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Elvis bought Graceland in 1957. Over the years, he put a lot of time, money and effort into decorating it with the best. He added a pool table to a basement room in 1960, and in 1974 decided to decorate the room around it. He enjoyed researching his own decorating, and got the idea for […] More

On September 20, 1949, the Presley family moved into a three-room apartment with a kitchen, living room, and bedroom. The apartment was located in a block of apartments at 185 Winchester Street. The Presleys lived in apartment 328. The building was designated a model for the Lauderdale Courts neighborhood. They lived there until January 1953. […] More

Elvis Presley made entertainment history in 1972 by becoming the first entertainer to sell out four consecutive shows at Madison Square Garden. Elvis’ setlist for all four shows included his early hits, fan-favorite songs from his movies and newer hit songs. ‘American Trilogy’, ‘Can’t Help Falling in Love’, ‘That’s All Right’, ‘Suspicious Minds’, ‘Heartbreak Hotel’ and […] More

Here is the story from Mindy Maxson.“Here is a photo my aunt took of Elvis Presley while he was on set of the movie, “Charro!.” Three of my aunts and my grandma got to meet him and get his autograph. They talked about it for years to come and it always made my grandpa jealous.” More

January 1973: This is a photo of Elvis Presley and Memphis boxer Joey Hadley. The photo was taken sometime between January 29th-31st 1973 at the Las Vegas Hilton Hotel. More

Elvis was an avid reader who was interested in religion and spiritualism, and he may have enjoyed reading stories about himself in magazines for a variety of reasons, including: More

After watching her show, performed with Jimmy Dean, Elvis invited them both over to his suite for dinner. Dottie said: ‘He sent Priscilla home to bring the baby over…she came flying into the room, a precious little girl, she said “Daddy I’ve brought you a surprise”, she was fumbling trying to open this little purse […] More

Elvis’ Black Sapphire Ring. The ring is made of solid 22k yellow gold with ornate shoulders with fleur de lis details and a large 18.5mm black sapphire. The ring is stamped “90%” on the underside and is an incredibly rare example of a piece of Elvis’ jewelry in 22k gold. The ring was eventually given […] More

Linda Thompson remembers: “He was our sweetheart. But he had a congenital kidney ailment. About three o’clock one morning, Getlo was acting really strange, so we had a doctor come over. He said, ‘I don’t think the dog will make it through the night’. So Elvis leased a Learjet and flew Getlow, my girlfriend, Jeannie […] More