Elvis Presley: Life and Death of the King

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You forgot to mention the young crippled boy that taught him how to move his hips

The irony that his mother bought him a guitar instead of a bicycle because she thought it would be safer, yet his music career caused him to die young.

Elvis’s fatal flaw was that he was easily manipulated, most of all by Col. Tom Parker and Dr. Nick. He also never got over the death of his mother, which haunted him his entire life.

"Teenage girls screaming their heads off for any beatle who wasnt ringo" LMAO

Simon is going to be the only one safe thru all of this. he never leaves his basement

What a shame Elvis' twin brother died at birth. Just imagine two identical Elvis Presleys performing on stage at the same time. The country could barely handle one of them.

"ELVIS IS NOT DEAD, HE JUST WENT HOME..." ~ Men In Black (1997)

Um no..when people hear Elvis, they don't think of a "fat, sweat dude in Vegas" most people think of Elvis as the one in his prime.

My grand dad and great aunt knew Elvis in Tupelo before he was “The King”. Not really best friends but everybody knew everybody back then. They heard they’d moved off but wasn’t sure where. Next time they heard from Elvis he was being introduced on the radio. They knew he sang and played guitar when he was in Tupelo but were shocked to hear him on radio. When my aunt said “ hey, they’re playing Elvis Presley on the radio”. Her dad (my great grandfather) said “that’s Gladys and Vernons boy?” That how he knew him. Just some kid in town. Lol.

Alright, time for the “man in black” Johnny Cash to get his biographic

You forgot to mention an objectively endearing side to him: his kindness and generosity. He got a massive kick out of helping people and changing their lives for the better, as soon as he came into the money he was donating to multiple charities and if you ever met him and you or anyone in your family had health problems you immediately got what would be branded ElvisCare today.

FREDDIE MERCURY NEXT PLEASE!

When I saw the thumbnail, I nearly jumped out of my seat man. I wrote a 7 page essay about Elvis Presley my junior year, and it only made me love him more. Shoutout to all my fellow classic rock fans out there :)

The man was blessed with an un-natural amount of charisma and a beautiful voice. He will always be the king.

Whether you love him or hate him, you have to admit... the dude could sing!

Simon I love you but please never use the phrase "teenage uteruses" again

To be completely fair, eating tons of junk food wasn't considered remotely as big of a deal during the 1950s (when Presley came of age) as it is today. After all, that was also the time when restaurant chains such as McDonalds became widely successful. Even here in Europe, people went a bit insane during those years. My mom told me that the 1950s and early 1960s became known as the "Fressjahre" (lit. the guzzling years) in Germany and Switzerland. Once people had recovered from WWII, cities had been rebuilt and consumerism had taken off, everyone made it into their hobby to eat as much unhealthy stuff as they possibly could. For example sugary, creamy cakes such as the Black Forest Cake were now affordable for everyone and my mom told me how people would casually order 2-3 pieces every time they went to a café or a restaurant. Many doctors at the time even claimed that sugar was healthy for you (and smoking too). There was very little consciousness or social discourse surrounding health and diet. Being fat was viewed as a status symbol because it meant you can afford stuff. Thus, it's easy to judge those people with the privilege of hindsight and the knowledge of our time but it was really a different era.

In Germany the king had a white BMW, eventually he painted red to stop girls from writing their phone numbers on the car .. with lipstick 😉

Here are some facts on the king of rock n roll: 1. Jesse died while still a stillborn and was buried in an unmarked grave. Elvis tried to locate his brother's grave but was unsuccessful 2. Elvis was one year old when a tornado outbreak hit the US during the tupelo–Gainesville tornado outbreak. The tornado missed the shotgun house Elvis was living, sparing it from destruction. Gladys claims she notices that somehow God has spared him because he has something in store for him. She was right 3. Elvis is nuts about guns. One example, when he and his buddies place lightbulbs in the swimming pool while in the dark and fire their bullets and score a hit. He even shot at a TV as a remote control off button 4. Elvis drove his first car from his dad and later had one as a teen. But it didn't last long as the car soon caught fire 5. Elvis's first job was as a driver at age 19 earning $33 per week 6. His music teacher thought he couldn't sing, even though he sang in front of her to prove her wrong. His grade on music is a C-. He auditions to be one of the music bands but was rejected because the band lead singer thought he couldn't sing too 7. He once won a singing contest as a kid. In fact, his B-Day present was a guitar and learn how to play it from his uncles and neighbors 8. He traded his old guitar for a new one, and the owner of the store where he traded it threw it out. It could be worth a fortune if he kept it! 9. Elvis got into a fight with a gas station manager because he was drawing crowds disrupting his business. He got off light