MEMPHIS, Tenn., May 10 /PRNewswire/ -- The final four American Idol contestants of the 2006 series were flown to Graceland (http://www.gracelandtours.com/idols ), Elvis's home in Memphis, Tennessee, on Saturday, May 6 to shoot footage for the May 10 and 11 episodes of the show which have an Elvis theme.
Chris Daughtry, Elliott Yamin, Katherine McPhee and Taylor Hicks enjoyed a private tour of the Graceland (http://www.gracelandtours.com/idols ) home and grounds by Priscilla Presley and Lisa Marie Presley, which included a speedy trip down the driveway with Lisa Marie and a rare look inside the Graceland barn.
View an exclusive American Idol at Graceland (http://www.gracelandtours.com/idols ) video and photo album, featuring all the American Idols.
EPE, Inc.
Elvis Presley Enterprises, Inc. is based in Memphis, with additional offices in Los Angeles. In addition to Graceland and its related attractions in Memphis, including the Heartbreak Hotel, EPE is aggressively involved in a worldwide licensing program, merchandising, music publishing, and television, film, video and internet projects. For more information on EPE and Graceland, visit http://www.elvis.com/ . EPE is a subsidiary of CKX, Inc., a publicly traded company listed on the NASDAQ National Market System (NMS) under the ticker symbol CKXE.
CKX, Inc.
CKX, Inc. , a company controlled by Robert F.X. Sillerman and affiliates, is engaged in the ownership, development and commercial utilization of entertainment content. To date, the Company has focused on acquiring globally recognized entertainment content and related assets, including the rights to the name, image and likeness of Elvis Presley; the operations of Graceland; the rights to the name, image and likeness of Muhammad Ali; and proprietary rights to the IDOLS television brand, including the American Idol series in the United States and local adaptations of the IDOLS television show format which, collectively, air in over 100 countries around the world. CKX plans to continue to make strategic acquisitions of, or partner or align with, companies or individuals that control various forms of established entertainment content, which may include intellectual property rights in music, film, television programming, written works and characters, rights to names, images and likenesses, video games, corporate brands and other related assets. For more information about CKX, Inc., visit its corporate website at http://www.ckx.com/ .
