Wednesday, June 19, 2013

June 19 - Teasers

Sony Legacy posted a (very) short clip on Vine as a teaser for the Deluxe Edition of the upcoming "Elvis At Stax" release. It shows a card-board sleeve with a cut-out in the middle of the TCB chain displaying Elvis Presley's face.

The Elvis Files #6

The end of the Elvis Files series is coming nearer. If everything goes as planned, the next volume (covering 1971 to 1973) was announced. The cover that was shown in previous outings has been changed. The book should be available August 16, 2013.

From the press-release:

The Elvis Files Vol.6 1971 - 1973:  Coming this August, Volume 6 of the great Elvis Files series.
The sixth volume of the Elvis Files story chronicles Elvis' years on tour through the USA, the Las Vegas and Lake Tahoe seasons through to the absolute historic Aloha broadcast - and on to the final Stax sessions of 1973. All Elvis events in this time frame 1971-1973 are shown:
- Every Working Moment
- The Seventies Tours
- The Las Vegas and Lake Tahoe Seasons 
- Aloha Via Satellite
- Plenty of CANDID Moments
- The Recording Sessions
- Previously Unpublished Photos.


Slim Whitman passed away
 
Country singer Slim Whitman, the high-pitched yodeler who sold millions of records died Wednesday at a Florida hospital. He was 90. Whitman also encouraged a teen Elvis Presley when he was the headliner on the bill and the young singer was making his professional debut.

(Source: FECC / ElvisMatters)