New Guests Announced for Elvis Week 2014 Events
JUNE 03, 2014
We are excited to announced more guests have now been added to the Elvis Week schedule. Fans can learn more about the recently added guests below or check out the complete schedule of events, featured entertainment, Elvis Week partners and much more by visiting ElvisWeek.com.
For the August 2014 Elvis Presley Fan Club Presidents’ Event, we will have two featured special guest speaker segments, both hosted by Elvis Radio DJ Argo. In addition to our already announced guest Jimmy Snow, we also will welcome Linda Deutsch, who has been with The Associated Press for almost 50 years, but started her writing career off at the age of 12 when she launched an Elvis Presley Fan Club and published a fan newspaper that went to 300 members around the world.
Also, we are excited to announce some additional guests for the Official Elvis Insiders Event - including The Memphis Boys’ members Bobby Wood, Gene Chrisman and Reggie Young along with special guest American Studio Sound producer Chips Moman, Elvis artist and fellow Insider Joe Petruccio and Elvis’ jeweler Lowell Hays.
Be sure to continue to watch Graceland.com for more updates and announcements as they become available.
RECENTLY ANNOUNCED GUESTS
Chips Moman
Official Elvis Insiders Event
As the legendary American Sound Studio founder and producer, Chips Moman is known for recording legendary artists such as Elvis Presley, Bobby Womack, Aretha Franklin, James Carr, Waylon Jennings and B. J. Thomas. During the late '60s and early '70s, Moman's studio experienced an unprecedented run of hits in the music industry, producing more than 120 charting singles by pop, soul, country and rock 'n' roll artists. Moman produced Elvis' 1969 album "From Elvis in Memphis" which included hits such as "Suspicious Minds," "In The Ghetto" and "Kentucky Rain.
"The Memphis Boys - Bobby Woods, Gene Chrisman and Reggie Young
Official Elvis Insiders Event, Memphis Boys Salute
The Memphis Boys are a self-named rhythm section whose professional careers began in and around Memphis in the early sixties. In the earlier stages of their career, they boast about having played on more hit recordings during a six month period than any other studio rhythm section in history (Billboard Magazine). Among these hits are: Elvis' "Suspicious Minds," "In the Ghetto" and "Kentucky Rain." Decades later, The Memphis Boys are still entertaining several generations of fans.
Lowell Hays
Official Elvis Insiders Event
Lowell Hays first met Elvis in 1969 at Graceland. By Christmas of 1970, he had become the jeweler to the king. During their years together, Lowell made over 200 pieces of jewelry for Elvis. A few examples include Elvis’ TCB ring, his lion pendant and chain, the "Aloha from Hawaii" horseshoe ring, his American flag pin, Elvis’ ID bracelet and the big Maltese cross. Hayes continues to make Elvis-inspired pieces including both his fine and fashion lines featuring items made from the original molds of the kings’ jewelry.
Linda Deutsch
Fan Club Presidents’ Event
At the age of 12 years old, Linda Deutsch launched one of the first Elvis Presley fan clubs and published a fan newspaper that was distributed to 300 members around the world. She learned then what it would be like to be a journalist. She is now known as the nation’s leading expert in coverage of high profile trials. Before moving into trial coverage full time, Linda covered Presidents Richard M. Nixon and Ronald Reagan. In 2010 she received the American Judicature Society’s Toni House Journalism Award which cited her 45 years of service. Throughout it all, her dedication to Elvis never waned and has become an integral part of her legacy.
Joe Petruccio
Official Elvis Insiders Event
Bringing the art of portraits to an entirely new level, Joe Petruccio has combined his drawing and painting skills to create a most fascinating and compelling style of his own. Petruccio's ever-growing series of paintings and drawings of Elvis have always been a driving force in his life. Joe is highly respected and collected among many people in the music and entertainment industry. His works hang in the collections of notables such as Dickey Betts (Allman Brothers), Roger Daltrey (The Who), Sylvester Stallone, among many others.
source: Graceland
JUNE 03, 2014
We are excited to announced more guests have now been added to the Elvis Week schedule. Fans can learn more about the recently added guests below or check out the complete schedule of events, featured entertainment, Elvis Week partners and much more by visiting ElvisWeek.com.
For the August 2014 Elvis Presley Fan Club Presidents’ Event, we will have two featured special guest speaker segments, both hosted by Elvis Radio DJ Argo. In addition to our already announced guest Jimmy Snow, we also will welcome Linda Deutsch, who has been with The Associated Press for almost 50 years, but started her writing career off at the age of 12 when she launched an Elvis Presley Fan Club and published a fan newspaper that went to 300 members around the world.
Also, we are excited to announce some additional guests for the Official Elvis Insiders Event - including The Memphis Boys’ members Bobby Wood, Gene Chrisman and Reggie Young along with special guest American Studio Sound producer Chips Moman, Elvis artist and fellow Insider Joe Petruccio and Elvis’ jeweler Lowell Hays.
Be sure to continue to watch Graceland.com for more updates and announcements as they become available.
RECENTLY ANNOUNCED GUESTS
Chips Moman
Official Elvis Insiders Event
As the legendary American Sound Studio founder and producer, Chips Moman is known for recording legendary artists such as Elvis Presley, Bobby Womack, Aretha Franklin, James Carr, Waylon Jennings and B. J. Thomas. During the late '60s and early '70s, Moman's studio experienced an unprecedented run of hits in the music industry, producing more than 120 charting singles by pop, soul, country and rock 'n' roll artists. Moman produced Elvis' 1969 album "From Elvis in Memphis" which included hits such as "Suspicious Minds," "In The Ghetto" and "Kentucky Rain.
"The Memphis Boys - Bobby Woods, Gene Chrisman and Reggie Young
Official Elvis Insiders Event, Memphis Boys Salute
The Memphis Boys are a self-named rhythm section whose professional careers began in and around Memphis in the early sixties. In the earlier stages of their career, they boast about having played on more hit recordings during a six month period than any other studio rhythm section in history (Billboard Magazine). Among these hits are: Elvis' "Suspicious Minds," "In the Ghetto" and "Kentucky Rain." Decades later, The Memphis Boys are still entertaining several generations of fans.
Lowell Hays
Official Elvis Insiders Event
Lowell Hays first met Elvis in 1969 at Graceland. By Christmas of 1970, he had become the jeweler to the king. During their years together, Lowell made over 200 pieces of jewelry for Elvis. A few examples include Elvis’ TCB ring, his lion pendant and chain, the "Aloha from Hawaii" horseshoe ring, his American flag pin, Elvis’ ID bracelet and the big Maltese cross. Hayes continues to make Elvis-inspired pieces including both his fine and fashion lines featuring items made from the original molds of the kings’ jewelry.
Linda Deutsch
Fan Club Presidents’ Event
At the age of 12 years old, Linda Deutsch launched one of the first Elvis Presley fan clubs and published a fan newspaper that was distributed to 300 members around the world. She learned then what it would be like to be a journalist. She is now known as the nation’s leading expert in coverage of high profile trials. Before moving into trial coverage full time, Linda covered Presidents Richard M. Nixon and Ronald Reagan. In 2010 she received the American Judicature Society’s Toni House Journalism Award which cited her 45 years of service. Throughout it all, her dedication to Elvis never waned and has become an integral part of her legacy.
Joe Petruccio
Official Elvis Insiders Event
Bringing the art of portraits to an entirely new level, Joe Petruccio has combined his drawing and painting skills to create a most fascinating and compelling style of his own. Petruccio's ever-growing series of paintings and drawings of Elvis have always been a driving force in his life. Joe is highly respected and collected among many people in the music and entertainment industry. His works hang in the collections of notables such as Dickey Betts (Allman Brothers), Roger Daltrey (The Who), Sylvester Stallone, among many others.
source: Graceland
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