Elvis Presley

Black and white photo of Gladys Presley kissing young Elvis Presley.

Gladys Presley Only Knew Her Son as a Star for Two Years

Matthew Ponsford

It’s easy to picture Gladys Presley watching her boy’s whole career from a chair at Graceland. The real story is ...

Grave of Elvis Presley with flowers and memorial plaque in a peaceful setting.

Elvis Was Not Supposed to Be Buried at Graceland. One Shocking Plot Changed That

Jenna Guillaume

People walk through the Meditation Garden at Graceland every single day to stand at Elvis’s grave, and it feels like ...

Black and white photo of a vintage music band with a quote about him.

The Songwriter Behind “In the Ghetto” Never Got Over the First Time He Saw Elvis

Alyssa Lapid

Mac Davis knew talent from the inside out. He was a hit songwriter himself, and he handed Elvis some of ...

Elvis Presley singing on stage during a 1972 concert in New York.

A Musician Who Shared Elvis’s Stage in 1972 Saw Something the Fans Could Only Feel

Matthew Ponsford

The crowd felt the pull of an Elvis show from out in the seats. The musicians standing a few feet ...

Black and white photos of a young boy and a young man in formal attire.

Every January 8, We Remember the Boy From Tupelo Before He Was the King

Michael Stevens

Before any of the crowns and comebacks, a baby was born in a little two-room house in Tupelo, Mississippi, on ...

Elvis Presley smiling and interacting with fans and media in a historic event.

The Elvis Stories That Never Made the News Were the Ones That Mattered Most

Matthew Ponsford

Most of what Elvis gave away never made the papers. He just did it, quietly, for people who couldn’t pay ...

Elvis Presley’s Last Concert Looked Like Any Other. No One Knew It Was Goodbye. 

Matthew Ponsford

Elvis Presley had spent his whole life under the lights. He sang for millions and filled the biggest rooms in ...

Elvis Presley Passed Away in 1977. Years Later, His Daughter Sang a Duet With Him Anyway.

Matthew Ponsford

In the fall of 2015, Lisa Marie Presley spent an evening at Kid Rock’s home just outside Nashville. It was ...

Michael Jackson Stood Perfectly Still. Then 90,000 People Started Fainting.

Matthew Ponsford

On October 1, 1992, Michael Jackson walked out in front of 90,000 people in Bucharest, Romania. What happened next is ...

The Night Elvis Sang to the Whole World at the Same Time

Michael Stevens

Long before live streaming, before anyone could pull up a concert on their phone, Elvis Presley did something nobody had ...