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Sep. 22—TUPELO — The Elvis Presley Birthplace will receive a half-million-dollar upgrade to its parking lot in an effort to make the attraction more accessible. Earlier this week, the Tupelo ...
This Jan. 8 marks what would have been Elvis Presley's 89th birthday. Each year, faithful fans gather at Presley’s Graceland estate in Memphis to celebrate his life — which began in Tupelo ...
The Kings of Tupelo is a crime drama series that weaves together a complex narrative involving a small-town feud, internet conspiracy, Elvis impersonation, black market organ trafficking, and a presidential assassination attempt, all set against the backdrop of a jaw-dropping scandal in Mississippi.
Gladys Presley brought her son Elvis to Tupelo Hardware Co. in January 1945 to buy him a birthday present. Elvis would have preferred a rifle, but his mother succeeded in buying a guitar instead. The boy strummed the new guitar for a while, before his mother paid $7.75 and a 2% sales tax. [1]
Brown, the Tupelo radio personality, is referring to his Elvis family — fans of the Tupelo-born King of Rock 'n' Roll and the tribute artists who model themselves after him. They'll gather June ...
Julie Mundy is a British writer who focuses on 20th century history and pop culture, most notably Elvis Presley. [1] She also runs Elvis Presley fansite Elvis fan club website, elvis.co.uk, [2] "one of the main Elvis websites" in the UK, [3] and acts as a judge at Elvis tribute act competitions. [4]
The museum site includes Presley's shotgun house birthplace, a museum, a chapel, and the Assembly of God Church building where the Presley family worshiped. Elvis' parents, Vernon and Gladys, experienced financial hardship and had to move from the home when Elvis was a few years old for lack of payment.
Although a resident of Indiana, Lyons is a member of the Blue Moon of Kentucky Elvis fan club, headed by Betty Jean Scoggins, 68, who has expanded the Presley vigil tradition beyond Graceland: She ...