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"Elvis and Us" Liverpool exhibit extended until October 2014

6/18/2013

 
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"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

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