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Presley's and impact
Apart from Presley's impact on him, Richards was even more impressed by Scotty Moore's guitar playing, as well as the rest of the band:

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Kid Rock became the first musician to play in a recorded concert for television at Elvis Presley's Graceland on November 28, 2011 when PBS taped an episode for their Live from the Artists Den.
On December 8, 1956, two examples on the same broadcast were " Nuttin ' for Christmas ," which became a vehicle for Rocky Rockwell dressed in a child's outfit, and Elvis Presley's " Don't Be Cruel ," which was sung by violinist Bob Lido, wearing fake Presley-style sideburns.
In the summer of 1961, his uncle was working on the set of Presley's film Follow That Dream in nearby Ocala, Florida, and invited Petty to come down and watch the shoot.
" The author adds that Presley's father Vernon " had a swimming pool in his bedroom ", that there " was a jukebox next to the swimming pool, containing Elvis ' favorite records " and that the singer himself " would spend hours in his bedroom, watching his property on a closed-circuit television.
" Graceland was Lisa Marie Presley's first home after her birth on February 1, 1968 and her childhood home, although her main state of residence was California where she lived with her mother after she divorced Elvis when Lisa was in elementary school.
Elvis Presley's " Heartbreak Hotel " scored number one on the pop and country charts, while " Shoes " did better than " Heartbreak " on the R & B charts.
It was released as a single on January 27, 1956, Presley's first on his new record label RCA Victor.
The single topped Billboards Top 100 chart for seven weeks, was number one on the Country and Western chart and reached number five on the R & B chart, becoming Presley's first million-seller, and the best-selling single of 1956.
It became a staple of Presley's repertoire in live appearances, last performed by him on May 29, 1977 at the Civic Center in Baltimore, Maryland.
" Heartbreak Hotel " was released as a single on January 27, 1956 with B-side " I Was the One ", a song that was also recorded during Presley's RCA debut sessions.
" Despite the single having been released only a day before to coincide with Presley's national television debut, the Dorsey brothers did not allow Presley to perform it on their show because it didn't work well in rehearsals.
Country singer Johnny Cash parodied the song in 1959 on the television show Town Hall Party, imitating Presley's characteristic crib and hip movements.
Sullivan's reaction to Presley's performance on the Milton Berle Show was, " I don't know why everybody picked on Presley, I thought the whole show was dirty and vulgar.
The American RCA label severed its longtime affiliation with EMI's His Master's Voice ( HMV ) label in 1957, which allowed British Decca to market and distribute Elvis Presley's recordings in the UK on the RCA label ( later RCA Victor ).
** Elvis Presley's 1968 Comeback Special airs on NBC.
* October 3 – Elvis in Concert, a TV concert special filmed during Elvis Presley's final tour, is aired on CBS.
Elvis Presley's single, " Stuck on You ," is RCA's first mono / stereo release.
Presley's and Perkins ' singles also appeared on the country and western Top Ten chart at # 1 and # 2 respectively.
The Jordanaires, Elvis Presley's back-up vocalists, worked for Nelson but at Presley's behest were not permitted credit on Nelson's albums.

Presley's and him
Co-writer Billy Steinberg came up with the title after Susanna Hoffs told him about the band's visit to Graceland, Elvis Presley's estate in Memphis, Tennessee.
He became interested in music after hearing Elvis Presley's " Heartbreak Hotel ", and asked his parents to buy him a guitar.
During one concert Axton observed the reaction of the audience to Presley's performance, in which a crowd of screaming fans chased him back to his dressing room and ripped his clothes off to take as souvenirs.
Axton followed Presley's career closely after this incident, and met him at a July 28 concert in Jacksonville, this time interviewing him for the local media.
In a 1975 interview, John Lennon recalled his friend Don Beatty introducing him to Presley's music.
American protest singer Phil Ochs appeared in concert in March 1970 at Carnegie Hall wearing a 1950s Elvis-style gold lamé suit, made for him by Presley's costumer Nudie Cohen.
Among other things, this gives him control of Elvis Presley's name and likeness in the US ; this however does not include Britain ( where the Elvis image is in the public domain ), Europe and most other countries in the world.
According to Presley's then girlfriend, June Juanico, he was reluctant to take the role after realizing that his character died at the end, but he was persuaded to do it after she told him that the characters audiences were most likely to remember were the ones who had a tragic fate.
Presley's Estate never gave Dvorin any royalties from his famous phrase, causing him to hold some animosity towards the organization.
Despite this, Phillips was not keen to let him go easily, advising Parker that he would require $ 40, 000 to secure the release of Presley's contract, a completely unheard-of sum at the time.
Presley's acting career was originally intended to be a serious one, but after seeing a chance to cross-promote singles and albums with the films, Parker persuaded him to sing in his films.
He sent Presley's friends to keep him company, arranged for business associates to watch over him while they were working in Europe, and kept in regular contact with him via telephone and letter.
For Presley's return in March 1960, Parker had arranged for a train to take him from Washington D. C. to Memphis, with stops along the way for fans to see their idol in person.
Parker hoped that marriage would not only boost Presley's career but also possibly tame him.
After the success of Presley's return to live performing in Las Vegas, Parker decided it was time to take him back out on tour for the first time in 13 years.
Presley's main doctor, George C. Nichopoulos, would often replace Presley's medication with placebos in an attempt to wean him off the drugs.
Parker was furious, and stormed into Presley's dressing room after the show to confront him.
Parker later claimed that Presley had asked him to make the contract so demanding so that they would not offer him the part, although many of Presley's friends have said he was furious at losing the role.

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Parton was interested until Presley's manager, Colonel Tom Parker, told her, that it was standard procedure for the songwriter to sign over half of the publishing rights to any song Elvis recorded.
The white bandleader of the Bill Black Combo, Bill Black, who had helped start Elvis Presley's career, was popular with black listeners.
By the time the again-renamed Milton Berle Show finished its only full season, Berle was already becoming history — though his final season was host to two of Elvis Presley's earliest television appearances, April 3 and June 5, 1956 .< ref >
* Elvis Presley's concert in Greensboro in April, 1972 was professionally recorded and became part of the Golden Globe Award-winning musical-documentary motion picture Elvis On Tour featuring Elvis Presley in three different concerts, the one in Greensboro and three others ; two in Virginia and one in Texas.
One of Presley's better known modifications was the addition of the Meditation Garden, where he, his parents Gladys and Vernon, and grandmother are buried.
The name was a combination of Vince Everett, Elvis Presley's character in Jailhouse Rock, ( which Cocker misheard as Vance ) and country singer Eddy Arnold.
Through the sale of Presley's contract, he was able to boost the distribution of Perkins ' song " Blue Suede Shoes ", and it became Sun Records ' first national hit.
The record was reportedly Elvis Presley's favorite album for the last 11 years of his life, the one he most listened to.
The land was described in an 1890 account as being adjacent to Peter Buvens land, " beginning at the fork of the road east of Hosea Presley's house and along the Speight Road.
With a publishing deal in place, Axton arranged through Presley's manager Colonel Tom Parker to present the song to Presley at the annual Country Music Disc Jockey Convention in Nashville, Tennessee, where he was to be named the most promising male country star of 1955.

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