August 14 - Bossa Nova Summer Hit

The 'Viva Elvis' remix of 'Bossa Nova Baby', which was used in a commercial for Heineken in Ireland, landed a #2 spot on Irelands iTunes Top 100 Rock chart. The song first entered the chart July 27th. in Ireland and pppeared on charts in Belgium, Netherlands, Spain and Switzerland.


Heartbreak Hotel CD

The belgian ElvisMatters fan club announced the content of the CD that comes with volume 34 of their fan club magazine. This time the theme song is 'Heartbreak Hotel', because of the upcoming box "Young Man With The Big Beat". It contains  Elvis's original version, a parody by Stan Freberg and even the original recording of "The Condition I'm In" by Roy Hawkins - it was that song after which "Heartbreak Hotel" was patterned.
There's more, a CD First as well, with the first CD pressing of "If The Lord Wasn't Walking By My Side" by singer/writer Henry Slaughter (read the interview in the magazine, and hear the actual song on CD) and we have an interview excerpt of Elvis talking about his Messerschmitt car. 


Historical Marker For Lansky Bros.


The Lansky Bros. clothing store received a historical marker in front of the original location at 126 Beale Street. The marker tells the Lansky Bros. story and their connection with Elvis. The unveiling ceremony was attended by over a hundred people, including Bernard Lansky's grandchildren and 'Master of Ceremony' George Klein. Bernard Lansky attended the unveiling too, but did not speech.


(Source: iTunes / Elvis Express / ElvisMatters)