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News Articles: Elvis Presley

This March 13, 2017, photo shows visitors getting ready to tour Graceland in Memphis, Tenn.

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A woman is arrested for allegedly trying to steal Elvis' Graceland property

Lisa Jeanine Findley of Missouri is is charged with trying to defraud Elvis Presley’s estate of millions of dollars and steal ownership of the iconic Graceland property in Memphis.

August 16, 2024
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By:
  • Alana Wise
Elvis Presley pictured with then-girlfriend Yvonne Lime at his home Graceland in Memphis, Tennessee around 1957.

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  • Pop Culture

A judge blocks the foreclosure sale of Elvis' Graceland, after his heir alleges fraud

Riley Keough, Elvis' granddaughter, alleged that the company advertising a foreclosure sale of Graceland had forged documents. A Tennessee judge issued a temporary injunction on Wednesday to halt it.

May 22, 2024
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman
Elvis Presley pictured circa 1966.

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  • Pop Culture

Just because your favorite singer is dead doesn't mean you can't see them 'live'

The upcoming immersive "Elvis Evolution" experience in London employs everything from cutting edge AI to a 200-year-old magic trick.

March 15, 2024
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By:
  • Chloe Veltman
Cailee Spaeny and Jacob Elordi are Priscilla and Elvis Presley in Sofia Coppola's new film.

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  • Movie Interviews

Sofia Coppola imagines Priscilla's teen years, living at Graceland with Elvis

"I felt like my role was just to explain her experience," Coppola says of her new film, Priscilla. The filmmaker also has a new book, Archive, which collects documents from her eight movies.

November 07, 2023
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By:
  • Tonya Mosley
Cailee Spaeny is impressively convincing in the role of adolescent Priscilla, depicting a high school senior isolated from others at Graceland.

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  • Pop Culture

In 'Priscilla,' we see what 'Elvis' left out

Sofia Coppola's glistening take on Priscilla Presley's life with Elvis is immersive and sad. But who exactly IS Priscilla, anyway?

November 02, 2023
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By:
  • Aisha Harris
Barry Manilow looks on at his concert in Las Vegas on September 21.

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  • Music

Barry Manilow just broke Elvis's Las Vegas record

Barry Manilow has just overtaken The King himself, Elvis Presley, for the most shows at Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino.

September 27, 2023
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By:
  • Manuela López Restrepo
Priscilla Presley reads a poem wrtitten by granddaughter Harper Lockwood during a memorial service for her daughter Lisa Marie Presley at Graceland Sunday, Jan. 22, 2023, in Memphis, Tenn.

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  • Obituaries

Fans and celebrities gather at Graceland to eulogize Lisa Marie Presley

More than a thousand people gathered on the front lawn of Graceland on a gray, chilly Memphis morning to mourn the death and remember the life of Lisa Marie Presley, who died on Jan. 12.

January 23, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
Sun Records founder Sam Phillips speaks at an event in New York City in August 2002, a year before his death.

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  • Music News

Sam Phillips, who introduced the world to Elvis and Johnny Cash, would be 100 today

Phillips launched the careers of legends including Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash and Jerry Lee Lewis. The rock and roll pioneer spoke to Morning Edition in 1993, a decade before his death.

January 05, 2023
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  • Rachel Treisman
Austin Butler as Elvis.

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  • Movie Reviews

In 'Elvis,' an icon remains an icon, and little else

Baz Luhrmann's latest spectacle tackles the life of Elvis Presley, as filtered through his shady longtime manager.

June 24, 2022
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  • Aisha Harris
Elvis impersonator Brendan Paul (right) walks down the aisle during a wedding ceremony for Katie Salvatore and Eric Wheeler at the Graceland Wedding Chapel in Las Vegas.

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  • National

No more Elvis-themed weddings for Las Vegas chapels, a licensing company says

The company that controls the name and image of Elvis Presley is ordering Sin City chapel operators to stop using "The King" in themed ceremonies. Some say the move could decimate their businesses.

June 01, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Singer Bobby Rydell is shown aboard a luxury liner in New York City after arrival from Europe on March 12, 1962.

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  • Music News

Bobby Rydell, a '60s teen idol and 'Bye Bye Birdie' star, dies

Rydell, along with James Darren, Fabian and Frankie Avalon, was part of a wave of wholesome teen idols who emerged after Elvis Presley and before the rise of the Beatles.

April 06, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Elvis Presley got his polio vaccination from Dr. Harold Fuerst and Dr. Leona Baumgartner at CBS' Studio 50 in New York City on Oct. 28, 1956. The chart-topping singer took part in a March of Dimes campaign to convince teens to get vaccinated.

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  • Health

Can't Help Falling In Love With A Vaccine: How Polio Campaign Beat Vaccine Hesitancy

This isn't the first big vaccine rollout, and the past holds lessons for the pandemic present. Here's a look at how the polio vaccine overcame U.S. hesitancy.

May 03, 2021
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  • Susan Brink
A toy reindeer is shown on a white background. Radio stations, looking to boost ratings and provide comfort in a pandemic-marred year, started playing songs as early as July. And listeners loved it.

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  • Business

In Pandemic, The Most Wonderful Time For Christmas Songs Turned Out To Be ... In July

Stations have been playing Christmas music earlier than ever this year, as a way of luring in listeners during the pandemic. One Indiana station was doing it in July.

December 17, 2020
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By:
  • Jim Zarroli
An advertisement for Elvis Presley's performance in Savannah, Georgia in 1956.

Remembering Elvis Presley 60 Years After His Savannah Concert

Sixty years ago, a pair of blue suede shoes touched down in Georgia. Savannah played host to Elvis Presley's first concert in that city in June 1956....

April 22, 2016
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By:
  • Sean Powers

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