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Six Trivia Facts about Elvis Presley
Fascinating Trivia about the Early Days of the King of Rock and Roll
The legendary Elvis Presley had to make a start somewhere. These trivia facts deal with his birth, first guitar, first band, and the image he created to become the King.
Elvis Presley died some 30+ years ago, yet his name and face become as well known to each generation as their current pop idols. As the King of Rock and Roll, he seems to exert a fascination. Here are some curious facts about Elvis as he launched himself into a career as the greatest, best-remembered performer of all time
Elvis Presley's Birth
Elvis Aaron was born in Tupelo on 8 January 1935. (Yes, he would be 75, if still alive.) His mother, Gladys, was 21; his father, Vernon, was only 18. Elvis had a twin brother, christened Jesse Garon, who was still-born.
Elvis Presley's Hair
The familiar glossy black hair was the result of black dye. Elvis had mousy brown hair, sometimes described as `dirty blond'. He started to dye his hair very early I his career, something quite unusual for a young man in that era.
He was a fan of actor Tony Curtis and copied his `ducktail' hairstyle, with the modification of sweeping the front upward. Elvis fashion.com suggests that Elvis simply followed the trend of poor white truck drivers in his area He used three types of wax to make his hair greasy and to ensure it would fall across his face on demand.
Elvis Presley's Clothes
Early in his career, in the days before the gaudy comeback spangled jump suits, Elvis showed his `rebellious' nature by choosing to wear clothes more often associated with African-Americans. Indeed, he shopped for clothes at Lansky's on Beale St, which had a predominantly African-American clientele. That, and the unorthodox long sideburns set him aside from other performers of his generation.
Elvis Presley's Guitar Playing
When Elvis first grabbed popular attention in the 1950s, it was often stated scornfully that he couldn't actually play a guitar. This was possibly a bitter response from the then older generation, or may have arisen from Presley's later frequent use of a guitar as a stage prop, swinging it around to his back, making love to it … indeed, doing anything but playing it.
However, Elvis certainly could play rhythm guitar and his lead guitarist, Scotty Moore, (see scottymoore .net) attests that he was hard on them, frequently breaking strings. On stage, Elvis played a range of guitars over the years, but mainly Gibsons and Martins.
Elvis Presley's First Guitar
It is on record that when Elvis got his first guitar at age 11 from Tulepo Hardware, he had actually wanted to spend his hard-earned pocket money on a rifle. His mother was keen for him to try a guitar, and offered to contribute money to sweet talk him into it. Mr Forrest L. Bobo, an employee of the store, recalls the day and managed to acquire and retain the battered old guitar, even, he claims, resisting a million dollar offer for it from Gracelands.
Elvis Presley's First Band
Elvis auditioned as singer for an existing country group called the Starlite Wranglers , whose principals, guitarist Scotty Moore and bassist Bill Black became Elvis' long-time band members. According to scottymoore.net, he sang That's Alright, Momma, and a new group The Blue Moon Boys was born, with Elvis as frontman.
Above all, Elvis became so legendary because he was a showman who could woo an audience and who developed a persona he later found it hard to live up to. The Presley phenomenon churns on at his home, Graceland, and in the thousands of Elvis impersonators around the world.
Source: James Parsons / www.suite101.com
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"The Doo-Wop Oldies Quiz."
Take the quiz and see how you score as a true "Oldies Fan."
(Answers below)
1. When did "Little Suzie" finally wake up?
a) The movie's over, it's 2 o'clock
b) The movie's over, it's 3 o'clock
c) The movie's over, it's 4 o'clock
2. "Rock Around The Clock" was used in what movie?
a) Rebel Without A Cause
b) Blackboard Jungle
c) The Wild Ones
3. What's missing? _____Baby, Earth_____, _____On My Shoulder
a) Angel
b) Head
c) Love
4. "I found my thrill..." where?
a) Kansas City
b) Heartbreak Hotel
c) Blueberry Hill
5. "Please turn on your magic beam, _____ _____ bring me a dream"
a) Mr. Sandman
b) Earth Angel
c) Dream Lover
6. For which label did Elvis Presley first record?
a) Chancellor
b) RCA
c) Sun
7. He asked, "Why's everybody always pickin' on me? " Who was he?
a) Bad Bad Leroy Brown
b) Charlie Brown
c) Buster Brown
8. Bobby Darin's "Mack The Knife," the one with the knife, was named:
a) MacHeath
b) MacCloud
c) MacNamara
9. Name the song with "A-wop bop a-loo bop a-lop bam boom"?
a) Good Golly Miss Molly
b) Be-Bop-A-Lula
c) Tutti Fruitti
10. Who is generally given credit for the term "Rock And Roll"?
a) Dick Clark
b) Wolfman Jack
c) Alan Freed
11. In 1957, he left the music business to become a preacher.
a) Little Richard
b) Frankie Lymon
c) Tony Orlando
12. Paul Anka's "Puppy Love" is written to what star?
a) Brenda Lee
b) Connie Francis
c) Annette Funicello
13. The Everly Brothers are...
a) Pete and Dick
b) Don and Phil
c) Bob and Bill
14. The Big Bopper's real name was:
a) Jiles P. Richardson
b) Roy Harold Scherer Jr.
c) Marion Michael Morrison
15. In 1959, Berry Gordy Jr. started a small record company called...
a) Decca
b) Cameo
c) Motown
16. Edd Brynes had a hit with "Kookie, Kookie, Lend Me Your Comb. "What TV show was he on?
a) 77 Sunset Strip
b) Hawaiian Eye
c) Surfside Six
17. In 1960 Bobby Darin married:
a) Carol Lynley
b) Sandra Dee
c) Natalie Wood
18. They were a one hit wonder with "Book Of Love."
a) The Penguins
b) The Monotones
c) The Moonglows
Answers:
1. c) The movie's over, it's 4 o'clock
2. b) Blackboard Jungle
3. a) Angel
4. c) Blueberry Hill
5. a) Mr. Sandman
6. c) Sun
7. b) Charlie Brown
8. a) Mac Heath
9. c) Tutti Fruitti
10. c) Alan Freed
11. a) Little Richard
12. c) Annette Funicello
13. b) Don and Phil
14. a) Jiles P. Richardson
15. c) Motown
16. a) 77 Sunset Strip
17. b) Sandra Dee
18. b) The Monotones
source: www.strangevehicles.com
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