Here we bring you another installment of our interview with Hollywood actress, Jan Shepard who co-starred in King Creole and Paradise, Hawaiian Style. Here she talks about Elvis and Dolores Hart working together and her surprise birthday party which Elvis attended.
Missed the other interview clips with Jan? They are on the right side of our front page. Much more with Jan to come, as well as many other surprises coming soon!
Here we bring you another installment of our interview with Hollywood actress, Jan Shepard who co-starred in King Creole and Paradise, Hawaiian Style. Here she talks about Elvis and Dolores Hart working together and her surprise birthday party which Elvis attended.
Missed the other interview clips with Jan? They are on the right side of our front page. Much more with Jan to come, as well as many other surprises coming soon!
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| Jan, Ray and myself in Hollywood, Ca last spring. |
Jan Shepard who co-starred with Elvis in King Creole and Paradise, Hawaiian Style will be a special guest for Elvis Week 2012. I am thrilled Jan will be joining us all in Memphis. She is an absolute delight and a classy lady!
Jan will join the panel of movie co-stars on August 12.
Elvis Week 2012 for more info.
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| Jan, Ray and myself in Hollywood, Ca last spring. |
Jan Shepard who co-starred with Elvis in King Creole and Paradise, Hawaiian Style will be a special guest for Elvis Week 2012. I am thrilled Jan will be joining us all in Memphis. She is an absolute delight and a classy lady!
Jan will join the panel of movie co-stars on August 12.
Elvis Week 2012 for more info.
After 43 years of marriage, Mary Ann Mobley and Gary Collins call it quits. The couple filed for legal seperation earlier this month and records show that they have been living apart since October 1, 2010.
Mobley’s rep tells TMZ, Maryann is miserable about the whole situation.
Maryann Mobley, former Miss America 1959 and best known to Elvis fans as the king’s co-star in Harum Scarum & Girl Happy, is battling stage 3 breast cancer and is undergoing chemo and radiation at this time.
Gary is extremely depressed about his wife’s illness and they both need the break. Gary has had his own battles, he was arrested 3 times and convicted twice for DUI.
My best memories of Gary Collins are from his 80’s talk show, Hour Magazine. Here is a clip of an interview he did with Bette Davis. It’s odd to see her light up on a tv talk show. Not seen today!
Mary Ann will be a special guest at Elvis Week 2012 in Memphis, TN this August.
We wish both Mary Ann and Gary much happiness and good health! Please keep these lovely people in your thoughts and prayers!
After 43 years of marriage, Mary Ann Mobley and Gary Collins call it quits. The couple filed for legal seperation earlier this month and records show that they have been living apart since October 1, 2010.
Mobley’s rep tells TMZ, Maryann is miserable about the whole situation.
Maryann Mobley, former Miss America 1959 and best known to Elvis fans as the king’s co-star in Harum Scarum & Girl Happy, is battling stage 3 breast cancer and is undergoing chemo and radiation at this time.
Gary is extremely depressed about his wife’s illness and they both need the break. Gary has had his own battles, he was arrested 3 times and convicted twice for DUI.
My best memories of Gary Collins are from his 80’s talk show, Hour Magazine. Here is a clip of an interview he did with Bette Davis. It’s odd to see her light up on a tv talk show. Not seen today!
Mary Ann will be a special guest at Elvis Week 2012 in Memphis, TN this August.
We wish both Mary Ann and Gary much happiness and good health! Please keep these lovely people in your thoughts and prayers!
Grooveshark will become the first music streaming service to offer recordings from the world-famous Sun Records, the indie label with some justifiction for its slogan, “Where rock & roll was born.” Among the artists with music included in the deal are Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, Roy Orbison, and others who may not be such household names but who also represent a seminal era in music history.
The new partners said this demonstrated how a streaming service like Grooveshark had the power to introduce classic artists, like those on Sun Records, into mainstream pop culture. This remark underscores one of the unappreciated aspects of customized radio: smart programming and algorithms put songs into users’ streams that data show they’re likely to enjoy, exposing them to new and catalog music they may never have heard otherwise.
Sam Phillips launched his record company in 1952. Collin Brace, vice president, Sun Entertainment Corp., observed that its legacy didn’t mean it was preserved in amber. “In a landscape where majors are fighting the inevitable reality of a new era, I’m proud Sun fosters a forward thinking direction,” Brace said. “Grooveshark’s platform and structure allow us to give our core fans what they want, while exponentially serving as a discovery engine to new listeners around the world.”
Grooveshark’s director of Music Strategy, Thomas Sharp Maxwell, said his company was “honored to work with such an iconic label and storied catalog that has proven itself fundamental throughout the history of the music industry.”
Elvis Presley’s Sun Records recordings are conspicuous by their absence from this agreement.
Check out their Sun Records catalog here.
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The London production of rockabilly tuner Million Dollar Quartet has released a live cast album! Recorded at the Noël Coward Theatre, the CD was released on September 29 in honor of original ‘million dollar quartet’ member Jerry Lee Lewis’ 76th birthday.
Inspired by the famed December 4, 1956, recording session that brought together rock icons Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins and Elvis Presley, Million Dollar Quartet recreates the legendary session and the story of the men who made it happen. With a book by Colin Escott and Floyd Mutrux, the production features a roster of classic rock and country hits, including “Blue Suede Shoes,” “Fever,” “Sixteen Tons,” “Great Balls of Fire,” “I Walk the Line,” “Folsom Prison Blues” and “Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On.”
The Million Dollar Quartet London cast includes Ben Goddard as Jerry Lee Lewis, Derek Hagen as Johnny Cash, Michael Malarkey as Elvis Presley, Oliver Seymour-March as Carl Perkins, Bill Ward as Sun Records founder Sam Phillips and Francesca Jackson as Dyanne.
The London production of rockabilly tuner Million Dollar Quartet has released a live cast album! Recorded at the Noël Coward Theatre, the CD was released on September 29 in honor of original ‘million dollar quartet’ member Jerry Lee Lewis’ 76th birthday.
Inspired by the famed December 4, 1956, recording session that brought together rock icons Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins and Elvis Presley, Million Dollar Quartet recreates the legendary session and the story of the men who made it happen. With a book by Colin Escott and Floyd Mutrux, the production features a roster of classic rock and country hits, including “Blue Suede Shoes,” “Fever,” “Sixteen Tons,” “Great Balls of Fire,” “I Walk the Line,” “Folsom Prison Blues” and “Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On.”
The Million Dollar Quartet London cast includes Ben Goddard as Jerry Lee Lewis, Derek Hagen as Johnny Cash, Michael Malarkey as Elvis Presley, Oliver Seymour-March as Carl Perkins, Bill Ward as Sun Records founder Sam Phillips and Francesca Jackson as Dyanne.
Chuy’s will open its third Middle Tennessee location at 1901 Broadway on Oct. 11, the Tex-Mex restaurant chain said today.
The Austin, Texas-based chain already operates locations in Cool Springs and Murfreesboro.
The Nashville location will employ 180 people and feature an Elvis Presley shrine, metal palm trees and hubcap-covered ceilings.
Other restaurants with Williamson County connections that have recently opened or plan to open in Nashville include Saffire owner Tomkats Restaurant Group and Puckett’s Grocery & Restaurant.
Founded in 1982, Chuy’s operates 23 locations in Alabama, Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee and Texas.
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