| (1) Elvis Presley's identical twin Jesse Garon, died at birth.he was named after Vernon's father,Jessie D Presley.
(2) Elvis made millions when he was alive,but accountants believe if he had lived for another six months,
he would have been bankrupt.
(3) Elvis's favourite snacks were fried peanut butter, banana, and bacon sandwiches, double decker cheeseburgers,
and lemon meringue pie.
(4)From 1970 till Elvis's death in august 1977, Elvis went touring in concerts all over the United States, around 1,000 concerts in
total. Elvis had long engagements at the Las Vegas International Hotel each year. He made history with these elaborate shows,
breaking box office records.
(5) Elvis first met Priscilla Beaulieu on September 13, 1959, at a party at Elvis home in Bad Nauheim, Germany during his stay in the army.
(6) Elvis married Priscilla Beaulieu in 1967 after 7 years of courtship. They have one child, Lisa Marie,
born in 1968. They separated in 1972, Priscilla had custody of there daughter.
(7) Elvis has sold over 1 billion albums worldwide,and has over 100 gold/platinum awards for his singles and albums within the
United States and is by far the most popular artist ever. His records, Cd's, and movies continue to sell well even today.
(8)In the Summer of 1953, Elvis drops into (Sun Studios) The Memphis Recording Service,and records My Happiness and That’s
When Your Heartaches Begin. it cost $4.00.
(9)Elvis mother Gladys died on August 14 of 1958 of acute hepatitis. Elvis was able to get back
to see her just before she died.
(10) Elvis started making movies in 1956,his first film was "Love Me Tender". after returning from the army in 1961 he abandoned singing to live audiences and turned exclusively to film making.
(11) Elvis met President Nixon at the White House,On the 21st December 1970, Elvis had initiated the meeting with a six-page letter to the President,
Elvis spelt out his desire to be made a “Federal Agent-at-Large†in the Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs. During Elvis's meeting with Nixon,
he denounced The Beatles as being ‘UN-American’ for their open drug-taking and anti-Vietnam politics. Nixon reminded Elvis of his need
to “retain credibilityâ€. Nevertheless, he is said to have given Presley a ‘Special Agent’ badge.
(12) Elvis was blond,Until his late teens.
(13) Some of Elvis’s jumpsuits weighed more than two stone.
(14)Elvis's Gospel recordings won him three Grammy Awards.
(15) In 1954, when Elvis was cutting some early records at Sun Studios,In 1954, he auditioned for an amateur gospel quartet called the Songfellows.but They turned him down.
(16) members of the Memphis Mafia sported diamond and gold rings,that were given to them by
Elvis, which had a thunderbolt and TCB had been imprinted. TCB stands for “Take Care of Businessâ€.
(17) Elvis played one of his first shows On 30 July 1954, at the Overton Park Shell in Memphis. He was so nervous, that his legs started to shake.
The flares Elvis that wore only exacerbated the shaky movement. The girls went wild,so Elvis decided to
keep the shaky-legs routine in his future shows.
(18) Elvis's real hair colour was brown.
(19)A local radio show In 1947, offered 12-year-old Elvis the chance to sing live, but he was too scared to go on.
(20) Elvis came to the UK once,in 1960, at a stop over at Glasgow's Prestwick airport, when he returned from military service.
The airport now has an Elvis Bar.
(21) Elvis was interred next to his mother at Memphis's Forest Hill cemetery, on the 18Th august 1977.
There was an attempt to steal his body,so they were both reburied in the grounds of Graceland.
(22) Elvis was delivered 35 minutes after his twin Jesse Garon.
(23)Elvis wore size 11 shoe and was 6ft tall.
When performing on TV in 1956, host Milton Berle advised Elvis not to use his guitar, saying: "Let 'em see you, son."
Elvis's gyrating hips caused outrage across the US. Within days he had been nicknamed Elvis the Pelvis.
(24)Elvis liked to collect statues of the Venus de Milo.
(25) Elvis had a pet chimpanzee,named scatter.
(26) There are currently 350 different Official Elvis Fan Clubs worldwide.
(26) Elvis's father, Vernon Presley passed away on June 26, 1979.
(27)when Elvis was passing a petrol station he saw an attendant being attacked by two youths. He quickly got out of his
limousine and took up a karate stance. when they saw it was Elvis it calmed them down.
(28) Elvis lost his original wedding ring,
shortly after he married Priscilla,but Priscilla soon bought him
another ring, the original ring was never found.
(29)While performing on the Milton Berle show in 1956, Elvis was advised not to use his guitar, "Let 'em see you, son."
Elvis's gyrating hips caused outrage,but Within days Elvis was nicknamed Elvis the Pelvis.
(30)) Elvis' grandmother,Minnie Mae Presley, lived at Graceland.
(31) Elvis had a strong belief in extra terrestrial life and claimed that he had seen several UFOs.his interest started when his father had an unusual sighting on the day Elvis was born.
(32)Elvis enjoyed sitting around the pool .And for entertainment he used to float light bulbs on the pool and shoot at them.
(33) Elvis hated fish.he couldn't stand the smell, so wouldn't allow anyone to eat fish at Graceland.
(34)Elvis's favourite aftershave was Brut. And his favourite soft drink was Pepsi.and favourite toothpaste was Colgate.
(35)The first unofficial Elvis recording was made in 1953,
Elvis had stopped by at the sun records,the Memphis recording service,it was
ran by Sam Phillips, while he
was out,Sam's assistant Marion keisker helped Elvis to make a demo acetate of
when your heart aches begin and my happiness
(36)On October 2ND 1954,Elvis made his only appearance on the (grand ole opry,)the
audience were unimpressed and prompted opry
officials to suggest that Elvis should go back to driving a truck
(37)The long stretch of highway 51 south,part of which runs in front of Graceland,was
officially renamed Elvis Presley boulevard
in June 1971.
(38) The first riot that followed an Elvis Presley concert was on may 13Th 1955 in Jacksonville,fl, Elvis had finished a
show by saying,Girls ill see you backstage.
(39)King Creole was Elvis favorite movie out of all of them.
(40)Elvis's voice range was over 8 octaves.
(41) Elvis gave $1,000 dollars annually to each of 50 Memphis charities for many years.
(42)Elvis raised $75,000 for the Kui lee Cancer Fund in Hawaii from sales of audience tickets
from the rehearsals from the Aloha from Hawaii Special.
and raised over $65,000 towards the building of the USS Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor
from a benefit concert in Hawaii.
(43)Scrabble, Yahtzee,and Monopoly, were Elvis's favorite games
(44) Elvis would Sometimes sign "Elvis" on a female fan's left breast and "Presley" on the right.
(45)Elvis was honored,when he was in the Army, by his commanding officers for his cheerfulness,drive and continually outstanding leadership ability.
(46) Elvis only performed “Unchained Melody†during the last 6 months of his life.
(47)The maternal grandmother of Elvis was Jewish, so in the mid-sixties, Elvis added a Star of David to his
mother’s gravestone. |