In terms of Elvis' bed, Billy said it was really huge, being custom made as an oversized King (for The King) with dimensions of around 7 by 9 with a mirror behind it.
The king of rock 'n' roll, Elvis Presley, owned a famous 'burger bed' that has become a legendary piece of music memorabilia. The extra-large bed was actually called the Hamburg bed, but it was later nicknamed the hamburger or burger bed by Presley's daughter, Lisa Marie.
There was a long shag carpet, red walls and nightstands and lamps covered in gold leaf. The King had a massive TV at the end of his bed and even had one put into the ceiling so that he could lie down and watch without having to sit up.
The Upstairs Remains Off Limits
Presley's primary suite on the second floor of Graceland was his most private refuge, where only his closest confidants were allowed. It was there, in his bathroom, that Presley's body was found on Aug. 16, 1977.
Presley. “Elvis lived in many places, but Graceland was always his home, and Lisa felt the same way,” he said. “At times of difficulty, she slept in his bedroom. Twenty-five million people have visited Graceland, but it was always only home to one person, and that was Lisa.”
Devotion to his mother
Presley even shared his mother's bed "up until Elvis was a young teen," simply because the family was so extremely poor that they couldn't afford the luxury of two beds.
The house on the Graceland estate is a Colonial revival stone-laid mansion fitted with tall white columns. Inside the 17,552 square-foot-home is 23 rooms, including eight bedrooms, eight bathrooms, and five staircases.
The mansion boasts 17,552 square feet of space and 23 rooms, including eight bedrooms and four bathrooms. There is a first floor, second floor and basement. Elvis also had rooms for his trophies, which are now on display in the first-floor museum portion of the property.
Speaking previously in an Instagram Q&A from inside Graceland, the archivist admitted the upstairs is preserved as The King had it in 1977, saying: “It looks as if he just got up and left. It is part of my job to maintain it. So we do go up there to maintain the space.”
Elvis Presley Live
December 31,1975 Elvis makes his biggest concert ever, earning a gross $800.000. With a crowd of over 60000!! Elvis performes at the "Pontiac Silverdome" in Pontiac, Michigan 8:30 p.m. Elvis wore the Rainfall suit with original belt.
His then-fiance Ginger Alden found Presley lying unconscious on the floor of the master suite bathroom, according to PBS. He was rushed to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 3:30 p.m.
“[I] get goosebumps,” he told Fallon about seeing Elvis' bedroom for the first time. “That was after we screened the film and the bedroom, you know, his bedroom is a place that most people never get to see. And she said, 'I want to show you something. ' And she took me up there we just sat in his bedroom.
He gained a substantial amount of weight throughout his life, and even refused to bathe throughout 1975—which led him to develop sores on his body. Elvis also suffered from insomnia, which was an influence in his eventual amphetamine addiction.
Despite his efforts, fans still often found out about his late-night adventures. In a British fan magazine in June 1962, it was reported he spent one night in Memphis playing football, watching “West Side Story” at a local theater, the Memphian, and enjoying the rides at the Fairgrounds until dawn.
The upstairs rooms could be accessed by Elvis' personal invitation only. Linda Thompson, another ex, lived with Elvis from 1972 to 1976 and remembers that his bedroom was “black, red and gold. … And no — the windows were ever opened,” she shares.
Among Presley's ailments attributed to his genes were alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency, which can attack the lungs and liver; colon issues; an immune deficiency and lifelong insomnia.
Lisa Marie became the the sole owner of the mansion when the trust holding her inheritance dissolved on her 25th birthday in 1993. Graceland has become a popular tourist attraction over the years, with public tours on offer as well as sprawling museum exhibits.
Brown / Getty Images / AFP. Over the years, the trustees decided to open Graceland up to the public via a variety of tours and overnight stays. Elvis purchased the home in 1957 for $US100,000 ($A143,500). In 2020, Rolling Stone reported its estimated worth to be as much as $US500 million ($A718 million).
The private one remains somehow fugitive, and yet his presence can be powerfully felt here at a storage place near his homestead shrine where the air smells of must and where the documents of a singular life are stored. Among the nearly one million Elvis artifacts in Graceland's collection are 6,000 items of clothing.
Elvis made entertainment history at Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino, performing two shows a night, seven days a week during his residency at the former International Hotel built just off The Las Vegas Strip in July 1969.
It's not just the fabled upstairs of Graceland that is off limits to everyone. Lisa Marie is one of only two people, with her mother Priscilla, who can access Elvis' bedroom whenever she wishes. But there is another room hidden somewhere in the grounds of Graceland that houses something incredibly special.
Speaking on his YouTube channel Memphis Mafia Kid, Danny Smith (the son of Elvis' cousin Billy) replied: “That's an easy one. Of course, everybody knows he liked to stay a lot in his bedroom but when he wasn't in the bedroom in Graceland he loved to be in the den, which a lot of you know as the Jungle Room.
Presley purchased the Graceland estate in 1957 for $102,500.
The Colonial Revival-style mansion, which was built in 1939, has eight bedrooms and four bathrooms, The Guardian reported after a tour of the house.
Graceland was his primary home for 20 years, and the estate became an essential part of the singer's identity. The Colonial Revival style mansion was built in 1939 by Thomas Moore and his wife, Ruth, and they named it for Grace Toof, Ruth's aunt.