"Elvis and Us" Liverpool exhibit extended till October 2014
17 Jun 2013
Elvis' White jump-suit and his 1965 Gretsch Country Gentleman guitar join 70 other authentic Elvis items.
Angie Marchese, Curator of Archive at Graceland, has added two new exhibits to Elvis Exhibition at The Beatles Story
Two priceless items of Elvis Presley memorabilia have gone on display at a Liverpool exhibition dedicated to him.
The temporary Elvis and Us exhibition at the Beatles Story attraction has been so popular that it has been extended by a year until October 2014.
As more than 125,000 visitors have toured the exhibition since 2011, Elvis Presley Enterprises, based at the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll’s former Graceland home, has added two key items from its archive.
These are the white wool gabardine jump-suit Elvis wore at his 1969 record-breaking return to Las Vegas and his 1965 Gretsch Country Gentleman guitar with which he played 57 shows in 28 days.
The items join 70 other authentic Elvis items, most of which have not been shown outside Graceland, in a display showing his great influence on The Beatles and their music.
The exhibition includes the bass guitar he used to jam with The Beatles and the pool table on which they all played a game at his rented Bel Air house in Hollywood when they met on August 27, 1965.
Co-curated by Graceland and the Beatles Story attraction, the displays cover almost all of Elvis’ life, from school certificates via his US Army GI great coat to his Las Vegas period.
Angie Marchese, Curator of Archive at Graceland, looks at shirt Elvis wore in Jailhouse Rock at Elvis Exhibition at The Beatles Story
Angie Marchese, director of archives at Graceland, Memphis, Tennessee, oversaw the installation of the latest items in Liverpool.
She said: “We can only display about a tenth of our collection at Graceland so the Beatles Story is an ideal opportunity to show major pieces to fans.
“The value of these latest pieces is priceless as they are irreplaceable but Liverpool is the perfect place to do it as there are so many links with Memphis.”
Clare Ireland, Beatles Story general manager, added: “Memphis should be our twin city as there’s been the cotton trade and slavery.
“But music is the greatest link thanks to Elvis and the Beatles. Graceland’s staff are wonderful to work with.”
Angie Marchese, Curator of Archive at Graceland, has added two new exhibits to Elvis Exhibition at The Beatles Story
Angie recently gave a guided tour of Graceland to Paul McCartney and his wife Nancy and said: “I had two hours’ warning that Sir Paul wanted to visit, but it went very well.”
“What was a 20 minute scheduled visit lasted 75 minutes. This was his first visit here and he said ‘So this is Graceland!’ and was delighted to see Elvis’ former home.
“Sir Paul loved talking about Elvis and played Elvis’ piano and tweeted two pictures to his fans. He was absolutely charming.”
source: liverpoolecho.co.uk
17 Jun 2013
Elvis' White jump-suit and his 1965 Gretsch Country Gentleman guitar join 70 other authentic Elvis items.
Angie Marchese, Curator of Archive at Graceland, has added two new exhibits to Elvis Exhibition at The Beatles Story
Two priceless items of Elvis Presley memorabilia have gone on display at a Liverpool exhibition dedicated to him.
The temporary Elvis and Us exhibition at the Beatles Story attraction has been so popular that it has been extended by a year until October 2014.
As more than 125,000 visitors have toured the exhibition since 2011, Elvis Presley Enterprises, based at the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll’s former Graceland home, has added two key items from its archive.
These are the white wool gabardine jump-suit Elvis wore at his 1969 record-breaking return to Las Vegas and his 1965 Gretsch Country Gentleman guitar with which he played 57 shows in 28 days.
The items join 70 other authentic Elvis items, most of which have not been shown outside Graceland, in a display showing his great influence on The Beatles and their music.
The exhibition includes the bass guitar he used to jam with The Beatles and the pool table on which they all played a game at his rented Bel Air house in Hollywood when they met on August 27, 1965.
Co-curated by Graceland and the Beatles Story attraction, the displays cover almost all of Elvis’ life, from school certificates via his US Army GI great coat to his Las Vegas period.
Angie Marchese, Curator of Archive at Graceland, looks at shirt Elvis wore in Jailhouse Rock at Elvis Exhibition at The Beatles Story
Angie Marchese, director of archives at Graceland, Memphis, Tennessee, oversaw the installation of the latest items in Liverpool.
She said: “We can only display about a tenth of our collection at Graceland so the Beatles Story is an ideal opportunity to show major pieces to fans.
“The value of these latest pieces is priceless as they are irreplaceable but Liverpool is the perfect place to do it as there are so many links with Memphis.”
Clare Ireland, Beatles Story general manager, added: “Memphis should be our twin city as there’s been the cotton trade and slavery.
“But music is the greatest link thanks to Elvis and the Beatles. Graceland’s staff are wonderful to work with.”
Angie Marchese, Curator of Archive at Graceland, has added two new exhibits to Elvis Exhibition at The Beatles Story
Angie recently gave a guided tour of Graceland to Paul McCartney and his wife Nancy and said: “I had two hours’ warning that Sir Paul wanted to visit, but it went very well.”
“What was a 20 minute scheduled visit lasted 75 minutes. This was his first visit here and he said ‘So this is Graceland!’ and was delighted to see Elvis’ former home.
“Sir Paul loved talking about Elvis and played Elvis’ piano and tweeted two pictures to his fans. He was absolutely charming.”
source: liverpoolecho.co.uk
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