Blue Suede Connection

01/15/2024

Jan 14th marks the first time an entertainer performed for the entire world... literally!

01/11/2024

TL & I will be there....come have some fun with us!!

🌟 Happy New Year from everyone at the 🌟 We’d like to wish you an incredible New Year and thank you for your continued support. We can’t wait to make more memories with you in 2024!

Our 2024 theme is Elvis Vegas Years and will include Ultimate and World Champion Elvis Headliner shows, A NEW Friday Late Night Show, a 2-day Ultimate Elvis Contest showcasing upcoming talent, and more!

Don't miss your opportunity to purchase tickets for an Elvis weekend you’ll never forget! Get your tickets today (some weekend and festival passes are still available) or call 1 866 870 3002: https://www.niagaracentralreservations.com/Greg-Frewin-Theatre/ShowCalendar.asp?chdate=4/1/2024

01/11/2024

Looks like Lisa Marie was working on a biography before her death and her daughter Riley, in true Presley fashion, will be taking care of business on Lisa's behalf. The link below will guide you to a pre order site.
https://lisamariebook.com/?fbclid=IwAR2nrY7WZRsrVb6oQxftyMRkxiYKjaZNoQjeYxpBAdPYYemOoSSevYJRFRg

Born to an American myth and raised in the wilds of Graceland, Lisa Marie Presley was never truly understood . . . until now.

01/09/2024

1955 Arkansas! 😏

01/08/2024

This week's Blue Suede Connection Elvis Bday Rare 70's LIVE show was a rocking good time! Take a sneak peek and have a good laugh because we've put "having fun with Elvis," into a whole new category! Come have some fun, hear tunes Elvis rarely did on stage, and laugh along.

01/08/2024

Happy 89th bday to our guy Elvis! And to celebrate we're opened the vaults to find rare performances of Elvis doing Promised Land, Snowbird, Faded Love, If You Talk In Your Sleep, Trouble, Big Boss Man, Return To Sender and so many others. It’s like the live concert that never was. This is gonna be a really good one.

01/05/2024

The Elvis revolution has a way to sign up and receive updates for when tickets go on sale for the Nov 2024 Hologram event in the UK. If you're interested, follow the link below. This show will come to Vegas as well but unsure when.

Announcing ELVIS EVOLUTION a major new show celebrating the world’s biggest star of stage and screen, Elvis Presley, with a jaw-dropping concert finale and a personal invite to the After Party.

01/05/2024

Elvis Hologram? We've been hearing rumors for years...I mean, what, 10 years or more? But maybe it's finally happening.
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-67871115.amp?fbclid=IwAR1LCTJwZWWSA02EJLh7exvQGHRZ3a2fqZHx0E0P2R1_hKNcJ-jGF58nkt4

A new show features holographic projections of the rock star as well as thousands of photos and home-videos.

01/05/2024

Don't know what to do with those Amazon Christmas gift cards?

01/03/2024

To ALL our listeners worldwide; thank you for all your love and support. 1 MILLION Blue Suede Connection listeners cannot be wrong! Here's to 2024 and more ELVIS!

01/01/2024

Happy Day 1 of 2024 everybody! We're kicking it off in high gear focusing on Elvis' BIG VOICE this week with two hours of songs guaranteed to give you goosebumps! Find a station and turn him up!

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12/25/2023

Merry Christmas everyone! We hope you had a chance to enjoy our Christmas special for 2023 this past weekend, but if not, the link below will guide you to KHMB, our Half Moon Bay, California, affiliate who plays every show from their website 24/7! May your Holiday season be filled with peace.❤ Dan & TL
https://www.khmbradio.com/our-shows/blue-suede-connection

12/23/2023

Two days before Christmas and 9 days to the New Year!! So, what's on the board for Blue Suede Connection going into 2024? It's a lofty list, we know, but it's more than time. So, take a peek below and tell us your thoughts!
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1. A brand new interactive Blue Suede Connection website.

2. A Blue Suede Connection YouTube channel full of conversation and 30 min clips of the recorded show, along with a live party show where listener's can interact with us in real time!

3. W-*-*D (yet to be announced) Music By The Lake; an online streaming channel here in our home town community of Lake Holiday, Virginia. This is our biggest goal for 2024!! If you enjoy classic 70's, 80's and 90's then this channel is for you!

4. We'll be continuing our Elvis Festival friendships; where the Elvis fans and promoters have welcomed us so graciously! You'll hear more about this as you listen to Blue Suede Connection.

Once again, we thank all of you for your support and love over the years. May your New Year be bright, full of health, love and success!
Dan & TL

12/23/2023

If you're buying your tickets soon, you stand a chance to win!!!

12/19/2023

Why to buy cat friendly ornaments! 😆😆

12/19/2023

Hey there friends, if you live in the tri-state area and are looking for fun night out to celebrate the the birthday of the greatest entertainer ever, Taylor Brown is a great tribute artist, he will be performing on Jan 6th. You won’t be disapointed….TCB/TLC

12/18/2023

Things you may not know about Blue Suede Connection:

A. Our flagship station, WRGG 93.7 FM Radio, in Greencastle, PA, is where we got our start in 2016. This LP community station was and is a huge part of why we're even here today!

B. We were called Elvis Now Radio, and there was three hosts, Dan Hawthorne, TL ( Patricia Garber- Author - Eternal Flame), and Kevin Booth, a local entertainer and Elvis aficionado. Unfortunately, due to work schedules, Kevin had to depart what was to come Blue Suede Connection in 2017 but remains a good friend of ours to this day!

C. The show's name was changed to Blue Suede Connection due to copy right issues and conflicts that could come about with EPE (Elvis Presley Enterprises).

D. In our very first year of syndication, we went from our single flagship station to 25 affiliates, and an estimated 250 thousand listeners in the US, soon airing in 4 countries. ELVIS was still the KING! Today its 1 million in 8 countries.

E. Dan and TL are married. Patricia Garber became Patricia Hathorne in 2023, and still writes her Elvis Angel series under, what's now considered a pen name, as Patricia Garber. Her 2 book series, about one lucky Elvis fan who finds that Elvis Presley is acting as her guardian angel, is about to become a 4 book series!! *Today, Tomorrow, and Forever, yet to be released,*Eternal Flame, released in 2007, *Dream Angel, released in 2011, and *Samantha's Secret yet to be released. Patricia Garber- Author - Eternal Flame

F. ALL of the author royalties to the Elvis books have, and continue to be donated to Charities in Elvis' name.

G. Daniel (Dan) Hawthorne is also a published author! Once a 650 pound man, Dan and TL worked together to release his memoir in "The Giant in Me: Dan Hawthorne - Motivational Speaker, Author - Getting My Life Back in 2022! The book is soon to be in Audio, which Dan read, produced by Jungle Room Press 2023.

H. Dan and TL support many Elvis related organizations and you will often hear them speak about them on the air. Organizations like The Circle G Foundation and The Niagara Falls Elvis Festival. The CG supports Elvis' love for horses with a passion to preserve his ranch in Mississippi. And The Niagara Falls Elvis Festival, a grand 4 day Elvis Tribute Artist event in Niagara Falls, Canada, is dedicated to celebrating the music and legacy of Elvis Presley.

I. We love you all very much and wish you all a very Merry Christmas! Ok, well...you may already know that one!
Love Dan & TL

12/17/2023

We're in the studio today, recording our annual Christmas show for 2023! Lots of traditional recordings will be shared as well as alternate takes including studio banter as Elvis and the gang work out these wonderful standards we all love today, tomorrow, and forever! So find a station and tune in to hear an ALL Elvis Christmas, starting the 18th to the 25th! This was Elvis' favorite time of year and its ours too. Merry Christmas everybody. ❤ Dan & TL
https://blue-suede-connection.blogspot.com/p/where-to-listen.html?m=1

12/17/2023

We have two trees, and TL has just finished our last tree in the house; and we'd love to see yours!

12/12/2023

Merry Christmas to all. May your holiday be warm and cheerful. We love you! TCB/TLC
Dan &TL. ❤❤

12/12/2023

Often a movie song is different from the versions we hear on the records. Elvis recorded several versions of the songs. This week, it’s all about the movie version. Hear the music like we did in the theaters. Crowds cheering, laughing, clapping and Elvis interacting. It’s going to be a fun show and we hope you’ll make your connection and be part of the fun. TCB/TLC

12/12/2023

Considering the Christmas Album charted #41 this year (2023), this made me chuckle.
📸 Look at this post on Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/zyJwkQJXBHKATHCL/?mibextid=xfxF2i

12/04/2023

This week on BSC, it's a fresh look at Alternate Takes; from all era's and all genres of Elvis' music! We've spent hours searching the Follow That Dream Label and Sony BMG box sets, looking for the different and usual renditions of fan favorites! You don't want to miss it!

12/01/2023

Good Friday Elvis Family. Hope you can make your connection this weekend. It’s always a party, with lots of fun and laughs and a whole bunch of great Elvis tunes. TCB/TLC


Remember, most of our great stations broadcast on line so we’re easy to hear.

https://blue-suede-connection.blogspot.com/p/where-to-listen.html?m=1

11/27/2023

This week on Blue Suede Connection, its Hosts Choice! We're spinning our favorites because we know they're yours too! Long Live the music of Elvis Presley.

11/27/2023

Elvis is back on the Top 100 Country Billboard charts!
https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2023/11/24/elvis-presley-is-back-on-the-billboard-charts-with-his-first-new-album-in-years/?fbclid=IwAR1ilZsBR6JZldTVfQg8ZCsJAxCtMwjGyfdxY8vvFxDhRPSSHw2W8RLSRHI&sh=7734f692f830

Elvis Presley is back on the Top Country Albums chart with Elvis’ Golden Records, a fan-favorite compilation. It's one of three titles from the rocker on the tally.

11/23/2023

While we want to wish everyone in the US a Happy thanksgiving, we believe gratefulness helps everyone, everywhere. So, lets take a moment to appreciate the positives in our lives and then....turn up the Elvis and dance, dance, dance!