There may be uncountable books on the King, and maybe they are in the thousands. Elvis Presley books are always in high demand and new ones appear all the time out of nowhere. It is a subject of top interest indeed. Voracious readers will always have something new to devour about his magical life. There is always something else they want to know.
The young Elvis was an usher at the Loews State Theater in his neighborhood and was also a truck driver. As a matter of fact, Jailhouse Rock premiered at the very same cinema. He was born a twin, but his brother Jesse died at birth, leaving the impressionable child with a hole in his heart. He compensated by, according to his mother, having the energy of two people!
It is well known that he married Priscilla, a very young beauty at the time he met while in the military, and made a cool fortune. He also lost a lot of it with various bad deals. He was the victim of many a predator and was always surrounded by a blood-sucking entourage.
He did not keep much of the money he had accumulated. He was the victim of many bad business deals and the growing economic needs of his entourage. Priscilla had to recover a lot of his wealth after his death by licensing his music. The demand for his hit songs never ends. But he left life without not much more than a million dollars to his name.
This is the stuff of legends and we eat it all up. We cry at the story about losing a key role opposite Barbra Streisand in A Star is Born. Colonel Tom Parker, his perennial manager, refused to let him take second billing, but he lost a major opportunity to jump start a serious film career. He was always subjected to such whims. No wonder he lost much of his fortune to bad business deals.
There are many Elvis quotes floating around. His last words to his girlfriend, Ginger Alden, were something to the effect that he wouldn't fall asleep on the john. He is also quoted as saying to his cousin Billy Smith that "this is gonna be my best tour ever."
His death was surely premature and mysterious. He had been playing the piano located on his racquetball court and was singing two favorite songs, "Blue Eyes Cryin' in the Rain" and "Unchained Melody." A quick stop to the bathroom would be his last.
Elvis' grave is found there at his homeland, alongside his mother's. Both had been moved from Forest Hill Cemetery in Memphis in 1977 due to a grave robbery attempt. It's now all there at Graceland for his fans to see and experience. Elvis indeed has come home.
The young Elvis was an usher at the Loews State Theater in his neighborhood and was also a truck driver. As a matter of fact, Jailhouse Rock premiered at the very same cinema. He was born a twin, but his brother Jesse died at birth, leaving the impressionable child with a hole in his heart. He compensated by, according to his mother, having the energy of two people!
It is well known that he married Priscilla, a very young beauty at the time he met while in the military, and made a cool fortune. He also lost a lot of it with various bad deals. He was the victim of many a predator and was always surrounded by a blood-sucking entourage.
He did not keep much of the money he had accumulated. He was the victim of many bad business deals and the growing economic needs of his entourage. Priscilla had to recover a lot of his wealth after his death by licensing his music. The demand for his hit songs never ends. But he left life without not much more than a million dollars to his name.
This is the stuff of legends and we eat it all up. We cry at the story about losing a key role opposite Barbra Streisand in A Star is Born. Colonel Tom Parker, his perennial manager, refused to let him take second billing, but he lost a major opportunity to jump start a serious film career. He was always subjected to such whims. No wonder he lost much of his fortune to bad business deals.
There are many Elvis quotes floating around. His last words to his girlfriend, Ginger Alden, were something to the effect that he wouldn't fall asleep on the john. He is also quoted as saying to his cousin Billy Smith that "this is gonna be my best tour ever."
His death was surely premature and mysterious. He had been playing the piano located on his racquetball court and was singing two favorite songs, "Blue Eyes Cryin' in the Rain" and "Unchained Melody." A quick stop to the bathroom would be his last.
Elvis' grave is found there at his homeland, alongside his mother's. Both had been moved from Forest Hill Cemetery in Memphis in 1977 due to a grave robbery attempt. It's now all there at Graceland for his fans to see and experience. Elvis indeed has come home.
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