So we’re going back a ways for this one–and a lot of you guys will be in a different generation but I thought an older man might be the thing to start my Man’s World Week: “…Elvis Aaron Presley was born to Vernon and Gladys Presley in a two-room house in Tupelo, Mississippi, on January 8, 1935. His twin brother, Jessie Garon, was stillborn, leaving Elvis to grow up as an only child.” http://www.elvis.com/about-the-king/biography_.aspx On July 18, 1953, Presley first went to the Memphis Recording Service at the Sun Record Company, now commonly known as Sun Studio.[2] He paid $3.98 to record first of two double-sided demo acetates, “My Happiness” and “That’s When Your Heartaches Begin. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_songs_recorded_by_Elvis_Presley_on_the_Sun_label
Recently I saw a book 100 Things Elvis Fans Should Know and Do Before They Die ww.elvisnews.com/news.aspx/100-things-elvis-fans-should-know-do-before-they-d/14415#.U7qmpvk7uQo
So I decided to see what I could find on the legend
Dewey Phillips a 28-year-old disc jockey in Memphis was the first person to play an Elvis record (“That’s All Right”) all the way through on air. He played on July 8, 1954 (60 years ago tomorrow).
When Elvis played in City Auditorium, San Angelo, Texas in January 1955 they had his name as “Alvis Presley” for a performance in a 1,855 seat auditorium. http://www.randomhouse.com/rhpg/promos/elvisdaybyday/1955.html
September 1955, Presley had his first Number One country record, a version of Junior Parker’s “Mystery Train” b/w “I Forgot to Remember to Forget.”
Read more: http://www.rollingstone.com/music/artists/elvis-presley/biography#ixzz36nED9SOY
Did you know that in 1975 Elvis bought a Convair 880 Jet, from Delta Airlines, for sum of $250,000. After refurbishing, the total exceeded $600,000. He immediately rechristened it the Lisa Marie…”The plane is now at Graceland. http://www.elvis.com.au/presley/lisa_marie_convair_880_jet.shtml
Had the Billboard Hot 100 existed when Presley began his career… experts estimate Elvis would have put 31 (currently has 108) more songs into the charts, including Hound Dog, Heartbreak Hotel and Don’t Be Cruel.
SO IS GOOGLE A FAN (CHECK THOSE CLOSET YOU JUST MIGHT HAVE A MAJOR MEMORY)
1989 Elvis Presley “The Memphis Flash” Plate $50
16″ Elvis Presley Ceramic Statue $150
1984 Elvis Presley toy guitar $300
ELVIS Presley pick 1976 $550
Elvis Presley Apron Circa 1956 Framed $750
Elvis Presley 1957 Hawaii Original Photo And Letter $950
ELVIS PRESLEY Concert Tickets Nassau Coliseum 8/22/77 Unused $1,000
That first $3.98 demo Elvis recorded is now worth $500,000.
“There have been many accolades uttered about Elvis’ talent and performances through the years, all of which I agree with wholeheartedly. I shall miss him dearly as a friend. He was a warm, considerate and generous man.”
-Frank Sinatra, 1977
Ambition is a dream with a V8 engine.
Elvis Presley