Elvis Presley

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source: NME.com

 UK Billy Gibbons and Dusty Hill, play white, furry guitars. Leaving the stage after 'Tush', the band walked back on to cover 'Jailhouse Rock', a song written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller that first became a hit for Elvis Presley in 1957.

Published Sun, Jun 14

Elvis Presley, Leiber & Stoller and Jailhouse Rock

source: Elvis Presley.com.au

Mike Stoller: I guess it must have been in April of '57 that we met Colonel Parker for the first time. It happened over dinner at the Beverly Hills Hotel. Jean Aberbach was the conduit. 'The Colonel wants to see you in person before you meet Elvis' said Jean. 'Is this an audition?' I asked. 'The Colo...

Published Sun, Jun 14

'Smokey Joe's Café' Caps Theatre Bristol's 43rd Season

source: Bristol Herald Courier

 TN Roll call. There's “On Broadway,” “Yakety Yak” and “Charlie Brown”; “Hound Dog” and “Jailhouse Rock”; and “There Goes My Baby.” Those were hits for George Benson, The Coasters, Elvis Presley and The Drifters. “They don't write songs like these anymore ...

Published Wed, Jun 3

'Smokey Joe's Cafe' opens Summer Garden

source: Baltimore Sun

 United States Smokey Joe's Cafe spotlights classic 1950s tunes of song-writing team Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, who were made famous by legends such as Elvis Presley ("Jailhouse Rock" and "Hound Dog") and Peggy Lee ("I'm a Woman") and doo-wop groups like the ...

Published Sun, May 31

Weekly classic DVD pick Blue Hawaii

source: Examiner.com

The most perfectly realized piece of pop culture confection is Blue Hawaii, the seminal Elvis Presley vehicle. When looking back at his large catalog of mostly forgettable fluffy movies, usually the most recognizable are Love Me Tender, Jailhouse Rock, ...

Published Sat, May 30

Choir show a blast from past - The Huntsville Times

source: AL.com

The Huntsville Times - al.com, AL What's a 1950s concert without Elvis Presley? Chris Edwards portrayed the King of Rock 'n' Roll in "Jailhouse Rock." The number featured soloists Melanie Garcia, Caleb Potts, Isabella Szmyd and Rebecca Walthall, along with several dancers. ...

Published Wed, May 27

Keep Cool This Summer With Cinema Classics at the Tennessee Theatre

source: California Chronicle

 CA Viva Las Vegas" and "Jailhouse Rock," an Elvis Presley double feature showing at 8 pm Aug. 14 and Aug. 15. Ann-Margret stars with Presley in "Viva Las Vegas;" he sings in both movies. "The King and I," the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical starring ...

Published Wed, May 20

Meeting Street students dress to the hilt for their special night

source: Providence Journal

 RI As parents were ushered out of the Casino — because who, after all, wants to have one's one parents at a prom — the evening got into gear with the sound of Elvis Presley's “Jailhouse Rock” filling the air.

Published Thu, May 14