Two great radio links for next week or so ........

Remembering Elvis with Priscilla Presley

Wednesday, 22:00 on BBC Radio 2

Synopsis
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Bill Kenwright interviews Priscilla Presley in the year that the King of Rock 'n' Roll would have turned 75.

Born into an Army family in New York, Priscilla went to high school in Wiesbaden, West Germany, where she met her future husband, Elvis Presley. Although Priscilla and Elvis divorced in 1973, they remained close up until his untimely death in 1977.

Priscilla is a successful business woman and her acting work includes Dallas and the Naked Gun trilogy, as well as guest roles in Spin City and Melrose Place. In 1987, her book Elvis And Me spent six weeks at the top of The New York Times bestseller list before being adapted into a television mini-series. She's also developing a stage play based on her life, which is written from the perspective of a teenage girl thrust into the public eye because of her relationship with one of the most famous men in the world.

Priscilla is appearing in Elvis Forever, Radio 2's concert celebrating the music of Elvis Presley, which is live from London's Hyde Park on Sunday 12 September.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00tdmvm

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Elvis Forever
Forever Elvis: ©EPE, Reg. U.S. Pat. & Tm. Off.

Sunday 12 Sept 2010

Radio 2 brings together some of the biggest names in music to revive the music of Elvis in a special concert in London's Hyde Park hosted by Chris Evans with a special appearance by Priscilla Presley.

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In the year that the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll would have turned 75, Radio 2 will bring together some great names from the world of pop and rock music to perform his best loved and most popular songs as part of Elvis Forever, a concert to be held in London’s Hyde Park on Sunday 12 September 2010, hosted by Radio 2 breakfast show presenter Chris Evans with a special appearance by Priscilla Presley.

The proceedings will be led by Chris plus other guest presenters who are all great fans of the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll, culminating in a spectacular firework finale.

The line-up of stars performing includes:

Scouting For Girls
Imelda May
Fyfe Dangerfield
Jon Allen
Russell Watson
The Magnets
Fran Healy (from Travis)
Craig David
Tony Hadley
Marti Pellow
Nell Bryden
Suzi Quatro
TCB Band - Glen Hardin (piano) James Burton (Gtr) Jerry Scheff (Bass gtr) Ronnie Tutt (dms)
BBC Concert Orchestra (60 piece) Conductor Mike Dixon Capital Voices
Firework finale


This thrilling exclusive concert will be broadcast live on Radio 2, and in the following week listeners will also be able to hear highlights across the station’s daytime shows.

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