elvis presley

     

Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1935–August 16, 1977), sometimes written Aron,a was an American singer, musician an actor. He is considered a cultural icon, sometimes referred to as "The King of Rock 'n' Roll", or simply "The King".

Trivia about elvis presley

  • August 16, 1977 in Memphis, Tennessee
  • Singer heard here, who also starred in the film("Viva Las Vegas")
  • Ginger Alden, Miss Memphis Traffic Safety, was this rock star's fiancee at the time of his death in 1977
  • The rock & roll ballet "Blue Suede Shoes" celebrates the music & the spirit of this legendary star
  • In 1960, the year of his Army discharge, he had 3 No. 1 hits including "It's Now Or Never"
  • His 1973 album "Aloha From Hawaii Via Satellite" was from a televised concert said to have reached 1 billion people
  • His "Blue Hawaii" LP remained No. 1 for 20 straight weeks, a record that stood for 15 years
  • Shop online at the Graceland Shopping Mall & you can buy a doorstop featuring him in a gold lame suit
  • At Market Square Arena on June 26, 1977 this king of Rock 'n' Roll gave his last live concert
  • David Keith, Kurt Russell & Don Johnson have all portrayed this singer on film
  • Impersonator El Vez puts a Mexican spin on this singer
  • After his 1960 Army discharge, this rock star was back in uniform playing a G.I. in "G.I. Blues"
  • Kathryn Glasgow's first novel, "Another Song About the King", features a mom obsessed with this singer
  • 1969's Las Vegas Entertainer of the Year was this "King of Rock & Roll"
  • I'm all shook up about my next guest & the caller is from his hometown...Tupelo, MS., hello?
  • In October 1977 both his & his mother's remains were moved from Forest Hill Cemetery to Graceland
  • For your renewal ceremony in Vegas, Pete Willcox will officiate dressed as this man, "The King!"
  • Priscilla Beaulieu married this man in Vegas on May 1, 1967
  • July 18, 1953:"Earning $35 a week... he calls at Memphis Recording Service... paying $4 to make a private recording"
  • On December 21, 1970 this man, missing here, asked Nixon if he could become a federal drug agent
  • Peanut butter plus bread plus bananas all grilled up is a feast fit for a king--this King who died in 1977
  • In 1972 he was "a hunk, a hunk of burning love"; thank you, thank you very much
  • Before checking into "Heartbreak Hotel", this superstar drove a truck for the Crown Electric Company
  • In 1953 this Memphis truck driver recorded a few songs as a birthday gift for his mother; the rest is history
  • He was involved with 1972's Miss Tennessee, Linda Thompson, while he & Priscilla were divorcing
  • The Beatles had 20 No. 1 singles; this man had 18
  • In 1954 Grand Ole Opry manager Jim Denny told this singer, "You ought to go back to drivin' a truck"
  • Though dead since 1977, he still helps guide tourists through Graceland on audiotape
  • A vote was held to pick which version of this singer, younger or older, would be on the stamp
  • This Mississippi native's high school activities included Speech Club, History Club & ROTC
  • In March of 1957, this rock star sold the home seen here at 1034 Audubon Drive in Memphis & moved into bigger digs
  • This rock star not only had the most No. 1 songs by a solo performer, he also had the most No. 2 hits
  • This singer born Jan. 8, 1935 had a stillborn twin brother, Jesse
  • In the 1950s Sinatra described the music of this rock legend as "deplorable, a rancid smelling aphrodisiac"
  • This singer's films include the westerns "Flaming Star", "Charro!" & "Love Me Tender"
  • (Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from the Nixon Library & Birthplace in Yorba Linda, CA.) In 1970 this man dropped in at the White House, gave Nixon this gun & bullets, & asked to become a federal drug agent
  • On his last of 3 live appearances on "The Ed Sullivan Show", he was only shown from the waist up
  • With $37 million in 1 year, the "King" of the world's top-earning late celebrities is this man
  • (Jimmy of the Clue Crew in Oahu) This rock and roll legend came here to the Polynesian Cultural Center to film his 1966 movie "Paradise, Hawaiian Style"
  • After a 1976 gig in Memphis, Bruce scaled the wall of this music icon's home & was busted by a security guard
  • Brokenhearted fans of this man gather in Memphis each August 16th
  • On his 3rd & final appearance -- Jan. 6, 1957 -- he commented that fans had sent him 282 teddy bears for Christmas
  • His Convair 880 jet, the Lisa Marie, had the letters TCB & a lightning bolt on the tail
  • He's the legendary performer seen here on a popular 1993 postage stamp
  • This singer's films include the westerns "Flaming Star", "Charro!" & "Love Me Tender"
  • Some of this early Rock & Roll singer's hair (maybe his sideburns?) sold in 2002 for $115,120
  • Many of the tracks on his 1977 release "Moody Blue" were recorded at Graceland
  • While this rock star performs on stage in "Loving You", you can see his parents Vernon & Gladys in the audience
  • This swivel-hipped legend released "A Fool Such as I" in 1959 & just plain "Fool" in '73
  • He had "Fun in Acapulco":SLEEPY LIVERS
  • With over 700,000 visitors a year, this American's is the most visited gravesite in the world
  • In 1956 he made his movie debut in a Civil War film called "Love Me Tender"
  • Weld co-starred with him in "Wild In The Country" & played a mother in love with him in "Heartbreak Hotel"
  • Ed Asner made his big screen debut in "Kid Galahad", a 1962 film with this rock star in the title role
  • On March 24 this future inductee to the Rock Hall of Fame was inducted into the U.S. Army in Memphis
  • On June 26, 1977 at Market Square Arena in Indianapolis he left the building after giving his last concert
  • In 1964 this rock & roll star was a "Roustabout" for carnival owner Barbara Stanwyck
  • This rocker's last Top Ten hit was "Burning Love", which hit No. 2 in 1972
  • 1979:Kurt Russell as this "monarch"
  • Born in 1935, he became, simply, "The King"
  • "Love Me Tender"
  • "Blue Hawaiians" & the "Teddy Bear Patrol" are fan clubs of this rock star
  • Appropriately, Chicken a la King is featured in "Are You Hungry Tonight?", a book of his favorite recipes
  • Look sideways at the smiley seen here & you'll have sighted this king:5:-)
  • Tupelo's most famous son, he was born there in 1935
  • The most popular commemorative U.S. stamp ever featured this man
  • 1969:His 57-show engagement at the International Hotel breaks existing Vegas attendance records
  • Some say Nancy Sinatra was romantically involved with this singer she co-starred with in "Speedway"
  • His "Moody Blue" album entered the Top 40 on July 30, 1977; 17 days later he was dead
  • Bono wrote of him, No. 3 after the Beatles & Dylan, that he "ate America before America ate him"
  • This rock legend starred as Walter Hale in "The Trouble with Girls"
  • Jesse Helms was Jimmy Carter's kin, as was this sixth cousin & icon; thank you, thank you very much
  • In 1954 he made his only appearance on the Opry, singing "Blue Moon of Kentucky"
  • His girls! girls! girls! included "Viva Las Vegas" dance partner & co-star Ann-Margret
  • How time flies: August 16, 1997 was the 20th anniversary of his untimely death
  • I say a little less conversation, a little more cowbell by this remixed singer"A little less conversation, a little more action, please..."
  • In '95 the Lower Keys Underwater Music Festival in Florida had a group of snorkelers impersonating him:[video clue]
  • He once flew from Memphis to Denver for the fool's gold sandwich--PB&J & a pound of bacon on Italian bread
  • A high school is one of the settings for "Blue Suede Shoes", a ballet danced to this singer's hits
  • The Jordanaires have been called "the sound behind the King" for their work with him