On April 3,1956 the Milton Berle Show, one of the most popular programs of the Golden Age of Television was broadcast live from the deck of the USS Hancock on NBC while docked at the Naval Air Base in San Diego, California. The show starred the Esther Williams, Berle's comedy sidekick, Arnold Stang and the Harry James Orchestra featuring Buddy Rich and featured Elvis, Scotty, Bill and DJ.| www.elvispresleymusic.com.au
Johannes Valentin Bressler, the founder of the Presley family in America, was born in the Palatinate, Germany, 1669 in the village of Hochstadt (where the Preslar family was first mentioned in 1494); Valentine was employed there as a vine dresser; he married Anna Christiana Franse (Born Germany 1674) and immigrated to New York in 1710; In the early generations of the family, in America, the German surnames were often turned into English (in parenthesis); after the mid-1800s many members of th...| biography.elvis.com.au
Elvis' Father Vernon Elvis Presley was born on April 10, 1916 in Fulton, Mississippi to Jesse (1896-1973) and Minnie Mae Hood, 'Grandma Dodger' Presley (1890-1980). Elvis' Mother Gladys Love Smith was born on April 25, 1912, Pontotoc County, Mississippi to Bob (1873-1931) and Doll Smith (1876-1935). | Elvis Presley| biography.elvis.com.au
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Elvis Presley 1953-1955 - Every concert, studio recording and important event in Elvis Presley's Life from Sun Records, Memphis, Tennessee, 1953 to December 1955.| www.elvispresleymusic.com.au
Elvis Presley's Grandfather, Jessie D. McDowell (J.D.) Presley was born on April 9, 1896. We tell his story in great detail and with compassion, and include audio of his two songs he recorded in 1958. For the first time we name Elvis' great-grandfather on his father side and publish a photo of Elvis' great grand-mother, Rosella. Includes video, of Elvis' Grandfather Jesse D. Presley with his wife, Vera, on CBS TV in 1958 discussing his new record, his singing debut and hopes of becoming a suc...| biography.elvis.com.au
Elvis Aron Presley joined the United States Army in Memphis, Tennessee, on March 24, 1958. He spent a few days at the Fort Chaffee, Arkansas, Reception Station before heading to Fort Dix, New Jersey. He officially finished his active duty on March 5, 1960, and his Army Reserve discharge came on March 23, 1964.| www.elvispresley.com.au
As the only child of Elvis Aaron Presley, rock & roll's first and most celebrated rock star, and Priscilla presley, Lisa Marie Presley would have to work extremely hard to establish her own individuality, far far away from her famous Father. It would be a rough road, but Lisa Marie had the spark and rawness to do it and to do it on her own terms. Born to Elvis and Priscilla Presley on February 1, 1968, Elvis' only daughter spent the first four years of her life at Graceland where she was th...| www.elvispresley.com.au
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Priscilla Presley met Elvis Presley in 1959, when she was 14. At that time, Elvis was serving in the U.S. Armed Forces. They began a romance, and Priscilla eventually followed Elvis to the United States.| www.elvispresley.com.au
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Bill Monroe's bluegrass waltz, 'Blue Moon of Kentucky', got the Sun Studio treatment by Elvis and his band. If you listen to the original version of 'Blue Moon of Kentucky', recorded by Bill Monroe in 1947, you might notice it's pretty different from Elvis' version.| www.elvispresley.com.au
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Sam Phillips had been thinking more and more that the key lay in the connection between the races, in what they had in common far more than what kept them apart. There were always going to be 'some bastard white people', he knew, but far more to the point was the spiritual connection that he had always known to exist between black and white, the cultural heritage that they all shared. 'Not to copy each other but to just - hey, this is all we've got and we're going to give it to you. This is o...| biography.elvis.com.au
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Audio: Bing Crosby talks about Elvis Presley. Bings comments are surprisingly perceptive: 'He's gonna be a very big star, I mean, in a lot of fields ... he sings in tune, and he's got good rhythm, he just hasn't developed enough voice just yet to handle the ballads but that'll come ...' An interesting audio document. Bing Crosby was surelly an influence on Elvis, and he clearly understood Elvis Presley and his talent, way better than the idiot who was interviewing him. In fact, Elvis had grea...| www.elvispresley.com.au
Elvis Presley died at Graceland on August 16, 1977. He was 42 years old. Through the early morning of the 16th, Elvis took care of last-minute tour details and relaxed with family and staff. | Elvis Presley| biography.elvis.com.au
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Elvis Presley is the undisputed King of Rock and Roll. In 1954, Elvis Presley kicked off a musical revolution by modernizing traditional genres such as blues, country and bluegrass. | Elvis Presley| www.elvis.com.au
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