Legendary Guitarist Scotty Moore has passed away

The Commercial Appeal has reported some terribly sad news that legendary guitarist Scotty Moore has passed away.

“Scotty Moore, One of the foundational figures in rock and roll, a profoundly influential guitarist, and the man who helped Elvis Presley become the king, died Tuesday. Moore, who had been in poor health in recent months, died in his longtime home of Nashville. He was 84. News of Moore’s death was confirmed by several sources, including Moore’s friend and Phillips Recording Service engineer Matt Ross-Spang.”

Services for Moore will be Thursday in his hometown of Humboldt, Tennessee.

Read the FULL article by Bob Mehr @  Commercial Appeal

Lisa Marie Presley – Divorce Petition – Read All The Details!

Radaronline  has the complete divorce petition filed by Lisa Marie Presley.

The documents reveal the couple has been separated since June 13, 2016.

The papers also state that each will pay their own legal fees.

As far as assets, the document states TBD ( To Be Determined).

The MOST SHOCKING detail of this divorce is that Lisa is asking the court for FULL CUSTODY of the twins, And MONITORED VISITATIONS for Michael.

The legal document was filed on Friday, June 24, 2016.

To read the FULL 7 Page petition, visit Radaronline

Lisa Marie Presley and Michael Lockwood – Go Thier Seperate Ways – Divorce Details

Lisa Marie Presley and Michael Lockwood, Priscilla Presley with the twins earlier this month.

Lisa Marie Presley filed for divorce last week. 

Lisa and husband Michael have decided there’s nothing left to do but go their separate ways. Love has slipped away and left them only friends. They almost seem like strangers. All that’s left between them are the memories they shared. 

You know the rest;)

TMZ  broke the news of Lisa Marie Presley’s divorce from 4th husband Michael Lockwood.

Sources connected with the couple tell TMZ they had a postnup … the divorce docs say nothing about any division of property.

Lisa Marie cites irreconcilable differences for the divorce and she lists the date of separation as June 13th. One source made it clear, “She doesn’t want any of his money.”

RadarOnLine  dug a bit deeper, reporting Lisa Marie Presley doesn’t want her husband, Michael Lockwood, spending time alone with their twins,

Elvis‘s daughter made the shocking demand for “monitored visitations” in her June 24 divorce filing, 

The couple have two children, Harper and Finley, both 7, and Presley wants primary custody of both.

Presley cited “irreconcilable differences” in the documents, and claimed that she and Lockwood separated on June 13, although they hadn’t been seen together for months. They married back on January 22, 2006.

Strangely, Presley left completely blank the section regarding child support and spousal support, neither requesting nor relinquishing such payments.

She asked that both parties pay their own attorneys fees.

The National Enquirer reports the couple secretly separated last year. 

The ENQUIRER’s spies also said they were hearing reports that Michael had a medical emergency at their Tennessee home last November. “The word was that Michael suffered some kind of heart-related issue, or even a mini-stroke,” revealed the source. “Everything is being kept on the down-low. The story is she frantically phoned his folks and urged them to rush to his bedside in Tennessee.”

Michael’s parents, Billy and Vivienne, flew in from Las Vegas and supposedly didn’t go home until mid-January of 2016.

But Michael had been seen hanging around the house since then, divulged the spy. “He’s doing stuff like picking their twin daughters up from their private school every day,” said the insider.

BIM –  It’s very curious WHY Lisa wants MONITORED Visitation for the twins. 

There’s a DEFINITE REASON for that. When Lisa divorced first husband Danny, they remained close and raised their children, Riley and Ben together. So this is NOT Lisa being spiteful or mean. 

Lisa is a very protective mother and she will do everything in the BEST interest of her little girls.

Our thoughts are with Lisa and her family at this time. This will be very hard on her little girls.

New Elvis Tell Alls…..Fans and Facebook

OK, so I am not mentioning any names or linking to any news sites because I don’t want to give attention to ANY “NEW ELVIS TELLS ALLS” from so called “FRIENDS” or so called “FAMILY”.

I have noticed since Facebook, SOME fans no longer care what certain people say about Elvis or projects they take part in that are negative to Elvis’ image. They forget books, TV interviews, tabloids from the past.

Why? Because they now are FACEBOOK FRIENDS with these people.

I am so glad, I was part of the Elvis World when fans, Graceland employees, Elvis friends and family banned together and fought against any negative press or late night talk show jokes about Elvis. You don’t see that today at all.

The Elvis and Nixon movie was a game changer for me. So many friends would talk to me about how hurtful it was, how mad they were. I got hundreds of emails about it. So many fueled my fire. But VERY FEW would stand up publicly and say how they felt. And their excuse was, well, I am facebook friends with…….

You know what? I am so very grateful to Elvis Presley for exposing me to many different genres of music, for giving me so many amazing friends from all over the world who I love like family, for giving me a community where I felt I belonged, for  giving me so many opportunities, and beyond that, so many memories and so much happiness. My loyalty is with him. I don’t care about Facebook Friends, if they are so called friends of Elvis, So called family, ETAs, or Elvis Radio DJs.

My loyalty to Elvis comes first. You can excuse younger fans because, well live and learn. But the fans of my generation and beyond, we need to get that loyalty back and stop being star struck.

Who cares how many facebook friends we have!? Who cares WHO your facebook friends are? It’s all about Elvis! Look how much he has given us! We owe him some gratitude and loyalty. Elvis was always loyal to his fans.

Will Elvis ever rest in peace?

When you hear these words coming out of your mouth, yes but I’m facebook friends with…..so I can’t say anything. Remember you are putting THAT person before Elvis who gave us so much. And there is no loyalty in that. And would THAT person be as loyal to you for any reason? I doubt it. They aren’t loyal to Elvis who they supposedly LOVED or worked for or currently work for, It’s all about $$$.

We fans have to preserve Elvis’ TRUE image, his humanitarian ways and all the wonderful things he has done. We need to pass the torch. And have future generations love Elvis for who he really was. We need to pass that torch in tact. It’s not right now.

As long as we allow this negative press and say nothing because we are FACEBOOK FRIENDS with these trolls still making money off Elvis forty years later, Shame on us Elvis fans!

I was blessed to be part of the Elvis World in the 80’s and 90’s when Elvis’ family, friends and fans worked together to continue the legacy and not allow the media to trash him. It’s not like that now.

While other celebrities are shown compassion, Elvis is made to be a joke. Heartbreaking!

I feel really bad for the younger generations of Elvis fans. And I’d like that to change.I want future generations of fans to enjoy Elvis and not have Elvis’ image tarnished by this nonsense. I want them to know what an amazing man he was. And NOT be part of an Elvis World, that puts, I am FACEBOOK FRIENDS with Elvis’ WHATEVER before ELVIS!!!

Let’s stop being narcissistic and remember Elvis. We want Graceland to be a tourist attraction for many generations to come. And more importantly, we want the general public to know what an amazing man Elvis Presley was. He wasn’t a cartoon. He was a kind man who loved to laugh. He was very generous and enjoyed sharing his wealth with family, friends and even strangers. His charitable contributions are not well known. Stories about Elvis’ generosity would bring you to tears.

But we fans have to stand up! We owe it to Elvis for all he has given us. We need to blast the media, radio shows, TV shows etc regardless if you are FACEBOOK FRIENDS with anyone associated with Elvis or others.

Don’t fall for a sad story. Geez, we all have one. There is NO EXCUSE good enough for SELLING OUT ELVIS!

Don’t be brain washed by media, or radio programs. Don’t fall for the sales pitch. Your so called FACEBOOK FRIENDS have their own agenda. Think on your own. And if you think it’s bad for Elvis’ legacy, stand up and say so. Don’t be afraid of your facebook friends. Can you now see how silly that sounds? I hope so.

We Elvis Fans have a duty to preserve his image truthfully. We ALL have to do our part. And if you’re not willing, shame on you!

Elvis Presley Enterprises, Graceland and Elvis Radio needs to step up to the plate as well. All that FREE publicity for that awful Elvis and Nixon movie would have broke Elvis’ heart. What a betrayal. And it’s not even like any of them made a dime on it. Elvis didn’t see a penny of it. Can you see how wrong that is? And bad business, most of all? They gave away FREE publicity and brain washed fans that  it was ok. Even though, it was bad for Elvis’ image and legacy. That’s so bad bad for their BRAND, ELVIS!

Like some Elvis fans get star struck with being FACEBOOK FRIENDS with Elvis friends, family and DJs. Those DJs and employees get star struck too. They twist it, turn it any way to sell it to YOU……but stop and think about Elvis FIRST.

Ask yourself this (without the twisting of history, without the pitiful excuses of why They SOLD OUT their FRIEND or FAMILY MEMBER)

Is it positive to Elvis’ Image?

If the answer is NO, forget your FACEBOOK FRIENDS! Stand up for Elvis! He has always had your back, now have his. And let’s make sure future generations, know the REAL Elvis and they enjoy an Elvis World like we have! Let’s keep the legacy of Elvis Presley going! TCB with TLC!

I love you guys!

Megan Murphy

THEM GUNS – Muffins Video starring Rodney Bingenheimer, Priscilla Presley, and Riley Keough (VIDEO)

This is an awesome video featuring the legendary Rodney Bingenheimer, Mom Priscilla Presley, and niece Riley Keough! Talk about family support!

This video features cool cats, a cool car, and a cool place, Canters!

That is exactly where I met Rodney. And while I’d have a pastrami on rye, Priscilla and Riley would split HALF a MUFFIN!

Steven Tyler says new solo album has Country Flavor on Howard Stern Show

While talking to Howard Stern on his radio show last week, Steven Tyler says his new solo album has a Country flavor, it took a left, it took a zig, it took a zag.

He talks Aerosmith, and T Bone Burnett. Other clips include Steven talking about Prince and Aerosmith’s faewell tour.

Steven is always an awesome guest! So honest and passionate about music!

Legend Ralph Stanley passes Away at 89 (VIDEO)

NASHVILLE, Tenn.— Appalachian music patriarch Ralph Stanley, who helped expand and popularize the bluegrass sound, has died. He was 89.

His publicist, Kirt Webster, says Stanley died Thursday. Stanley was born and raised in southwest Virginia. He and brother Carter formed the Stanley Brothers and their Clinch Mountain Boys in 1946.
The brothers fused Grand Ole Opry star Bill Monroe’s rapid rhythms with the mountain folk of
groups such as the Carter Family, and added a distinctive three-part harmony. Carter Stanley died of liver disease in 1966.

Ralph Stanley’s a cappella dirge “O Death” from the “O Brother, Where Art Thou?” movie soundtrack introduced him to a new generation of fans in 2000.

He became a member of the Grand Ole Opry in 2000 and won a Grammy for best male country vocal performance in 2002.

BIM: Please keep his family in your thoughts and prayers.

Source: Opry – FOX 59

Nic Cage talks Lisa Marie Presley and Scientology during his appearance on Howard Stern (AUDIO)

Check out this interview from the Howard Stern show. Nic Cage walks in and interrupts comedian Chris Rock’s appearance.

This was Nic’s first time on the show. This happened while he was just dating Lisa Marie Presley.

Nic’s brother, Marc Coppola actually worked as a DJ at the same FM radio station as Howard, KROCK here in New York City in the late 80’s and early 90’s.

Fast Forward to 2:30 seconds when Nic walks in.

At 4:30, the Lisa talk starts,

Howard asks, What’s with the Presley fascination?

Robin chimes in and says, you pretty much sound like the king. Nic says, I do? People tell me that. I don’t know the h$ll that’s about. it’s just my natural voice.

Howard then asks if Nic ever brings up the Michael Jackson thing. Nic says, the only thing he heard about him was he is a very nice man. I’m not gonna badmouth Michael. Nic then says, you know what, when you get her on the show, you can ask her about Michael. And we all know about Lisa’s appearances on Stern. She was open, honest and a great guest.

Now let me say, LONG before Nic started dating Lisa, we all heard what a huge Elvis fan and collector he was. And of course,  Lisa would be the ultimate collectable. But once he started dating her, he denied it. I lost respect for him for that. Be proud to be a fan of the king of Rock n Roll!

At 11:30, Robin asks Nic, and you don’t have an Elvis fixation?

Nic says, NO! I think like most Americans, he’s a great singer but fixation is not acqurate. Nic contiues to deny having an Elvis collection. He says, I’m not collecting the daughter although that’s funny.

Howard goes on to admire how much Lisa looks like Elvis. Nic says Elvis was a very handsome man and she does have his best features but she also looks a lot like her mother.

Classic Howard then asks if Nic could ever make a mother daughter thing happen with Lisa and Priscilla. Nic was a complete gentleman.

At 15 minutes in, Robin asks Nic if he left Penelope Cruz for Lisa Marie Presley.

Nic pleads the fifth.!

Robin cuts in and says Nic took Penelope to Lisa Marie’s birthday party.

At 18 minutes, Bababooey comes in and tells a story about Nic Cage allegedly getting abducted by Scientology and brought into a room and not let out for about 4 and a half hours.

What is Nic gonna say? At this point, he is seriously dating a major Scientologist, Lisa Marie!

Nic of course, denies this. Wonder what he’d say today?

Classic Howard then asks Nic, are you gonna get her off that kick or what?

Nic replies, No, no that works for her. He also says it helps her.

Howard then says, I can’t wait til you break up with her so you can really tell us what’s going on with the whole Scientology thing.

Nic says he’s gotta head out. It’s obvious he was very careful with his words not to offend Lisa.

Nic needs to come back on the show and let his guard down, I bet he’d be a fun guest on Stern.

Source: Megan Murphy / youtube

Lisa Marie Presley's ex Nic Cage and wife have gone their seperate ways

Looks like Nic Cage has checked into the Heartbreak Hotel again! 

Yes, Lisa Marie Presley’s 3rd husband, is divorcing HIS 3rd wife. While Lisa is currently happily married to her fourth husband, Michael Lockwood with whom she has twin daughters. 

Lisa’s first husband Danny is father to her eldest children, Riley, an actress and Ben, a musician. 

Lisa Marie’s second husband was none other than the King of Pop, Michael Jackson. 

Nic and wife have appeared to have gone their Seperate Ways back in January which was confirmed by TMZ. Neither has filed for D-I-V-O-R-C-E yet!

Source: Megan Murphy / TMZ

Elvis Presley – NEW CD Set mixed at Phillips Recording Studio, Memphis, TN with special guests

L to R, Jerry Phillips, James Burton and Matt

In early May, we reported some interesting Elvis Presley happenings afoot at the Phillips Recording Service. Although details were vague, officials from Sony/Legacy — the custodians of the Presley catalog — and longtime Elvis band members were on hand at Phillips to work on tracks for an upcoming project. Though unconfirmed officially, the work was reportedly for a 40th anniversary package marking the King’s 1976 home recording sessions at Graceland’s Jungle Room.

This past week, Sony/Legacy finally did confirm that a two-disc collection titled “Way Down in the Jungle Room” will come out Aug. 5, just in time for annual Elvis Week festivities. The double disc set rounds up the results of sessions Presley cut in the Jungle Room in winter and fall 1976, with a core of longtime TCB band members including guitarist James Burton and drummer Ronnie Tutt.

Material from the recording would be spread out over a pair of LPs at the time (1976’s “From Elvis Presley Boulevard, Memphis, Tennessee” and 1977’s “Moody Blue”). While the first disc will include all those tracks, it’s the previously unreleased outtakes and alternate versions that are of particular interest. Those tracks were mixed by Memphian and Grammy-winning engineer Matt Ross-Spang, the longtime Sun Studio ace, currently working out of Phillips Recording Service.

“I was recommended to (Sony’s) Rob Santos,” says Ross-Spang of his involvement with the project. “He comes to Memphis quite a bit and knows the Phillips family. I mentioned that my favorite place to work was Phillips, and he’s always wanted to do something there, so it came together pretty perfectly.”

“We mixed 18 tracks from the Jungle Room sessions, and the really cool thing is James Burton, Norbert Putnam, David Briggs, Ronnie Tutt — all those guys who played with Elvis came to town and hung out while I mixed,” says Ross-Spang. “It’s pretty interesting mixing with James Burton standing over your shoulder.”

Ross-Spang’s work offers a sparer-sounding version of the Jungle Room material. “Those songs were originally done on 16-track at the house, but afterward, (Elvis producer) Felton Jarvis took the tracks back to Nashville and added strings and horns and overdubs. Which was cool, but it’s really great just to have the original kind of swamp-y tracks, real bare bones. I think that’s where some of the material really shines.”

The sessions find Presley in rare form, feeling comfortable in his home environs and chatty with his band. “It was neat to hear that side of him and to hear all those guys in a room together playing,” says Ross-Spang. “It was pretty wild to solo tracks and hear Elvis laugh and joke around with the boys. Or listening and getting chills hearing him do ‘Danny Boy’ or something. I’ve worked with a lot of people who thought they were Elvis, so it was really cool to work with the real thing.”

Ross-Spang says he tried kept the project pure from a technical standpoint. “Obviously, with all my time at Sun, I’m a massive Elvis fan. I think oftentimes these (kinds of projects) go to people who maybe aren’t the biggest fans, and maybe they want to make it too modern. I’m such a fan of the old stuff that I wanted to keep it in that tradition. We mixed all analog; I used original tape slaps and the Phillips echo chambers and plate reverbs. We kept it mixed how it would’ve been done back then.”

The sessions were particularly special for Knox and Halley, Jerry and Jud and other members of the Phillips family, who have been working diligently over the past couple of years to renovate and relaunch the family studio. “There’s three echo chambers at Phillips, and two of them we just rewired right before the session,” Ross-Spang says. “So the first thing to run through them was Elvis Presley. Elvis never recorded at Phillips, so it was a pretty magical thing to have him christening the chambers.”

Source: Bob Mehr – Commercial Appeal, Read the FULL ARTICLE HERE