Rock 'n' Roll

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 ...

“When One Twin Dies, the Other Gets the Strength of Both”
On 8 January 1935, in a two-room house in Tupelo, Mississippi, Gladys Presley gave birth to twin boys. The first ...

Elvis’s Own Family Still Disputes How the World Describes His Final Years
Nearly fifty years after Elvis Presley died, his family is still arguing with the accepted version of his last years ...

Did Vernon Presley Engineer the Plot to Steal His Son’s Body?
Every Elvis fan knows the basic story. He was buried at Forest Hill Cemetery on 18 August 1977; three men ...

Elvis Showed Up To His First Rehearsal In Pink Pants
Before the screaming fans, the hit records and the legend, Elvis Presley showed up to his first rehearsal looking unlike ...

Elvis Presley’s Appearance at 1960 Screening
On September 12, 1960, Elvis Presley walked into a special screening of G.I. Blues with his co-star Juliet Prowse. For ...

A Month After Elvis Died, His Final Album Climbed to No. 3 in America
Elvis Presley died on August 16, 1977, but only weeks later something extraordinary was happening. His records were climbing the ...

Three Days Before Leaving for Germany, Elvis Released One of His Greatest Albums
On September 19, 1958, Elvis Presley released one of the strongest soundtracks of his career. Just three days later, he ...