa Marie Presley had been working on at the time of her death will be published this fall.
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.
Graceland will host its four days of events beginning Friday, Jan. 5, and finishing on The King’s Monday, Jan. 8, birthday, with a fan meetup, stories, tours, music and, of course, cake.
Alanis Morissette, John Legend, Kacey Musgraves, Kane Brown, Lainey Wilson, Lana Del Rey, Post Malone and The War And Treaty will each pay tribute to Elvis Presley in a holiday special filmed inside Graceland.
This week, art is on fire at the Dixon, the Memphis Roller Derby debuts home teams in a spooky double header and there are beer fests in Cooper-Young and at Wiseacre on Broad Avenue.
During the special, performers will celebrate Elvis Presley’s music “and his favorite time of year” live from the grounds of Graceland.
The annual Candlelight Vigil for Elvis Presley, now also honoring Lisa Marie Presley, began at 8:30 p.m. Tuesday at Graceland.