Elvis Presley
The Elvis Song That Became a Football Anthem After He Died
Think about walking into a football stadium packed with almost 48,000 people. The noise is enormous. You expect a loud ...
The Death of Gladys Presley Left a Wound Elvis Carried for the Rest of His Life
In 1958, Elvis Presley seemed to have everything. At only 23, he had become a global star, bought Graceland for ...
Elvis Presley Made 31 Movies but Hollywood Was Never the Career He Really Wanted
Elvis Presley did not just dominate record stores in the 1950s and 1960s. Hollywood turned him into one of its ...
How Elvis Presley Went From a $4 Demo to RCA Records in Just Two Years
In 1953, Elvis Presley was 18 years old, recently out of high school and far from famous. That summer, he ...
How Elvis Presley Reinvented His Sound From 1950s Rock to 1970s Las Vegas
Elvis Presley did not spend his entire career sounding like the young man who recorded “Hound Dog.” Over roughly two ...
Elvis Presley Did Not Invent Rock and Roll but He Helped Change Who Heard It
Elvis Presley grew up in Mississippi and Memphis surrounded by gospel, blues, country and R&B. He listened closely to Black ...
Elvis Presley Kept Performing Even as His Health Was Failing
By the mid-1970s, Elvis Presley was still selling out arenas, but the man behind the famous jumpsuits was dealing with ...
From Pink Suits to Rhinestone Jumpsuits: How Elvis Presley Changed Men’s Stage Fashion
Elvis Presley understood early that people did not only hear a performer. They looked at him too. In the 1950s, ...
The Gospel Roots Behind Elvis Presley’s Voice and His Only Three Grammy Wins
Long before Elvis Presley sang “Heartbreak Hotel” or shook up American television, he was listening to gospel music in church. ...
Lana Del Rey Honors Elvis Presley
On the night of November 29, 2023, NBC did something that had never been done before. It broadcast a live ...