THIS DAY IN HISTORY
MARCH 24TH
ELVIS PRESLEY
THIS DAY IN HISTORY
MARCH 24TH
ELVIS PRESLEY
On this day in history, March 24th, 1958, 67 years ago today, Elvis Presley was inducted into the United States Army. Although very famous at the time, The King of Rock and Roll honored his duty to his country and stood with Uncle Sam and his fellow Americans as the Korean War waged on.
Elvis Presley is an interesting figure in American history. He had a great voice and an amazing personality. He had many fans that loved and adored him. Some people consider him to be the greatest recording artist of all time. Some people consider him to be the greatest entertainer of all time. He died young, to the sorrow of many of his listeners, but his legend continues to live on.
I will list a few facts about Elvis Presley that you might find interesting. His music, lyrics, and especially dance moves were considered very controversial in the beginning of his career. Some programs would film Elvis from the waist up only so you couldn’t see the moves he was performing with his legs while he was singing. He was an actor as well as a singer, he starred in 31 films. He paid his manager, Colonel Tom Parker, 50% of every dollar that he made. His manager was an illegal alien who would not let Elvis perform outside of North America. Some people believe Tom is the reason for Elvis’ untimely death. He met his wife Priscilla while serving in Germany during his service in the army. She was 14 years old at the time. He had
one daughter named Lisa Marie. He was a gun enthusiast. He once gave a gun to one of his body guards and told him to go kill a man. He later changed his mind, to the relief of his body guard. He once showed up at the White House unexpectedly to meet with President Richard Nixon. He wanted to help stop the drug problems that were infiltrating American Culture and sought a Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs badge. (Now called the Drug Enforcement Administration or DEA) He received the badge. He also gifted the President with a gold colt 45 handgun. He loved to eat peanut butter and bacon. It was reported that he had a photographic memory for every song that he heard. The last few years of his life he had troubles with his eyes, and wore sunglasses during his performances. He was a 7th degree black belt in karate. He holds music records to this day that still have not been broken. In 2015 an Elvis cd was released and it went to #1 in the UK and around the world. Elvis won 3 Grammy awards in his lifetime. All of the Grammy awards were for gospel music.
Rend Petersen
