Alyssa Lapid

“Oh No, Elvis Is Gonna Sing Again!”: The Untold School Days of Elvis Presley

Alyssa Lapid

Long before Elvis Presley got famous, his very first audience was a classroom of kids in Tupelo, Mississippi. His own ...

The Complicated Relationship Of Elvis Presley And Priscilla

Alyssa Lapid

Elvis Presley was the biggest rockstar in the world. Millions of fans loved him, but his young wife, Priscilla, only ...

How a Shaken Pepsi Bottle Inspired Elvis Presley’s Biggest Hit

Alyssa Lapid

Have you ever been so in love that your knees felt weak and your hands started to shake? That crazy, ...

The One Song Elvis Presley Was Too Heartbroken to Sing

Alyssa Lapid

Elvis Presley could sing almost anything. Give him a fast rock song, a slow country tune, or a church hymn, ...

Elvis Presley’s Friends and Bandmates Share Rare Stories About What the King Was Really Like Offstage

Alyssa Lapid

If you want to know what Elvis Presley was really like, ask the musicians who stood on stage with him. ...

5 Little-Known Facts About Neil Diamond’s Connection To Elvis Presley

Alyssa Lapid

What happens when two of the biggest music stars in the world live right next door to each other? You ...

Saving Graceland: How Riley Keough Protects the Presleys’ Legacy

Alyssa Lapid

Riley Keough never got to meet her grandfather. Elvis Presley died in 1977, twelve years before Riley was born. Growing ...

Elvis Never Saw a Crowd. He Saw the People Inside It

Alyssa Lapid

Imagine walking onto a big stage. Bright lights blind your eyes. Twenty thousand people are screaming your name all at ...

The Night Elvis Presley Met a 15-Year-Old, Michael Jackson

Alyssa Lapid

In May 1974, Elvis Presley was putting on a show at a resort near Lake Tahoe. Sitting out in the ...

Elvis Presley’s Love for Church Music

Alyssa Lapid

If you spend any time on YouTube, you’ve probably seen that video about Johnny Cash and Elvis Presley. The story ...