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Elvis’ Tooth Goes On Ebay

Posted on July 8th, 2009
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On this day in 2003 one of Elvis’s teeth was listed on eBay, together with some hair and a gold record.  The reserve price was $100,000. Just how do you get a tooth without actually digging him up?  Easy, you get the tooth from a man who got it from his dad, who happens to […]

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On This day – Brian Jones

Posted on July 3rd, 2009
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1969, is it really 40 years ago? Brian jones was found dead in his swimming pool. He was the original guitatist with the Stolling Bones, arguably their best period – when they still played blues based rock.  Jones’ influences were jazz and blues with him citing Elmore james, Robert Johnson (see my article Records that […]

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The Legacy of Sun Records (part 1)

Posted on July 2nd, 2009
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Last night I got home from work late, as is normal, wanting nothing more than a meal and something mindless to watch on TV I began chanel hopping.  There I cam across a programme called The Legacy of Sun Records.  (Yesterday I noted the sale of Sun records by Sam Phillips,see  here) It was quite […]

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On This Day – 1st July 1956 was a good day!

Posted on July 1st, 2009
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On this day in 1956 Elvis sang on the Steve Allen show, for $5,000 – which was a lot for Elvis at the time. He sang Hound Dog which he recorded the next day. Naturally, his appearance was criticized by the critics and adults. Let’s face it, our parents never got rock ‘n’ roll – […]

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