Tag: Elvis Presley
Editor’s Journal: Art matters
Music was my entree into the arts. I was six years old when Elvis Presley’s jump blues version of “Your Cheatin’ Heart” came on the car radio one afternoon. I vividly remember leaning forward and turning up the volume because I’d never heard anything like that: the swinging bass by Bill Black, the blues-flavored guitar played by Scotty Moore.
All Shook Up: Visiting Tupelo, Mississippi’s Elvis Festival
The Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist shares why the king is still magic.
Are you a “monogramaniac”? A closer look at the timeless Southern fashion statement
Proudly stitched, stamped, or stuck on tea towels and baby clothes, luggage and stationery, even the rear windows of cars, monograms are ubiquitous in the South.
Hail to the King: An Elvis expert gives us Tupelo travel tips
Forty years after Elvis’s death, a Tupelo native shares a host of ways to celebrate the musician’s life in his hometown.
Traveling to Memphis? Here’s what to eat and do
This Mississippi River city offers more than Elvis and top-notch ribs. You’ll also find a wealth of civil rights history, hip bars, and one of the country’s largest urban parks.