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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


 

 

 


 
~ 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


 

  1. Known as the "King Of Rock"
  2. It is estimated that Elvis Presley has sold over one billion record units worldwide, more than anyone in record industry history. (From elvis.com)
  3. The only tours outside of America were all in Canada.
  4. Elvis has had no less than 149 songs to appear on Billboard’s Hot 100 Pop Chart in America.
  5. He was also a leading artist in the American country, R&B, and gospel fields, and his chart success in other countries was substantial.
  6. 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.
  7. 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."
  8. 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.
  9. Is a direct descendant of Abraham Lincoln's great-great grandfather, Isaiah Harrison.
  10. 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.
  11. 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.
  12. More people watched _Elvis: Aloha from Hawaii (1973)_ (live Via Satellite TV special) than watched Neil Armstrong walk on the moon.
  13. 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.

 

Elvis Presley -- His Music
(Click hyperlinks)
Harem Holiday Heartbreak Hotel Polk Salad Annie
I Got Stung One Boy, Two Little Girls Shake, Rattle, and Roll
Viva Las Vegas See See Rider Finders Keepers, Losers Weepers
Long Tall Sally Always On My Mind Return To Sender
Are You Lonesome Tonight Bosom of Abraham Memphis Tennessee
Please Don't Drag That String Around (You're The) Devil In Disguise A Mess Of Blues
Can't Help Falling In Love Old MacDonald An American Trilogy
Joshua Fit The Battle Peace In The Valley There's A Honky Tonk Angel
Thanks To The Rolling Sea Double Trouble Suspicious Minds
America The Beautiful Guadalajara A Little Less Conversation
When It Rains, It Pours Hi Heel Sneakers Vino, Dunero, Y Amor
Lawdy Miss Clawdy Blue Moon Of Kentucky Run On
That's All Right Mama Drums Of The Islands Do The Clam
Loving You What I'd Say By and By
Bossa Nova Baby Swing Down Sweet Chariot Hound Dog
King Of The Whole Wide World Down By The Riverside Witchcraft
Almost Always True Aloha Oe Beach Boy Blues
Didja Ever Do The Vega Don't Be Cruel
Kissin' Cousins GI Blues Gospel Medley
Ito Eats Just For Old Time Sakes King Creole
(Marie's The Name) His Latest Flame Mexico Moonlight Swim
One Night Of Sin Paradise, Hawaiian Style Petunia, The Gardeners Daughter
Blue Hawaii Good Luck Charm Mystery Train
Poor Boy Queen Wahine's Papaya Ready Teddy
Rock A Hula Baby Rubberneckin' Seperate Ways
Shake A Hand Shout It Out Smokey Mountain Boy
T-R-O-U-B-L-E Teddy Bear The Lord's Prayer
Old Rugged Cross Three Corn Patches Jailhouse Rock
Too Much Monkey Business Too Much Walk A Mile In My Shoes
Western Union Wooden Heart You're So Square
Love Letters Milkcow Blues Boogie New Orleans
Plantation Rock Inherit The Wind Hawaiian Wedding Song
KU-U-I-PO (Hawaiian Sweetheart) Slicin Sand In The Ghetto

 

 

 


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To: mylife; tomkow6; All

OMG I forgot about that song

Rack itttt

Tomkow rack that Godzilla and Elvis comparsion


881 posted on 01/08/2005 4:26:26 PM PST by SevenofNine ("Not everybody , in it, for truth, justice, and the American way,"=Det Lennie Briscoe)
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To: mylife
COOL Mylife!! All of those Anti-elvis cats better watch out. The freeper Elvis is goin git em!
882 posted on 01/08/2005 4:27:15 PM PST by Diva Betsy Ross (Just say no to the ACLU!)
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To: gracex7
Thanks, gracex7, for stopping by for the Tribute to Elvis' music. And thank you for your service to America.


883 posted on 01/08/2005 4:27:19 PM PST by Kathy in Alaska (Support Our Troops! Operation Valentine's Day ~ www.proudpatriots.org)
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To: Diva Betsy Ross

Yeeeee-hoooooo Diva B! I love ya! {{HUGS!}}


884 posted on 01/08/2005 4:27:57 PM PST by StarCMC (It's God's job to forgive Bin Laden; it's our job to arrange the meeting.)
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To: Radix

{{RADIX!}}

Goodtaseeya! Thanks for the pictures of our heroes!


885 posted on 01/08/2005 4:29:58 PM PST by StarCMC (It's God's job to forgive Bin Laden; it's our job to arrange the meeting.)
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To: Diva Betsy Ross; SevenofNine; tomkow6

Micheal J Fox and John Kerry have no Elvis in them... ;^)


886 posted on 01/08/2005 4:30:31 PM PST by mylife
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To: mylife
I know someone else who has no Elvis in him.. WTHeck... Everybody's got a little Elvis in em!! LOL!
887 posted on 01/08/2005 4:32:06 PM PST by Diva Betsy Ross (Just say no to the ACLU!)
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To: mylife

Barabara Boxer and Hillary got no Elvis in them!


888 posted on 01/08/2005 4:32:45 PM PST by Diva Betsy Ross (Just say no to the ACLU!)
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To: Kathy in Alaska

I want one of each, too! I sure wish I could wiggle my nose like Sam on "Bewitched" and you'd have those.


889 posted on 01/08/2005 4:33:25 PM PST by GummyIII (A New Year's resolution is something that goes in one year and out the other.)
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To: Kathy in Alaska

I want one of each, too! I sure wish I could wiggle my nose like Sam on "Bewitched" and you'd have those.


890 posted on 01/08/2005 4:33:26 PM PST by GummyIII (A New Year's resolution is something that goes in one year and out the other.)
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To: Radix; Indy Pendance

A soldier in the crowd frames some of the nearly 3,500 soldiers participating in a deployment ceremony on Wednesday at the Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan, Kan. Soldiers from the Fort Riley-based 2nd Battalion, 34th Armor; 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division; and 3rd Brigade, 1st Armored Division are being deployed to Iraq. 

 

HEY INDY PENDANCE - IS THIS YOUR DAUGHTERS' DEPLOYMENT CEREMONY????

 

891 posted on 01/08/2005 4:34:08 PM PST by StarCMC (It's God's job to forgive Bin Laden; it's our job to arrange the meeting.)
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To: Diva Betsy Ross

I heard Elvis is in Hillary...But he's trying to get out!


892 posted on 01/08/2005 4:34:17 PM PST by mylife
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

10 Brown Pelicans were found on the Galveston, Texas beaches after the recent cold wave... 1st time in recorded history that Galveston got snow...and a bunch...up to 8 inches...


893 posted on 01/08/2005 4:34:38 PM PST by cbkaty
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To: mylife
LOL... Well I hope he makes it out soon- there is a cat who needs a serious transformation and a little blue Suede shoe boogie in their stride...
894 posted on 01/08/2005 4:36:26 PM PST by Diva Betsy Ross (Just say no to the ACLU!)
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To: StarCMC
Hehee! You want to do another dedication to that guy? I got a really good one up my sleeve....
895 posted on 01/08/2005 4:42:01 PM PST by Diva Betsy Ross (Just say no to the ACLU!)
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To: MoJo2001

Mojo.... I once completed a report on the battle of New Orleans...by reciting the lyrics to that Johnny Horton song... I had his greatest hits album.... I guess that was 4th or 5th grade....

Do you have any more...such as Whispering Pines or North To Alaska?


896 posted on 01/08/2005 4:44:38 PM PST by cbkaty
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To: Diva Betsy Ross

Oh sure - what the heck! He pooped on our thread. Give 'em hell! LOL!!


897 posted on 01/08/2005 4:54:13 PM PST by StarCMC (It's God's job to forgive Bin Laden; it's our job to arrange the meeting.)
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To: Diva Betsy Ross
Whaz up with that fellow any how? Whipping Post
898 posted on 01/08/2005 4:54:33 PM PST by mylife
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To: Fawnn

Click picture!


899 posted on 01/08/2005 4:58:14 PM PST by GummyIII (A New Year's resolution is something that goes in one year and out the other.)
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To: Diva Betsy Ross

900???


900 posted on 01/08/2005 4:59:01 PM PST by StarCMC (It's God's job to forgive Bin Laden; it's our job to arrange the meeting.)
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