- Was a gun fanatic and reputedly shot TV screens when he was bored. (August 13, 2004)
- A Scottish writer has traced Elvis's roots back 300 years to Lonmay, a little village in Scotland near Aberdeen. (March 26, 2004)
- Riley Keough, Elvis's granddaughter, debuts as a model for Dolce & Gabbana's latest trend-setting fashions this week. (February 24, 2004)
- Decision to cut up a 1954 Presley master tape and sell the pieces on the Internet infuriated rock 'n' roll fans Tuesday. (January 28, 2004)
- Filmmaker Ken Vrana was marking the 69th anniversary of Elvis Presley 's birth Thursday by working on his own Tribute, a documentary about Presley. (January 9, 2004)
- Is the all-time singles king in Britain, nearly a half-century after he first crashed into the pop chart there -- Presley has appeared on 1,193 of the weekly charts since 1952, when British Hit Singles, a book published by Guinness World Records, began keeping records. (December 23, 2003)
- Candid photographs of 1950s rock pioneers Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly and Bobby Darin, snapped by a high-school photographer and kept in storage for 40 years, went on display for the first time Tuesday. (December 3, 2003)
- Topped Forbes' annual rundown of top-earning celebs, released Friday. (October 25, 2003)
- Nearly 40 years after its recording, I'm a Roustabout," a never-before-released Elvis Presley track is set to appear on the forthcoming collection Elvis 2nd to None - Presley recorded the song for his 1964 circus-themed film ROUSTABOUT, but the producers ultimately opted for a different song to be used as the film and album's title track. (August 16, 2003)
- His fans crowded into the Presley estate's Beale Street club Monday night to watch JAILHOUSE ROCK and begin a weeklong observance of the 26th anniversary of the death of the King of Rock 'n' Roll. (August 13, 2003)
- Presley's estate has set up a new Web site to support the upcoming Elvis collection Elvis 2nd to None -- The site includes a jukebox that previews the tracks that did not make it on last year's ELV1S 30 #1 Hits. (July 31, 2003)
- The original art for the 1993 Elvis Presley stamp went on display at the National Postal Museum in Washington, D.C. as part of an exhibit titled, Art Of The Stamp. (2003)
- An Elvis Presley tooth is being auctioned off on eBay.com, along with a lock of hair from his army haircut and a commemorative 24-karat-gold record of Love Me Tender -- The opening bid for the memorabilia on Tuesday (July 8) was $100,000, and by the end of the day was approaching a half million dollars; the auction ends next Tuesday (July 15). (July 10, 2003)
- Graceland and Elvis Presley Enterprises have cataloged Presley's record collection with 1,000 albums and singles filling up a 24-page list -- A partial copy of the list will be released this month as a perk for members of the Elvis Presley Collector's Club, formed by Graceland as an insider's view of the King's things. (June 9, 2003)
- An Elvis Presley photo exhibit called Where Is Elvis? The Man and His Reflection will open on June 13 in Pittsburgh at the Andy Warhol Museum -- The show will feature more than 70 black and white pictures, shot in the 1930s and 60s, along with Warhol's silkscreen, Elvis (Eleven Times), and other Elvis-related material from the museum's archives. (May 3, 2003)
- Elvis Presley and Bob Dylan are getting preserved by the government -- recordings by the rock icons and some of their hip-hop, jazz, classical and honky-tonk peers are among the inaugural batch of tapes earmarked by the Library of Congress for induction into the National Recording Registry. (January 29, 2003)
- An Elvis Presley cover version of an obscure blues track has been voted the song which did most to change the world -- A panel of music journalists, commissioned by Britain's Q Magazine, put That's All Right (recorded by Elvis as a teenager in 1954 during a jam session in Memphis) top of a list of 100 ground-breaking, world-altering songs that changed music and the world forever. (January 15, 2003)
- 600 to 700 fans of Presley gathered Wednesday on the front lawn of Graceland, Elvis Presley's last residence, to cut a cake and sing Happy Birthday to celebrate his 68th birthday -- celebrants stood in line up to 1 1/2 hours to get onto the grounds for the party. (January 9, 2003)
- Elvis Presley, Elton John, and Madonna are among the top U.K. singles artists in the 50-year history of the British chart, according to the latest edition of the Guinness Book Of Hit Singles. (January 3, 2003)
- Elvis Presley Enterprises, the business arm of the multi-million-dollar Presley estate, decided in October to no longer associate with festivals using Elvis impersonators -- but the estate gave back its backing after receiving about 30 letters from festival organizers and fans who were all shook up. (November 25, 2002)
- A wad of Presley's jet black hair, about the size of a baseball, sold at auction held by MastroNet Inc., a suburban Oak Brook Internet auction house, Saturday for $115,120 -- the bidder was anonymous. (November 18, 2002)
- In three short weeks, his 30 #1 Hits has passed the one million copies sold mark, making this his fastest platinum release (October 17, 2002)
- According to sales data issued on Wednesday, Elvis rolled the (Rolling) Stones on the U.S. pop album charts, depriving the veteran rockers of what would have been their first No. 1 album in 21 years. (October 10, 2002)
- Twenty-five years after his death, Elvis is about to do something he never managed in life -- debut an album at No. 1 on record charts around the world; his Elvis 30 Number One Hits compilation, which was released by Bertelsmann AG's RCA Records on Sept. 24, is poised to top the charts in at least 12 countries around the world.
- Elvis has proved he really is The King by maintaining his massive lead over The Beatles in a poll by The Sun.(September 30, 2002)
- In the year of the 25th anniversary of his death, his songs grace Walt Disney's LILO & STITCH movie soundtrack.
- Several scenes LILO & STITCH feature the lead characters singing and dancing to Elvis tunes.
- His record company will release on Sept. 24 2002, Elvis 30 #1 Hits, a new collection of his chart-topping tunes with vastly improved sound aimed at reaching a new generation of fans.
- In Japan, his faithful fans in Kudanshita near the Imperial Palace Saturday, August 17th 2002, held Elvis Forever in Asia that had sightings of more than 13 Kings from five Asian nations in a regional Viva Las Vegas.
- Priscilla Presley has greeted thousands of cheering her late husband fans at a concert to mark the 25th anniversary of the King's death, at The Pyramid arena in Memphis on Friday night, August 16th 2002.
- Fans file up the curving driveway and past Presley's grave in an annual outpouring that often lasts from the evening of August 15th through to the early morning hours of Aug 16th, 2002.
- Dual images of Elvis have appeared in the months since the Sept. 11 attacks in 2001. One image of him is reflected in the resurgence of Presley's half-spoken, half-sung rendition of America the Beautiful as a theme song for national unity. The other is of a caricatured Elvis hiding in a cave with Osama bin Laden depicted in political cartoons, reflecting rumors about whether the alleged mastermind of the Sept. 11 attacks and the King of rock 'n' roll might both be still alive.
- Part of Presley's complex place in history is that he did not write his own songs and made more than 30 largely forgettable movie musicals.
- Presley once told a segregated concert audience in Little Rock, Arkansas, how Little Richard, a black performer, was a friend of mine, one of many subtle ways Presley acknowledged his debt to black musicians.
- In 1968, while the country mourned the assassination of civil rights leader Martin Luther King in Elvis' adopted hometown of Memphis, Presley was busy at his California home building a new electronic fence.
- On the eve of the 25th anniversary of his death, fans and historians pondered how Presley will be remembered: as the instigator of revolutionary music and a rebellious image, or as a sad joke whose innocent talent was exploited and will be largely forgotten. (August 2002)
- Fans of Elvis said that the source of his everlasting fame was the contagious joy he took in his music.
- In the mid of August 2002, music trade group the Recording Industry Association of America announced that Presley's total album sales in the United States had climbed to 100 million copies, up from a previous tally of 80 million.
- The late king of rock 'n roll was crowned top-earning dead celebrity of the past 12 months, according to a list compiled by Forbes.com, the Web site of the popular business magazine, Forbes on Monday, August 12th, 2002
- Presley earned $37 million from June 2001 to June 2002, according to Forbes.com, which ranked the earnings of the dead and famous for the second year in a row.
- Hawaii was his favorite hangout
- Sporting blue suede shoes and pompadour wigs, thousands of Elvis Presley fans will shake rattle and roll their way to Presley's famed Graceland mansion in August 16th 2002, still captivated by burning love of the rock and roll king on the 25th anniversary of his death.
- Elvis' enduring popularity is revealed in the 600,000 people who trouped through Graceland in 2001, steady sales of repackaged versions of his albums, and a compilation album entitled ELV1S 30 #1 Hits that is set to hit stores in September 2002
- This year the legend's estate is expected to earn an amazing £500million. The earnings were further boosted recently when sports gear firm Nike paid £40million to use an obscure Elvis track, A Little Less Conversation, in their ads starring Eric Cantona.
- A Little Less Conversation, his single, that was remixed by JXL went on to become his 18th British No1, putting him one hit ahead of the Beatles and making him the artist with the biggest number of UK chart-toppers.
- Elvis's Graceland mansion in Memphis, Tennessee is a mecca for 600,000 people annually, half of them aged under 35.
- His daughter Lisa Marie and his ex-wife Priscilla are the main beneficiaries of his estate.
- With the 25th anniversary of the Aug. 16, 1977, death of Elvis Presley looming closely on the horizon, his ex-wife Priscilla Presley and Los Angeles-based Immortal Entertainment Group announced plans on Wednesday, July 31 to develop a musical stage show based on her romance with the pop icon
- John Carpenter directed ELVIS (1979) (TV) about him who, in CHANGE OF HABIT (1969), played a character called John Carpenter.
- Singer/songwriter Tom Petty claims that he was first compelled to become a musician after watching Presley act and sing during the making of FOLLOW THAT DREAM (1962).
- He got a 60-day extension from his draft board to finish filming KING CREOLE (1958) before he was inducted into the U.S. Army.
- He refused to watch JAILHOUSE ROCK (1957) because of Judy Tyler's tragic death just before it was released.
- His parents Vernon & Gladys Presley were cast as audience members in LOVING YOU (1957). After Gladys died, Elvis never watched LOVING YOU again, saying it hurt too much to see his mother on screen.
- Lead role in THUNDER ROAD (1958) was offered to him who showed interest, but the idea was nixed by Presley's manager, Tom Parker.
- Paid more taxes than any other US citizen in history.
- He acted in a total of 33 movies, including two documentaries.
- He has more impersonators than any celebrity ever.
- Though Elvis is famous for his successful shows at Las Vegas in the '70s, when he did shows there in the '50s the audiences did not applaud him.
- No one knows the exact number of how many girls he dated.
- Elvis met his to be-wife when she was 14 and he was 24.
- Presley's legendary shake originated from stage fright, it proved so popular with the girl fans that his management team insisted he did it every performance there after.
- Preferred plain clothes to sequined jumpsuits off-stage, blamed fried foods for his weight gain, and swung his hips to put on a show
- Came from humble origins, indulged an out-sized appetite and delighted in simple pleasures.
- Nominated for Best Sound Track Album or Recording of Original Cast from Motion Picture or Television at Grammy Awards for BLUE HAWAII (1962)
- Nominated for Best Sound Track Album or Recording of Original Cast from a Motion Picture or TV at Grammy Awards for G.I. JANE (1961)
Quotes- "I wouldn't call girls a hobby. It's a pastime."
- "I don't like to be called Elvis the Pelvis. It's one of the most childish expressions I've ever heard coming from an adult. But if they wanna call me that, there's nothin' I can do about it, so I just have to accept it."
- "When I started singing, I weighed 153 pounds. I weigh 184 now. I haven't gotten any taller, but I'm putting on a little more weight."
- "I like pork chops and country ham, creamed potatoes, stuff like that. Redeye gravy. It comes from ham, bacon, stuff like that. It's the grease that you fry it in. I eat a lot of Jell-O. Fruit Jell-O."
- "In public, I like real conservative clothes, something that's not too flashy. But onstage, I like 'em as flashy as you can get 'em."
- "The only exercise I get is on the stage. If I didn't get that, I'd get a little round around the tummy, as much as I eat."
- "The only kind of trouble I've ever been in is when I was stealing eggs when I was little. I think I know right from wrong."
- "The first car I bought was the most beautiful car I've ever seen. It was secondhand, but I parked it outside of my hotel the day I got it. I sat up all night, just lookin' at it."
- "The thing I like about success is to know that you've got so many friends. A lot of real close friends that I've made since I've been in the business."
- "I've had a pretty good lesson in human nature. It's more important to try to surround yourself with people who can give you a little happiness, because you can only pass through this life once, Jack. You don't come back for an encore."
Awards- Laurel Awards: Musical Performance - Male, TICKLE ME (1966)
- Golden Apple Awards: Sour Apple - Least Cooperative Actor (1966)
- Golden Apple Awards: Sour Apple - Least Cooperative Actor (1960)
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