Updated - Elvis Expo 2008 Offers Music, Merchandise, Celebrities, Archives Exhibits a
The ultimate Elvis tradeshow with more than 65 booths and 35,000 square feet of Elvis that includes all the latest Elvis music, movies, merchandise, celebrity autograph sessions, authors, artists and photographers, and lots of Elvis freebies and samples.

August 13 & 14: 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
South Hall, Memphis Cook Convention Center, 255 North Main Street, downtown Memphis.

Admission: Admission is $15.00 per day. Tickets are now on sale through Graceland Reservations. Click here to purchase your tickets online or call 800-238-2000 or 901-332-3322. Elvis Insiders Conference attendees are admitted free by showing their conference badge.

Currently scheduled to make an appearance in the Elvis Expo:

Steve Binder - Producer of Elvis '68 Special. In addition, he also has directed such classics as the Nick at Nite Holiday Special, Diana Ross Live!, The 33rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, episodes of Gilligan's Island, The New Steve Allen Show and many others.

Joanne Cash - Singer. Sister of Johnny Cash. Joanne has twenty-seven historic recordings, an acclaimed autobiography My Fears are Gone, and continuous concert appearances. Her latest album is entitled Gospel, which is a 15 song collection with 3 previously unreleased songs where she shares the microphone with her brother Johnny.

Edward Faulkner - Elvis's co-star in GI Blues and Tickle Me. He also starred in many John Wayne movies plus TV shows like Lassie, Rawhide, The Fugitive, Marcus Welby MD and more.

DJ Fontana - Elvis’s original drummer, who worked with him from 1955-1968. In addition to recording with Elvis, DJ has also played with other great artists such as Dolly Parton, Roy Orbison, Paul McCartney, Carl Perkins, Chris Isaak, among others.

Joe Guercio - Elvis' musical director and conductor for concerts from 1970-1977.

Susan Henning - Co-starred with Elvis in Live a Little Love, Love A Little and the '68 Special. Some of Susan's other credits include the on-camera photo double for Hayley Mills in The Parent Trap. She also had a successful modeling career and appeared on the first "Got Milk" billboards across the country.

The Imperials - Gospel group and backup vocals for Elvis in Vegas.

Mike Stoller - part of the Leiber/Stoller song writing team who wrote "Jailhouse Rock", "King Creole", "Hound Dog", "Treat Me Nice", "Love Me" and many more

Tanya Lemani George - Dancer; Appeared in Elvis's 1968 television special.

Dixie Locke Emmons - dated Elvis early in his career.

Sandi Pichon - an Elvis fan who became a REAL Elvis Insider by getting to know and socialize with Elvis and his inner circle of friends.

Nancy Rooks - Elvis's maid and Author of Inside Graceland: Elvis' Maid Remembers

Jerry Schilling - one of Elvis's closest friends.

Sammy Shore - comedian who opened for Elvis from 1969-1972.

Darlene Tompkins - Actress; appeared with Elvis in the movies Blue Hawaii and Fun in Acapulco. Darlene also has performed as an actress and stunt woman in television shows like Charlie's Angels.

Wanda Jackson - Singer. Some of Wanda's biggest hits include "Let's Have A Party," "In the Middle of A Heartache" and "Right or Wrong."

Celeste Yarnall - Elvis co-star in Live A Little, Love a Little. Celeste has also starred in A New Kind of Love with Paul Newman, Under the Yum Yum Tree with Jack Lemmon, The Nutty Professor with Jerry Lewis, and such television shows as Mannix, Star Trek, Bonanza, Bewitched and more.

Francine York - Elvis's co-star in Tickle Me. She also has starred in many television shows such as Bewitched, Batman, My Favorite Martian, Matlock, Beverly Hills 90210, Lois & Clark among others. Her movie credits include The Nutty Professor, Curse of the Swamp Creature, School for Bachelors, The Doll Squad and more.

Joe Petruccio - Artist. Joe also designed the 2008 Elvis Insiders Conference logo.

Chris Noel - Elvis' co-star in Girl Happy

Agostino Carollo (Spankox): Italian DJ who's remix of "Baby, Let's Play House" has topped sales charts in Italy, Sweden and Spain

Some of the celebrities may charge a fee for their autograph or photo.


2008/07/14 EPE / www.epgold.com
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