Elvis: A Bond with Las Vegas

Las Vegas News Bureau

Priscilla and Elvis Presley at their wedding at the Aladdin in Las Vegas.

A look at the enduring bond between Las Vegas and Elvis

For better or worse, Elvis Presley and Las Vegas formed a bond — in business and in pleasure — that endures

Feb 14, 2010 (2 a.m.)

Las Vegas love affairs are notoriously short-lived, making the one that is in its 47th year all the more special. For all the Elvis slot machines and all the Flying Elvi and all those Elvis impersonators, we still can’t seem to get enough.

The King at 75: An oral history of Elvis Presley

January 8, 2010

By John Katsilometes

Some have been fired, more than once, by a boss who often enlisted his father to deal the bad news. They’ve had their dates yanked right from their arms, left helpless to protest. One has been cheated on, publicly, the transgressions splayed across tabloid newspapers. They’ve witnessed random gunplay, blown-out TVs, shattered chandeliers and shot-through hotel ceilings.
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There were myths, and there was the real Elvis Presley

January 8, 2010 (12:36 p.m.)

By John Katsilometes

Colonel Tom Parker is often blamed for tarnishing Elvis' artistic legacy, but those around Elvis say Presley did precisely what he wanted.
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Imperial Palace shakes it up with a little vintage Elvis Presley memorabilia

October 21, 2009 (3:52 p.m.)

By John Katsilometes

A bottle of Mylanta, the jacket worn in "Spinout" and a gold-plated .38 are among the Elvis artifacts on display at The King's Ransom.
Behind the scenes of Cirque du Soleil’s Viva Elvis at Aria

February 24, 2010

By Robin Leach

Incredibly, there are 120 costume changes for the Viva Elvis cast in just the first 20 minutes of the new Cirque du Soleil show at Aria. ...
Big Elvis: Big man, big voice

May 24, 2009

By Brendan Buhler

The first time you see him, on the sign, he’s a cartoon, an apple-bellied goof in a gold-studded white jumpsuit, tall black hair, a guitar and gold sunglasses. Big Elvis, the sign says. He’s the free weekdays lounge show at Bill’s Gamblin’ Hall & Saloon.
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From Dead Kennedys to The King: The best versions of “Viva Las Vegas”

February 17, 2010 (3:01 p.m.)

By John Katsilometes

Sin City Sinners and Engelbert Humperdinck make our top eight versions of the song that links Elvis with Las Vegas.
Archives
Elvis’ death shocks LV

August 17, 1977

Harold Hyman

Elvis Presley collapsed and died at his home in Memphis, Tenn. Tuesday and the tragedy sent a rippling shock through Las Vegas where he made his show business comeback and attained a popularity peak from which he never descended.
Presley Returns To Hilton Today

August 9, 1971

Sun Staff

Elvis Presley, recently named "Entertainer of the Decade" by a major publication and whose specialty seems to be breaking all-time attendance records wherever he appears, returns tonight to the scene of his original stage triumphs, the Las Vegas Hilton, to open another four-week run.
Presley, Brunette Beauty in Surprise Vegas Wedding

May 2, 1967

Jeff Rice

Elvis Presley, 32, reportedly the highest salaried entertainer in the world, married Priscilla Anne Beaulieu, 21, Monday morning at Milton Prell's Aladdin Hotel.
More from the archives
- Missing our king Aug 15, 2007
- Elvis still king Aug 15, 2002
- Las Vegas the scene of new Elvis film Jul 24, 1963
Viva ELVIS by Cirque du Soleil
Review: Cirque repackages rock ‘n’ roll icon in ‘Viva Elvis’

February 20, 2010

By Joe Brown

"Viva Elvis," which officially opened at CityCenter’s Aria Friday night after weeks of paid previews and adjustments, joins six other Strip-resident shows, and it’s likely to be lucky number seven for Cirque du Soleil.
Priscilla: Elvis would have been honored by ‘Viva Elvis’

February 18, 2010

By Dave Toplikar

During an inteview on "Larry King Live" Thursday evening, Priscilla Presley talked about helping to make changes in the new version of "Viva Elvis" by Cirque du Soleil, which opens Friday night at CityCenter's new Aria Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas.
More Viva Elvis stories
- Humanizing Colonel Tom Parker was a Priscilla Presley objective Updated 11:44 a.m.
- Viva Elvis world premiere rocks Aria tomorrow Feb 18, 2010
- Previews resume for Cirque du Soleil’s Viva Elvis at Aria Jan 19, 2010
- Cirque du Soleil executives respond to Viva Elvis rumors Jan 4, 2010
- Las Vegas the scene of new Elvis film Jul 24, 1963