Rock 'n' Roll
Elvis Presley Accidentally Broke a Woman’s Ankle While Demonstrating Karate in Las Vegas
Elvis Presley did not treat karate as a casual celebrity hobby. He trained for years, practiced techniques around friends and ...
Elvis Presley’s Famous Hip-Shaking Started by Accident Before He Even Realized It
Long before Elvis Presley’s hip-shaking became one of the most recognizable sights in rock and roll, he apparently did not ...
Elvis Presley Once Kept Donkeys Inside Graceland’s Empty Swimming Pool
When Elvis Presley bought Graceland in 1957, the 22-year-old superstar immediately began transforming the Memphis estate into a home for ...
The Night Elvis Stopped His Own Concert Because of Who Was Watching
By 1974, Elvis Presley was 39 years old, and something had shifted. He was still selling out arenas, still the ...
Elvis Never Set Foot in Japan. Fifty Years Later, They Still Dance for Him Every Sunday.
Elvis Presley played over 1,600 concerts in his lifetime. Every single one of them was in North America. He never ...
The Last Song Elvis Ever Recorded
On 29 October 1976, Elvis Presley recorded a song in his own living room. It was called “Way Down.” It ...
“I Always Wanted a Little Brother. Now I Have Three.” — The Day Three Boys Moved Into Graceland
In the spring of 1960, a black Lincoln Continental pulled up outside a boarding school in Virginia to collect three ...
Elvis Presley Handed Alice Cooper a Loaded Gun to Test His Karate
Alice Cooper built a career around shocking audiences, but one of the most dangerous moments he ever described happened when ...
Elvis Presley Used a Police Badge to Stop a Flight Over a Missing Bag
Elvis Presley was used to getting unusual requests handled quickly, but one 1974 incident reportedly pushed his influence to an ...
Elvis Presley Had a Bizarre Poolside Target Practice Routine at Graceland
Elvis Presley had plenty of ways to relax at Graceland, but one reported pastime looked more like a scene from ...