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A husband is facing life in jail for battering his wife to death with a hammer after she sold his ticket to see an Elvis tribute band. Paul Abbott, 56, lashed out at his 54-year-old wife Jacqueline in December last year after finding out that she had sold his concert ticket on eBay. The grandmother, who had two sons, was left with catastrophic head injuries and was pronounced dead at their marital home in Netherton, West Midlands. The pair were described by neighbours as being 'Elvis mad' and regularly went to conventions and tribute acts together. Mrs Abbott also visited Graceland, a mecca for Elvis fans, and regularly posted photographs to Facebook in which she posed with different Elvis impersonators . One resident said: 'She was really into Elvis, there was loads of pictures of him around the home. 'They were both big fans of him though. They went to loads of tribute nights and I think a couple of conventions too. But you would never think an argument ...

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Stevie Wallace and Susan Santanello, die hard Conway fans share bittersweet memories. Susan told Conway, "Elvis was the king but you're king # 2." Smart girl! Conway thanked her. The two Ohio women captured photos of Conway and got to meet him and and his wife after the show. A moment they will never forget! They even checked into the very same hotel room he stayed in the night before and that is where they got the news he passed away. These ladies are the coolest! They remind me of two other very cool women from Ohio;) In June 1993, Twitty became ill while performing at the Jim Stafford Theatre in Branson, Missouri, and was in pain while he was on his tour bus. He collapsed and was rushed to the hospital. He was rushed into surgery, but died in Springfield, Missouri, at Cox South Hospital, in early hours of the morning the next day, from an abdominal aortic aneurysm, aged 59, two months before the release of what would be his final studio album, Final Touches. Fou...

UPDATE Electrical Fire at Westgate Las Vegas Two people were treated for smoke inhalation after an electrical fire at the Westgate in May. The fire started at 9:52 p.m. in an electrical room within the 12th floor of the hotel, Clark County Fire Department deputy chief Roy Session said. Five engines, two ladder trucks, two rescues and two battalion chiefs initially responded to the hotel at 3000 Paradise Road, Session said. The fire was contained within the electrical room and quickly extinguished. But even though the blaze was out, smoke had spread throughout the 12th floor. Crews used electrical fans to quickly clear the floor of lingering smoke, and one maintenance worker and one hotel guest were treated for smoke inhalation on scene but not taken to a hospital, Session said. The damages had not been determined as of 11:30 p.m. The cause of the fire is under investigation. Source Las Vegas Journal, May 11, 2016 (Interesting and scary at the same time, especial...

Josh Brolin , whose film credits include No Country for Old Men and Milk , for which he scored an Academy Award nomination, revealed he will star as George Jones during an interview with Conan O'Brien . Brolin also said that Jessica Chastain ( The Help, Zero Dark Thirty ) will play Tammy Wynette , Jones's former wife and duet partner. No Show Jones , the film's working title, stems from the singer's epic battle with alcohol and cocaine addiction, which led to his regularly missing concert dates in the late Seventies and early Eighties. Brolin quipped to O'Brien that his own personal run-ins with the law could have given him an edge in securing the role. "I have a bit of a past," said Brolin, who was arrested on New Year's Day 2013 for public intoxication. "When they were trying to figure out who might be best able to best play George Jones, they thought, 'What about Brolin? Who's been to jail in the last 10 years? Let...

Elvis Presley tried to have a threesome with singers Petula Clark and the late Karen Carpenter but instead sent them running for the door. Clark, 84, has revealed that she and Carpenters singer Karen were in Elvis’s Las Vegas dressing room in the 1970s when the legendary icon tried to proposition them — however their reaction was probably something that Elvis wasn’t used to, reports The Sun. “I think he wanted to be more than friends. Well, I know he did,” she said, according to The Sun “It was flattering but I shuffled out, dragging Karen behind me, saying we had other things to do.  “As we were leaving, Elvis turned around and was smiling as if to say, ‘I’ll get you one day.’ But he never did. Thank heavens!” In another interview with the Irish independent, the Downtown singer added: “’He was very amused by that. It was probably the first time anyone had ever turned him down.” Clark has just released her 45th studio album. Source BIM: I think the date was the...

Just heard about this once in a lifetime event happening at the George Jones Museum in Nashville tonight! Don't miss Bubbas Texas Jam 6pm to 10pm TONIGHT on our rooftop. Special guests Randy Travis, LULU from Hee Haw, Eric Beddingfield, Billy Yates, Jamey Johnson, and many more! 128 2nd Ave N Nashville, Tennessee (615) 818-0128 www.georgejonesmuseum.com