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A Backup Singer Brought Her Little Girl to Meet Elvis Presley in 1969. The Girl Grew Up to Be One of the Greatest Voices Ever.
A backup singer brought her little girl backstage to meet Elvis in 1969. Hear the superstar she became describe the moment she couldn't say a word.
RCA Set Up Its Gear Inside Graceland in 1976. The Last Song Elvis Presley Is Believed to Have Recorded Was Someone Else’s Hit.
The last song Elvis Presley is believed to have recorded was a quiet country classic, not one of his own. Hear his tender take on a famous phone-call song.
A 19-Year-Old Elvis Presley Played the Louisiana Hayride for the First Time. Wait Until You Hear What He and the Band Got Paid.
A 19-year-old Elvis played the Louisiana Hayride 72 years ago. Hear the early songs and find out the surprising sum he and his band were paid.
20,000 Fans Packed Chicago Stadium for Elvis Presley 50 Years Ago. He Finished a Song, Then Did Something No One Expected.
50 years ago Elvis packed Chicago Stadium, finished his newest single, then reportedly sang it all over again. Hear the song he did twice in one night.
Elvis Presley Spent His Usher Pay on a Rented Car for Prom. Then He Told His Date a Secret That’s Hard to Believe Today.
Elvis rented a car for his 1953 prom, then told his date a secret that's hard to believe. Hear the shy boy who wouldn't dance become a legend.
Every Elvis Presley Concert Opened With the Same Booming Music. It Started With One Whisper in a Dark Movie Theater.
The booming music that opened every Elvis Presley concert began with a whisper at a "2001" screening. Hear it build as Elvis walks on in 1973.
Elvis Presley’s Last Single Ends on a Note He Didn’t Sing. It Was So Low It Set a Record.
The lowest note on Elvis Presley's last single isn't Elvis. Hear the record-setting bass note hiding in the final seconds of "Way Down."
Elvis Presley Hated the Old House Behind Graceland. So He Put On a Football Helmet and Climbed Onto a Bulldozer.
Elvis put on a football helmet, drove a bulldozer and torched an old house behind Graceland. See the home-movie side of him and hear his line for the firemen.
Two Women Fought Over Elvis Presley’s Scarf in Dayton. What He Did for One of Them, She Never Forgot.
Two women tugged an Elvis scarf in half in Dayton 50 years ago. Hear what he did for one fan and the surprise song he sang that cold night.
50 Years Ago This Month, Michael and His Brothers Had a Top 10 Hit. But They Weren’t Allowed to Call Themselves the Jackson 5 Anymore.
50 years ago Michael and his brothers had a Top 10 hit, but they couldn't call themselves the Jackson 5 anymore. Can you guess why? Hear the song.