June 19 - Father's Day Guitar

The Musical Instrument Museum in Phoenix Arizona got a special delivery today, just in time for Father's Day! It's the last guitar that Elvis Presley ever played in concert. The 1975 "Martin D-28" acoustic guitar will be part of a new exhibit at the MIM that will showcase the king of rock and roll.


Alan diPerna says, "this instrument will be part of an Elvis Presley exhibit at the museum that opens August 6th but if you can't wait that long this Sunday Father's Day we wil be doing conservation work on the guitar.


The Elvis exhibit will be featured in the museum's artist gallery, which showcases instruments played by John Lennon, Eric Clapton and Carlos Santana.

Elvis Superstar Outtakes Volume 2

The details of the second volume 'Elvis Superstar Outtakes Volume 2' import CD release were announced. The second volume comes with reproduced artwork, an 8 page booklet with rarely seen pictures from the 50s and 70s in a limited edition of 500 copies. The content is the same as the original vinyl release with several additional bonus tracks. The total playing time is 67:20 minutes.

Tracklisting:

The Dorsey Shows (1st. show January 28, 1956):

01 Shake Rattle And Roll / Flip Flop And Fly
02 I Got a Woman Second Show feb 4, 1956:
03 Baby Lets Play House
04 Heartbreak Hotel Third Show, feb. 11, 1956:
05 Blue Suede Shoes
06 Heartbreak Hotel

Fourth Show, feb 18, 1956:

07 Tutti Frutti
08 I Was The One Fifth Show, march 17, 1956:
09 Blue Suede Shoes
10 Heartbreak Hotel

Sixth Show, march 24, 1956:

11 Money Honey
12 Heartbreak Hotel

Nashville Studio's June/September 1970

13 Rags To Riches
14 The Sound Of Your Cry

The Las Vegas Hilton 1972

15 An American Trilogy
16 Never Been To Spain
17 You Gave Me A Mountain
18 A Big Hunk O' Love
19 It's Impossible
20 The Impossible Dream
21 It's Over

Bonustracks:

Louisiana Hayride, August 20 , 1955:

22 Maybelline

Informal Rehearsals 1972/1973:

23 I've Got to Go
24 Portrait of My Love
25 I'm Leaving It Up To You

Asheville, July `24, 1975:

26 Pieces of My Life (only live version available)

Total playing time 67:20 minutes

Honorary Elvis

Budapest’s city council has named Elvis Presley an honorary citizen of the Hungarian capital in gratitude for his support of Hungary’s anti-Soviet revolution of 1956.

The titles was announced at a ceremony on June 19, the anniversary of the last Soviet troops pulling out of Hungary in 1991. On Jan. 6, 1957, during his last appearance on “The Ed Sullivan Show,” Elvis sang a gospel standard, “Peace in the Valley,” which Sullivan said reflected the singer’s concern for Hungarians’ plight after the short-lived uprising. Sullivan said Elvis wanted people to make donations to be sent to Hungary.

Budapest's municipal authorities named a small park — chosen by voting on the city website — after The King.


(Source: Elvis Matters / EP Gold / EPE / Google)