List: Elvis Presley | Curated by Warren Brown

Apr 22, 2022
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Elvis PresleyThe King of Rock and Roll
Narek Margaryan
10 Practical Life Lessons from ElvisElvis Presley was as grandiose and larger than life on stage as he was humble in normal life, well with the exception of his gun collection…
Mar 11, 2015
Mar 11, 2015
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NYU Local
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NYU Local
Did You Know Elvis Recorded a Song About NYU?
Sep 15, 2015
Sep 15, 2015
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Spotlight Central
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Spotlight Central
We Just Can’t Help Fallin’ in Love with ELVIS Tribute Artist Richie Santa!By Spotlight Central. Photos by Love Imagery
Jan 19, 2017
Jan 19, 2017
Terry Barr
“We Can’t Go On Together…”Here’s a moment of pop music history told by Amanada Petrusich in her “search for the next American music,” It Still Moves:
Feb 21, 2018
Feb 21, 2018
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Profiles in Action
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Michael Tunney
How A 26-Year-Old Took Elvis On His First National Tour And Came Home A MillionaireThe defining project of Jerry Weintraub’s life came to him in a dream.
May 24, 2018
May 24, 2018
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Elvis: That’s The Way It Was
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John Ross
Stupid about Elvis (2010 through 2018)Subtitle: The New Millennium rolls on…but nothing stops the Elvis Stupid.
Jan 21, 2019
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Jan 21, 2019
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Elvis: That’s The Way It Was
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John Ross
Why Elvis?Fight the powers that be! Okay, but remember, only one man ever made the ground shake under their feet. (Summarizing the “Stupid About…
Jan 28, 2019
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Jan 28, 2019
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Elvis: That’s The Way It Was
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John Ross
How Much Can One Record Mean?On the importance of “In the Ghetto” to Elvis Presley’s career (Part 1)
Mar 26, 2019
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Elvis: That’s The Way It Was
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Neal Umphred
The Vicious Circle of Violence and Love ChildrenOn the importance of “In the Ghetto” to Elvis Presley’s career (Part 2)
Mar 28, 2019
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Elvis: That’s The Way It Was
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Neal Umphred
An International Gallery of Elvis Sleeves from 1969–1970On the importance of “In the Ghetto” to Elvis Presley’s career (part 3)
Apr 4, 2019
Apr 4, 2019
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1001 Album Project
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Brian Braunlich
2. Elvis Presley — Elvis Presley (1956)Here we go. The King comin’ in hot as the second album in the list. Nothing against Frankie Sinatra, but that album was a bit of a drag. I…
Jul 19, 2019
Jul 19, 2019
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Elvis: That’s The Way It Was
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Neal Umphred
Do You Prefer Elvis in the ’60s or Elvis in the ’70s?The movie years (“do the clam”) vs. the concert years (“glory glory hallelujah”)
Aug 15, 2019
Aug 15, 2019
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Elvis: That’s The Way It Was
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Neal Umphred
Exactly What Was Elvis Presley’s Biggest Hit Record?Was it “Heartbreak Hotel” or “Hound Dog” or something else?
Aug 27, 2019
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Aug 27, 2019
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1001 Album Project
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Brian Braunlich
25. Elvis Presley — Elvis is Back! (1960)Elvis is Back! This is Elvis’s big post-Army enlistment record, and it’s an interesting advancement for the King in a couple of ways.
Mar 30, 2020
Mar 30, 2020
Robert Greenberg
Music History Monday: Elvis Presley’s Birth HouseIt was on June 1, 1971–49 years ago today — that the two-room shotgun house in Tupelo Mississippi in which Elvis Presley (1935–1977) was…
Jun 1, 2020
Jun 1, 2020
Paul Fisher
Elvis’ greatest performances, part 1: Ed Sullivan Show, September 9, 1956READY TEDDY/HOUNG DOG
Jul 2, 2020
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Jul 2, 2020
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ILLUMINATION
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Bill Abbate
One of the Most Significant Cultural Icons of the Twentieth CenturyA snapshot of the life of the king
Jul 15, 2020
Jul 15, 2020
Richard Margolin
My Elvis StoryIt’s, of course, not a story about something which ever happened to me. I never met the fellow, nor did I ever see him in concert. In fact…
Jul 22, 2020
Jul 22, 2020
James A. Cosby (Jim)
Unintended Racism and Why Elvis’s Life Still Matters in 2020It is a remarkable fact that it has been more than 60 years since the heyday of Elvis Presley — arguably the biggest individual celebrity…
Aug 8, 2020
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Aug 8, 2020
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Neal Umphred
Oh, Shit — It’s for Me! Someone I Love Must Have Died . . .a brief account of where I was on August 16, 1977
Aug 17, 2021
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Aug 17, 2021
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