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"Sad news today, Elvis fans. Songwriter Don Robertson has passed away at 92. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family.

Here's just one of Robertson's hit compositions."

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Elvis Presley - Bossa Nova Baby [From the movie "Fun in Acapulco"] This scene was filmed on February 08, 1963

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Elvis Presley - One Night (Of Sin) Wikipedia: "One Night (Of Sin)," had been a hit for Smiley Lewis. Elvis recorded a version of the song on January 18, 1957. This version would not be released until 1983. Even though Elvis and his recording company had reservations about the suggestive lyrics Elvis did not give up on the song. He continued to play with it during his spare time on the set of Loving You, finally rewriting the lyrics that he felt were holding the song captive. It was Elvis himself who reworked "One night of sin is what I'm now paying for" into "One night with you is what I'm now praying for." On February 23, 1957, at Radio Recorders in Los Angeles.. It was issued as a single in October 1958 and peaked at No. 4 on Billboard's singles chart."

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Elvis Presley and Melba backstage at the Coliseum in Austin - January 18, 1956

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Elvis Presley - As Long as I Have You [Alternate Take 4] Recorded January 16, 1958 Written by Ben Weisman and Fred Wise "Let the stars fade and fall And I won't care at all As long as I have you" Audio: The Essential Elvis, Vol. 3: Hits Like Never Before / © BMG Music

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I Was The One [Alternate take 3] Recorded January 11, 1956 Written by Aaron Schroeder, Bill Peppers, Claude Demetrius and Hal Blair

Ernst Jorgensen in his book Elvis Presley: A Life in Music: The Complete Recording Sessions: "... Elvis, meanwhile, was ready with some bravura vocal tricks of his own; in later interviews he'd often recall the [...] ballad, "I Was The One", as one of the proudest moments of his early RCA career."

Audio: Young Man with the Big Beat: The Complete '56 Elvis Presley Masters / © Sony Music   

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Heartbreak Hotel [Alternate take 6] Recorded January 10, 1956 Written by Elvis Presley, Mae Boren Axton and Tommy Durden.

During the next take Elvis would change the line "They pray to die" to "They could die".

Audio: Young Man with the Big Beat: The Complete '56 Elvis Presley Masters [Box Set] / © Sony Music

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NEW: ElvisTheMusic.com

Sony Music Entertainment: "Just in time for Elvis' birthday, we're launching the newly redesigned ElvisTheMusic.com! The gorgeous site is now fit for 'The King', bringing you the most comprehensive online destination for Elvis Presley's music legacy. The site is launching in beta form and we encourage you to give us your feedback as new features are added to enhance the experience."

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Elvis 80th Birthday Celebration

ELVIS PRESLEY would have been 80 years old today. For this occasion, I've compiled a list of my favorite songs, albums and films from his impressive body of work: Top 50 songs (ranked by recording date):

Blue Moon

I Don't Care if the Sun Don’t Shine

Baby Let’s Play House

Mystery Train

Trying to Get to You

Heartbreak Hotel

Hound Dog

Don’t Be Cruel

All Shook Up

One Night

Jailhouse Rock

Young and Beautiful

(You're So Square) Baby I Don’t Care

Blue Christmas

Don’t

Santa Claus Is Back in Town

Trouble

It Feels So Right

Such A Night

Reconsider Baby

Can't Help Falling in Love

That's Someone You Never Forget

You'll Be Gone

They Remind Me Too Much of You

I Need Somebody to Lean On

It Hurts Me

How Great Thou Art

Stand by Me

Where No One Stands Alone

Tomorrow Is a Long Time

Suppose

If I Can Dream

Long Black Limousine

In the Ghetto

Without Love (There Is Nothing)

I'll Hold You in My Heart (Till I Can Hold You in My Arms)

Suspicious Minds

After Loving You

I've Lost You

Just Pretend

Faded Love

Make the World Go Away

I Washed My Hands in Muddy Water

It's Still Here

I’m Leavin’

Separate Ways

Burning Love

Always On My Mind

It’s Midnight

Pieces Of My Life

Top 5 studio albums:

From Elvis in Memphis (1969)

Elvis Country (I'm 10,000 Years Old) (1971)

Elvis is Back! (1960)

Elvis (1956)

That's The Way It Is (1970)

Top 5 live albums:

Elvis (NBC-TV Special) (1968)

Elvis in Person at the International Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada (1970)

Elvis Recorded Live on Stage in Memphis (1974)

On Stage (1970)

Aloha from Hawaii Via Satellite (1973)

Top 5 Hollywood movies:

King Creole (1958)

Jailhouse Rock (1957)

Flaming Star (1960)

Loving You (1957)

Follow That Dream (1962)

Top 5 concert movies:

'68 Comeback Special (1968)

Elvis: That’s The Way It Is (1970)

Elvis On Tour (1972)

Aloha From Hawaii (1973)

Elvis in Concert (1977)

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"If you can't be in Memphis for our birthday celebrations on January 8, don't worry - you can watch them live on our Livestream page! Click the link below to find out how you can watch the Birthday Proclamation Ceremony, as well as the Auction at Graceland." http://www.graceland.com/news/details/watch-elvis-birthday-proclamation-ceremony-and-the-auction-at-graceland-live/7611/ ‪‬

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Elvis Presley performing "Don't Be Cruel" on The Ed Sullivan Show - January 6th, 1957

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Elvis Presley, Scotty Moore and DJ Fontana rehearsing for The Ed Sullivan Show. Their third and final appearance - January 6, 1957

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Elvis Presley at the Kennedy Veterans Hospital in Memphis for a pre-induction physical for his draft status - January 4, 1957

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"Elvis Presley's private planes up for sale" - USA TODAY

Article: http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2015/01/02/elvis-presley-private-planes-auction/21192977/  Priscilla Presley: "It's very disheartening and unsettling that you point your fingers at my daughter, Jack Soden, EPE as a whole, our partners and myself as the blame for the sale of the planes. Do you honestly think we want them sold? Have you never thought that the owners are the culprits? That perhaps THEY are greedy, unwilling to be fair, or are being TOTALLY unreasonable? Shame on you for using threats of not going to Graceland or that we're going to lose loyal fans. Or asking what's next? Putting your two cents on an issue you know nothing of the DETAILS is quite disturbing. This is a business matter that needs good common sense and good business sense that anyone in our position needs to apply.

A quote Elvis stated many times:

"Don't criticize what you don't understand, son... you never walked in that man’s shoes."

I state my case."

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Flashback: Elvis Presley Sings 'Bridge Over Troubled Water' in 1972 The performance was a highlight of the movie 'Elvis On Tour' Paul Simon later noted that Presley's rendition of his song was a "touch on the dramatic side." "But so was the song," he added. "When I first heard Elvis perform 'Bridge Over Troubled Water' it was unbelievable. I thought to myself, 'How the hell can I compete with that?'" Read more: http://www.rollingstone.com/music/videos/flashback-elvis-presley-sings-bridge-over-troubled-water-in-1972-20140501#ixzz3Nc4wqAcT

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Legacy Recordings: "How great would it be for the King to ring in your New Year?! Watch Elvis countdown 1976 to 1977 in Pittsburgh."

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Elvis Presley at the Wichita State University, Henry Levitt Arena, Wichita, Kansas - December 27, 1976