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FReeper Canteen ~ Music Dedication: Tribute To Elvis Presley ~ 08 JAN 2005
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Posted on 01/07/2005 8:04:37 PM PST by MoJo2001
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~ Saturday Night Jukebox ~ Theme: Tribute To Elvis Presley |
The FR Canteen Saturday Night Jukebox Proudly Presents: A Tribute To The King of Rock N Roll -- Elvis Presley! Today (January 8th) would have marked Elvis' 70th birthday. In tribute to him, we are going to take a short journey through his life and music! If you would like to join the fun, please post anything Elvis today. If you would prefer to hear other music, please post all the requests on the thread, via FReepmail, or email us at canteenusa@canteenusa.com with "Music Request" in the subject line.
As always, please remember that the Canteen Music Dedication has always been about the Troops and their families. |
Elvis Aaron Presley Born: January 8th, 1935 in Tupelo, Mississippi Parents: Gladys and Vernon Presley Siblings: Jesse Presley (died at birth) Children: Lisa Marie Presley born February 1, 1968 Died: August 16, 1977 in Memphis, Tennessee Cause of Death: cardiac arrhythmia
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- Known as the "King Of Rock"
- It is estimated that Elvis Presley has sold over one billion record units worldwide, more than anyone in record industry history. (From elvis.com)
- The only tours outside of America were all in Canada.
- Elvis has had no less than 149 songs to appear on Billboards Hot 100 Pop Chart in America.
- He was also a leading artist in the American country, R&B, and gospel fields, and his chart success in other countries was substantial.
- In 1961, Elvis gave a benefit concert at Bloch Arena in Hawaii that raised over $65,000 toward the building of the U.S.S. Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor.
- The 1984 W.C. Handy Award from the Blues Foundation in Memphis recognized Elvis for "keeping the blues alive in his music - rock and roll."
- In 1986, Elvis was inducted into the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame. His presenters were none other than Sean and Julian Lennon--the sons of John Lennon.
- Is a direct descendant of Abraham Lincoln's great-great grandfather, Isaiah Harrison.
- One of only a handful of artists inducted into both The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame and The Country Music Hall of Fame. Others include Johnny Cash and Hank Williams.
- The Beatles were admirers of his work and although John Lennon said they enjoyed his company very much, Elvis himself, ironically, thought that the Beatles were a bad influence on America's youth.
- More people watched _Elvis: Aloha from Hawaii (1973)_ (live Via Satellite TV special) than watched Neil Armstrong walk on the moon.
- In 1975 he purchased a poor black East Memphis woman an electric wheel chair and picked her up and personally sat her in it. The woman's teenage daughter told Elvis she liked his car. He gave it to her and even gave her boyfriend a job.
More info about Elvis will be posted throughout the music dedication. Also, all the information can be found at www.elvis.com and www.imdb.com . There are hundreds of other places with Elvis info and pictures. |
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To: mylife
Done any woodstove cookin?
That's kinda fun!
I mostly do stews and soups on top of the woodstove..
makes dandy toast, too!
Nothing better than something nice simmering on that old kitchen woodstove in winter...
Love the smell of woodsmoke, and the sound of the crackling fire, too..
I'm very lucky...
Ms.B
341
posted on
01/07/2005 10:56:26 PM PST
by
MS.BEHAVIN
(If it is not right, do not do it; if it is not true, do not say it. Marcus Aurelius)
To: MoJo2001
Wonderful thread MoJo!! I am enjoying these songs!!
342
posted on
01/07/2005 10:56:39 PM PST
by
trussell
(I Never Frown, even when I am sad, because I never know who is falling in love with my Smile!!!)
To: AZamericonnie; mylife; tomkow6; All
I am serious
It was Elvis he was having one of Dairy Queen Swisl LOL! of course he has white hair and he was just hanging out it was the KING OH YEAH
BTW he feel humble that people remember him come on Elvis everybody remember you even TV repairman LOL!
How many your tv get shot at Graceland
TV repairman got rich because of you
Well there is report off UK Times hey beer drinkers some good news now this moderation but report is beer is good for your blood
Something about for people who give blood regular it help the antirboric of blood doner blood and clear the system 48 hours after you gave blood
Also second part of the story something about the heart ONLY IN Moderation FOLKS
Don't overdue it
Of course this is German medical study
Leave to the Germans have this LOL!
343
posted on
01/07/2005 10:58:11 PM PST
by
SevenofNine
("Not everybody , in it, for truth, justice, and the American way,"=Det Lennie Briscoe)
To: MS.BEHAVIN
My daddy taught me how to do a toasted cheese sammitch and soup on an old wood stove at his work when I was 5 L0L
I remember how ;^)
344
posted on
01/07/2005 10:59:03 PM PST
by
mylife
To: Radix
Elvis (unlike Al Gore) did not travel around with a bodyguard. He actually did some real soldiering. That was a time when men were real men, Al Gore is no man!
345
posted on
01/07/2005 10:59:45 PM PST
by
blondee123
(Proud Member of the FR Pajama Blogger Brigade - New Sheriffs in Town!)
To: AZamericonnie
I picked up the "Mudboy" moniker in my college FRaternity, then added "Slim" in honor of Slim Whitman once I started to parody songs.
FReegards...MUD
346
posted on
01/07/2005 11:00:32 PM PST
by
Mudboy Slim
(RE-IMPEACH Osama bil Clinton!!)
To: SevenofNine
Are you sure? Because I heard Pathfinder saw Elvis on Mars
347
posted on
01/07/2005 11:01:18 PM PST
by
mylife
To: Mudboy Slim
L0L we had a Slim Whitman fan club at Kent State Wh00p!
Via Condios Wh00py Tay Wh00pyayeee...
Always a H00t :^)
348
posted on
01/07/2005 11:03:42 PM PST
by
mylife
To: MS.BEHAVIN
It was an excellent Christmas and stuff...at my parents' celebration, we had nine (9) grandkids fer the first time ever, ranging from 10 years to 10 months...it was all sorts of fun and just a harbinger of things to come.
FReegards...MUD
349
posted on
01/07/2005 11:04:04 PM PST
by
Mudboy Slim
(RE-IMPEACH Osama bil Clinton!!)
To: Mudboy Slim
350
posted on
01/07/2005 11:04:41 PM PST
by
Mudboy Slim
(RE-IMPEACH Osama bil Clinton!!)
To: mylife
"...we had a Slim Whitman fan club at Kent State" You gotta admit, the dude can belt out a song...LOL!!
FReegards...MUD
351
posted on
01/07/2005 11:06:25 PM PST
by
Mudboy Slim
(RE-IMPEACH Osama bil Clinton!!)
To: Mudboy Slim
Yup ...hes a yodellin foool ;^)
352
posted on
01/07/2005 11:07:08 PM PST
by
mylife
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
I grew up in southern California and remember seeing a pelican or two perched on a piling.
353
posted on
01/07/2005 11:07:43 PM PST
by
Kathy in Alaska
(Support Our Troops! Operation Valentine's Day ~ www.proudpatriots.org)
To: mylife
Are you cute, or what?
We come from the old school of cookin'!
Finest kind!
Ms.B
354
posted on
01/07/2005 11:07:47 PM PST
by
MS.BEHAVIN
(If it is not right, do not do it; if it is not true, do not say it. Marcus Aurelius)
To: Kathy in Alaska
I've got some pictures of them hitting the water....and they always seem to get their fish....
355
posted on
01/07/2005 11:09:46 PM PST
by
Ernest_at_the_Beach
(A Proud member of Free Republic ~~The New Face of the Fourth Estate since 1996.)
To: Mudboy Slim
Can you yodel Slim? L0L
I never could. We'd do our best drinkin beer though L0L
Sounded like goose farts on a foggy morning ;^(
356
posted on
01/07/2005 11:09:53 PM PST
by
mylife
To: MS.BEHAVIN
Works for me Ms B
I like to use a dutch oven or hobo pie irons in the fire place occasionally too
357
posted on
01/07/2005 11:11:13 PM PST
by
mylife
To: Mudboy Slim
It sounds like it was a lovely time, MUD!
Good for you!
Prayers for continued Blessings...
Ms.B
358
posted on
01/07/2005 11:11:28 PM PST
by
MS.BEHAVIN
(If it is not right, do not do it; if it is not true, do not say it. Marcus Aurelius)
To: MoJo2001
Holy Moley!! nICE THREAD DIVA!
359
posted on
01/07/2005 11:11:56 PM PST
by
StarCMC
(It's God's job to forgive Bin Laden; it's our job to arrange the meeting.)
To: Mudboy Slim
Well.....at the very least I hope you bring us a report on your adventure.
360
posted on
01/07/2005 11:12:23 PM PST
by
Kathy in Alaska
(Support Our Troops! Operation Valentine's Day ~ www.proudpatriots.org)
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