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Also among the 200 Elvis-related items up for grabs at the Leslie Hindman Auctioneers in Chicago on Sunday was a shirt that once belonged to the King which sold for $52,000.
The buyer of the hair paid $15,000 plus an additional $3,300 in auction house fees.
Other items on offer included scarves, photos from the reception of Presley's 1967 wedding to Priscilla, Christmas cards he sent and lots of records. Elvis dolls and Elvis Pez dispensers numbered among the memorabilia.
All the items had belonged to the late Gary Pepper, who ran a fan club and was a friend. Pepper, who had cerebral palsy, died in 1980.
Source: AP
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Mariah Carey has played down the fact that she recently broke a record held by Elvis Presley.
The diva now tops the list for most No 1 singles in the US charts by a solo artist, ahead of the King himself.
"I'm very blessed to have everything that I have," she told Entertainment Tonight. "God has given me so much and I really can't be like, 'Oh it's all me, look what I did?' I have to think of the fans. It's like a huge thing.
"Of course you scream when anything goes to No 1. I'm so excited when I hear the song on the radio. That was my whole thing when I started doing this - 'oh, I'll just be happy when I hear my song on the radio'. Then I find out about the charts."
Mariah was also dismissive of catching The Beatles overall record of 20 No 1 hits.
"We all know that The Beatles are part of history, they changed the world, so it's not about that," she said. "It's pretty cool when they say 'solo artist of all time'. I know I've worked hard, so I'm just thankful for the success."
She has just become the world’s most successful solo recording artist and now Mariah Carey is ready to turn her attention once more to the prospect of marriage.
She admits she would like to remarry one day, but insists: “It would have to be someone who would take care of me emotionally and make the effort to understand me deep down, really know who I am, not what I am."
And she adds: "The truth is I’m a freakin’ prude. I’ve never had a one-night stand.
"I’m Mary Poppins; I’m the embodiment of a buttoned-up girl. Even as a teenager, I was wary of being side-tracked by romance because my ambition and drive to break into the music business always came first."
Source: Virgin Media Music
Mariah Carey has reacted humbly after scoring her 18th US number one, beating the 17 achieved by Elvis Presley.
Playing down her achievement, she explained: "I really can never put myself in the category of people who have not only revolutionised music but also changed the world.
"That's a completely different era and time... I'm just feeling really happy and grateful."
The 38-year-old said her success was particularly satisfying because it struck a blow for women and minorities.
"For me, in my mind, the accomplishment is just that much sweeter," she explained. "In terms of my ethnicity, always feeling like an outsider, always feeling different ... for me it's about saying, 'Thank you Lord, for giving me the faith to believe in myself when other people had written me off'."
Source: Digital Spy
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