“Don't criticize what you don't understand, son. You never walked in that man's shoes.” - Elvis often used this adaptation of a well-known quotation.
I'd rather go on hearing your lies, than to go on living without you. Your kisses lift me higher... like the sweet song of a choir. You light my morning sky, with burning love.
Elvis Presley's catchphrase was “Thank you very much.” He would often say it after finishing a song or performance.
I will always remember this my wise king! : “When things go wrong, don't go with them.” ”
Some say that Elvis's final words were actually “I'm going, I'm going, I'm gone,” spoken as he slipped into a coma. Others believe that his last words were a plea for help, spoken to his son, Danny, who found him unconscious in his bathroom.
It was America's favourite family variety show and it was during this show a bizarre act of censorship was introduced. Elvis was deliberately filmed only from waist up only. The idea being that if the American public did not see his pelvis moving, they would be safe from any indecency.
The Memphis Mafia was the nickname given by the media to a group of Elvis Presley's friends, associates, employees and cousins whose main functions were to accompany, protect, and serve Presley from the beginning of his career in 1954 until his death in 1977.
The Associated Press reported that Elvis "sank to his knees beside his mother's bed and wept." The singer, 23 at the time, told reporters, "It broke my heart. She was always my best girl." He was reportedly on the verge of hysteria at her funeral, saying at the gravesite, "Good-bye, darling.
1. Hound Dog (1956) Controversial in its day, “Hound Dog” is now considered one of the biggest influences on the rock 'n' roll genre, and was Presley's biggest selling single, spending a recording-setting 11 weeks at number one in 1956 – a record which stood for 36 years.
Priscilla is renowned for her status as Elvis Presley's greatest love. How did Elvis and Priscilla meet? She listened to Elvis's first record when she was only 11 years old. At that time, she was living in Austin, Texas, with her parents.
Speaking about the "King of Rock and Roll" after his death in 1977, Sinatra said: "There have been many accolades uttered about Elvis' talent and performances through the years, all of which I agree with wholeheartedly. I shall miss him dearly as a friend. "He was a warm, considerate and generous man."
That's Someone You Never Forget.
• “Nungen”: Priscilla Presley
“He called her 'Nungen,' which was Elvis for 'young one. ' But he also started calling her 'Satnin' since Gladys was gone.” Alan Fortas remembers that “Fire Eyes” was one of Priscilla's pet names for Elvis.
“The Hillbilly Cat.” “Elvis the Pelvis.” “The Memphis Flash.” The renowned singer and dominant performer Elvis Presley has had no shortage of nicknames, but his most memorable moniker is also his grandest: “the King of Rock 'n' Roll,” or simply “the King.”
Through Elvis' career he's received a considerable amount of nicknames. However, the two that still live on today are "The King of Rock 'n' Roll" and "Elvis the Pelvis."
Elvis' Pelvis Leads to His Arrest
In the film, Elvis is ordered by a court judge to tone down his gyrating hips before a show in Memphis. His wild dance moves are considered too lewd for an impressionable young audience, and the judge even comes prepared with an arrest warrant should Elvis so much as wiggle a finger.
Although he was under treatment for hypertension, Dr. Nick—as well as the other doctors who saw Elvis when he was hospitalized—were not aware that his heart was about double the normal size (520 g) and that he had significant atherosclerosis in his coronary vessels, aorta, and cerebral arteries.
The peanut butter and banana sandwich has been referred to as a favorite of Elvis Presley, who was renowned for his food cravings such as the Fool's Gold Loaf, a loaf of French white bread filled with a pound each of bacon, peanut butter, and grape jelly.