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Elvis Presley

The King, in Pictures.

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Elvis Aron Presley was born on January 8, 1935. The Presley name was changed from Pressler during the Civil War. Presley starred in over 30 movies in just 14 years. The video of Jailhouse rock is credited as the first ever music video. Actors who have portrayed Elvis in films include Val Kilmer, Jonathan Rhys Meyers and Bruce Campbell. He bought his first guitar when he was only 11 years old. A Scottish tartan has been made for Elvis with his favorite colors: pink, blue, black and gold. His first recording was My Happiness in 1953. Elvis once said: My songs are a way of caressing people with my voice. Elvis' first dramatic role was in the 1956 Western, Love Me Tender. Q Magazine voted him the best singer of all time. Fans would try to rip off his clothes. Elvis was inducted into the The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and The Country Music Hall of Fame. Presley received his Army draft notice in December 1957. He was posted to Germany, where he met his wife Priscilla. Elvis once tipped a waitress with a new Cadillac. Presley performed as the "Hillbilly Cat" before he hit it big. Part Scottish and Cherokee, he stood at 6 feet tall. Suzanna Leigh & Elvis Presley in the 1966 film Paradise, Hawaiian Style. Discovery Channel voted Elvis 8th place in Top 100 Americans - after 6 presidents and Martin Luther King, Jr. Elvis' favorite actors were Marlon Brando and James Dean. Elvis met with President Nixon in 1970 - Presley wanted to be a Federal Agent at Large. Elvis' gyrations earned him the name Elvis the Pelvis - and several threats of arrest. There are many songs about Elvis, including Mojo Nixon's Elvis is Everywhere and Frank Zappa's Elvis Has Just Left the Building. He wanted the part of Don Vito Corleone in the Godfather. He has sold 1.8 billion records. Elvis died at Graceland on August 16, 1977 of heart failure. The National Rifle Association released an Elvis Presley Tribute Revolver in 2007. In 1970 he expressed interest in joining the FBI. Elvis' father changed Aron to Aaron - he believed Elvis planned to change the spelling.