US 103.1 Classic Rock Radio » Elvis Presley http://us103.com Tue, 21 May 2013 21:00:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 It's The Birthday Of The King Of Rock And Roll http://us103.com/its-the-birthday-of-the-king-of-rock-and-roll/ http://us103.com/its-the-birthday-of-the-king-of-rock-and-roll/#comments Tue, 08 Jan 2013 14:30:39 +0000 Carl Coffey http://us103.com/?p=120120 Today is birthday of Elvis Presley born January 8,1935 at his parents home in Tupelo, Mississippi.  Elvis's twin brother Jesse, was delivered 35 minutes before him, stillborn. There are so many great stories about Elvis.

]]> http://us103.com/its-the-birthday-of-the-king-of-rock-and-roll/feed/ 0 Keystone, Hulton Archive January Fourth Rock And Roll Flashback http://us103.com/january-fourth-rock-and-roll-flashback/ http://us103.com/january-fourth-rock-and-roll-flashback/#comments Fri, 04 Jan 2013 14:19:44 +0000 Carl Coffey http://us103.com/?p=119475 A couple of  interesting music events on this day.  In 1954, Elvis Presley paid Sun Records $4.00 to record two songs for his mother: "My Happiness" and "That’s When Your Heartaches Begin." The session took ten minutes.

January 4,1965 was a very good day for Leo Fender.

]]> http://us103.com/january-fourth-rock-and-roll-flashback/feed/ 0 flickr.com John Lennon, George Harrison and Elvis Presley on List of Top-Earning Dead Celebrities http://us103.com/john-lennon-george-harrison-and-elvis-presley-on-list-of-top-earning-dead-celebrities/ http://us103.com/john-lennon-george-harrison-and-elvis-presley-on-list-of-top-earning-dead-celebrities/#comments Mon, 29 Oct 2012 18:31:42 +0000 Dave Lifton http://ultimateclassicrock.com/?p=95127 It's often been said that death can be the ultimate career move. But for our most iconic celebrities, the money can keep rolling into their estate long after they've gone. A new list from Forbes tracks the top-earning dead celebrities, with some classic rockers placing high on the list.

]]> http://us103.com/john-lennon-george-harrison-and-elvis-presley-on-list-of-top-earning-dead-celebrities/feed/ 0 Harry Thompson / Hulton Archive, Getty Images You Could Own Elvis Presley's Stained Underwear http://us103.com/you-could-own-elvis-presleys-briefs/ http://us103.com/you-could-own-elvis-presleys-briefs/#comments Wed, 29 Aug 2012 14:40:50 +0000 Carl Coffey http://us103.com/?p=91956 Underwear once worn by Elvis Presley is expected to make around $16,000 when they go up for bid on September 8 at an auction of Elvis memorabilia in England. The white briefs are clearly stained.  Elvis wore them on stage under his famous white suit in 1977, the year he died.

]]> http://us103.com/you-could-own-elvis-presleys-briefs/feed/ 0 Keystone, Hulton Archive Elvis Presley Almost Gunned Down By Alice Cooper http://us103.com/elvis-presley-almost-gunned-down-by-alice-cooper/ http://us103.com/elvis-presley-almost-gunned-down-by-alice-cooper/#comments Thu, 09 Jun 2011 13:01:28 +0000 Carl Coffey http://us103.com/?p=7256 Alice Cooper is a Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, but he could have made music history for something else entirely.  Alice tells London's "Daily Mirror" he once thought Elvis Presley wanted him to kill him.  Cooper says the incident occur

]]> http://us103.com/elvis-presley-almost-gunned-down-by-alice-cooper/feed/ 0 Mark Wilson/Getty Images News