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Buy Your Very Own Clump Of Elvis Presley's Hair!

By Gage Henry on 1:58 PM on October 15, 2009

Some people think Elvis Presley is overrated. Others want to give recording contracts to his grandchildren. But others? Well, others want to purchase his hair....  read more

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Elvis Presley's Grandson Lands $5 Million Recording Contract

By Justin Jacobs on 1:00 PM on October 8, 2009

There's a new player in the court of the King. Elvis Presley's 17-year-old grandson, Benjamin Presley, signed a recording contract with Universal worth a reported $5 million for up to five albums. Benjamin, who was born 15 years after his grandfather died, is the son of Lisa Marie Presley and ex-husband Danny Keough....  read more

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R.I.P. Larry Knechtel: Five Songs to Remember Him By

By Christina Lee on 4:30 PM on August 25, 2009

Defining the legacy of keyboardist and bassist Larry Knechtel, 69, is a rather daunting task. Although his career spanned more than 50 years, a large portion of it, especially his contributions in the '60s, still remains uncredited....  read more

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I Was a King: The Royal We

By Rachael Maddux on 2:00 PM on May 26, 2009

Considering their regal name and tuneful sound...  read more

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Elvis Presley memorabilia to be sold in online auction

By Rachel Dovey on 2:33 PM on March 17, 2009

Judging by the public outcry to our recent List of the Day, "Ten Reasons Why Elvis Presley is Overrated," our readership loves the King. For those of you whose feathers we ruffled, here's some consolation: You're not alone. Yesterday, an online auction of Presley's belongings went up through Gotta Have It, and auction master Peter Siegel has set the minimum bid of $100,000 on some items....  read more

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Ten Reasons Why Elvis Presley is Overrated

By Kevin Keller and Kate Kiefer on 7:00 AM on March 12, 2009

1. The movies. Elvis was not a good actor, and his movies are horrible. Take, for example, Harum Scarum (1965). He plays a movie star (naturally) who’s kidnapped and taken to a Middle Eastern country where he’s enlisted by—get this—the Lord of Assassins to kill an Arabian king. Oh, and he falls in love with the king’s daughter. Check out the film’s trailer, which we thought was a parody until we noticed it was posted by Warner Bros....  read more

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Three Christmas Songs That Don't Suck

By Austin L. Ray on 7:00 AM on December 13, 2008

Yeah, yeah, I know —that title is a bit much. Call me a scrooge, but I just don't get very excited about holiday songs and movies. I actually love this time of year, but do I really have to experience it through my speakers and my television screen? I think not. But while watching Elf (a movie I will make an exception for, along with National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation) the other day with some friends, I realized there are a handful of Christmas songs that will always be truly awesome to me. Here are three of them:...  read more

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Mariah Carey, Madonna trump Elvis chart records

By Christina Hansen on 4:41 PM on April 3, 2008

Pop/R&B siren Mariah Carey has surpassed Elvis Presley in the tally for the most singles to hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, leaving her second only to the Beatles. Carey had been tied with Presley—at 17 number ones each—until her single “Touch My Body” hit the top spot last week. Only the Beatles have had more number-one hits, topping out at 20. Another of Presley’s records was toppled by pop chameleon Madonna. The Material Girl’s new single, “4 Minutes,” is her 37th to enter the Billboard Top Ten, trumping The King’s previous record of 36 top-ten singles...  read more

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Paste editor hails the King on NPR

By Rebecca Bowen on 12:00 AM on August 16, 2007

Elvis Presley died three decades ago to the date, making this year’s media-rehashing of his legacy a legitimately notable one. Thus, Paste Editor-at-large Jay Sweet discussed Elvis’s cultural impact during NPR’s “On Point,” alongside a Nashville USA Today correspondent, a Duke University professor of African-American studies and the president of the Elvis Fever Fan Club – apparently one of eight trillion Elvis fanclubs in operation (the one in Istanbul calls it self “Elvis is in Istanbul Now”). “He’s one of the touchstones that I think anyone who’s trying to reach the cultural paradigm will go back to,” Sweet argues. Related...  read more

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New DVD to Chronicle Elvis' Final Hours

By Paste Staff on 12:00 AM on October 11, 2004

Music Video Distributors and GVMS have announced that they will release Elvis Presley – The Last 24 Hours for North American distribution on DVD. The 60-minute documentary will be available in stores Nov. 23. On Aug. 17, 1977, Elvis Presley—loved by millions of fans worldwide—died alone and virtually penniless. Elvis Presley – The Last 24 Hours is an intimate portrait of the King by his closest friends and family, known collectively as the Memphis Mafia. In this documentary, fans will be able to hear the comments of those who were closest, the people charged with caring for him, and the...  read more

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