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Dolores Hart & Elvis Presley In April, HBO will air it's new documentary, GOD IS THE BIGGER ELVIS  which tells the story of Dolores Hart , a rising Hollywood starlet who appeared in films with Elvis Presley, Montgomery Clift and Anthony Quinn , but abandoned her career to become a Benedictine nun in 1963 at age 23. Now Mother Prioress of the cloistered Abbey of Regina Laudis, in Bethlehem, Ct., she reveals her life, past and present, with grace and humor in this unique documentary. Directed by Rebecca Camissa. The film runs 37 minutes. Source: Megan Murphy

Country music recording artist Pam Tillis recorded this tribute song to Elvis Presley & Dr. Martin Luther King . She sings the song with upcoming R & B singer, Kris Thomas , a Memphian himself. The video was filmed in Memphis by local documentary film maker, Molly Secours . Thomas has an impressive music background. He was a member of the StreetCorner Harmonies , he also attended Stax Music Academy . He has performed with Isaac Hayes and Mavis Staples . Pam and Kris filmed the video back in Memphis . Scenes were shot on Beale Street, Mud Island, and Stax museum . Beautiful and heartfelt photos of Elvis Presley and Dr. Martin Luther King are featured in the video. Photos of fans at the annual candle light vigil for Elvis Presley are shown and photos from the funeral of Dr. Martin Luther King . And today's StreetCorner Harmonies perform on the song as well. The song itself was co-written by Brenda O'Brien at a songwriter camp. O'Brien was one o...

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Fellow Memphian and legendary entertainer and humanitarian Danny Thomas has been immortalized with his face on a forever stamp.   The United States Postal Service revealed the stamp honoring Thomas over the weekend. The unveiling celebrated Thomas' 100th birthday and the 50th anniversary of St. Jude, the hospital Thomas founded in 1962. A portrait of Thomas appears on the stamp with the hospital in the background. It will be available for sale by the middle of February.

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 Starpulse's Stephanie Nolasco recently interviewed Cassandra Peterson (Elvira). Nolasco told Cassandra she heard the Mistress of the Dark learned everything she needed to know from none other than Elvis Presley and drag queens. Below is Cassandra's answer. "I don’t know if I learned everything from Elvis, but I definitely got great advice from him. At the time I was the youngest showgirl in Vegas and if it weren’t for Elvis, I would now be the oldest showgirl in Vegas history. I thought I had made it. It went all downhill from there (laughs). Elvis was the one who convinced me I could go further, instead of just staying in Vegas and dancing. It made a big impact on my life, obviously. Coming from Elvis you’re going to take his advice, right?" Read full Elvira interview here

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