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Michael Jackson’s little brother Randy turns 65 today, but Randy was never really his name

Joanna Woodnutt

Michael Jackson's youngest brother Randy turns 65 today. Fans have called him Randy for over 50 years, but it was never his real first name.

Elvis made his new cook a promise her first day. She stayed 25 years

Kevin Myers

On her first day cooking at Graceland, Elvis made Mary Jenkins one short promise. She told David Letterman she stayed 25 years.

Elvis never had to impress anyone at home. His wife and daughter both remembered one thing he’d never do there

Paula Mejía

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

Rob Sheffield

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

Jenna Guillaume

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

Nolan Feeney

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

Dylan Kickham

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

Andy Frye

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

Alyssa Lapid

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

Jake Viswanath

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