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Elvis' #1 Pop Singles on Cashbox, USA: Heartbreak Hotel (1956) Don't Be Cruel (1956) Hound Dog (1956) Love Me Tender (1956) Too Much (1957) All Shook Up (1957) Teddy Bear (1957) Jailhouse Rock (1957) Don't (1958) Stuck On You (1960) It's Now Or Never (1960) Are You Lonesome Tonight? (1960) Surrender (1961) Good Luck Charm (1962) Return To Sender (1962) In The Ghetto (1969) Suspicious Minds (1969) Burning Love (1972) (The Cashbox chart is now defunct) Elvis Facts: Elvis was 5' 11" tall
Elvis' natural hair color was dark blond
Elvis' blood type was O Positive
Elvis' shoe size was 11D
One of Elvis'( maternal) ancestors, Morning White Dove (born 1800, died 1835), was a full-blooded Cherokee Indian
Elvis' uncle, Noah Presley, became Mayor of East Tupelo on January 7, 1936
The Presley family moved to Memphis on November 6, 1948
Elvis was issued a Social Security card in September 1950 with the # 409-52-2002
In 1954 some of the shows played by Elvis & The Blue Moon Boys were at the Overton Park Shell; the Bel-Air Club; Sleepy-Eyed John's Eagle's Nest Club and the Louisiana Hayride
Elvis' first manager was Scotty Moore, then Bob Neal, before signing with Colonel Tom Parker
The first DJ to play an Elvis record was Fred Cook (WREC), not Dewey Phillips (WHBQ). However, Dewey had the distinction of being the first DJ to play an Elvis record in its entirety
Elvis once dated famous stripper, Tempest Storm
Elvis was filmed from the waist up only during his 3rd and final appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show
In the 50s Elvis was friendly with rising stars, Natalie Wood, Robert Wagner and Ty (Bronco Lane) Hardin
Gladys Presley was 46 years old when she died, not 42, as many books suggest
The Roustabout album sold 450,000 copies on its initial release, 150,000 copies more than any of the preceding three soundtrack LPs. It was Elvis' last "soundtrack" album to reach #1 on the major album charts in the US
Elvis received $1m for filming Harum Scarum (aka Harum Holiday). The film grossed around $2m in the US
Elvis and Priscilla married on May 1, 1967
They were officially divorced on October 9, 1973
Elvis earns nearly $3.5m in 1968 and pays just over $1.4m in income tax
Elvis' return to live performing in Las Vegas on July 31, 1969 was in front of an "by invitation only" audience. Stars in attendance included Wayne Newton, Petula Clark, Shirley Bassey, Burt Bacharach and Angie Dickinson
On January 9, 1971, the national Junior Chamber of Commerce (Jaycees) announced Elvis as one of "The Top Ten Young Men of the Year". Elvis spoke at the official awards ceremony on January 16
"Elvis: Aloha From Hawai" made entertainment history on January 14, 1973, when it was beamed around the world by satellite. In the Philippines it drew 91% of the audience, in Hong Kong 70%. The viewing audience was estimated at more than 1 billion
For his 4 week Hilton Vegas season in August 1973 Elvis received $610,000 Sales of Elvis' 1973 album, Raised On Rock, were less than 200,000 units on its initial release
Elvis paid $2,959,000 in income tax in 1973
In December 1976 Elvis was sworn in as a special deputy sheriff of Shelby County (Memphis) by Sheriff Gene Barksdale
Elvis' final live concert was in Indianapolis on June 26, 1977 When Elvis died, he and his father Vernon, were embroiled in an FBI investigation called Operation Fountain Pen More than 1,500 books have been published about The King in more than 30 languages
At Dec 2005 Elvis' biggest selling album in the US is the budget priced, Elvis' Christmas Album, with accredited sales of 9 million units (fingers crossed it reaches 10 million to give Elvis his first "Diamond" award)
By early2006, Sony BMG's "collectors label", Follow That Dream, had released more than 50 Elvis CDs
During the 1980s, tour guides at Graceland stated that Elvis' biggest selling album (globally) was Moody Blue, with sales exceeding 14 million
While Sony BMG estimates Elvis' global sales exceed 1 billion, the company is unable to substantiate this figure. Accredited sales worldwide are estimated to be less than 400 million
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Elvis on OzNet The Oz Net music chart was an online record of hit songs in Australia since 1958. Until recently it could be found at www.onmc.iinet.au. The chart also includes a listing of #1 songs in Australia , the UK and USA . The information used was based on data from The Kent Music Report and AMR until 1988 and from ARIA since 1988. From this data, Elvis had the top single in Australia on two occasions: 1959 – A Fool Such As I 1960 – It’s Now Or Never In 1960 Are You Lonesome Tonight? was ranked as the year’s 9 th top song. Wooden Heart was ranked at #4 in 1961 (an interesting placing as other sources suggest it was the second best selling single of the 1960’s in Australia , behind The Beatle’s Hey Jude). In 1962 Can’t Help Falling In Love was ranked at #5 for the year while in 1964 the huge double sided hit Ask Me/Ain’t That Loving You Baby was #14 and Viva Las Vegas #19 in the year end rankings. Other year end rankings for Elvis singles were Crying In The Chapel (#19 in 1965), Suspicious Minds (#16 in 1969) and The Wonder Of You (#15 in 1970). It should be noted that several hits did not make the year end top 20 rankings because they breached two calendar years, eg. Edge of Reality was a huge seller in Australia but its sales were across 1968 and 1969. Suspicious Minds also breached 1969 and 1970 but its sales in 1969 were sufficient to place it in that year’s top 20 rankings. Had its sales all occurred in one calendar year, it would have placed much higher in the year end rankings. For some reason the OzNet web page has been discontinued. This is a pity as the site included a lot of valuable chart data for Elvis and other artists.
All six "genre" albums from Sony-BMG will be available later this month from leading Aussie record stores...as will the new 'single disc' DVD editions of "Elvis Aloha From Hawaii" and "The '68 Comeback Special" (both with added material) 'Elvis Presley In Concert' Aussie ticket sales fine
EIN: How's the publicity going? DCE: Well there is still 2 1/2 months to go and we are very aware of how important Elvis Week is this month, so fans will see our publicity increasing. Elvis' guitarist James Burton has also been lined up for radio interviews in the next couple of weeks, so fans should keep their ears open for those. In fact Elvis' whole band have told us how much they are really looking forward to coming back to Australia, so don't let anyone miss out. After all, this could be the last major worldwide Tour that will come all the way over here. As soon as I have more information about the special Elvis Memorabilia display and anything else, I'll let all the fans know.
Elvis documentary specials on Foxtel in Australia: Robert Vasilevski has advised EIN that the following specials are listed in the Foxtel (Australia) magazine for telecast on 8 August on The Biography Channel: Also, on 16 August, Turner Classic Movies has a 24 hour Elvis movie marathon EIN's July 2006 newsletter now available (Click to enquire about joining EIN) $20.00pa (printed copy of newsletter/$10.00pa (newsletter delivered electronically)
Last copies of Inside G.I. Blues book, dvd & 7' single package available! EIN's "30th Anniversary Tour" to Memphis departs 363 days from today!! Why not join us on a trip you will never forget!
Aussie Elvis festival wins award The ClubsNSW Parkes Elvis Festival has brought home a prized trophy, taking out the winning title in the CountryLink Inland NSW Tourism Awards. On Sunday night, the Elvis Festival was named winner in the Festivals and Events Category at an Awards Presentation Dinner in Wagga Wagga. The Elvis Festival won within a pool of high quality finalists, including Parkes Shire's own Tullamore Irish Festival. "This is an exciting win for the Elvis Revival committee!" Monique Kronk, Parkes Shire Tourism Manager said yesterday. "The volunteer Committee members work very hard all year round to make the Festival happen and they should be very proud because their work is now acclaimed and held up as an example for others across New South Wales." The Awards which received 72 entries this year, are open to entrants from right across Central NSW, Outback NSW, Riverina and the New England. (Source: Parkes Champion Post) Airbus "Elvis" 380 to be the `King of Aviation' Elvis is the nickname given to the new Airbus 380, the world's largest, first-ever fully double-decker passenger plane now being built at Airbus' factory. Elvis" used as psychological indicator A question asking if you like Elvis or not has been included in a new test to determine personality traits. Also included in the test is a similar question about John Wayne. Elvis Presley - Special Collectors Edition Charmaine Voisine in Canada has provided us with a link to "shared" Elvis MP3 files: Password is included in the zip. Winrar is needed to open the shares.
You can download winrar here.
Aussie ETA links: The EIN "Aussie Only" E-Alert is a free information service from the Elvis Information Network (EIN) for Elvis fans in Australia & New Zealand. If you do not wish to receive future editions of the EIN E-Alert simply reply to this message with REMOVE in the subject line
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Quote: "Elvis Presley is the supreme socio-cultural icon in the history of pop culture" (Dr. Gary Enders) Quote: "Elvis is the 'glue' which holds our society together....which subconciously gives our world meaning" (Anonymous) Quote: "Eventually everybody has to die, except Elvis" (humorist Dave Barry) Quote: "He is the "Big Bang", and the universe he detonated is still expanding, the pieces are still flying" (Greil Marcus, "Dead Elvis") Quote: "I think Elvis Presley will never be solved" (Nick Tosches) Quote: "He was the most popular man that ever walked on this planet since Christ himself was here" (Carl Perkins) Quote: "When I first heard Elvis' voice I just knew I wasn't going to work for anybody...hearing him for the first time was like busting out of jail" (Bob Dylan) Quote: "When we were kids growing up in Liverpool, all we ever wanted was to be Elvis Presley" (Sir Paul McCartney) Quote: "You can't say enough good things about Elvis. He was one of a kind" (Johnny Cash) Quote: "And don't think for one moment he's just a passing fancy....he's got enough of it to keep him on top for a long time" (R. Fred Arnold, Fury magazine, Aug 1957) Quote: "It isn't enough to say that Elvis is kind to his parents, sends money home, and is the same unspoiled kid he was before all the commotion began. That still isn't a free ticket to behave like a sex maniac in public" (Eddie Condon, Cosmopolitan) Elvis records reaching #2 & #3 on the Cashbox Pop Singles chart: #2: A Fool Such As I (1959) #2: A Big Hunk Of Love (1959) #3: Hard Headed Woman (1958) #3: One Night (1958) #3: (You're The Devil) In Disguise (1963) Elvis Facts: Tickets for Elvis' show on March 29, 1957 in St. Louis cost $2.00 to $2.50 While in Germany Elvis was hospitalised with tonsillitis in October 1959 Despite being an illegal immigrant, photographic evidence shows Colonel Tom Parker traveled to Canada with Elvis in 1957 Elvis strongly believed there weren't enough good songs in King Creole to justify releasing a soundtrack album. RCA initially agreed, releasing two very successful EPs from the movie. A soundtrack LP eventually followed During the 1960s Elvis had his own football team, Elvis Presley Enterprises, which played in the Memphis touch football league. In the 1962 final, EPE narrowly lost to Delta Automatic Transmission, 6-13 In Clambake, (Elvis) Scott Hayward's driving licence shows February 23, 1940...taking 5 years off Elvis' real age In the 1970s Elvis was offered $5m to stage a concert in front of the Pyramids in Egypt. When the Colonel declined the offer, Saudi billionaires raised the offer to $10m
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