Julie Mundy
Encyclopedia
Julie Mundy is a writer on 20th century history and popular culture, especially Elvis Presley
.
In 2003, Graceland
chose Julie Mundy to document Elvis Presley's wardrobe and his influence on twentieth century popular culture
.
Mundy has written many articles for specialist music and rock 'n' roll publications, as well as assisting in research for a wide variety of organisations including BBC Television and Radio, Granada Television, Sky One, Channel 4, Sky News, GMTV and QVC. She was also responsible for a re-launching the official Elvis Presley fan club
magazine in her role as editor, before moving onto her own business ventures.
Mundy has made various television appearances on the subject of Elvis Presley.
In 1999, members of Elvis' personal entourage awarded Julie with a lifetime achievement award for her work in promoting Elvis and made her an honorary member of Elvis' Memphis Mafia.
Her biography on Eddie Cochran
, co-written with musician Darrel Higham
, has recently been optioned for a movie.
Julie is married to bathroom designer Trevor Yeardye, and their Hertfordshire home has replica Graceland gates.
Elvis Presley
Elvis Aaron Presley was one of the most popular American singers of the 20th century. A cultural icon, he is widely known by the single name Elvis. He is often referred to as the "King of Rock and Roll" or simply "the King"....
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In 2003, Graceland
Graceland
Graceland is a large white-columned mansion and estate that was home to Elvis Presley in Memphis, Tennessee. It is located at 3764 Elvis Presley Boulevard in the vast Whitehaven community about 9 miles from Downtown and less than four miles north of the Mississippi border. It currently serves as...
chose Julie Mundy to document Elvis Presley's wardrobe and his influence on twentieth century popular culture
Popular culture
Popular culture is the totality of ideas, perspectives, attitudes, memes, images and other phenomena that are deemed preferred per an informal consensus within the mainstream of a given culture, especially Western culture of the early to mid 20th century and the emerging global mainstream of the...
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Mundy has written many articles for specialist music and rock 'n' roll publications, as well as assisting in research for a wide variety of organisations including BBC Television and Radio, Granada Television, Sky One, Channel 4, Sky News, GMTV and QVC. She was also responsible for a re-launching the official Elvis Presley fan club
Fan club
A fan club is a group that is dedicated to a well-known person, group, idea or sometimes even an inanimate object . Most fan clubs are run by fans who devote considerable time and resources to supporting them. There are also "official" fan clubs that are run by someone associated with the person...
magazine in her role as editor, before moving onto her own business ventures.
Mundy has made various television appearances on the subject of Elvis Presley.
In 1999, members of Elvis' personal entourage awarded Julie with a lifetime achievement award for her work in promoting Elvis and made her an honorary member of Elvis' Memphis Mafia.
Her biography on Eddie Cochran
Eddie Cochran
Eddie Cochran , was an American rock and roll pioneer who in his brief career had a small but lasting influence on rock music through his guitar playing. Cochran's rockabilly songs, such as "C'mon Everybody", "Somethin' Else", and "Summertime Blues", captured teenage frustration and desire in the...
, co-written with musician Darrel Higham
Darrel Higham
Darrel Higham is an English rockabilly guitarist.-Career:Higham started playing lead guitar with British rockabilly bands in the late 1980s. By the mid-1990s, he had created the band that would become his main gigging and recording project: Darrel Higham & The Enforcers...
, has recently been optioned for a movie.
Julie is married to bathroom designer Trevor Yeardye, and their Hertfordshire home has replica Graceland gates.
Published works
- The Official Elvis Presley Commemorative Album Virgin Publishing 1997.
- Don't Forget Me - The Eddie Cochran Story Mainstream Publishing 2000, 2001 Billboard Books/Watson-Guptill USA 2001
- Elvis Fashion: From Memphis To Vegas With Graceland. Universe/Rizzoli, December 2003
- Travellers' Las Vegas Globe Pequot Pr/Thomas Cook Publishing 2004, 2006