ELVIS RECORDED LIVE ON STAGE IN MEMPHIS Legacy Edition to include Richmond,...
One of my favorite CD releases on the Follow That Dream collectors label for Elvis Presley fans is 2011’s Forty-Eight Hours To Memphis, which captures a March 18, 1974, concert that Elvis performed at...
View ArticleAlan Leatherwood rocks on with TEX MEX BREAKAWAY
Tex Mex Breakaway, Alan Leatherwood’s new album, is available now in CD and digital from the independent Ohio Moon Record Company label. Leatherwood specializes in rockabilly, folk, Tex Mex, and...
View ArticleThe Elvis Movie Awards
What if the “Elvis movie” genre had its own awards show? Take a walk down the sepia carpet into. . . the edge of reality. Below are the winners of the Elvis Movie Awards. Each winner takes home a...
View ArticleElvis Mania 2014 Tournament: Create your bracket predictions
[March 18, 2014, Update: Predictions are now locked.] I spend much time on The Mystery Train Blog giving my opinion of all things Elvis. Now, readers have a chance to stake out their own positions....
View ArticleELVIS RECORDED LIVE ON STAGE IN MEMPHIS Legacy Edition out today, with bonus...
Before we begin, a reminder that there are less than 13 hours left to lock in your predictions bracket for Elvis Mania 2014. The person with the highest score will receive a Sony Legacy Edition CD of...
View ArticleElvis Mania 2014 Tournament: Round 1 Begins
Predictions have been locked in, so now it is time to begin The Mystery Train Blog’s Elvis Mania 2014 tournament! The tournament will award the title of Best Elvis Song, based on your votes. Round 1...
View ArticleElvis Mania 2014 Tournament: Time for Round 2
Round 1 of The Mystery Train Blog’s Elvis Mania 2014 tournament is in the books. The tournament will crown the Best Elvis Song, based on your votes. To view the results of the first round, which...
View ArticleBlue Suede Sixteen: Round 3 of the Elvis Mania 2014 Tournament
The Blue Suede Sixteen has now been set. Only 16 songs remain in The Mystery Train Blog’s Elvis Mania 2014 tournament: Always On My Mind An American Trilogy Are You Lonesome Tonight Burning Love Can’t...
View ArticleElvis Eight: Round 4 of the Elvis Mania 2014 Tournament
The following songs make up the Elvis Eight, for they have survived the latest round of The Mystery Train Blog’s Elvis Mania 2014 tournament: Always On My Mind Are You Lonesome Tonight Can’t Help...
View ArticleFinal Curtain Four: Elvis Mania 2014 Tournament Semifinals
Welcome to the Final Curtain Four! The following songs have made it to the semifinals of The Mystery Train Blog’s Elvis Mania 2014 tournament: Are You Lonesome Tonight Mystery Train Reconsider Baby...
View ArticleSuspicious Minds vs. Mystery Train: Elvis Mania 2014 Championship
Only “Suspicious Minds” and “Mystery Train” remain standing in The Mystery Train Blog’s Elvis Mania 2014 tournament. The tournament will crown the Best Elvis Song based on your votes. To view the...
View ArticleScoring the win by a knockout, the new Elvis Song Champion of the World. . . .
It has been a grueling contest, but sixty-four songs have finally been narrowed to one. Thank you to everyone who participated. Votes came in from all over the world, making this a truly international...
View ArticleFree thoughts from a rock ‘n’ roll philosopher
A few weeks ago, during a free promotional period, I downloaded a new eBook by Grant Maxwell called How Does It Feel? Elvis Presley, The Beatles, Bob Dylan and the Philosophy of Rock and Roll. I have...
View ArticleTHAT’S THE WAY IT IS: SPECIAL EDITION coming to Blu-ray in August
From ElvisMatters: An exclusive screening of the world premiere of Warner Bros.’ newly-remastered version of Elvis: That’s The Way It Is – Special Edition will be held at the Orpheum Theatre [in...
View ArticleCovering THAT’S THE WAY IT IS through the years
Warner Home Video has released the cover art for the August 12 Blu-ray release of That’s The Way It Is: Special Edition (above). The documentary captures Elvis in the summer of 1970 in rehearsals and...
View ArticleSony ups the stakes with 8-CD THAT’S THE WAY IT IS set
My pal David Troedson at the newly redesigned Elvis Australia reports that Sony will release in August an eight, count them, eight CD set for That’s The Way It Is. While he notes that the release is...
View ArticleElvis Countdown: The 10 Best Movies
From my perspective, below is a countdown of Elvis Presley’s 10 best fictional movies. #10 Tickle Me (1965) In this instance, a low budget worked to the advantage of Tickle Me. To save money, no songs...
View ArticleElvis conquers Vegas in 1969 with FTD
Follow That Dream will soon release the earliest known recording from the 1969 Las Vegas engagement that helped reignite Elvis Presley’s career. Add this news to Sony’s 10-disc That’s The Way It Is:...
View ArticleSee track listing and artwork for Sony’s massive ELVIS: THAT’S THE WAY IT IS...
On June 4, Sony finally unveiled the full track listing for its 10-disc Elvis: That’s The Way It Is – Deluxe Edition. To be released on August 5, the set will contain eight CDs and two DVDs focused...
View ArticleThat’s All Right: July 5, 1954
Sixty years ago today, on July 5, 1954, the whole world changed for 19-year-old Elvis Presley as he recorded his first record for Sam Phillips at SUN Records, “That’s All Right.” Soon thereafter, Elvis...
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