Elvis Presley

The following year, he began bringing his guitar in on a daily basis. He played and sang during lunchtime, and was often teased as a “trashy” kid who played hillbilly music. The family was by then living in a largely African-American neighborhood. A devotee of Mississippi Slim’s show on the Tupelo radio station WELO, Presley […] More

He was encouraged to enter a singing contest after impressing his schoolteacher with a rendition of Red Foley’s country song “Old Shep” during morning prayers. The contest, held at the Mississippi-Alabama Fair and Dairy Show on October 3, 1945, was his first public performance: dressed as a cowboy, the ten-year-old Presley stood on a chair […] More

He made 6 total appearances on this show beginning in January shortly after his 21st birthday. Heartbreak Hotel was released in late 1955 but when Elvis performed it on this show during his third appearance it sent the song straight to number one on all charts and was the first song to top the pop, […] More

Elvis first visited Hawaii in 1957 for a concert and fell in love with the island. He would go on to make it his second home, visiting any chance he got. Since then he’s had many concerts there including ‘Aloha From Hawaii,’ seen by 1.5 billion people globally, and filmed many movies there, including ‘Blue […] More

One of Elvis’ favorite colors were pink. He frequently wore pink shirts and colored his first Cadillac that he bought for his mother Gladys pink. This was considered abnormal for the 1950’s however Elvis liked flashy clothing and even during high school would wear “abnormal” clothes like high collars or bright colored shirts and pants. […] More