On May 18 2006, Uri Geller bought Elvis's ranch-style Memphis home on eBay for $905,100.Ĥ6. Sometime during the American Civil War, Pressler was anglicized to Presley by a Pressler serving in the Confederate Army.Ĥ5. Pressler first settled in New York, but later moved to the South. Elvis's ancestor winegrower Johann Valentin Pressler emigrated to North America from Niederhochstadt (now Hochstadt), Germany in 1710. …regardless, Nixon gave Elvis a special agent badge for the Bureau Of Narcotics And Dangerous Drugs (The King collected badges, you see).Ĥ4. And, as Paul McCartney said afterwards: "The great joke was that we were taking drugs, and look what happened to him."Ĥ3. …it didn't stop The Beatles' hits Yesterday, Something and Get Back becoming a regular on The King's concert set-list during the 1970's. He shared these thoughts with President Nixon in 1970.Ĥ2. Elvis thought that The Beatles represented 'anti-Americanism' because of the Fab Four's open drug use. Elvis shared a birthday with David Bowie and Doors guitarist Robby Krieger (both fellow Rock and Roll Hall of Fame members) as well as legendary promoter Bill Graham.Įlvis shakes hands with President Richard Nixon at the White House, December 1970 © CORBISĤ1. Elvis is responsible for the best-selling single of both the 1950s (Hound Dog/Don't Be Cruel (1956)) and the 1960s (It's Now Or Never (1960)).Ģ0. Like Jolson, Elvis took his 'speech' from Jaques speech on Act II Scene VII of As You Like It.ġ9. Of the many versions recorded, one of the first versions to feature the 'spoken word bit' was Al Jolson's (recorded in 1950). Are You Lonesome Tonight? was written in 1926 (music by Lou Handman, lyrics by Roy Turk). Prefer a different nickname to The King or the Hillbilly Cat? In September 1955, Country Song Roundup magazine was the first to feature Elvis, tagging him a "folk music fireball."ġ8. Filmed in Shreveport, Louisiana, he appeared on 5 March 1955.ġ7. Elvis's television debut was on Louisiana Hayride. Like all good guitar gods, Elvis owned a chimpanzee. Once Elvis took his style into consideration and added black undertones to compliment that gold jacket, it became a part of his legacy.Elvis listens to Bill Haley tune-up in Frankfurt, 1958 (Image credit: Bettmann / Getty)ġ5. Though the full suit is definitely something, it was not quite Elvis. This ensemble has been fashioned into Barbie dolls and showcased around the world in early-stage photos of Elvis. Elvis: The Golden BoyĮlvis only wore the full suit a few times before retiring the pants, gold tie, and ruffled shirt, and replacing it with black pants and a black button-down top during his tour in 1957. The enitre suit cost $2,500 and consisted of a jacket, pants, shoes (yes, gold shoes), necktie, and belt. No surprise that Elvis left a little sparkle everywhere he went! It was said after a performance in this suit jacket, gold specs would be found all over the stage. Lamé is a complex fabric in which thin ribbons of metallic material are wrapped around a fabric yarn making it difficult for Elvis to trust its stability during his very mobile performances. Being known for creating over-the-top costumes for Hank Snow, it seemed Nudie was up to the task. Colonel Tom Parker went to Nudie Cohn, of Nudie’s Tailors in North Hollywood, to create this ensemble for Elvis.
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