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August 17th, 2008, 09:51
Elvis Presley might have died an inglorious death but this week is to mark The anniversary of the singer's death from heart disease and drug abuse on Aug. 16, 1977.
ELVIS TRIVIA:
Elvis' twin brother Jesse Garon died at birth (Elvis was delivered 35 minutes later).
Elvis's hair color was originally blonde.
Has more multi platinum album sales than any other performer, with 12 albums selling over 2 million copies.
His autopsy detected 10 different drugs in his bloodstream.
Elvis only met the Beatles once, on August 27th, 1965, at his home in Los Angeles.
Elvis' nickname for both his mother Gladys and wife Priscilla was the same -- "Satnin'."
Elvis: Aloha from Hawaii attracted more viewers than Neil Armstrong's walk on the moon.
At the time of his death, he was reading The Scientific Search For The Face Of Jesus by Frank O. Adams.
He was inducted into both the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame and the Country Music Hall Of Fame.
He died with only about one million dollars in his bank account.
Elvis was a distant cousin of former President Jimmy Carter.
Elvis' 1977 country hit, "Way Down," was the Number One song on the Billboard Country Singles chart the week of his death.
Following his discharge from the U.S. Army in 1960, Presley weighed 170 pounds. He weighed 260 pounds at the time of his death in 1977.
Highway 51 South, which runs past the gates of Graceland, was renamed Elvis Presley Boulevard in 1971, while he was still alive.
ELVIS TRIVIA:
Elvis' twin brother Jesse Garon died at birth (Elvis was delivered 35 minutes later).
Elvis's hair color was originally blonde.
Has more multi platinum album sales than any other performer, with 12 albums selling over 2 million copies.
His autopsy detected 10 different drugs in his bloodstream.
Elvis only met the Beatles once, on August 27th, 1965, at his home in Los Angeles.
Elvis' nickname for both his mother Gladys and wife Priscilla was the same -- "Satnin'."
Elvis: Aloha from Hawaii attracted more viewers than Neil Armstrong's walk on the moon.
At the time of his death, he was reading The Scientific Search For The Face Of Jesus by Frank O. Adams.
He was inducted into both the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame and the Country Music Hall Of Fame.
He died with only about one million dollars in his bank account.
Elvis was a distant cousin of former President Jimmy Carter.
Elvis' 1977 country hit, "Way Down," was the Number One song on the Billboard Country Singles chart the week of his death.
Following his discharge from the U.S. Army in 1960, Presley weighed 170 pounds. He weighed 260 pounds at the time of his death in 1977.
Highway 51 South, which runs past the gates of Graceland, was renamed Elvis Presley Boulevard in 1971, while he was still alive.