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Elvis

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    • Quiz on Elvis
    • Army Career
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    • Elvis influenced, inspired, copied from
    • Songs List
  • Acting Career
    • Love Me Tender
    • Loving You
    • Jailhouse Rock
    • King Creole
    • G.I.Blues
    • Flaming Star
    • Wild in the Country
    • Blue Hawaii
    • Follow That Dream
    • Kid Galahad
    • Girls! Girls! Girls!
    • It Happened at the World's Fair
    • Fun in Acapulco
    • Kissin' Cousins
    • Viva Las Vegas
    • Roustabout
    • Girl Happy
    • Tickle Me
    • Harum Scarum
    • Frankie and Johnny
    • Paradise, Hawaiian Style
    • Spinout
    • Easy Come, Easy Go
    • Double Trouble
    • Clambake
    • Stay Away, Joe
    • Live a Little, Love a Little
    • Charro!
    • The Trouble with Girls
    • Change of Habit
  • Relatives
    • Gladys Presley
    • Vernon Presley
    • Priscilla Presley
    • Lisa Marie Presley

Elvis Presley Acheivements

He had graduated in 1953 from Humes High School, Memphis, TN.

Earned a black belt in 1960.

He is inducted into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the Rockabilly Hall of Fame, the Country Music Hall of Fame and the Gospel Music Hall of Fame.

He has given 149 charted hits.

The song named "It's Now Or Never" which was recorded on 1960 is 4th best selling single of all time, its 25 million to 30 million copies were sold.

He was the inventor of Strong backbeats.

He had invented Rock n Roll Genre on 5th July 1954, before that no song categorized as Rock n Roll, they hadn't contained fusion of 2 back beat.

He was the inventor of Rockabilly.

He has 14 singles selling over 5 million copies which is more than any other performer ever.

He was the first Passionate Pet lover/owner in Celebs history.

He has got 14 nominations for Grammy Awards and won 3 Grammy awards.

Has earned about $500 million from films, he was one of the most paid actors of 60's.

His records have spent most 2,574 weeks in both UK singles and album charts.

His Graceland mansion is the most visited house in USA after white house.

He was one of the first people of U.S. to own a "Betamax" system VCR.

He is the most Passionate Pet owner in Celebs history.

He was the biggest tax payer in USA for many years.

His concert "Aloha from Hawaii" was seen by 1 billion - 1.5 billion peoples worldwide on television, no other artist/person has ever got that much attention.

He had Met President Lyndon Johnson at the White House in 1965.

He had Met President Richard Nixon at the White House in 1970.

He was a master guitar player.

He was perfect in Guitar, piano, drums, bass.

He had never joined any political party.

He has sold more than 2 billion albums worldwide, nobody has crossed the mark of 1 billion yet except him.

His first Ed Sullivan appearance on 9 September 1956, was viewed by some 55–60 million viewers.

Sullivan had paid him $50,000 to make three appearances on his show, at that time $50,000 was highest money than any performer had ever been paid to appear on a network variety program, His next network television appearance was of 1960, when Frank Sinatra gave his variety show a “Welcome Home, Elvis” theme to herald Elvis’ return from the army. $125,000 money was paid to him to appear, Elvis made history again.

He has earned 4.5 Billion USD in his whole life.

He had bought 2 Private Aeroplanes for his own.

He was also listed in "top 10 outstanding man in USA".

His stamp was launched in 1992 in US, It is the most selling stamp of world because more than 695 million copies are sold of it.

500,000 people had attend his funeral.

More than 700,000 people visits his Graceland Mansion yearly.

He has got 85,000 impersonators world wide, The use of the Elvis impersonator for one is always approved by EP Enterprises, Other wise its illegal. It is estimated by some scientists that in 2019 the 3rd part of the world will be owned by Elvis Impersonators.

He has got 635 or more official active fan clubs world wide.

His hairs are most valuable hairs ever, His personal barber Homer "Gill" Gilleland had sold his 8 cm of hairs for $115,120 on November 15, 2002.

Has done 33 films in each film his role was lead role, Each of his movie has earned more than 400% profit.

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