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A Chip Off The Ol' Jailhouse Rock (New York Daily News)
Lisa Marie Presley is ready to step out of her daddy's shadow with her first rock album ? and her ex-husband Michael Jackson might want to have a listen.
Elvis' princess has been recording her own songs in L.A. for a year now. Having laid down more than a dozen tracks, she's about three away from finishing. And we hear that at least one of the compositions is about her peculiar marriage to the Gloved One.
"She writes about things from her life," says a source who has heard some cuts. "Any songwriter would. It's an interesting peek into a woman who hasn't given many interviews."
Presley, who inherited upward of $150 million from her father, doesn't sing explicitly about The King, we're told. But a friend says, "She's inspired by her roots. The songs are earthy and heartfelt. At the same time, the music has a modern, commercial sound. It rocks."
The songs reflect the mood of the 32-year-old mother of two and proud member of the Church of Scientology. After two divorces (first husband Danny Keough was also a musician), she is now happily engaged to rocker John Oszajza. (Oszaja doesn't play on the record.)
The CD, co-produced by Glen Ballard, who helped Alanis Morrissette win a Grammy, is due out in the first part of next year on Capitol's Java label.
Latest pictures of Lisa Marie Presley from the Globe.
(Thanks Suzana.)
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左の写真、サム・フィリップス(Sam Phillips)とリサ。
右の写真、エルヴィスの娘と２人の孫。 左側、Danielle Riley (1989-5-19生れ)、右側、Benjamin Storm (1993-10-21生れ) 前々夫、ダニー・キーオ Danny Keough (1988-10-3 結婚 - 1994-4 離婚) との子供です。 |
People in the News: Presley family gives back to Memphis
Saturday, June 10, 2000
Lisa Marie Presley, whose childhood home is one of the most famous landmarks in Memphis, Tenn., wants to give hope -- and shelter -- to families who have nowhere to live.
The daughter of Elvis Presley was in her hometown Thursday to break ground for Presley Place, housing for the homeless that will open in January. She said Presley Place is a way to give "hope and opportunity back to those who may have lost it."
Elvis Presley was born into poverty and lived in public housing in Memphis as a youth. Rock stardom brought him the money to buy his mansion, Graceland, which is now one of the city's most popular tourist spots.
The Metropolitan Inter-Faith Association hopes to begin construction on Presley Place this month with $1.3 million from by the Elvis Presley Charitable Foundation.
 | Lisa Marie Presley, accompanied by children Danielle and Benjamin, and her fiancee, singer John Oszajca, attends groundbreaking ceremonies Thursday for Presley Place, a housing development for homeless families. |
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Presley Place（ホームレスのための、社会復帰支援施設）の起工式に現れたリサ。 ダニエル（左の女の子、１１才）とベンジャミン（６才）も連れてきました。後ろはジョン。 |
Lisa Marie joins MIFA homes kickoff
By Michael Lollar (The Commercial Appeal)
Lisa Marie Presley, her daughter and son helped break ground Thursday for Presley Place, the 12-unit housing development for homeless families scheduled to open in January.
With her fiance, rock singer John Oszajca, in the background, Lisa Marie joined officials of Elvis Presley Enterprises, the Metropolitan Inter-Faith Association (MIFA) and the city in the ceremonial launch of a project growing out of Elvis Presley's legendary charitable efforts.
Her Los Angeles publicist declined any interviews with Presley, who spoke briefly, saying she "actually wrote my own speech." In it, she said Presley Place will be the newest part of MIFA's Estival Communities transitional housing program to help homeless families help themselves.
It is a program that "gives hope and opportunity back to those who may have lost it. It is also very important for me personally and my family to be able to contribute and to help my fellow man and to give back whenever and however I can," Presley said.
On a now-vacant lot, at 701 St. Paul, that sits across the street from W. Alonzo Locke Elementary School, MIFA hopes to begin construction by the end of the month with $1.3 million in funds donated by the Elvis Presley Charitable Foundation, the charitable arm of Elvis Presley Enterprises, said MIFA communications director Christi Shaw. She said the donation includes the operating cost for the first five years of the project's operations.
Presley Place will be an addition to 66 units of transitional housing already operated by MIFA. The EPE donation was raised in October during a three-day Las Vegas auction of memorabilia from Graceland's own archives. In all, the auction raised more than $4 million.
EPE chief executive officer Jack Soden said Elvis Presley was born into poverty and spent his first years in Memphis in the Lauderdale Courts public housing project. It was a form of transitional housing that "gave that family hope and kept them together," said Soden.
Presley said her children, daughter Danielle, 11, and son Benjamin, 7, by her first husband Danny Keough, demanded to come with her to Memphis for the groundbreaking.
They helped hold the shovel as Lisa Marie turned the first dirt.
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Lisa Marie Presley to Break Ground on Presley Place/ Transitional Housing Development
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The Elvis fans, general public and media are invited to attend. SPECIAL NOTES: Supported by the Elvis Presley Charitable Foundation, Presley Place will provide homeless families up to one year of rent-free housing, child day care, employment counseling, money management training and other life skills instruction to help them break the cycle of poverty and gain self-esteem and independence. Phase One of Presley Place will be a 12-unit apartment facility which could be in operation as early as January 2001. A special added feature for the Presley Place edition of Estival Communities will be the Elvis Presley Music Room, where the youngsters of Presley Place and other Estival properties may enjoy access to musical instruments and instruction and participate in special related programs. Click to Elvis Presley Charitable Foundation here on our web site for more information about Presley Place, the Elvis Presley Charitable Foundation and the MIFA/Estival Communities program. |
Groundbreaking for Presley Place on Thursday, June 8th.
Lisa Marie Presley to Break Ground on Presley Place Transitional Housing Development.
Presley Place, the transitional housing facility for homeless families that will be built in 2000.
Presley Place will be funded by the Elvis Presley Charitable Foundation and will be the newest development of the outstanding Estival Communities program created and managed by the Metropolitan Inter-Faith Association (MIFA) in Memphis.
The Elvis Presley Charitable Foundation and Presley Place
| メンフィスのダウンタウンに建設が予定されていた Presley Place （ホームレスのための、社会復帰支援施設）の起工式が ６月８日に行われます。 リサも出席します。 |
Published: Sunday, June 4, 2000
Producer-songwriter drives edgy `Titan AE' soundtrack
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Also in the pipes is Java artist Lisa Marie Presley's debut album. Ballard said Presley's vocals and songwriting are "fierce." "This is Lisa as Lisa, not as the King's daughter," he said. "She's going deep for this album. Her talent is amazing."
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