elvis presley

January 8, 2014, Elvis Presley's 79th Birthday is Wednesday. The "King of Rock 'N Roll", who got his start in country as the "Hillbilly Cat" died in 1977 but his memory is maintained in the minds of his millions of fans across the globe... including mine. As a tribute to his memory I have below two photos of me at Graceland.

Country music icon, Willie Nelson, is coming to The Centre in Evansville TONIGHT.  Willie  is bringing his Willie Nelson & Family tour to town and we have been celebrating over the last couple of months with ticket giveaways and more.  A few weeks ago, we had a TAD POLL about Willie during The WBKR Waking Crew.  And that poll was . . . What is YOUR favorite Willie Nelson song?  I don't have to

From the website of the Country Music Hall of Fame, we have learned Gordon Stoker, tenor singer for Country Music Hall of Fame vocal group the Jordanaires, died this morning at Alive Hospice in Nashville. Gordon was 88. "He was a native of Gleason, Tennessee, where he grew up in a musical family...

On March 25th, 2013, Elvis will ENTER the building. The building is the RiverPark Center in downtown Owensboro.

With all the videos of Elvis Presley that appear on YouTube, it feels like the site's contributors (read: every one of us) couldn't wait for it to be invented so that Elvis vids could be loaded.

Tonight is an exciting night at The Grand Ole Opry in Nashville!  Lisa Marie Presley is set to follow in the footsteps of her father, the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll, by performing on stage at the show that made country music famous. Lisa Marie will be playing tracks from her third album, Storm & Grace, which is an Americana record produced by T. Bone Burnett.

August 16, 1977 – Elvis Presley dies at Graceland, his home in Memphis. Today is Elvis Commemoration Day. If you're a BKR Bunch member, that can earn you points. Thousands of fans still hold annual candlelight vigils at the mansion to mark the occasion (More info) Why celebrate Elvis's death, not his birthday...

On August 21, Lisa Marie Presley will follow in the footsteps of her father, the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll, by performing on stage at the Grand Ole Opry. In addition to her other popular tunes, Presley will be playing a sampling of tracks from her third album, ‘Storm & Grace,’ which is an Americana record produced by T. Bone Burnett.

Nashville Kat tipped us to this fabulocious new video that salutes Martin Luther King, Jr. and Elvis Presley: Two Kings.

Unfortunately as the years pass by we continue to lose the great legends of country music,  alot of them passed away way before their time but their music will live on in forever in our hearts...Hope you enjoy some of these great video's. Don't forget to "like" us on our WBKR Facebook page and tell us what country artist that is no longer with us that you still love?

I was just 5 years old when Elvis passed away on this day August 16th, 1977  that was a sad day across America. I had probably 100 Elvis cards, not knowing then it wasn't a good idea to glue them all to a piece of plywood ha ha. I have been a fan of Elvis all my life, there will never be another entertainer like him! His merchandise still sells like hot cakes 34 years after his death, and you name

Today in Memphis, Tennessee, ElvisPresley fans from all over the world to gather and remember "the King" (of Rock and Roll) during Elvis week. I have always thought the anniversary of his death was an odd time to celebrate, rather than say his birthday, which is January 8. Oh, that explains it -- January versus August. I also think the original vigil that occurred spontaneously in August