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Elvis never had to impress anyone at home. His wife and daughter both remembered one thing he’d never do there
Priscilla and Lisa Marie Presley both said Elvis had one rule at Graceland: he never came down the staircase in his pajamas. Priscilla tells it to Vogue.

Graceland just put a year of Elvis tributes on sale, and one January night will be like no other
Graceland just opened tickets for its 2027 Elvis Birthday Celebration in Memphis. One January night pairs Elvis on screen with a live symphony.

Fans kept crowning Elvis the King. His backup singer said he quietly felt one thing about it
Fans crowned Elvis the King and he took every gift graciously. His singer Myrna Smith said he quietly believed there was only one king.

Elvis kept a small black box no one had touched in years. Then his granddaughter opened it for Oprah
Elvis kept a small black box of personal things no one had touched. His granddaughter Riley opened it for Oprah, and one item made her say "wow."

Elvis’s manager sold buttons to the fans. Then he found a way to make the haters pay too
Colonel Tom Parker sold I LOVE ELVIS buttons to the fans. Biographer Alanna Nash says he reportedly sold the haters a button of their own too.

Elvis had trouble saying two little words. The people closest to him knew what he did instead
Elvis Presley could never say sorry. Road manager Joe Esposito and singer Myrna Smith reveal the one-of-a-kind way he made things right instead.

70 years ago today, Ed Sullivan introduced Elvis himself for the first time, and one close-up set the studio screaming
70 years ago today Ed Sullivan introduced Elvis himself, and one close-up during "Love Me" set the whole studio screaming. Watch the real 1956 clips.

Elvis’s dad asked him to go hunting. The little boy’s answer changed how Vernon raised him
Vernon Presley asked little Elvis to go hunting. The boy's short answer, and what his dad did next, in Vernon's own words.

Every photo of Elvis’s mother looks sad. Her family knew a completely different woman
The photos of Elvis's mother Gladys always look sad. But her cousins Billy Smith and Harold Loyd remembered a woman who loved to sing and dance.

Elvis moved his two young cousins into Graceland. One of them never forgot the first thing he did
Billy Smith and his brother moved into Graceland as poor teens. Soon after, Elvis took them shopping, and one thing he said stayed with Billy forever.