Elvis Presley's estate is allegedly suing a gun manufacturer for using the singer's likeness in an advert.
According to TMZ, Elvis Presley Enterprises has filed a lawsuit against Beretta claiming they wrongfully used Presley's image without permission to advertise their new 692 shotgun. They also used Elvis impersonators at the 2014 Shot Show in Las Vegas.
Elvis and Priscilla Presley's Palm Springs home is up for sale.
The estate, where the couple honeymooned in 1966, is on the market for $9.5 million, according to Rolling Stone.
This is the last newsletter of 2013, and therefore an appropriate moment perhaps to thank you for your support over the last 12 months and wish you all the best for the New Year. The next time you hear from me, our first issue of 2014 will already be out – we’ll be on sale from Friday, January 3 – so here’s a brief taster of what to expect.
Elvis Presley's recording sessions at Stax Records will be released together as a box set for the first time today (August 6).
Titled Elvis at Stax: Deluxe Edition, the three-CD box set also features outtakes and rare photos from the two July and December 1973 sessions, which resulted in three separate albums.
As AP reports, the sessions started in 1973 when Presley was forced to head into the studio to record new material to fulfil his contract.
Rare footage has surfaced of Elvis Presley talking at a press conference.
The event took place the day before the first of four nights at New York's Madison Square Garden in 1972, and is among the last press conferences Elvis ever did.
Asked whether he would like to perform abroad, 'The King' expressed a desire to visit the UK.
He said: "I've never been to Britain, I’d like to, very much, I’ve never been out of this country except in the service."
Elvis Presley's Beverly Hills house has been put up for sale.
The singer's home, which he lived in with his wife Priscella, has been put on the market for a cool $12.9million, according to real estate operator Truila.
The listing states that the four bedroom, five bathroom French regency-styled estate sits on a 1.18 acre property and boasts panoramic views of Los Angeles and the Pacific Ocean.
At an auction in Stockport, near Manchester on Saturday (September 8), a Bible which was given to Elvis Presley by his uncle Vester and aunt Clettes for his first Christmas at Graceland in 1957, fetched £59,000 after being sold to an unnamed American man based in the UK. The book was only expected to make £25,000.
The new April issue of Uncut, out now, features a fascinating look at the history of Sam Phillips’ Sun Studio, which brought the world Howlin’ Wolf, Jerry Lee Lewis, Roy Orbison and others. Elvis Presley was one future star who cut his debut recordings at the Memphis studio – and in this archive piece from the fourth ever issue of Uncut (September 1997), comedian Frank Skinner talks about the King’s early years and the huge impact the Sun recordings had on him.
The songwriter and guitarist Billy Strange has died aged 81.
The musician co-wrote several songs for Elvis Presley with Mac Davis, including 'A Little Less Conversation', which, while only a minor success on release in 1968, became a worldwide hit after it was heard in 2001 film 'Ocean's 11' thanks to Junkie XL's remix.
