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Elvis Presley Concert and Movie Memorabilia

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on May 31, 2008
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Elvis Presley concert and movie memorabilia comes in many forms, and can include very interesting and rare items valued by collectors.

Tickets, posters, programs, apparel, giftware, souvenirs, music and much more is to be found on the market from time to time. Much of this material is original and becoming increasingly hard to find.

Often these items are associated with a particular concert or movie release or performance, that has since become part of the story of the Elvis Presley legend. Pieces that have a particular story behind them are often more sought after by collectors.

elvis-1956-promo-picture-real-photo-parker-rca-wow-! Elvis 1956 Promo picture real photo parker RCA WOW !
US $30.99 (8 Bids)
End Date: Monday Oct-13-2008 6:51:53 PDT
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elvis-presley-a-photoplay-tribute-1977-magazine Elvis Presley - A Photoplay Tribute - 1977 Magazine
US $6.50 (6 Bids)
End Date: Monday Oct-13-2008 8:00:59 PDT
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elvis-presley-unused-concert-ticket-asheville-nc Elvis Presley UNUSED Concert Ticket, Asheville, NC
US $15.49 (7 Bids)
End Date: Monday Oct-13-2008 8:10:59 PDT
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elvis-presley-factory-sealed-vhs-movies-lot-of-4 ELVIS PRESLEY- FACTORY SEALED VHS MOVIES- LOT OF 4
US $3.99 (1 Bid)
End Date: Monday Oct-13-2008 9:53:36 PDT
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elvis-presley-unused-ticket~utica-ny~3-days-late- Elvis Presley Unused Ticket~Utica,NY~3 Days Late
US $30.00 (0 Bid)
End Date: Monday Oct-13-2008 10:49:26 PDT
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elvis-presley-unused-ticket~utica-ny~3-days-late- Elvis Presley Unused Ticket~Utica,NY~3 Days Late
US $30.00 (0 Bid)
End Date: Monday Oct-13-2008 10:52:10 PDT
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elvis-presley-unused-ticket~utica-ny~3-days-late- Elvis Presley Unused Ticket~Utica,NY~3 Days Late
US $30.00 (0 Bid)
End Date: Monday Oct-13-2008 10:54:35 PDT
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elvis-presley-unused-ticket~utica-ny~3-days-late- Elvis Presley Unused Ticket~Utica,NY~3 Days Late
US $30.00 (0 Bid)
End Date: Monday Oct-13-2008 10:57:37 PDT
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elvis-presly-ticket-stub Elvis Presly Ticket Stub
US $16.50 (2 Bids)
End Date: Monday Oct-13-2008 12:07:22 PDT
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elvis-last-concert-ticket-stub-june-26-1977 ELVIS LAST CONCERT TICKET STUB JUNE 26 1977
US $41.00 (6 Bids)
End Date: Monday Oct-13-2008 13:43:11 PDT
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Elvis Top Bills Jailhouse Rock

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on May 30, 2008
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Way before Whitney Houston and Beyonce Knowles did it, Elvis Presley did it. What we mean by that statement is singers crossing over to movies.

Jailhouse Rock is a movie that was directed by Richard Thorpe and released in November of 1957. It stars the King, Elvis Presley alongside actress Judy Tyler and actor Mickey Shaughnessy. This was Elvis’ third movie.

When it was released, Elvis had a hard time watching it because co-actor Tyler was killed in a car accident a few weeks before. The King was quite upset that he couldn’t get himself to sit through the entire film.

Presley is Vince Everett, an ex-convict who is trying to break into the music industry. Obviously, the film was trying to make it similar to Elvis public image. Sent to jail after a bar fight (which he was convicted of starting), Everett befriended Hunk Houghton. They formed a bond. Houghton taught Everett how to play the guitar. He also taught him how to sing.

After his release, Everett started working at night clubs where he met Peggy Van Alden. Peggy was a talent scout for a record company. She agreed to let Everett record a song. They brought it to the executive of a small record label. But the record was arranged and prepared for the labels established singers. Therefore, Everett and Peggy started their own label which brought him notoriety to the public, riches and a movie career.

Then here’s the twist. Houghton showed up and wanted to get into the action. The entire film showed Everett as some kind of a spoiled star who treated those around him with disrespect and cruelty, especially the two people who helped him get where he was: Peggy and Houghton.

A brawl resulted in Everett damaging his vocal chords which caused an uncertainty of whether he could sing ever again. He learned his lesson about humility and expressed his feelings for both Peggy and Houghton.

Teenagers got to see a different Elvis. He displayed bad behavior and broke the rules of what should be accepted. It ignored the parameters set by what then was a conservative decade. Regardless, it still made a lot of money.

Elvis’ performance in this movie made him join the Bad Boy ranks with James Dean in Rebel Without A Cause and Marlon Brando in The Wild One.

Elvis Presley Memorabilia News

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on May 29, 2008
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With such a huge fan following for Elvis, it is inevitable that a thriving business has developed in Elvis Presley memorabilia and collectibles.

The Presley family runs a licensing and branding business built around this voracious demand for merchandise and souvenirs.

There seems to always be something new coming out with Elvis as the theme or brand, to meet the continuing insatiable demand of Elvis fans to own something linked to their rock idol.

  1. The Star Report: O.J. says appeal will show he was ‘railroaded’; Lisa Marie Presley has twins; Cloris Leachman to be … (San Jose Mercury News) - O.J. Simpson, locked in jail and pondering his future, feels hopeful he will win a new trial on appeal because he believes jury interviews show “he was absolutely railroaded,” his lawyer told the Associated Press.
  2. From Elvis to Einstein: meet those who keep dead celebrities alive (Guardian Unlimited) - Dead celebrities make serious money. John Marrs meets those behind top earners from Elvis to Einstein
  3. This weekend, in Mammoth (Mammoth Times) - Friday October 10 “45 on the Side” AltaOne Classes AltaOne representatives will host classes at the Mammoth Library free of charge. The topic is Budgeting Basics and on November 13 join Nick Heathman for Funding College. Call (760) 934-4777.
  4. News briefs for the week of Oct. 9, 2008 (The Times Express) - A member of Boy Scout Troop 184 will be leading volunteers this weekend in an effort to prevent dumping of toxic chemicals into storm drains in some Monroeville neighborhoods. read more »
  5. EMP’S exhibit of classic, handcrafted concert posters is a trip through time (Seattle Post-Intelligencer) - A new touring exhibition opening Saturday at the Experience Music Project explores the history of handcrafted concert posters before the age of digital design.
  6. Man Can’t Seem To Sell Elvis Presley Museum (The Kentucky Post) - WRIGHT CITY, Mo. (AP) — A lot of people still think Elvis is alive. But a museum dedicated to that premise is having trouble surviving financially. Andy Key has been trying to sell the museum, located in Wright City, Missouri. But he hasn’t been successful.
  7. Man Can’t Seem To Sell Elvis Presley Museum (WCPO Cincinnati) - Man puts Elvis Presley Museum up for sale on e-Bay.
  8. Elvis is Alive Museum set to die (News 24 South Africa) - The owner of the Elvis is Alive Museum - which has photos and files showing that Elvis Presley never died - has failed to find a new buyer.
  9. Elvis is Alive Museum nears death - Elvis is Alive Museum nears deathSeeded on Fri Oct 3, 2008 10:52 PM EDT (MSNBC) A collection of memorabilia and documents meant to support the theory that Elvis Presley never died has failed to sell on eBay.msnbci, life, us-news2
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