In his senior class “Who’s Who”, Elvis was not mentioned at all.
None of the tracks Elvis recorded at Sun Records contain the phrase “Rock and Roll”
Elvis once recorded the song “Froggy Went A-Courtin”
“Brut” was Elvis’ aftershave lotion of choice.
The FBI has well over 600 pages of files on Elvis.
Elvis had a pet chimpanzee, who had a reputation for drinking booze and accosting women.
Alex Romero choreographed the dance scene in Elvis’ movie “Jailhouse Rock”, many people believe it was Elvis himself who choreographed the number.
King Creole was Elvis’ favorite movie that he did, it also the first movie he shot on location.
Elvis drove a truck for Crown Electric before becoming famous, he was also a movie usher.
Elvis didn’t like to wear jeans in his adult life because he had to wear them as a child and had grown to hate them.
Elvis was a natural blond. His black hair? Result of frequent dying.
Elvis was born on Old Saltillo Road, in Tupelo Mississippi
Elvis was born at 4:35am, 35 minutes after his stillborn twin brother, Jesse, was born.
Elvis was overprotected by his mother since he was her only child. This caused Elvis’ great love for her and his depression at her death.
The original color of Elvis’ pink cadillac? Blue. He had it specially painted for his mother.
Elvis, though overall an average student, failed typing.
Elvis’ song Rock-A-Hula Baby, labeled by RCA Victor, was known as ‘Twist Special’
Elvis’ song “The Impossible Dream” is from the Broadway production of ‘Man of La Mancha’
Colonel Tom Parker, Elvis’ manager, once sold ‘I Hate Elvis’ buttons.
The Jungle Room in Graceland served as a double function of a makeshift recording studio and a den.
In the film “Elvis In Tour” Elvis said “I got to please the crowd, excite them, make them happy.”
One of Elvis’ most cherished guitars, with his name on the pick guard, was a 1956 Gibson J200.
The swimming pool scene with Elvis and Ann Margret in “Viva Las Vegas” was filmed at the Flamingo hotel in Las Vegas.
Elvis and Colin Powell met while Elvis was serving in the military.
Immediately before co-starring with Elvis in “Viva Las Vegas,” Ann Margret starred in “Bye Bye Birdie,” a film loosely based on Elvis being drafted
The song “Im Left, Youre Right, She’s Gone” was the first Elvis recording made with drums.
Elvis’ favorite dessert? Jello. At least according to an indication he made in early 1956
Elvis paid Ralph Wolfe Cowan $10,000 to paint his portrait.
The first Elvis single released from a recording made in front of a live audience? “Memories”
When he first became popular Elvis said the best thing about being successful was the money.
RCA did not issue any singles from Elvis’ second LP; “Elvis”
Between late 1958 and early 1961, Elvis did not have any film song hits
Jimmy Day was the steel guitar player featured on many of Elvis’ early shows
Elvis appeared in the “Peanuts” comic strip in 1956
Elvis’ first girlfriend was Dixie Locke
Elvis often sang Gospel to prepare for a recording session
Variety magazine gave Elvis the title “The King of Rock ‘n’ Roll” in 1956
Gladys Presley (Elvis Presley’s mother) had a dog named Sweetpea
The jeweler Schwartz&Ableser designed the “TCB” necklace Elvis gave to family and friends.
Elvis’ self-titled debut album is history’s first Gold Record Award-winning LP.
RCA Victor paid $35,000 for Elvis’ contract from Sun Records.
The first original song Elvis recorded that was not a remake of someone else’s hit was “Youre a Heartbreaker”
Elvis had over 50 stereo speakers aboard his Convair jet.
Elvis was paid $1,000,00 for his 1969 Las Vegas 57-show engagement.
At one point in time in 1975, Elvis and his father, Vernon, were both hospitalized in adjoining rooms.
Elvis participated in the writing of “You’ll Be Gone” and “That’s Someone You Never Forget”
In Elvis talk “belly wash” means Pepsi.
Elvis’ astrological sign was Capricorn.
“Everything’s going to be all right” are the last words spoken by Elvis’ character in “Love Me Tender”
It only took 20thCentury Fox three days to recover the money they invested in “Love Me Tender”
Elvis had a pet turkey.
Elvis’ pet turkey’s name was “Bowtie”
Elvis’ great-uncle was mayor of East Tupelo
In “Stay Away, Joe” Elvis sang the song “Dominick” to a bull.
Elvis had a Great Dane named “Brutus”
Elvis’ pet chimpanzee had the “skills” to drive a car.
Elvis was cautious of flying in airplanes at the beginning of his career because he had previously flown in an airplane that had nearly crashed.
Elvis was asked to sing without moving on the second take of his first recording session at RCA.
“The Hillbilly Cat” was a nickname given to Elvis.
Elvis usually signed checks “E.A. Presley”
Elvis and his band did 29 takes of “Cant Help Falling In Love” before they were happy with the results.
The “G.I Blues” soundtrack album stayed on Billboard’s album chart for 111 weeks.
Though at times he received song writing credit, Elvis never composed a song.
Colonel Parker once claimed to not know Elvis’ military salary because he did not receive a commission of it.
Elvis’ album “Moody Blue” was released just weeks before his death.
In Elvis talk ice cream is “iddytream”
Elvis graduated high school in 1953
At a concert in Asheville, N.C. on July 22,1975, Elvis tossed his guitar into the audience
Elvis was the first rock entertainer to have a Christmas album top the charts
The first time Elvis sang “Jailhouse Rock” on tv was in 1968
In mid-1954, Elvis regularly performed with the Tiny Dixon Band
The original working title of Elvis’ fifth film “G.I Blues”, was “Christmas In Berlin”
Elvis once served as the announcer of a series of radio commercials for RCA portable Victrolas
The original working title of Elvis’ second film “Loving You”, was “Lonesome Cowboy”
In 1971, Elvis had the greatest number of pop charted LP albums (8)
1974 was a very unusual year in Elvis’ career because he made no studio recordings.
Elvis’ favorite time of year was Christmas.
Contrary to some reports, Elvis was not the first white artist to appear on the Sun Records label
Elvis was the first one in his immediate family to graduate from high school
The last recorded words from Elvis, before shipping out to Germany were “I;ll do my very best.”
Before Elvis was inducted into the Army, the Navy offered to create a specially trained “Elvis Presley Company” if he joined the Navy.
Elvis recorded the song “One Night” in 1957. It was not released until 1983 due to its ‘risque nature’
Elvis’ last #1 pop single was “Suspicious Minds”
Elvis only recorded for Sun Records for one year.
Elvis once kept several donkeys in his empty swimming pool at Graceland.
Elvis’ ranch, “Circle G” was called “Twinkletown Farm” before he bought it.
One of Elvis’ pet names for himself in the 1950s was “The Thing”
Elvis’ last recording for Sun Records was “Mystery Train”
The cellblock number that Elvis’ character occupied in “Jailhouse Rock” was 21
Elvis considered appearing in “A Star is Born” opposite Barbra Streisand
The working title of Elvis’ film “Charro!” was “Come Hell, Come Sundown”
The Memphis newspaper once ran the headline “They often call him Speedo but his real name is Elvis Peedo.” after Elvis got a speeding ticket.
Elvis drove a Scout jeep as his primary duty while he was in the military
It was common to hear the phrase “Elvis has left the building” after one of Elvis’ early performances to discourage fans from going backstage.
Elvis opened at the Sahara in Lake Tahoe at a higher per week salary than he earned at the International Hotel in Las Vegas.
One billion to 1.5 billion people are estimated to have seen “Elvis: Aloha from Hawaii” when it first aired.
Elvis did not attend the 1957 premiere of his movie “Jailhouse Rock” [his co-star Judy Tyler had recently passed, causing him not to go to the premiere.]
It was his work on the ballad “I Was The One” that Elvis referred to as one of the proudest moments of his early recording career.
After the 1968 “Elvis” TV special, Elvis requested of Colonel Parker to return to live concert performing.
“Mama Liked The Roses”, “My Boy”, and “My Way” were all Gold Record singles for Elvis.
Elvis’ Graceland has 8 bedrooms.
The day that Elvis was inducted into the Army was known to fans as “Black Monday”
In one interview when asked what he would do if ‘everything folded up tomorrow’, Elvis’ reply was “Go back to driving a truck.”
Elvis’ monthly salary in the army was $83.20
“Loving You” was the first Elvis movie in Technicolor.
Elvis did not do live concerts by the end of the 1950’s because the crowds were too difficult to control.
The inscription on Elvis’ mother’s gravestone reads “She Was the Sunshine of Our Home”
To ensure his fans that he had survived a 1959 car accident that totaled his BMW, Elvis donated a pint of blood to the Red Cross
Elvis’ most critically acclaimed performance as an actor was in “King Creole”
To prepare for his first movie role, Elvis learned everyone’s lines.
Graceland is listed on the American National Register of Historic Places.
Running nearly two hours (116m), “King Creole is Elvis’ longest film.
Elvis coveted his 1932 Roadster and once said this about it; “I wanted it so bad… I think I’ll never crave anything so much again!”
Five months before filming begins, Elvis publicly (and mistakenly) promotes his first film roles as being with Burt Lancaster in “The Rainmaker”
The first home Elvis and Priscilla bought together is located in Beverly Hills
Elvis’ pet chimpanzee was named “Scatter”
The first song Elvis recorded where he sang in another language was “Wooden Heart”
One recording Elvis insisted never be issued on record was the song “Dominic” from his movie “Stay Away, Joe”
At the end of an Elvis concert in May of 1955 in Florida, Elvis may have trigged a stampede by fans when he said, “Girls, I’ll see you backstage.”
After his Army haircut, Elvis said “Hair today, gone tomorrow.”
Elvis often recited Martin Luther King’s famous ‘I Have a Dream’ speech over the years.
Elvis first dog was named “Boy”.
Before being renamed to honor Elvis, Elvis Presley Blvd. was called “South Bellevue Blvd.
