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    Meditation Garden in Graceland over the years.

    The Meditation Garden was constructed 1964-1965. It includes a circular pool containing circular fountain jets, and a semi-circular pergola of Ionic columns on the south side of the pool with fountains. The Garden’s centerpiece is a circular twelve-foot fountain pool with five single jets of water and a larger one in the middle all lit […] More

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    Elvis’ 1971 DeTomaso Pantera.

    He bought the sports car with ford engine of 1954 cc at $ 2.400 as a gift for then girlfriend Linda Thompson. Another girlfriend Sheila Ryan shared a memory about the car: “Once Elvis and I went for a ride to Memphis aboard the yellow Pantera. Right after we left Graceland, I was petrified with […] More

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    Elvis with Stan Lewis

    Elvis with Stan Lewis and fans at his record store Stan’s Record Shop was known for selling tickets for live music performances, including the Louisiana Hayride. The first location of Stan’s Record Shop was 728 Texas St., on the corner of Texas and Common streets in downtown Shreveport. The business would expand to six local […] More

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    Elvis and Pat Boone

    “Sure, we were competing on the radio and with the kids, but we were friends and we were very friendly competitors all the way through. We were fellow Tennesseans. We matched each other record for record. We were both doing movies at 20th Century Fox at the same time visiting each other’s dressing rooms. We […] More

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    Elvis at Ft. Hood prior to leaving for Germany

    Amazing photo of Elvis at Ft. Hood prior to leaving for Germany. I was in the same unit at Ft. Hood photo from Luc Cox. Photo had been colorized but is 100% Elvis This incredible photo captures a moment in time that resonates with many Elvis Presley fans and military history enthusiasts. Taken at Fort […] More

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    Story Behind the Last Picture of Elvis Alive

    Elvis woke up at his usual time around 4 p.m. on Monday, August 15. He spent the evening watching television, playing with Lisa Marie and then went to see his dentist, Lester Hoffman, around 11 p.m. Elvis came home from the dentist around half past midnight.As he drove his Stutz Blackhawk through Graceland, he greeted […] More

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    August 16th 1977 Late Afternoon – Elvis Presley

    The emergency team at Memphis’s Baptist Memorial Hospital were alerted that someone important who had stopped breathing was coming in, so they were waiting outside. They pulled Elvis from the ambulance and ran with him into the emergency room with Charlie Hodge, Dr. Nick, and me at their heels.Charlie and I were escorted to a […] More

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