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Elvis Presley's Gold Piano Up For Auction
The grand piano was adorned with 24-carat gold leaf by the rock icon's wife Priscilla as a wedding anniversary gift in 1968. It has been on display at the Country Music Hall...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 06 October 2015
Sir Tom Jones: Modern Music 'S**T'
Sir Tom Jones thinks modern music is ''s**t''.The 'Delilah' hitmaker is unimpressed with the current crop of musical talent and believes he would have no problem becoming a star if he was just starting out...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 06 October 2015
Elvis Presley's Ring To Fetch $40,000 At Auction
The 14 carat gold piece, emblazoned with a Russian crest, originally belonged to the Love Me Tender singer's father Vernon, who passed it on to his son. The rock and roll superstar...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 22 September 2015
Robbie Williams Praises Adam Lambert
Robbie Williams thinks Adam Lambert is ''beautiful''.The 'Rock DJ' hitmaker has gushed about the 33-year-old singer for his handsome looks and singing talent, which he compared to that of Elvis Presley.He said: ''On the TV...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 20 August 2015
Elvis Presley's Gun Sells For $96,000
The sale at the singer's estate in Memphis, Tennessee was held during Elvis Week, which commemorates the Heartbreak Hotel hitmaker's death on 16 August, 1977. Among the 160 items up for grabs...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 14 August 2015
Elvis Presley Lands Second Stamp Honour
The Jailhouse Rock star, who died in 1977, will be honoured by the U.S. Postal Service on a new decorative stamp which makes him the first entertainer to land two of the tributes....
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 11 August 2015
Jerry Lee Lewis Still Defiant Over Child Bride
The rock 'n' roll icon went from hero to zero in 1958 when the British media exposed his marriage to his 13-year-old cousin Myra during his first tour of the U.K. as he...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 11 August 2015
Elvis Presley's Private Nurse Releases Memoir
Letetia Henley Kirk has written a tome titled Taking Care of Elvis - Memories with Elvis as His Private Nurse and Friend, which is a collection of short stories as well as never-before-seen...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 11 August 2015
Elvis Presley To Be Paired With Orchestra For 80th Birthday
The King of Rock 'n' Roll's voice is to be featured in a new collaboration with The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra which reworks his hits with a classical twist. The record, titled If...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 06 August 2015
Michael Buble To Duet With Elvis On New Lp
Michael Buble will duet with Elvis Presley on a new album.The 39-year-old crooner will team up with the late musical icon on a new greatest hits collection on which some of the 'Jailhouse Rock' hitmaker's...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 06 August 2015
Elvis Presley Memorabilia To Be Sold On Ebay
A host of goods belonging to the iconic rocker will go under the hammer at the star's Graceland home in Memphis, Tennessee during Elvis Week 2015, but fans who cannot attend in person...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 22 July 2015
Sam Smith Celebrates Voice Recovery
The Stay With Me hitmaker underwent an operation on his vocal cords in May (15) after he developed a haemorrhage, forcing him to cancel a string of tour dates. The singer...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 01 July 2015
Michael Eavis Wishes Frank Sinatra And Elvis Had Played Glastonbury
Michael Eavis wishes Frank Sinatra and Elvis Presley could come back from the dead to play at Glastonbury.The musical festival's founder has revealed if he could choose any artist from their heyday to play at...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 22 June 2015
Frank Sinatra's Address Book Sold At Auction
Frank Sinatra's little black book has sold at auction for $8,960.The leather address book of the legendary singer - who died in 1998, aged 82 - read like a who's who of the showbiz world,...
By Bang Showbiz in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 15 June 2015
Loretta Lynn And Jack White Induct Each Other To Nashville's Walk Of Fame
The frequent collaborators shared the big moment by presenting each other with a sidewalk star in the city's newly-renovated Walk of Fame Park, joining previous honourees including Elvis Presley and Dolly Parton....
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 05 June 2015
Elvis Presley's London Shows Scuppered By Colonel Parker
Elvis Presley's plans to perform in London were derailed by his manager's immigration status.Legendary live promoter Harvey Goldsmith tried for years to bring 'The King of Rock 'n' Roll' across the pond from America to...
By Bang Showbiz in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 03 June 2015
George Harrison's Guitar Plucks $485,000 At Auction
The Fab Four may have once sung "Can't buy me love", but Friday's auction at the Hard Rock Cafe proved you can buy George Harrison's prized Maton Mastersound guitar - if you have almost half...
By Gary Roberts in Music / Festivals on 18 May 2015
Sid Tepper Dies
Sid Tepper, who wrote songs for Elvis Presley and Frank Sinatra, has died.The hitmaker, who penned hundreds of hits during his extensive career, including tracks for the two music icons, died of natural causes at...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 28 April 2015
Elvis Presley's Planes To Remain At Graceland
The Lisa Marie and Hound Dog II, which have been on display at the mansion in Memphis, Tennessee since 1984, were set to be removed at the end of the month (Apr15) after...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 27 April 2015
Songwriter Sid Tepper Dies
Tepper passed away from natural causes on Friday (24Apr15) at his home in Miami Beach, Florida. Between 1945 and 1970, Tepper created more than 300 songs with his writing partner Roy C....
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 26 April 2015
Jack White Invites Fans To Record Elvis-style Record
The White Stripes star bought the 1953 disc, which Presley recorded at Sun Studios in Memphis, Tennessee at the age of 18, for $300,000 (£187,000) at an auction in January (15). White...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 15 April 2015
Elvis Presley Jets To Remain In Memphis
The planes, which have been on display at Presley's mansion since the mid-1980s, are set to be removed from the estate's grounds by 26 April (15) after bosses of the attraction ended a...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 10 April 2015
Priscilla Presley Bans Elvis Impersonators From New Las Vegs Wedding Chapel
Priscilla Presley, who wed the rock icon in Sin City in 1967, is preparing to open the chapel as part of Graceland Presents ELVIS: The Exhibition - The Show - The Experience at...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 07 April 2015
Elvis Presley's Prescription Bottles And Tour Bus Going Up For Sale
Organisers at Julien's Auctions are selling off personal items belonging to the King at their Property From the Life & Career of Elvis Presley sale. Among the artifacts going under the hammer...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 17 March 2015
Jack White Revealed As Mystery Bidder Who Bought Elvis' First Ever Recording
Rock hero Jack White has bought the first ever record produced by Elvis Presley, it has been revealed. The former White Stripes frontman was unmasked as the mystery internet bidder who parted with $300,000 for...
By Ed Biggs in Music / Festivals on 07 March 2015
Elvis Presley Exhibition Is To Open In Las Vegas
A new Elvis Presley exhibition will open in Las Vegas, next month (Apr15).Bosses at Sin City's Westgate Resort & Casino, where Presley performed over 600 shows, will host Graceland Presents Elvis: The Exhibition - The...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 02 March 2015
Riley Keough Ditched Dog From Weddding
Riley Keough fired her dog from her wedding party.The 25-year-old actress - the granddaughter of Elvis Presley and daughter of Lisa Marie Presley and Danny Keough - and stuntman Ben Smith-Peterson were thrilled to have...
By Bang Showbiz in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 17 February 2015
Olly Murs Wants Vegas Residency For Nan
Olly Murs dreams of landing a Las Vegas residency for his nan.The 'Wrapped Up' singer has performed across the world but still admits he is desperate to secure a deal in the gambling capital in...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 05 February 2015
Nick Jonas Doubts Jonas Brothers Reuninion
Nick Jonas can't see himself reuniting with the Jonas Brothers.The 22-year-old star insists he would never say never to getting back together with the band - which was made up of himself and his brothers...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 27 January 2015
Roger Taylor Calls Adam Lambert 'Camp Elvis'
Roger Taylor has nicknamed Adam Lambert 'Camp Elvis'.The 32-year-old singer - who shot to fame after appearing on 'American Idol' in 2009 - now tours with Queen, and the band's original drummer says the flamboyant...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 13 January 2015
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