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What Losing Elvis Presley at Nine Really Did to His Only Daughter Lisa Marie

Jenna Guillaume

Lisa Marie Presley was only nine years old when her world changed forever. On August 16, 1977, Elvis Presley died ...

Rare Photos Reveal Elvis Presley’s Incredible Journey

Jenna Guillaume

Long before Elvis Presley became the King of Rock and Roll, he was a shy Mississippi boy growing up in ...

The Elvis Presley Hit That Took Over Britain Before the Beatles Arrived

Jenna Guillaume

By 1957, Elvis Presley was already transforming American music, but Britain was about to experience the same phenomenon. That summer, ...

The Private World Elvis Presley Shared With His Mother Before Fame Changed Everything

Jenna Guillaume

Before millions of fans competed for Elvis Presley’s attention, the most important woman in his life was his mother, Gladys. ...

Elvis Inhaled His Own Tooth Into His Lung — And Nearly Lost His Voice Forever

Michael Stevens

In May 1957, Elvis Presley was filming what would become the most famous dance sequence of his career. The song ...

Rock and Roll Was Born by Accident — During a Coffee Break in Memphis

Michael Stevens

On the evening of July 5, 1954, three men sat in a small, boiling-hot recording studio on Union Avenue in ...

Michael Jackson testifies in court about song creation process.

Michael Jackson Revealed in Court How Songs Like “Billie Jean” Formed in His Head 

Jenna Guillaume

Michael Jackson did not always begin writing a song by sitting at a piano or putting notes on paper. According ...

Michael Jackson with friends in a recording studio, playing guitar and singing.

The Night Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins Accidentally Made History

Jenna Guillaume

On December 4, 1956, Carl Perkins walked into Sun Studio in Memphis expecting a normal recording session. Jerry Lee Lewis, ...

Black and white photo of eight men in formal suits at a music event.

The $40,000 Deal That Changed Elvis Presley’s Career Almost Overnight 

Jenna Guillaume

By late 1955, Elvis Presley was becoming impossible for the music business to ignore. His Sun Records singles were spreading ...

Black and white photo of two men talking with a third man pointing.

Elvis Presley’s Parents Secured Graceland With Just a $1,000 Down Payment 

Jenna Guillaume

In March 1957, Elvis Presley was only 22 but his sudden fame had already made ordinary family life difficult. Fans ...