Elvis has left the building, or at least his post outside of Mama’s Mexican Kitchen in Seattle. A life-size statue of Elvis that’s greeted customers outside of the Belltown restaurant for 15 years has ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On the episode, Stoller tells the whole story of “Hound Dog” and explains why, in his opinion, contemporary observers who are ...

Good morning from Memphis and welcome to The Daily Elvis (aka "The 8:16"), your guide to the 40th anniversary commemoration of the King’s death. It's Day Four of "Elvis Week" at Graceland, with the ...

Baz Luhrmann’s epic Elvis Presley biopic will shine a spotlight on other artists who influenced Elvis himself, including singer Big Mama Thornton, the original musician behind “Hound Dog.” In the film ...

Elvis actress and blues singer Shonka Dukureh was found dead in her Nashville apartment Thursday, ET can confirm. She was 44. According to the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department, Dukureh, who ...

Shonka Dukureh, a singer and actress who portrayed Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton in the recently released Baz Luhrmann film "Elvis," died Thursday, according to Nashville police. She was 44. Dukureh ...

The King of Rock 'n' Roll can thank the rhythm and blues singers who preceded him for the building blocks of his legacy. One of such — Willie Mae Thornton, better known as Big Mama Thornton — debuted ...