Happy Birthday Elvis

[Tiger Tiger]

Today Elvis would have been 75 years old!

I for one have been a huge fan since I was a child - I grew up listening to Elvis, Buddy, Roy, various others - not even realising for years that these songs were not "current".

In fact I am just starting to put some burlesque routines together and so far both I am working on are to Elvis songs.

How was everyone else influenced by The King? Any of you able to remember when he was still alive? Any memories you want to share?
Anyone have any musings on what it would be like if he were still alive? What would he be up to?

... those of you who have read the Sookie Stackhouse books will know he features in them as a very interesting Vampire >.<

I would love to hear people's thoughts and memories about Elvis, someone who for me started my love affair with retro/rockabilly/pinup/etc...

[Tiger Tiger]

Thanks for sharing Richie, that's awesome! And what an amazing pic, thanks for posting it :D

I like most of his stuff but much much prefer his earlier music, it's so full of life and fun :D

richie/rockabilly richie{PLA} said:

I was nine years old when I saw Elvis on the Ed Sullivan show. That was when my love for music began. My mother took me to the record store and bought me his album. I still to this day listen to Elvis. I'm not into his later music, just the early stuff. Any way, Happy Birthday Elvis.............................................

[Roxie Roulette {★}]

Haha! I was just going to start this forum when I saw this one!

Happy Birthday to the King!

[Kim Bombshell]

When I was about 6 years old, I found an Elvis record in my parent's collection and put it on the stereo. I have been hooked ever since. When my grandmother found out I liked Elvis, she started to make mixed tapes for me. My grandmother had been a huge fan in the 50s, unlike other mothers of teenagers at the time. My father told me when he was a teenager, my grandmother would go to the record store every Saturday when they put out new rock n roll records, and would buy the new 45s.

In 1962, my dad was living in Washington State going to college, when he answered the casting call for extras in the Elvis movie "It happened at the World's Fair." You see my father in several scenes in that movie, and while filming, my father rode in the space needle elevator with Elvis, gave Elvis some licorice (which he ate) and got his autograph on the World's Fair ticket stub. My father still has it and I make him show me every time I visit my dad in Vegas.

I was 11 years old, and traveling with my grandmother when we turned on the radio and heard that Elvis had passed away. We both cried. She had promised to take me to one of his shows when I was 13, but that was never to be :-(

Elvis was the FIRST Rockabilly artist to achieve massive success and if you read the old accounts from Sam Phillips at Sun Records, Elvis, Scotty Moore and Bill Black invented the style while just messing around in the studio in between takes of some country songs Sam was recording during Elvis' first recording session in 1954.

Long Live the King!

[Tabby von Terror {★}]

Richie, that picture is amazing!

I dont really remember my first Elvis experience, He's just always been there in the soundtrack of my life :D
I absolutely adore Elvis and everything he did for rock and roll to be a huge part of music today, and without him, the world would have never been the same!

I work at San Diego's Original 50's style diner, The Corvette Diner, and we play a lot of Elvis music, but today, I think i need to proposition an "Elvis Hour" in his honor :)

RIP, and Happy Birthday Sir!

[Betty Red {PL Team / Madam}]

I have loved Elvis since I can remember, and his music played a big part in my life. I actually wrote a blog about it last year. I will post the link if anyone cares to read it. :)

http://www.pinuplifestyle.com/profiles/blogs/my-heros

Happy Birthday, Mr. Presley.

[Tiger Tiger]

That is such a fantastic story! Such a shame that the chance was there for you to see him and it never happened :(

Kim Bombshell said:

When I was about 6 years old, I found an Elvis record in my parent's collection and put it on the stereo. I have been hooked ever since. When my grandmother found out I liked Elvis, she started to make mixed tapes for me. My grandmother had been a huge fan in the 50s, unlike other mothers of teenagers at the time. My father told me when he was a teenager, my grandmother would go to the record store every Saturday when they put out new rock n roll records, and would buy the new 45s.

In 1962, my dad was living in Washington State going to college, when he answered the casting call for extras in the Elvis movie "It happened at the World's Fair." You see my father in several scenes in that movie, and while filming, my father rode in the space needle elevator with Elvis, gave Elvis some licorice (which he ate) and got his autograph on the World's Fair ticket stub. My father still has it and I make him show me every time I visit my dad in Vegas.

I was 11 years old, and traveling with my grandmother when we turned on the radio and heard that Elvis had passed away. We both cried. She had promised to take me to one of his shows when I was 13, but that was never to be :-(

Elvis was the FIRST Rockabilly artist to achieve massive success and if you read the old accounts from Sam Phillips at Sun Records, Elvis, Scotty Moore and Bill Black invented the style while just messing around in the studio in between takes of some country songs Sam was recording during Elvis' first recording session in 1954.

Long Live the King!

[Lucas Media Productions]

I may have been to young to watch him perform on the T.V. or been apart of that time...but I love his music and his charm. Here is a collection of his songs that I thought everyone would enjoy as much as I do!