Graceland

Tuesday September 3, 2024

For Elvis, Memphis was a wellspring of musical creation

Scotty Moore (from left), Elvis Presley and Bill Black formed The Blue Moon Boys after being introduced by Sun Studio owner Sam Phillips. Opal Walker/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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World Cafe Words and Music Podcast

For Elvis, Memphis was a wellspring of musical creation

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September 3, 2024 • A new box set chronicles Elvis Presley's time in Grind City.

Matt Ross-Spang on World Cafe

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Friday August 16, 2024

This March 13, 2017, photo shows visitors getting ready to tour Graceland in Memphis, Tenn. Beth J. Harpaz/AP hide caption

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National

A woman is arrested for allegedly trying to steal Elvis' Graceland property

August 16, 2024 • Lisa Jeanine Findley of Missouri is is charged with trying to defraud Elvis Presley’s estate of millions of dollars and steal ownership of the iconic Graceland property in Memphis.

Tuesday May 21, 2024

A judge blocks the foreclosure sale of Elvis' Graceland, after his heir alleges fraud

Elvis Presley pictured with then-girlfriend Yvonne Lime at his home Graceland in Memphis, Tennessee around 1957. AP hide caption

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Pop Culture

A judge blocks the foreclosure sale of Elvis' Graceland, after his heir alleges fraud

May 21, 2024 • Riley Keough, Elvis' granddaughter, alleged that the company advertising a foreclosure sale of Graceland had forged documents. A Tennessee judge issued a temporary injunction on Wednesday to halt it.