26 Matching Articles for "Elvis Presley"
Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum Celebrates Sun Records and Sam Phillips
Elvis, Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash and more began at Sun Records Can it really be an entire century? Sam Phillips was born January 5, 1923 in Florence, Alabama, and by January 1950 he was in Memphis, starting up his Memphis Recording Service and then the legendary Sun Record...
Ronnie McDowell Is On The Road With Two Unique Shows
Ronnie McDowell: A Night of Country Hits and Ronnie McDowell: A Night of Elvis Ronnie McDowell has come up with a unique way to reach fans of his music: two different show concepts. One is titled Ronnie McDowell: A Night of Country Hits while the second is&...
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Artefacts Coming to the Ryman
Rock Hall at the Ryman exhibit opens Nov 2 Would you like the opportunity to see some of the historical artefacts from the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame without going all the way to Cleveland, Ohio? How about if you could see them at the Ryman in the heart of Nashville? On...
From Elvis to Elvira: Richard Sterban’s Fascinating Updated Memoir
By Preshias Harris What’s the connection between Elvis Presley and Elvira? The answer is The Oak Ridge Boys, and specifically the Oaks’ Richard Sterban whose fascinating memoir, From Elvis to Elvia, is set for release in a revised and updated version on August...
Conversations with Missy: Jake Slater ETA at Nashville Elvis Festival
With each Nashville Elvis Festival I have attended, the talent has continued to get stronger and the crowds have grown significantly in numbers. Whether fans were attending for the first time or they were returning from the previous year's event, one thing was clear. Elvis wa...
Conversations with Missy: Joanne Cash at Nashville Elvis Festival
When you are the baby sister to one of country music's greatest artists, Johnny Cash, the chances are you have some pretty good stories and fond memories. Luckily for me, Joanne Cash agreed to share one of those stories with me on-camera at the Nashville Elvis Festival. Being...
Conversations with Missy: Tom Brown at Nashville Elvis Festival
If you are an Elvis fan, the chances are you are familiar with Tom Brown. Brown is not only an entertainer and performer, but he is also a die-hard Elvis fan himself. As he hosted the third annual Nashville Elvis Festival at The Franklin Theatre in Franklin, Tennessee, I cou...
Press Release: George Strait's 30th Studio Album 'Honky Tonk Time Machine' Due Out March 29
GEORGE STRAIT'S 30TH STUDIO ALBUM - HONKY TONK TIME MACHINE - DUE OUT MARCH 29 NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Iconic entertainer and King of Country Music George Strait announces today his brand-new album Honky Tonk Time Machine due out Friday, Mar...
Conversations with Missy: Ben Thompson, Nashville Elvis Festival
As I sat in the lobby of the Franklin Theatre speaking with several of the extremely talented Elvis Tribute Artists, I had no idea what I was about to hear when Ben Thompson began to speak. Immediately in love with his accent, I had a "Missy moment" and told him. I...
Conversations with Missy: Doug Jones, Nashville Elvis Festival
While attending the 2nd Annual Nashville Elvis Festival, I was seated next to the wife of one of the Elvis Tribute Artists. Michelle McMillian, the wife of Doug Jones, shared with me some fun stories about the journey she has been on with her husband. Immediately intrigu...
Conversations with Missy: David Allen, Nashville Elvis Festival
The journey to becoming an Elvis Tribute Artist is different for everyone. Though many of the ETAs started out as young Elvis fans, their stories are all uniquely different. For ETA David Allen, his beginning was not what I expected. As Allen described the moments that led to...
Conversations with Missy: Jake Slater, Nashville Elvis Festival
As we continue to bring you highlights of this year's Nashville Elvis Festival hosted by Tom Brown at The Franklin Theatre, I want to stress to all of you that the level of talent these Elvis Tribute Artists (ETAs) have is extraordinary. The knowledge they possess on knowing...
Conversations with Missy: Cote Deonath, Nashville Elvis Festival
As many of you know, there are several Elvis impersonators all over the world and especially in places like Las Vegas. What many of you may not know is that there is a huge difference between those impersonators and actual Elvis Tribute Artists aka ETAs. Elvis impersonat...
Conversations with Missy: Gib Maynard, Nashville Elvis Festival
There is one artist whose name is known by virtually every living person, Elvis Presley. Presley is known for his thrusting hips, smooth soulful voice, generosity, flashy jumpsuits, boyish smile, making women blush, smile, scream, and faint, and so much more. To those who knew hi...
CRS 2018 with Missy: Tenille Arts
Continuing our coverage of CRS 2018 today is the very vibrant and successful up and coming artist Tenille Arts. Suited with a name that fits her career perfectly, Arts has found herself in the small but very big town of Nashville, Tennessee living out her dreams. As a yo...
Music Is What Memories Sound Like, even 40 Years Later, Elvis Brings Those Memories to Life
August 16, 1977, at approximately 10:00 am, the world lost “The King”, Elvis Presley. I was 6 years old in 1977. I can barely recall memories from that age other than the dog I loved, Tiger, the house I lived in on North Drive in Louisville, Kentucky and I ho...
A Sandwich Fit for a King
It’s no secret that Elvis Presley had a royal appetite for greasy, Southern food. In what is perhaps the most legendary story about his indulgent habits, rumor has it that the King once took his private jet and a few friends from Graceland to Denver to cure a late night cra...
Gospel Music According to Elvis Presley
Gospel Music According to Elvis Presley Elvis Aron Presley grew up, as a child, singing gospel music in a small Assemblies of God church in East Tupelo, Mississippi. As Elvis grew older he was encouraged by the Blackwood Brothers Quartet, which formed out of the small Assembli...
Elvis' Impact On the Life of a Modern Day Teenager
I'm a metalhead. Well, a rock and metal fan- to broaden the spectrum a little bit. It's important, however, that when I'm listening to rock music to not forget where it came from. In the 50's there were a myriad of artists pioneering the rock and roll sound that h...
The Rhinestone Cowboy, Glen Campbell, will always be Gentle on My Mind
I received the telephone call this afternoon that Glen Campbell, the legend in both the music and entertainment industries, respectively, had finally lost his long-term fight with Alzheimer’s Disease and had passed away at the age of 81. My editor had a request of me, wh...
Press Release: Country and Rock n' Roll Icon Jerry Lee Lewis to Play BB Kings Blues Club on Saturday, July 29
Country and Rock n' Roll Icon Jerry Lee Lewis to Play BB Kings Blues Club on Saturday, July 29 Photo Credit Steve Roberts 'The Killer' to be Honored by Chris Stapleton, Lee Ann Womack and More on Skyville Live in August in Nashville - ROLLING STONE ARTICL...
Conversations with Missy: Los Kingdom
Imagine getting off a tour and wondering what you are going to do next. Now that it is over, what are you going to do with your time? That is what Arielle Verinis and Dave Green of Los Kingdom were asking themselves when they received a phone call from their manager Brian Mayes a...
Press Release: Kenny Rogers Receives Special Award From Smithsonian
KENNY ROGERS RECEIVES SPECIAL AWARD FROM THE SMITHSONIAN Pictured L to R: Ambassador Nicholas Taubman; Kenny Rogers; John Gray, National Museum of American History Director. (Image Courtesy of the Smithsonian National Museum of American History) NASHVILLE, Tenn.&n...
Fans Cry Out for Sun Records Season 2
Never has there been a television series that has captured the vibrant history of the legendary artists of Sun Records, until now. During the first season of this hit show, the audience was introduced to the early stories of Sam Phillips, Dewey Phillips, Elvis Presley, Johnny Cas...
Press Release: Larry Gatlin & The Gatlin Brothers to Salute Kenny Rogers at 2017 Texas Medal of Arts Awards
Nashville, Tenn. (February 17, 2017) - GRAMMY® Award-winning Larry Gatlin & the Gatlin Brothers will salute fellow Texan and music legend Kenny Rogers at the 2017 Texas Medal of Arts Awards on Wednesday, February 22 at the Texas Performing Arts Center in Austin. The...
Conversations with Missy: T.G. Sheppard
Having the ability to speak with artists has been a dream come true and a blessing for me. Sometimes, I connect with an artist in a way that I was not expecting. When I called my friend to tell her I was going to be interviewing T.G. Sheppard, she immediately became excited and t...
