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RIP. DJ Fontana DJ Fontana, the sole surviving member of Elvis Presley‘s band, has died at the age of 87. The drummer, real name Dominic Joseph Fontana, kept the beat on more than 450 of The King’s iconic tracks – including Jailhouse Rock and Hound Dog. Announcing Fontana’s death, his son Dave wrote on Facebook: “I told everyone […]The post Elvis Presley’s drummer DJ Fontana has died appeared first on NME.
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The late rock'n'roller was honoured at Trump's first Medal Of Freedom ceremonyElvis PresleyElvis Presley has been awarded a posthumous Presidential Medal Of Freedom by Donald Trump, it has been announced. The award is the highest honour a sitting president can give a civilian and was designed to recognise those who have made “an especi...
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The King of Pop is still pulling in the money... Michael Jackson and Elvis PresleyMichael Jackson has topped the list of the highest paid dead celebrities for the sixth year in the row. The late King of Pop’s estate reportedly raked in £313 million in 2017, which was largely boosted by the sale of his lucrative stake in EMI Music Publishing. ...
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Queen: Watch Queen and Adam Lambert cover Elvis Presley at their Las Vegas residency
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Their killer setlist included a projection of the late Freddie MercuryQueen and Adam Lambert kick off their 10-date 'Crown Jewels' residency in Las VegasQueen and Adam Lambert kicked off their three-week Las Vegas residency on Saturday (September 1) with a setlist packed with classics from throughout the band’s career, and a cover of E...
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Elvis Presley: Hear Jack White Cover Elvis Presley’s “Are You Lonesome Tonight” On Malcolm Gladwell’s Podcast
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Jack White love Elvis Presley. He played him in a cameo appearance in the 2007 film Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story and he owns the acetate copy of Presley's first-ever recording. That means he's the perfect guest to shed some light on the genius of Elvis, which he does on the season finale of…
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Elvis Presley: 10 Memorable Covers Of Elvis Presley’s “Can’t Help Falling In Love”
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All these editions of Gotcha Covered, and finally, it's time to ask: How do we deal with Elvis, really? The man died shortly before I was born, so even as a longtime music dork I mostly knew him as a legacy, a shadow, a ghost: the man whose unexpected death struck up a wave of…
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