All Shook Up Over Elvis
Remembering a Legend
Every year thousands of people light candles in front of Graceland, Memphis as a tribute to Elvis who died on Aug. 16, 1977. The candlelight vigil in honor of the 30th anniversary of Elvis' death drew a record crowd of some 75,000, officials in Graceland said.
Little More Than a Duke
The future King of rock and roll didn't have such a stately appearance back on the cover fo his first RCA Victor album in 1956. Still, he would go on to become a legend.
Elvis Soldiers Into Germany
Elvis Presley carries his duffle bag as he checks in at the US Ray Barracks in Friedberg, West Germany, on Oct. 2, 1958.
Sprechen Sie Burning Love?
Elvis impersonators flocked to the "Friedberg Army Home of Elvis Presley" exhibition in the Ray Barracks in Friedberg, Germany where Elvis was stationed as a soldier from 1958 to 1960. John Lennon once said, ""Before there was Elvis, there was nothing." This guy looks certain to agree.
Will the Real Elvis Please Stand Up?
Elvis tribute artists in London on July 5, 2004 marked 50 years since Elvis recorded his first song.
Elvis Shares
No, Elvis didn't work at the German Stock Exchange in Frankfurt. But impersonators show up there nearly every year at Carnival.
The King and his Queen
Elvis and his bride, Priscilla nee Beaulieu, met in Germany when he was stationed there as a soldier and married at the Aladdin Hotel, Las Vegas, in 1967.
Love Me Tender, Dad
Elvis and Priscilla Presley welcomed daughter Lisa Marie into the world in 1968.
All Shook Up -- Offstage
TV producers initially refused to show Elvis below the waist on screen because of his stage gyrations. Critics called him "Elvis the Pelvis." Shake It Somewhere else TV producers initially refused to show Elvis below the waist on screen because of his stage gyrations. Critics called him "Elvis the Pelvis."
Honolulu Hound Dog
A bronze Elvis statue was unveiled at the end of July near the site of his legendary "Aloha from Hawaii" concert Honolulu.
Jumping Around in a White Suit
The King kicked off his own blue suede shoes in favor of more sporty white jumpsuits towards the end of his career. Some wondered if it was because he could no long reach down to tie his shoes.
Rocking Across the Lawn
Hay, hay, hay -- that's what New York artist Roger Baker used to create his 2002 portrait of Elvis in an airfield.
Going to Graceland
Elvis Presley's grave, center, in the grounds of Graceland, where his grandmother and parents are buried alongside him.