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Legacy Recordings -- Two words exploded worldwide on December 19, 1957  "Elvis Drafted!"  but three words resounded across the universe even more explosively on March 3, 1960: "Elvis Is Back!"  The album that Elvis Presley began recording in Nashville on March 20th, and finished in the legendary overnight session of April 3-4th, is widely regarded as possibly the best album he ever made.  A half-century later, Elvis Is Back is now coupled with 1961's Something For Everybody, an album he recorded back in Nashville one year later.  Along with one dozen hit single sides recorded (also in Nashville) and charted over roughly the same period of time, the deluxe Elvis Is Back: Legacy Edition will be available at all physical and digital retail outlets starting March 1, 2011, through RCA/Legacy, a division of SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT. Elvis Is Back: Legacy Edition follows the template of the recent RCA/Legacy releases, From Elvis In Memphis: Legacy Edition and On Stag

"Elvis at 21: Photographs by Alfred Wetheimer" is open through Sunday, January 23, 2011. The National Portrait Gallery’s year long tribute to the king of rock and roll will conclude on January 23, as "Elvis at 21: Photographs by Alfred Wertheimer" closes and moves to its next venue, the Michener Art Museum in Doylestown, Pennsylvania.  However, as with all things Elvis, some noise will be made before the curtains are drawn. The final event to commemorate the life of one of the world’s most recognized performers will be concert a featuring Elvis’ music from 1956, performed by Elvis tribute artist Scot Bruce. The show is written and narrated by Warren Perry, co-curator of the exhibition "Elvis at 21" and curator of last year’s One Life exhibition, "Echoes of Elvis."  The show is produced by NPG director of public programs, Jewell Robinson, and is part of the ongoing Cultures in Motion series.  Elvis Presley, Live in Concert: A Cultures in Motion