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He Recorded His Farewell Song Decades Before He Needed It
The title track of This Is It was released in October 2009, four months after Michael Jackson died. The world ...
The Michael Jackson Song That Was Never a Household Name — And Fans Love It Most
Everybody can hum “Thriller.” Everybody knows “Smooth Criminal.” But ask serious Michael Jackson fans which of his tracks they return ...
“I’d Almost Rather Wear Clothes Than Eat” Elvis And His Passion For Fashion
Long before a spotlight came on, Elvis Presley could make a room turn just by walking into it. He never ...
Elvis’s Grandmother – The Woman Who Outlived The Entire Presley Family
Minnie Mae Presley was Elvis’s grandmother — Vernon’s mother — and she had been there from the beginning. She was ...
Elvis And His Three Step Brothers
In spring 1960, a black Lincoln Continental pulled up outside a boarding school in Virginia to pick up three small ...
The Nickname Elvis Presley Hated
Say “Elvis the Pelvis” and everybody knows who you mean. It still shows up in books, documentaries, and headlines. The ...
The Onstage Joke Elvis Made Before He Was Famous
Long before television executives worried about Elvis Presley’s movements, a 20-year-old Elvis was already showing audiences just how unpredictable he ...
Elvis Presley’s Manager Tom Parker Wasn’t a Colonel
For more than two decades, one of the most powerful men in Elvis Presley’s life was known simply as Colonel ...
Elvis Presley’s Lost Tape Nobody Has Ever Found
Somewhere in Elvis Presley history is a mystery that has never been completely settled. During several later concerts, Elvis introduced ...
Michael Jackson Was Only 11 When This Performance Stunned America
On December 14, 1969, five brothers from Gary, Indiana walked onto one of the most important stages in American television. ...