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Elvis' #1 Pop Singles on Cashbox, USA: Heartbreak Hotel (1956) Don't Be Cruel (1956) Hound Dog (1956) Love Me Tender (1956) Too Much (1957) All Shook Up (1957) Teddy Bear (1957) Jailhouse Rock (1957) Don't (1958) Stuck On You (1960) It's Now Or Never (1960) Are You Lonesome Tonight? (1960) Surrender (1961) Good Luck Charm (1962) Return To Sender (1962) In The Ghetto (1969) Suspicious Minds (1969) Burning Love (1972) (The Cashbox chart is now defunct) Elvis Facts: Elvis was 5' 11" tall
Elvis' natural hair color was dark blond
Elvis' blood type was O Positive
Elvis' shoe size was 11D
One of Elvis'( maternal) ancestors, Morning White Dove (born 1800, died 1835), was a full-blooded Cherokee Indian
Elvis' uncle, Noah Presley, became Mayor of East Tupelo on January 7, 1936
The Presley family moved to Memphis on November 6, 1948
Elvis was issued a Social Security card in September 1950 with the # 409-52-2002
In 1954 some of the shows played by Elvis & The Blue Moon Boys were at the Overton Park Shell; the Bel-Air Club; Sleepy-Eyed John's Eagle's Nest Club and the Louisiana Hayride
Elvis' first manager was Scotty Moore, then Bob Neal, before signing with Colonel Tom Parker
The first DJ to play an Elvis record was Fred Cook (WREC), not Dewey Phillips (WHBQ). However, Dewey had the distinction of being the first DJ to play an Elvis record in its entirety
Elvis once dated famous stripper, Tempest Storm
Elvis was filmed from the waist up only during his 3rd and final appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show
In the 50s Elvis was friendly with rising stars, Natalie Wood, Robert Wagner and Ty (Bronco Lane) Hardin
Gladys Presley was 46 years old when she died, not 42, as many books suggest
The Roustabout album sold 450,000 copies on its initial release, 150,000 copies more than any of the preceding three soundtrack LPs. It was Elvis' last "soundtrack" album to reach #1 on the major album charts in the US
Elvis received $1m for filming Harum Scarum (aka Harum Holiday). The film grossed around $2m in the US
Elvis and Priscilla married on May 1, 1967
They were officially divorced on October 9, 1973
Elvis earns nearly $3.5m in 1968 and pays just over $1.4m in income tax
Elvis' return to live performing in Las Vegas on July 31, 1969 was in front of an "by invitation only" audience. Stars in attendance included Wayne Newton, Petula Clark, Shirley Bassey, Burt Bacharach and Angie Dickinson
On January 9, 1971, the national Junior Chamber of Commerce (Jaycees) announced Elvis as one of "The Top Ten Young Men of the Year". Elvis spoke at the official awards ceremony on January 16
"Elvis: Aloha From Hawai" made entertainment history on January 14, 1973, when it was beamed around the world by satellite. In the Philippines it drew 91% of the audience, in Hong Kong 70%. The viewing audience was estimated at more than 1 billion
For his 4 week Hilton Vegas season in August 1973 Elvis received $610,000 Sales of Elvis' 1973 album, Raised On Rock, were less than 200,000 units on its initial release
Elvis paid $2,959,000 in income tax in 1973
In December 1976 Elvis was sworn in as a special deputy sheriff of Shelby County (Memphis) by Sheriff Gene Barksdale
Elvis' final live concert was in Indianapolis on June 26, 1977 When Elvis died, he and his father Vernon, were embroiled in an FBI investigation called Operation Fountain Pen More than 1,500 books have been published about The King in more than 30 languages
At Dec 2005 Elvis' biggest selling album in the US is the budget priced, Elvis' Christmas Album, with accredited sales of 9 million units (fingers crossed it reaches 10 million to give Elvis his first "Diamond" award)
By early2006, Sony BMG's "collectors label", Follow That Dream, had released more than 50 Elvis CDs
During the 1980s, tour guides at Graceland stated that Elvis' biggest selling album (globally) was Moody Blue, with sales exceeding 14 million
While Sony BMG estimates Elvis' global sales exceed 1 billion, the company is unable to substantiate this figure. Accredited sales worldwide are estimated to be less than 400 million
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Source: TownOnline.com Elvis has come to the aid of the Angels.
Chandler Travis, of Incredible Casual, Philharmonic and Modern Maturity fame, reunited with his old musical partner Steve Shook for a breezy take on "Good Luck Charm." The song also gave the two, who performed as Travis and Shook and the Club Wow back in the '70s, a chance to re-connect with each other.
"Cape Cod Covers: The King," a 20-song CD by some of the Cape and Islands most popular performers, is more than just a tribute to Elvis Presley. The newly released recording is a fund-raiser for Angel Flight New England, a volunteer corps of over 1200 private pilots who provide free transportation to patients in need of life saving medical care, as well as to their families. David Wood, an Angel Flight pilot, initiated the project. Wood who owns and runs Puff the Magic, a tobacco store in Hyannis, is also a musician who played drums for Herb Reed and The Platters for 15 years. Taking advantage of his musical background, Wood came up with the concept album and enlisted the assistance on a diverse cross section of local performers. Wood said it was a recording of "All Shook Up" by the Randy Frost Trio that inspired him to put together the CD. Wood, who played drums on the recording, liked what he heard and decided that an Elvis cover compilation might be way to raise some money for the airborne angels of mercy. "Everyone love Elvis," Wood surmised, also recognizing that that the Elvis songbook was varied enough that there was something in it for everybody. The songs on the CD cut across the entire Elvis landscape: edgy rockabilly, pop rockers and ballads, Hollywood camp, and grandiose Las Vegas epics. The compilation is a mixed bag of interpretations and results. Among the high points are Johnny Hoy and the Bluefish's driving "Little Sister, 57 Heavy's funky "Hound Dog," and The Greenhead's down in the alley "Reconsider Baby." Not surprisingly, Link Montana (aka Bruce Maclean) is also among the artists who nailed their number. Maclean, who just about channels Ricky Nelson when he performs and also includes several Elvis numbers in his repertoire, is well within his element singing "I Gotta Know" and it shows. The song was recorded in his own Maclean Studios in Orleans. "It's an obscure one that I've been playing for years. Nobody would know that it's an Elvis song unless they were a real a real aficionado," Maclean said. "I like a song that's so intrinsically good that people will like it even if they never heard it before." Most folks have heard "Love Me Tender," before. The sweet and simple ballad is one of Elvis' signature songs, so it isn't surprising to find it among the Cape covers. What is surprising, however that it's sung by The Ticks, a female trio better known for their irreverence than for their sentimentality. "What's funny is they're a punk band and I was expecting something like that," Wood said. "They came in with an acoustic guitar and sang three-part harmony like angels." Emma Levy, who sang lead, said that they group definitely went against type. "Everybody thinks of us as just rock 'n' roll. We thought: let's try something different. It gave the a chance to show off their harmonies" Which you really can't hear with loud punk music." We always loved playing 'Good Luck Charm.' It wasn't one of the songs that we used a lot because it's a pretty mellow little thing. It's not one of those things that hits you over the head. But we always loved playing it and never forgot it," Travis said. "When David came up with this idea it served a dual purpose for me, because I've been trying to get Steve to play more again. And got in the studio and he had so much fun. We've had a couple of practices since they and they've both been so great," said Travis, adding that he and Shook are working on some new material. The CD is expected to be the first in a yearly series of recordings each one devoted to covering the songs of a celebrated group or singer. All we be fundraisers for Angel Flight NE, Angel Flight NE, begun in 1996, has answered 30,000 requests and flown eight million miles all free of charge. Woods, who's flown approximately 100 flights for the organization, said that his reasons for volunteering weren't entirely altruistic. "To be perfectly honest, I wanted to increase my flying hours," said Wood, who's had his pilot's license for about two years. "Nobody wanted to fly with me because they thought they were going to die." But once he took to the air for Angel Flight and met his passengers his outlook changed. "You realize how short life is and how precious it is. You think you have troubles but, these people have the greatest of obstacles," Wood said. "It's incredible."
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Quote: "Elvis Presley is the supreme socio-cultural icon in the history of pop culture" (Dr. Gary Enders) Quote: "Elvis is the 'glue' which holds our society together....which subconciously gives our world meaning" (Anonymous) Quote: "Eventually everybody has to die, except Elvis" (humorist Dave Barry) Quote: "He is the "Big Bang", and the universe he detonated is still expanding, the pieces are still flying" (Greil Marcus, "Dead Elvis") Quote: "I think Elvis Presley will never be solved" (Nick Tosches) Quote: "He was the most popular man that ever walked on this planet since Christ himself was here" (Carl Perkins) Quote: "When I first heard Elvis' voice I just knew I wasn't going to work for anybody...hearing him for the first time was like busting out of jail" (Bob Dylan) Quote: "When we were kids growing up in Liverpool, all we ever wanted was to be Elvis Presley" (Sir Paul McCartney) Quote: "You can't say enough good things about Elvis. He was one of a kind" (Johnny Cash) Quote: "And don't think for one moment he's just a passing fancy....he's got enough of it to keep him on top for a long time" (R. Fred Arnold, Fury magazine, Aug 1957) Quote: "It isn't enough to say that Elvis is kind to his parents, sends money home, and is the same unspoiled kid he was before all the commotion began. That still isn't a free ticket to behave like a sex maniac in public" (Eddie Condon, Cosmopolitan) Elvis records reaching #2 & #3 on the Cashbox Pop Singles chart: #2: A Fool Such As I (1959) #2: A Big Hunk Of Love (1959) #3: Hard Headed Woman (1958) #3: One Night (1958) #3: (You're The Devil) In Disguise (1963) Elvis Facts: Tickets for Elvis' show on March 29, 1957 in St. Louis cost $2.00 to $2.50 While in Germany Elvis was hospitalised with tonsillitis in October 1959 Despite being an illegal immigrant, photographic evidence shows Colonel Tom Parker traveled to Canada with Elvis in 1957 Elvis strongly believed there weren't enough good songs in King Creole to justify releasing a soundtrack album. RCA initially agreed, releasing two very successful EPs from the movie. A soundtrack LP eventually followed During the 1960s Elvis had his own football team, Elvis Presley Enterprises, which played in the Memphis touch football league. In the 1962 final, EPE narrowly lost to Delta Automatic Transmission, 6-13 In Clambake, (Elvis) Scott Hayward's driving licence shows February 23, 1940...taking 5 years off Elvis' real age In the 1970s Elvis was offered $5m to stage a concert in front of the Pyramids in Egypt. When the Colonel declined the offer, Saudi billionaires raised the offer to $10m
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