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lawhon elementary school
from elvis presley posted in music by tacopolis
Elvis Presley went to elementary school at Lawhon Elementary School in Tupelo, MS.
In the second grade, Elvis won second prize at the Mississippi Alabama Fair talent contest where he sang "Old Shep." A teacher had recognized Elvis's talent and organized for him to enter the talent show.
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view full location details...elvis’s twin brother’s grave
from elvis presley posted in music by tacopolis
Elvis Presley had a twin brother who was stillborn. Jesse Garon Presley was buried in a shoebox in an unmarked grave at the Priceville Cemetery.
Elvis dodged another bullet on the evening of April 5, 1936, when he survived the fourth deadliest tornado in US history that took 233 lives in Tupelo.
view full location details...woody guthrie boyhood home
from woody guthrie posted in music by pete_nice
Previously located at this now vacant lot was the boyhood home of Woody Guthrie. Named the London House for the previous builder/owner, the home was built in the early 1800's.
It was purchased in 1962 by local booster Earl Walker who hoped to restore it to honor Guthrie. However, due to Guthrie's political views, Walker had difficulty in securing funding for the project. The city council also forced Walker to tear down the house in the late 70's due to people using it as a drinking haunt.
Walker kept the original boards that constructed the house, and an ongoing plan is in the works to recreate the Guthrie house in Okemah from the salvaged material.
view full location details...gray’s campus drug
from bob dylan posted in music by pete_nice
Here is what the corner drug store looks like circa summer 2012 (now known as the Loring Pasta Bar).
view full location details...where bon scott died
from bon scott, ac/dc posted in music by tacopolis
On February 19, 1980, Bon Scott was drinking heavily at the London club Music Machine (now called KOKO). He was placed in a Renault 5 (a supermini car) by his acquaintance, Alistair Kinnear, at this address.
The next afternoon, Kinnear found a lifeless Scott in the car and alerted the authorities. He was brought to King's College Hospital in Camberwell where he was pronounced DOA. Pulmonary aspiration of vomit was the cause of Scott's death, and the official report listed "acute alcohol poisoning" and "death by misadventure."
After Scott's death, the band's next album was Back in Black. The album has sold 50 million copies to date, making it the 2nd highest-selling album of all time.
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