October 04 - Graceland Evacuated Due to Bomb Threat

Memphis Police have given the all clear after a bomb threat was reported at Graceland on Sunday.

Memphis Police responded just after 11:30 a.m. to a reported bomb threat on 3734 Elvis Presley Boulevard. Out of an abundance of caution, MPD officers, along with other law enforcement searched the building in question and the surrounding area.

No explosives were located, according to the Memphis Police Department. MPD said that the threat was determined to be a hoax. After assessing the area, officers gave visitors the all clear.

Work on Audubon Drive

Anyone driving past 1034 Audubon Drive in Memphis in recent days would have noticed that work is once again underway at Elvis Presley’s former home. The house and its surroundings are clearly being spruced up, and the iron fencing, which had shown signs of rust, has already received a fresh coat of paint.

However, one striking change is the color of the house. It has been repainted white, a move that has disappointed Elvis fans. The current white finish does not match the color scheme the house had during the time Elvis actually lived there.

Elvis bought the house on Audubon Drive in 1956, just as his career was taking off. He lived there with his parents, Vernon and Gladys, before the family moved to Graceland in March 1957. Consequently, Audubon Drive holds a special place in Elvis history: it was the home where he lived during one of the most pivotal years of his breakthrough.

While the maintenance being carried out on this historic home is certainly a positive thing, many fans would have preferred a restoration that used a color scheme as close as possible to the one from the era when Elvis lived there. For a house with such significant ties to Elvis, it is precisely these kinds of details that make the difference.

Irish Songs of the Heart

The Danish Memphis Mansion released the vinyl 45 RPM single 'Irish Songs of the Heart'. It features newly created Mono II Stereo mixes of  'Danny Boy' and 'I'll Take You Home Again, Kathleen' by Anthony Stuchbury on green colored vinyl. The single is limited to 200 copies on green colored vinyl. 

Additionally, a second print of 200 copies on orange colored vinyl will be available. 

(Source: Action News 5 / ElvisMatters / Memphis Road Tours / Dorthe Bach Richter)