KYSS FM » Elvis Presley http://kyssfm.com Wed, 22 May 2013 00:28:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 John Wilkinson, Longtime Guitar Player for Elvis Presley, Dead at 67 http://kyssfm.com/elvis-guitarist-john-wilkinson-dead/ http://kyssfm.com/elvis-guitarist-john-wilkinson-dead/#comments Mon, 14 Jan 2013 20:30:39 +0000 Billy Dukes http://tasteofcountry.com/?p=148490 John Wilkinson was by Elvis Presley's side for the last 10 years of the singer's life, playing over 1,200 shows with Presley until 1977. The pairing was both destined and miraculous, as Wilkinson once snuck backstage to tell the legend that he didn't know how to play guitar. The slight -- from a 10-year-old Wilkinson -- was received warmly by the King, but it'd be another decade before they'd join forces. The rhythm guitarist died on on Friday (Jan. 11) after a battle with cancer.

]]> http://kyssfm.com/elvis-guitarist-john-wilkinson-dead/feed/ 0 YouTube Keeping Elvis' Legacy Alive http://kyssfm.com/keeping-elvis-legacy-alive/ http://kyssfm.com/keeping-elvis-legacy-alive/#comments Thu, 24 Mar 2011 11:38:16 +0000 jannettemcdonald http://kyssfm.com/?p=2679 Fifty years ago, Elvis Presley helped raised money and directed much-needed attention to the stalled efforts to build the USS Arizona Memorial. The King is now being remembered for his contributions as the historic sites at Pearl Harbor enters a new era.

Pacific Historic Parks, in partnership with Elvis Presley Enterprises Inc., will start selling T-shirts on Friday for $24.95 to commemorate the iconic crooner's historic benefit concert at Pearl Harbor's Bloch Arena on March 25, 1961.

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