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Mark Morris of Memphis, Tn has won our competition for two FREE tickets. Congratulations Mark! We will see you there! And thanks for taking part of the competition. Sun Records Pioneer Sonny Burgess To Perform At The 1st Annual Elvis Birthday Bash. Memphis, TN, November 23, 2010—Elvis would of turned 76 years old in January and what better way to celebrate his birthday than in his hometown with fellow Sun Records Contemporary, Sonny Burgess. Sonny Burgess recorded at Sun Studio from August 1956 to August 1958 releasing 5 singles including Red Headed Woman and We Wanna Boogie. Sonny even opened for Elvis in October 1955 when Elvis came to his hometown of Newport, Ark. Joining Sonny on stage will be pumping piano player Smoochy Smith who with his group The Mar-Keys had the first top ten hit on Stax Records in 1961 with Last Night. Smoochy also got his start at Sun Records as a session player backing up such legends as Billy Lee Riley, Ace Cannon and Warren Smith. This won’t be the...

"Had a great time on The Marty Stuart Show today with James Burton (Elvis' guitarist, Marty and Kenny Loveless (Jerry Lee Lewis' guitarist) Watch for our appearance soon on the RFD-TV Network around the country." says W.S. Holland

Complete casting has been announced for the London production of the Tony-nominated musical Million Dollar Quartet, which is scheduled to begin performances Feb. 8 at the Noël Coward Theatre, prior to an official opening Feb. 28. Heading the cast will be Ben Goddard (Jerry Lee Lewis), Derek Hagen (Johnny Cash), Francesca Jackson (Dyanne), Robert Britton Lyons (Carl Perkins) and Michael Malarkey (Elvis Presley), who join the previously announced Bill Ward (Sam Phillips). The company will also feature Steven Bor, Justin Brett (alternate Johnny Cash), Sharon Clancy, Matthew Empson (Jerry Lee Lewis at certain performances), Gez Gerrard (Jay Perkins), Kevin Mains (Elvis Presley at certain performances), Adam Riley (Fluke) and Oliver Seymour-Marsh (Carl Perkins at certain performances) Million Dollar Quartet is inspired by the actual meeting of rock and roll giants that took place on Dec. 4, 1956, at Sun Records in Memphis. It was masterminded by Sun Records founder Sam Phillips, who disc...

Kings Holdings, the owner of Elvis Presley’s former Palm Springs, Calif., estate rocked into Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection this week. According to attorney Paul Wynn, who’s working on the case, the bankruptcy filing is a result of a dispute with Kings Holdings’ lender over a financing agreement. In an interview Tuesday, Wynn said Kings Holdings would continue operating during its restructuring and pointed out that the estate, located on Chino Canyon Road, is still offering tours to fans of the King at the property they’ve sought to dub “Graceland West.” The two-acre desert estate, no “Blue Hawaii,” is home to an approximately 5,000-square-foot, Spanish-style white stucco house with five bedrooms and seven bathrooms. Built in 1946 for the family behind the Jergen’s skin care line, Elvis didn’t move in until 1970, according to the Wall Street Journal’s Developments blog. The singer dropped $85,000 for the home, where he went on to record eight songs. After his death in 1977, wife P...