Elvis Presley's Jumpsuit Day

This Elvis “Aloha” jumpsuit costume was first worn for the landmark Elvis television special “Elvis Aloha From Hawaii” on January 14, 1973. Bill Belew designed the white Elvis "Aloha" Eagle jumpsuit costume to signified America with an American Eagle patterned in red, gold, & blue gems. The costume was accented w/a belt decorated with gold American eagles. A spectacular calf-length cape proved to be too cumbersome during rehearsals, so Elvis ordered a hip-length cape to replace it. During the show, Elvis threw the belt into the audience & later threw the cape into the cheering crowd as he finished the closing song. Elvis ordered a second cape & belt for later performances. By the end of 1974, Elvis stopped wearing capes onstage. Not only were they heavy & uncomfortable, but members of the audience tended to grab the edges of them while he was performing, resulting in some near accidents.

The bright red jumpsuit Elvis costume first appeared on stage during the 1972 fall tour. This costume quickly became a fan favorite and one of Elvis's most famous stage costumes. Fans began referring to it as the Elvis “Burning Love” jumpsuit costume (a.k.a Elvis Red Pinwheel Suit or Red Matador Suit). The song “Burning Love” had been a recent hit for Elvis, and he included it in his song selection for the 1972 tour. Elvis donated the red suit to the National Cerebral Palsy Telethon in 1972. In October 1995,

the suit sold at a Las Vegas auction

for a record $107,000.

Elvis wore this complete Gold Lame Costume Tuxedo only once. It was featured on the 50,000,000 Elvis Fans Can't be Wrong album cover, which was released in 1959. Elvis was reluctant to wear the full lame gear & only wore the jacket once more in an appearance. The Gold Lame Costume Tuxedo was designed & produced for $10,000 by Nudie Cohen of Nudie Rodeo Tailors in North Hollywood, CA.

Elvis wore the '68 Comeback Special Elvis Costume in his comeback concert “Elvis”. It aired on December 3, 1968 on NBC-TV, and is commonly referred to as the '68 Comeback Special, because of subsequent developments in Presley's career.

Elvis Presley performs at Madison Square Garden in this June 1972 in his white and red squared jumpsuit.

 The "Peacock" jumpsuit worn by Elvis Presley (above right) has sold for $300,000, making it the most expensive piece of Elvis memorabilia sold at auction. The online sale by auctioneer Gotta Have It! estimate was $275,000 to $325,000. The white outfit with a plunging V-neck and high collar features a blue-and-gold peacock design hand-embroidered on the front and back and along the pant legs. The previous record for an Elvis collectible is $295,000 for one of his classic cars. The most ever paid previously for one of his stage costumes, a bejeweled cape, was $105,250. Both were sold at a 1999 auction at Graceland in Memphis, Tennessee, run by Guernsey's

The Blue Nail suit was 1st worn in Buffalo, New York on April 5th 1972

Powder blue jumpsuit with white kick pleats and portholes down the front

Elvis first wore this suit during the 1973 April tour.
During the June/July tour Elvis wore the belt of this suit with the "Pharao" suit.
This suit had a counterpart: Nail Mirrored Suit. It had only one minor difference compared to this one: where this suit has the big different coloured stones, the "Nail Mirrored Suit" has tiny mirrors.

Elvis in the red and white Phoenix Jumpsuit. I think elvis looked great in all the Phoenix Jumpsuits in 1975.







                                                                     After focusing much of the 1960s on his career as a movie actor, not performing in front of a live audience for over seven years, the triumph of Elvis' 1968 concert television special prompted a permanent return to the concert stage with a sold-out, critically acclaimed month-long Las Vegas engagement in the summer of 1969. Elvis did not want to wear a tuxedo, which was basically the uniform of male crooners working in that town. He was going there to rock. Wanting something different and special, he called upon Bill Belew, who had designed the now-classic black leather suit and other outfits for the '68 special. Inspired by Elvis' great interest in karate, Belew came up with simple two-piece gabardine suits in with tunic-style tops and simple, long karate-style belts knotted to one side with the ends dangling from the hip.          

                                                                   
                                                                             

Elvis presley cars

Elvis Presley had a life-long love affair with motor cars. Beginning in the '50s with Cadillacs, including the Pink Cadillac that he eventually gave to his mother - probably the most famous car in the world - to a second hand Volkswagen and two BMW 507s in Germany. In the '60s there where more Cadillacs, Ford Lincoln's and a Rolls Royce among many others. In the '70s, again Elvis purchased Cadillacs, a Mercedes-Benz 600, even a Ford T-Bird - but his most prized cars of the 1970s were his Stutz Blackhawk's. Elvis was the first person to own a Stutz Blackhawk, and there can be no doubt his favourite car of the 1970s was his 1973 Stutz Blackhawk III.

Elvis in his white BMW 507 in front Goethestraße 14, in Bad Nauheim - June 1959

The price seemed very reasonable - the equivalent of $3,750 USD, instead of $7,160 for a brand new one. Not understanding the contract written in German Elvis thought he was buying the car. But no, he later learned it was only on lease and had to be returned when he left Germany. In August 1959 Elvis swapped the white sports car at BMW Glöckler for a red 507 which he drove until October 1959.

Elvis and June Juanico flew to Houston to purchase this car on June 12, 1956 at a cost of $10,000. Originally white with a black interior, Elvis squashed a handful of grapes on the fender and told the customiser, Jimmy Sanders of Memphis (who also customised the pink '55 Fleetwood), that was the colour he wanted. The upholstery was changed to white roll and pleated leather, and the floor covered in mouton fur dyed purple. Elvis' initials 'EP' entwined with a guitar and two musical notes inscribed in leather adorned the floor mats and overhead. Elvis traded it.

 Also in 1956, Elvis bought a 1956 wisteria-and-white Lincoln Premiere hardtop coupe and a white 1956 Continental Mark II. Elvis also bought a 1958 black Cadillac Limousine.

 In January 1961, Elvis signed a 5 year contract with Hal Wallis. To celebrate he went out and bought a Rolls Royce Phantom V from a Beverly Hills dealer only to bring it home and have his mothers' chickens peck away at their reflections in the elegant finish. Most people would have just shot the birds but Elvis just chose to have the car repainted four or five times.

 When Elvis saw that the spiffy wire wheels were missing and couldn't be replaced, he called Detroit and demanded to talk to 'Mr. Ford'. When Edsel Ford heard the story, he told Elvis to return the car to the nearest dealer and he'd get his money back. 'I was disappointed,' admits Barrasso, 'but after the problem with the wheels, Elvis was never comfortable with the car. I just wish I'd had the money to buy it back'.

 Elvis admires the 1967 Lincoln Executive Limousine given to him by Colonel Tom Parker.

 Elvis purchased this 1969 six-door Mercedes-Benz 600 on April 6, 1970.

The Mercedes-Benz 600 was a large luxury automobile, intended to represent the absolute pinnacle of automobile engineering. When introduced in September, 1963, it had few competitors, except Rolls-Royce and some US-made limousines. It was intended to be driven primarily by a chauffeur, not the owner, thus a power divider window separating the front seats from the rear bench seat was available.

 Elvis' purchased this 1971 yellow De Tomaso Pantera sports car in 1974 for $2,400 as a gift to then-girlfriend Linda Thompson.

 Elvis also owned a 1975 Ferrari Dino 308 GT4, purchased second hand in October 1976 on a payment plan with one installment at $20,583. This car is currently on display at Graceland.

 This 1977 Cadillac Seville, two-tone burgundy and silver with white leather interior was the last Cadillac that Elvis ever purchased. Today the car is owned by Greg Page.





                                                                             

                                                                   

                                                                                   

  Elvis did always like teddy bears .Here is a classic pic of him in the song Teddy bear.  The song was a US number-one hit for Elvis Presley during the summer of 1957, staying at number-one for 7 weeks, and his third of the four that he would have that year. "(Let Me be Your) Teddy Bear" would also hit number one on the R&B Best Sellers List, becoming his fourth number one on that chart. In addition the song would hit number one on the country charts for a single week.

Look guys, if you're just going to stare at me, I'm going to bed!
Elvis Presley quotes

 After a hard day of basic training, you could eat a rattlesnake.

 If everyday was like Christmas.

 Elvis has sold over 1 billion albums worldwide, has over 100 gold/platinum awards for his singles and albums within the United States and is by far the most popular artist ever. His records, CDs, and movies continue to sell well even today.






 
“The first time that I appeared on stage, it scared me to death. I really didn’t know what all the yelling was about. I didn’t realize that my body was moving. It’s a natural thing to me. So to the manager backstage I said, ‘What’d I do? What’d I do?’ And he said “Whatever it is, go back and do it again.”
-From a 1972 taped interview used in MGM’s documentary "Elvis on Tour"

         
     “Man, I was tame compared to what they do now. Are you kidding? I didn’t do anything but just jiggle.”
-From the press conference prior to his record-breaking Madison Square Garden shows in New York City, 1972

 '' I never discovered Elvis until the age of 10, when one day i was routing through my mums old records and i came across one of Elvis's record.Until that day he has become my biggest idol''  

Chris James. 

    

 Elvis joking about in the studio :) 

Remember to never pick your nose on camera.

Elvis dance drives fans crazy.

 The funny side of Elvis. 

 

Elvis Aaron Presley

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Э́лвис Аро́н Пре́сли (англ. Elvis Aaron Presley; 8 января 1935 — 16 августа 1977) — американский певец и актёр, один из самых коммерчески успешных исполнителей популярной музыки XX века[1]. Его известность настолько широка, что большинство людей называет его лишь по имени — «Элвис». С Элвисом Пресли также ассоциируется устойчивое словосочетание «Король рок-н-ролла» (в Америке зачастую просто «Король» — англ. The King). Находится на третьем месте среди величайших исполнителей всех времён и народов и величайших вокалистов по версии журнала Rolling Stone.

Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977) was one of the most popular American singers of the 20th century. A cultural icon, he is widely known by the single name Elvis. He is often referred to as the "King of Rock and Roll" or simply "the King".

Born in Tupelo, Mississippi, Presley moved to Memphis, Tennessee, with his family at the age of 13. He began his career there in 1954 when Sun Records owner Sam Phillips, eager to bring the sound of African-American music to a wider audience, saw in Presley the means to realize his ambition. Accompanied by guitarist Scotty Moore and bassist Bill Black, Presley was one of the originators of rockabilly, an uptempo, backbeat-driven fusion of country and rhythm and blues. RCA Victor acquired his contract in a deal arranged by Colonel Tom Parker, who would manage the singer for over two decades. Presley's first RCA single, "Heartbreak Hotel", released in January 1956, was a number one hit. He became the leading figure of the newly popular sound of rock and roll with a series of network television appearances and chart-topping records. His energized interpretations of songs, many from African American sources, and his uninhibited performance style made him enormously popular—and controversial. In November 1956, he made his film debut in Love Me Tender.

Conscripted into military service in 1958, Presley relaunched his recording career two years later with some of his most commercially successful work. He staged few concerts, however, and, guided by Parker, proceeded to devote much of the 1960s to making Hollywood movies and soundtrack albums, most of them critically derided. In 1968, after seven years away from the stage, he returned to live performance in a celebrated comeback television special that led to an extended Las Vegas concert residency and a string of profitable tours. In 1973, Presley staged the first concert broadcast globally via satellite, Aloha from Hawaii, seen by approximately 1.5 billion viewers. Prescription drug abuse severely compromised his health, and he died suddenly in 1977 at the age of 42.

Presley is regarded as one of the most important figures of 20th-century popular culture. He had a versatile voice and unusually wide success encompassing many genres, including country, pop ballads, gospel, and blues. He is the best-selling solo artist in the history of popular music.[1][2][3][4] Nominated for 14 competitive Grammys, he won three, and received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award at age 36. He has been inducted into four music halls of fame.