Elvis Presley had two co-best men at his 1967 wedding to Priscilla: his childhood friend and DJ George Klein (who wrote the book Elvis: My Best Man) and Marty Lacker, a member of the Memphis Mafia. Both were lifelong friends and integral parts of Elvis's inner circle, with Klein serving as a confidant and Lacker as a close associate.
In December 1966, Elvis had informed me that he was going to marry Priscilla and asked me to be his best man. Joe Esposito and I became dual best men for the coming wedding. It had been postponed once, but in April Colonel Parker held a meeting with Elvis, Joe and me.
“He has a right to his opinion, but I can't see him knocking it for no good reason. I admire him as a performer and an actor but I think he's badly mistaken about this. If I remember correctly, he was also part of a trend. I don't see how he can call the youth of today immoral and delinquent.
Dolly Parton said no to Elvis Presley recording "I Will Always Love You" because his manager, Colonel Tom Parker, demanded half of the publishing rights, which Parton refused to give up, as she wanted to keep ownership and the future earnings for her family. Despite her heartbreak at the missed opportunity, she held firm to her business principle, understanding that retaining the copyright was crucial for her financial security and legacy, a decision that paid off immensely after Whitney Houston's cover became a global phenomenon.
Many people might not realize that Elvis Presley, who helped make rock 'n' roll a household staple in America between the 1950s and '70s, was a comic book fan and collector and he had a particular affinity for the hero known as "Captain Marvel Jr." at the time.
“Elvis loved John Wayne”, Presley's step-brother and a member of his 'Memphis Mafia' bodyguard team, David Stanley, said.
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Elvis Presley and Marilyn Monroe apparently had a clandestine affair. Tons of tabloids and biographers have claimed that the two icons engaged in a secret romantic relationship in their time. According to these accounts, it was an on-and-off thing that continued sporadically over the years.
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In Moon Walk, a memoir published in 1988, Jackson insisted Elvis was not important to him growing up and that he was unhappy to learn a song he recorded with his brothers, Heartbreak Hotel, shared the name of Presley's first national hit.
In the Miles book, Paul spoke of the falling in “love” with Elvis' music in 1956 and 1957. “If we were feeling lousy,” he recalls, “we'd go back and play 'Don't Be Cruel,' and we'd be right up there again. It could cure any blues.” Presley's music even had the power to cure Paul's physical ills.
Elvis announced to the crowd that Roy Orbison was “quite simply, the greatest singer in the world.” The remark was probably born more in his admiration for Roy than reality.
I can even remember what I was wearing: a red knit 70s jumpsuit ...' 'And in walks this guy, and he was soooo beautiful, that it just took my breath away, everybody's breath away. And he walked up to me, and he tussled my hair, and he said 'you look like a chicken that's just been hatched'.
She continued, "Michael was a manipulative man, and I think he had his sights set on her long before she realized it. The childlike innocence he projected was part of his public mask." Priscilla claims Jackson needed “good publicity” after he was accused of child molestation, which he had always denied.
Outside of Elvis Presley's family, Ann-Margret was the most important woman in the entertainer's life. Playing opposite Elvis in 1963's Viva Las Vegas, she became the most memorable of Presley's leading ladies during his Hollywood career.
Devotion to his mother. In a newspaper interview with The Memphis Press Scimitar, Presley himself was open about the close relationship to his mother. "She was the number-one girl in his life, and he was dedicating his career to her."
Marilyn once said, “Well, my very favorite person, and I love her as a person as well as a singer, I think she's the greatest, and that's Ella Fitzgerald.” The feeling seems to have been mutual.
EXCLUSIVE: Elvis Presley "honoured" John Wayne in an incredibly touching way when the two stars finally met, as witnessed by The King's Memphis Mafia step-brother bodyguard.
Elvis wasn't just a copycat but a thief. I just didn't object to it. I just felt that the music just it wasn't that good to care about.
Dolly Parton refused to let Elvis Presley record her song, "I Will Always Love You," because his manager, Colonel Tom Parker, demanded half the publishing rights, which Parton would not give up, believing the song was her most important copyright and retirement fund. Although Elvis loved the song and sang it to Priscilla Presley after their divorce, the deal fell through due to Parker's insistence on the publishing cut, a decision Parton later recognized as prescient when Whitney Houston made the song a global phenomenon.
It's a debate with no single answer, as Elvis Presley was bigger in US chart dominance (114 Top 40 hits vs. MJ's 36) and pioneering rock, while Michael Jackson achieved greater global reach, international tours, and broader multimedia influence (music videos, dance). Both are among the biggest artists ever, selling over a billion records, but Elvis was the original King of Rock, while Jackson became the King of Pop with unparalleled global cultural saturation.
Mick Jagger on Elvis Presley (1974) "I never really liked him. Presley hasn't got anyone to tell him what to do and really that's what he needs more than anything else. His trouble is that it was always a question of making money.
Ozzy Osbourne was a really nice person and so much fun to work with. He lived life on his terms and his commitment to his wife, @sharonosbourne, and hers to him, was a rare show business blessing.
Kelly Osbourne has publicly dealt with several health issues, most notably a long-term struggle with Lyme disease, diagnosed after a tick bite in 2004, and more recently, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and potential pneumonia, alongside significant weight loss attributed to gestational diabetes and grief after her father Ozzy's death. She's also spoken about past struggles with mental health, addiction, and an eating disorder, and her brother Jack has multiple sclerosis.