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Elvis’s movie flopped 58 years ago today. One song in it later hit No. 1 around the world.

Alyssa Lapid

In 1968 the best song in Elvis's movie "Live a Little, Love a Little" flopped at No. 69. The same song went to No. 1 worldwide 34 years later.

Michael went quietly into China for one day, and his young guide had no idea who he was

Megan Schaltegger

On Oct 23, 1987, Michael Jackson quietly visited a village in Zhongshan, China. His young guide had no idea who he was, and one photo ended up in "Moonwalk."

Michael Jackson wrote Diana Ross a hit in 1982. He named it after his houseguest

Carolyn Steber

In 1982 Michael Jackson wrote Diana Ross a top 10 hit called "Muscles." Fans say it shared a name with his 8-foot pet boa. Watch the story and the song.

Elvis called Nancy Sinatra the night his daughter was born. He wasn’t celebrating.

Jake Viswanath

The night Lisa Marie was born in 1968, Elvis called Nancy Sinatra. She says he wasn't celebrating. What he was really worried about that night.

Elvis loved one game as a boy. His answer to his mother says everything

Megan Schaltegger

Teenage Elvis loved football, but when Gladys and Vernon asked him to stop, his gentle answer stayed with his mother for life. Hear her tell it in 1956.

Priscilla told Elvis’s daughter to stop saying it. Her answer became a family story

Matt Stopera

Priscilla Presley shares the cheeky line little Lisa Marie used to tell everyone who her famous father was, and how a talk about it went.

Elvis went to No. 1 in Britain again. The star he overtook will surprise you

Alexandria Lettman

Ten years ago Elvis Presley's orchestral album "The Wonder of You" hit No. 1 in Britain and broke a chart record held by a pop superstar.

Elvis left words on a Graceland wall. His daughter had never seen them.

Stephanie Beth

At Graceland in 2018, Lisa Marie Presley stopped at a wall and read words from Elvis she'd never seen. She says they proved what she felt as a child.

Elvis offered a newsman a Cadillac. He kept hanging up on the King

Nora Dominick

Elvis phoned Denver anchor Don Kinney to give him a Cadillac. Kinney kept hanging up, sure it was a prank. See where that car ended up.

Elvis was first choice to ride beside John Wayne. One demand cost him the role

Matthew Ponsford

Elvis was the first pick to star alongside John Wayne in True Grit. Then his manager made one demand, and the role went to another famous singer.