Elvis Presley
The Missing Footage Michael Jackson Used to Challenge Martin Bashir’s Documentary
By 2002, Michael Jackson had spent decades under intense public scrutiny. When British journalist Martin Bashir approached him about making ...
What Losing Elvis Presley at Nine Really Did to His Only Daughter Lisa Marie
Lisa Marie Presley was only nine years old when her world changed forever. On August 16, 1977, Elvis Presley died ...
Rare Photos Reveal Elvis Presley’s Incredible Journey
Long before Elvis Presley became the King of Rock and Roll, he was a shy Mississippi boy growing up in ...
The Elvis Presley Hit That Took Over Britain Before the Beatles Arrived
By 1957, Elvis Presley was already transforming American music, but Britain was about to experience the same phenomenon. That summer, ...
The Private World Elvis Presley Shared With His Mother Before Fame Changed Everything
Before millions of fans competed for Elvis Presley’s attention, the most important woman in his life was his mother, Gladys. ...
Elvis Inhaled His Own Tooth Into His Lung — And Nearly Lost His Voice Forever
In May 1957, Elvis Presley was filming what would become the most famous dance sequence of his career. The song ...
Rock and Roll Was Born by Accident — During a Coffee Break in Memphis
On the evening of July 5, 1954, three men sat in a small, boiling-hot recording studio on Union Avenue in ...
The Night Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins Accidentally Made History
On December 4, 1956, Carl Perkins walked into Sun Studio in Memphis expecting a normal recording session. Jerry Lee Lewis, ...
The $40,000 Deal That Changed Elvis Presley’s Career Almost Overnight
By late 1955, Elvis Presley was becoming impossible for the music business to ignore. His Sun Records singles were spreading ...
Elvis Presley’s Parents Secured Graceland With Just a $1,000 Down Payment
In March 1957, Elvis Presley was only 22 but his sudden fame had already made ordinary family life difficult. Fans ...