Elvis Presley

The train left Sydney's Central Station on Thursday morning packed with jiving Elvii and stunning Priscillas, as the sounds and songs of Elvis Presley rang out ...

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When eight-year-old Will Mather saw Baz Luhrmann's Elvis film on a plane, he was hooked. Six months on, the youngster is decked out in leather jacket, ...

It is officially endorsed by Presley’s estate. The Parkes Elvis Festival is held in the second week of January to coincide with the rock’n’roll king’s birthday. We just love Elvis – and not to mention he was pretty good on the eyes.” “The music, the dancing, the rock and roll, I love it all.” “I like how he moves his hips and how he sings,” Will said before boarding the Elvis Express train from Sydney on Thursday morning. The pair were among 185 enthusiasts to take the “Elvis express” to Parkes, enjoying a series of on-board concerts from bejewelled tribute artists to get them in the mood for four days of Presley-themed entertainment.

Hundreds of Elvis impersonators flocked to Sydney's Central Station on Thursday morning to board the train to Parkes, for the town's annual festival ...

When the train finally pulled out of Sydney to start its journey to Parkes, Elvises were packed into every carriage, with decorations and photos dangling from luggage carriers. I have been coming for 12 years, and it’s the best fun you’ll ever have in five days,” said Goulding. This year’s event will have feature artists from around the world, including Victor Trevino Jr. “The morale is really important. With festival events like beginners’ line dancing and rock-a-hula dragon boating scattered across the town, there’s never a dull moment. Growing up, my mum always loved Elvis, so I think it just rubbed off on me.”

The train left Sydney's Central Station on Thursday morning packed with jiving Elvii and stunning Priscillas, as the sounds and songs of Elvis Presley rang out ...

Get in touch at [email protected] I'm a breaking news reporter for Australian Community Media's 100+ newspapers across the country. In order to celebrate the King in style,

This year's five-day event began on Wednesday, attracting people from across the world to celebrate the life and music of rock'n'roll legend Elvis Presley.

"Elvis is just the pinnacle; it's hard to describe, but he is the biggest and most influential entertainer of our time." He said the festival kept people coming back every year because of the legacy of Elvis. "We have two of the best tribute artists in the world performing," he said. - The legacy of the king of rock'n'roll returns for the 30th year of the Parkes Elvis Festival "It's great for the region; it's estimated to be worth about $15 million to the regional economy, and that will help boost all the communities in the central west." - The festival begins as the impact of flooding continues to devastate the region

Stuart Hamblen, not Elvis Presley, sang and wrote the gospel song “It's No Secret,” which was released in 1951. The original version of the song was also ...

The song was written to remind us that God is always with us. That’s why, in 1957, when he chose to release his own rendition of the song on his album [“Elvis’ Christmas Album,”](https://open.spotify.com/album/6zk4RKl6JFlgLCV4Z7DQ7N) people went crazy. The original version of the song was also able to chart and gain popularity during its time, peaking at No.