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This Week In Elvis is actually the episode we filmed LAST week.  This one needed some serious editing as something unexpected happened while filming in the KTDY studio.  I asked the digital team to leave everything "as is".  Clean it up a little but let the folks see it...

This Week In Elvis, I show you my Elvis Beanie Baby collection after hearing about a couple who bought a Beanie Baby at a garage sale and collectors think it may be worth 93 thousand dollars.

In 2002, Saddam Hussein used Whitney Houston's 'I Will Always Love You' in his presidential campaign. There's a lesson here, we should never trust politicians.

This Week In Elvis is a fun way to look back at the King of Rock and Roll. This week I show you two Elvis items from my office that are the same, yet different.

Our local talent, crazy man Travis Matte, has a new song called 'Bye Felicia'. The man who gave us 'Vibrator', heard at every club and wedding reception in Acadiana, gives us another song that may end up being just as popular.

This Week In Elvis is a good one! This week in 1977 Elvis checks into a Memphis hospital. And I show you a special Elvis clock from my office that until today, had never been opened.

Singer, actress, business woman, Dolly Parton is as much a part of Americana as the Statue of Liberty, but how much do we know about her husband? Not much. Most Americans wouldn't know him if he were standing next to them.

This Week In elvis we explore quotes from the King, we talk about four sold-out shows in Madison Square Garden, and I show off fun Elvis items from my office.

In 1969, the original Woodstock was packed with entertainment. Jimi Hendrix was the highest paid artist to play Woodstock. What he was paid may not seem like much, but when adjusted for inflation, it was quite a chunk of change.

Sam Smith and John Legend went into the studio to perform Sam Smith's hit 'Lay Me Down' as a duet. This song will give you goosebumps.

This Week In Elvis explores facts in the life and times of music legend Elvis Presley and it's also a chance for me (CJ) to show the world some of the wonderful Elvis memorabilia I've received from family and friends over the years.

'Liife & Style' magazine is reporting that Taylor Swift has now lost 10 pounds after being on a diet since last summer. Her secret is in the snacking.

99.9 KTDY welcomes Lady Antebellum with special guest Sam Hunt to the Lafayette Cajundome Saturday May 9th.

Best known for 1963 hit "It's My Party", Gore released an album in 2005 after a 30-year hiatus, "Ever Since", to critical acclaim.

Don McLean's 'American Pie' was released in 1971, went to number 2 on the charts and was so long the first part was on one side of the 45 with part 2 contained on the other (Side B). In 1991 it was re-released and went to number 12 but had a different song on Side B. Now you can own the handwritten lyrics.

Ed Sheeran and John Mayer performed 'Thinking Out Loud' at the 2015 Grammys and the PopCrush editors were literally weeping from the beauty of it all.

Jessie J joined the legendary Tom Jones to sing a legendary song by a legendary songwriting team at the 2015 Grammy Awards tonight (Feb. 8)

Everyone is talking about Rihanna's carnation pink cupcake-like dress at the 2015 Grammy Awards.

The sun had yet to set in Los Angeles tonight (Feb. 8), but there was a (nearly) full moon spotted on red carpet of the 2015 Grammy Awards nonetheless -- courtesy of none other than Madonna!

Take a look at the gallery to see all your faves totally owning the 2015 Grammy Awards red carpet.