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| Elvis was born at their two-room house in East Tupelo, Mississippi, | Elvis was born at their two-room house in East Tupelo, Mississippi, | ||
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| + | ===== Never Performed Outside North America ===== | ||
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| + | Despite becoming a global music superstar, Elvis never played live outside of North America, with all of his appearances in 1957 taking place in the United States and a handful in Canada. [([[https:// | ||
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| + | ===== Rumors That Elvis’ Manager Was an Illegal Immigrant ===== | ||
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| + | There has been widespread conjecture that Elvis never played overseas because his manager, Colonel Tom Parker, was an illegal immigrant who was afraid of being refused re-entry into the nation.[([[https:// | ||
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| + | ===== Presley Bought The Roosevelt Yacht ===== | ||
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| + | In 1964, Elvis paid $55,000 for the old presidential yacht The Potomac, which belonged to Franklin Delano Roosevelt. | ||
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| + | ===== First Big Stage Performance ===== | ||
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| + | In June 1956, he made his first big stage appearance on "The Milton Berle Show," performing his trademark song "Hound Dog". [([[https:// | ||
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| + | ===== Distant Relative of Two Presidents ===== | ||
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| + | Elvis Presley is a distant cousin of Abraham Lincoln and Jimmy Carter, both past US presidents.[([[https:// | ||
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| + | ===== Ladies ===== | ||
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| + | Following his divorce from Priscilla in 1972, Elvis became quite the ladies' | ||
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| + | ===== Graceland ===== | ||
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| + | The purchase price of Elvis' Graceland mansion in Memphis in 1957, at the start of his career, was merely $100,000. [([[https:// | ||
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| + | ===== First Record ===== | ||
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| + | Elvis' debut record was a gift for his mother when he was just 18 years old. [([[https:// | ||
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| + | ===== Hair Color ===== | ||
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| + | His jet black hair is really dyed, while his true hair color is a blond. | ||
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| + | ===== Death ===== | ||
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| + | Ginger Alden, Elvis' | ||
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| + | ===== First Guitar Came From a Hardware Store ===== | ||
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| + | Despite his requests for a gun or a bicycle for his 11th birthday, his mother brought him to a hardware store in Tupelo to select his first guitar. [([[https:// | ||
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| + | ===== Savage ===== | ||
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| + | A Florida judge who was dissatisfied with Elvis' famous hip motions and body shaking while he danced on stage gave him the name " | ||
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| + | ===== Bullied ===== | ||
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| + | Elvis admitted to being harassed as a child, recalling incidents of classmates tossing rotten fruit at him or cutting his guitar strings. [([[https:// | ||
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| + | ===== Military ===== | ||
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| + | When Elvis' mother Gladys became ill, he returned from the military to be at her side. [([[https:// | ||
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