With auction of "The King's" crypt, a fan could get a piece of music history for all eternity. CNN's Mary Snow reports.
The Andy Warhol classic painting "Double Elvis (Ferus Type)" sold Wednesday at Sotheby's in New York for more than $37 million, the auction house said.
CNN's Isha Sesay talks with Sotheby's auctioneer Tobias Meyer about the epic multimillion dollar sale of "The Scream."
We should all be so lucky to have friends like Elvis Cole and Joe Pike. Private detectives in modern-day Los Angeles, they're the stars of best-selling author Robert Crais' award-winning series of crime novels. Elvis and Joe have been busting bad guys and thrilling millions of readers since 1987's "The Monkey's Raincoat." The books are international bestsellers, published in 42 countries, and have developed a fervent following.
An Australian crocodile named Elvis took matters into his own hands -- or rather, jaws -- Wednesday when he became annoyed by the sound of a lawnmower.
A crocodile weighing more than 1,000 pounds attempted to eat a lawn mower.
Elvis was singing in the men's room.
Some of the most iconic films ever made have used the ocean as their backdrop. Whether it's to highlight the romance of a moment, the isolation felt by characters or intense drama, filmmakers often turn to the seaside to help illustrate their story.
Here is a list of some of the best seaside locations featured on the silver screen.
Although some people believe Elvis Presley is still alive, and he's been on a stamp, the U.S. Postal Service is opening up the opportunity to honor people on a stamp who are unquestionably still around.
In a previously unreleased tape, the singer dreams of becoming the king of rock 'n' roll
Fans flocked from all over the world to remember the late singer, who died at his Memphis home in 1977
Their candles flickering in the warm Tennessee night, fans quietly stood vigil over Elvis Presley's grave early Tuesday to mark the 34th anniversary of the singer's death.
They spent 69 days in the bowels of the earth, 700 meters deep, not knowing if they would survive. For 17 days after the mine in which they were working collapsed, nobody even knew if they were alive. Friday marks the one-year observance of the fateful incident in Chile that trapped 33 miners who were saved in a miraculous rescue that made headlines around the world.
Politics is serious business -- but not all the time.
During Donald Rumsfeld's first public appearance since the release of his new book, he praised many former elected officials and a surprising number of them were Democrats.
Chliean miner and self-proclaimed Elvis fan Edison Pena visits Graceland for the first time.
The Chilean miner who led Elvis sing-alongs for his colleagues while trapped underground for 69 days visited Graceland on Friday.
Chilean miners and their families tour Universal Studios theme park in Los Angeles.
One of the Chilean miners rescued after more than two months underground regaled reporters with an Elvis Presley tune Thursday as he prepared for this weekend's marathon in New York City.
And now the saga of the Chilean miners -- at least a part of it -- may be about to make a detour to Graceland.
A special invitation to visit Elvis Presley's Memphis, Tennessee, home awaited Edison Pena when he emerged from the San Jose mine Wednesday after more than two months below ground.
CNN International's new arts program, icon, wants to know which global musicians you rate above all others.
In the name of improved security a hacker showed how a biometric passport issued in the name of long-dead rock 'n' roll king Elvis Presley could be cleared through an automated passport scanning system being tested at an international airport.
A behind-the-scenes look at the new Cirque du Soleil show "Viva ELVIS."
Cirque Du Soleil successfully tackled the Beatles with its "Love" show, so it seems fitting for it to take on another legendary name in rock 'n' roll: Elvis Presley.
Robert Gates The Secretary of Defense will continue in that position in the Obama administration for at least another year, a Pentagon spokesman said Thursday. "Secretary Gates met with the president just before Christmas and gave him a commitment to stay on the job for at least another year," Geoff Morrell, deputy assistant secretary of defense and Pentagon press secretary, told CNN. Gates served as Secretary of Defense in the last two years of the Bush administration and stayed on in the post when President Obama took office. According to his biography, Gates is the only defense secretary in U.S. history to be asked to remain in office by a newly elected president. Gates once served as president of Texas A&M University.
Roberto Sanchez, the Argentine singer known as "Sandro" and who drew comparisons to Elvis Presley, died Monday night after complications from surgery, his doctor told reporters. He was 64.
French press and celebs remain outside a Los Angeles hospital for word on the condition of French singer Johnny Hallyday.
Is reggae superstar Bob Marley bigger than Jesus? That's debatable, but the music legend who died 28 years ago is about to challenge Elvis Presley and Michael Jackson for the title of richest dead celebrity.
At an auction at a gallery in New York recently, a piece of artwork sold for a higher price than had been anticipated by the auctioneers: $4,080.
This year, it's hip to be dead.
A clump of the King's hair sells for $15,000, while a shirt fetches $52,000
David Letterman has been in the news for helping police foil an alleged attempt to blackmail him, but the late-night star is hardly the first celebrity in this position.
A Chicago auction house is putting up a clump of the King's locks - along with memorabilia - this weekend
It's arguably one of the largest pieces of Elvis Presley memorabilia ever: a 154.5-acre ranch in Horn Lake, Mississippi, once owned by the king of rock 'n' roll.
He looks just like grandfather Elvis, but 17-year-old Benjamin Presley isn't set to be a singer
Elvis Presley. Marilyn Monroe. Jim Morrison.
Michael Jackson's financial woes were well documented: Numerous lawsuits, loss of control of his beloved Neverland and reports that he was hundreds of millions of dollars in debt all point to a complex money mess that trailed the King of Pop as vigilantly as his most ardent fans.
Unlike television crime shows in which machines can instantly spit out results, toxicology testing to determine what drugs are in a person's body can be a long and painstaking process.
Presley says her ex was worried he would "end up" like Elvis - and that their marriage was not a sham
Michael Jackson knew "exactly how his fate would be played out" and feared his death would echo that of Elvis Presley, Lisa Marie Presley wrote in an online blog posted Friday morning.
Elvis's daughter shows off 3-month-old Finley and Harper and tells PEOPLE that motherhood at 40 is "blissful"
Elvis Presley may have left the building three decades ago, but he raked in more money last year than many living titans of the music industry
The Jonas Brothers singer receives a golden retriever for his 16th birthday
Mattel unveils the first-ever Elvis and Priscilla Presley dolls from their 1967 Las Vegas wedding day.
"You want to look at me? Go ahead and look,' the singer, 40, says in a revealing new interview
Country singers including Underwood and Rimes will sing with the King on an upcoming Christmas album
But the 40-year-old mom jokes she'd "rather be in bed" than out celebrating
Her cover of "That's Alright Mama," filmed in an empty arena, hits the Web
CNN's Richard Quest travels to Memphis for the 30th Anniversary of Elvis' death
Because you weren't going into botany, the priesthood, or coin manufacturing, you thought you were safe to dismiss Latin as a dead language. Obviously, you didn't graduate cum laude.
Elvis' gun left the building
A handgun stolen from an exhibit during last week's commemoration of the 30th anniversary of Elvis Presley's death has been recovered.
Under a scorching sun at Graceland, his beloved home, fans streamed by Elvis Presley's grave on Thursday, the 30th anniversary of the death of the king of rock 'n' roll. It was, for most, a time to remember.
From England to Graceland
On the 30th anniversary of his death, a look back at rare and unpublished Life pictures from the King's glory days
Elvis' enduring popularity
1942 -- Tweety forced to wear clothes
What to do when loved ones can't let go of the old you.
There are really two Las Vegases. The first is that mythic patch of Nevada desert called the Strip, whose best-known monuments are a New York skyline and an Egyptian temple.
Elvis left the building 28 years ago, but as a pop icon he's still hot. Over half a million tourists from all over the world stream into the shrine called Graceland each year. When his record compa...
They all laughed when Jefferson bought half the continent from France. Alaska was called "Seward's folly." Other "crazy" investments have worked out fine, too. But some oddball bets fell flat.
CNNMoney: The King's businessupdated: Thu Dec 01 2005 07:42:00
Elvis and Vegas go together like peanut butter and bananas. Now an unconventional investor is poised to make Elvis the King of Las Vegas, and everywhere else, with projects like an Elvis-themed casino, Elvis-themed restaurants and a convention-sized Heartbreak Hotel.
It's funny how the word "crusade" has gotten watered down over time.
The King may be dead, but his music lives on.
A gold-plated handgun which belonged to Elvis Presley has been banned from sale in a cable TV auction.
They were on the verge of extinction. The famed Kahiki, of Columbus, Ohio, had been torn down for a Walgreen's. Aku Aku, in Cambridge, Mass., became a New England fish house. But even 18 months ago...
"I Shall Be Released," by Elvis Presley Available in the boxed set Walk a Mile in My Shoes--The Essential '70s Masters (RCA)
Money Magazine: Americanaupdated: Sat Jul 01 2000 00:01:00
$175 Cruise the roads of the Mississippi Delta in a '55 Cadillac. The eight-hour Blues & Blacktop guided tour stops at juke joints and barbecue shacks. See www.americandreamsafari.com.
If you asked Internet retailing experts three years ago who was most likely to suffer from the rise of e-commerce, many would have pointed to distributors. These large disrespected behemoths that m...
Elvis Presley Suspicious Minds: The Memphis 1969 Anthology (RCA)
Fortune: Buzzwordsupdated: Mon Jul 20 1998 00:01:00
--Hat size: A stock selling in the single digits, say, between $5 and $8--roughly the sizes in which hats are measured. As in: "This company is headed to hat size."
One day it snowed on Graceland, and Elvis had snowmobiles delivered so that he and his boys could bomb around the Memphis hills. It hardly ever snowed again, so eventually the King had the snowmobi...
Q. I own 50 AT&T bonds that mature in 2022. They pay 81/8% a year in interest. The company has announced that it is going to split into three parts. How would this change affect my bonds? --BENJAMI...
WHEN YOU'VE GOT IT, FLAUNT IT. AND MUTUAL FUNDS HAVE got it--flashy returns following a year when stocks shot up 37.5% and bonds 18.5%. Now comes the flaunt. Thanks to those numbers, many publicati...
As millions of compact-disk owners toss their old 45s and LP vinyl records, other consumers are snapping up those platters for a song. "Right now is the best time investors will ever have to search...
Your April Money Monitor report, "Fully 95% of Merchants Flunk Our Credit-Card Test," brought back some personal memories. I'm not surprised that your reporters were able to use each other's cards ...
Finally, after years of unfulfilled promise, small-company stock funds may be ready to rocket again. Okay, we know you've heard that before. But this time, small-stock proponents -- who've had abou...
WHERE'S the letter mailed to you three weeks ago? What happened to that contract you sent yesterday? They're probably mired in your mailroom, where guys in smocks are smoking White Owls or somethin...
It's an investing rule of thumb that the fair market price of an ounce of gold tends to equal roughly the price of a well-made man's suit. Presumably, then, at any given time a speculator could con...
Money Magazine: Sorry, Elvis updated: Thu Oct 01 1987 00:01:00
Elvis Presley was not a ''near has-been'' at death, as you said in ''Collectibles'' ((August)). He became too dependent on pills because he had health problems and because he was too stubborn to ha...
Money Magazine: Elvis' Great Career Moveupdated: Sat Aug 01 1987 00:01:00
Although Elvis Presley died 10 years ago this Aug. 16 as an overweight, drug- abusing, near has-been at age 42, the King today is ''taking care of business in a flash,'' to use his own life's philo...
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