The Truth About Elvis Presley's Final Year Before He Died
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- Few, if any, figures in rock and roll history are as timeless - or controversial - as Elvis Presley. Both a rebel and a heartthrob, Elvis changed the way the world thought about music, pop culture, and celebrity. Here's what the last 12 months of Elvis' life were like.
As a young man embracing both a punishing work schedule and the stresses of newfound celebrity, Elvis was under a tremendous amount of pressure. Young Elvis became dependent on several different types of prescription drugs, specifically amphetamines to keep him awake and barbiturates to help him sleep or relax. Early on, these were heavily pushed by his manager, the infamous "Colonel" Tom Parker, who many believe swindled the naive young Elvis while running him ragged.
By 1976, Elvis wasn't just getting his uppers and downers from his manager. He had a private doctor who would prescribe him any pill he asked for, according to a People Magazine story published shortly after his death. Dr. George Nichopoulos, aka "Dr. Nick," traveled with Elvis, and carried three suitcases of pills to make sure he could fulfill any of Elvis' needs.
It was reported that, over the last 20 months of Elvis' life, Dr. Nick prescribed him over 12,000 pills. The doctor claimed they were for Presley's entourage as well. His excuse for throwing all these high-octane drugs around? If he didn't prescribe the pills to Elvis, someone else would, and at least this way he wouldn't get them off the street.
The toxicology report from Elvis' death said he had the opiates Dilaudid, Demerol, and Percodan in his blood, not to mention Quaaludes and codeine. However, though Dr. Nick was charged with 11 felony accounts of overprescribing drugs, he was acquitted - the medical examiner claimed that Elvis had died of heart disease, adding,
"Had these drugs not been there, he still would've died."
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Elvis’ private doctor | 0:00
Holed up at Graceland | 1:31
The new girlfriend | 2:32
Overeating and obesity | 3:35
Stuck in bed | 4:30
His painful final album | 5:19
Extreme depression | 6:04
Knowing the end was near | 6:55
Friendship with his live-in nurse | 7:44
Surprisingly active last 24 hours | 8:43
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RIP, Elvis.
Yea it was his severe colon he had such severe impaction it went septic to his blood that's the latest turns out sadly he'd be literally shitting his pants on stage and they had plenty of fresh changes but had they opened up his gut and got rid of the impaction the weight gain wasn't weight he was so impacted he had blown up full of fluid when your taking that many drugs like that they cause severe constipation so it wasn't just his diet or drugs it was sepsis from colon impaction
@@Lollylobesjewellery 1111
RIP, Benjamin Keough.
Sassy Granny I
@@Lollylobesjewellery Seriously? Onstage? In his pants?
Saw him on his last tour, health was very bad. He could still sing, venue was sold out and everyone enjoyed it. At 10 percent he was still awesome!
He put on a lot of weight towards the end because he had to in order to be able to fake his death, The man that they had found that looked similar to him who was ill and was gonna die shortly was a lot larger than him, so he moved in to live with Elvis and Elvis started to put on weight to match him however since he was ill by the time he died he was actually quite a lot thinner than Elvis so they couldn’t use his body, they used it at the morgue to pronounce death, but then when everyone refused to believe that he was dead & demanded the open coffin they then had to use the wax head that was modelled of him when he was younger in the open coffin which is why when you see his face in the coffin he looks 20 years younger than what he did when he actually died, ie he didn’t actually die he’s still alive now in 2022🤪
@@janice5528 Hi
@Astro Jenkins drugs killed him. end of story
@@lyricberlin Elvis was Very Sick! He was on lots of meds! Most everything he took,. He Had to take just to live! He took uppers to wake up,. Yes & downers to sleep! That’s it! Elvis wasn’t getting high!!!
@Astro Jenkins By the way,. I’m a reformed smoker & Yes! Absolutely smoking Does Age you! Look at the wrinkles around your mouth !!!
Col. Parker viewed him not as a person, but as product.
prichilly viewed Elvis the same way.she said marriage is a business deal
Colonel Parker sucked the life out of Elvis until there was nothing left but a blob of human flesh laying face down on his bathroom floor, his face buried in his own vomit.
The worldly marrage is worthless
True, but that was double edge sword. It kept Elvis relevant and give his career longevity.
@@faulltw I completely disagree with you. Elvis was totally irrelevant in the music world from 1961 to 1968. And as far as his longevity goes. For God sake’s are you aware that he died at the age of 42. That is not longevity.
Colonel Parker was a scumbag who took advantage of Elvis and totally mismanaged his career.
Elvis‘s music career lasted from 1954 to 1977. Unfortunately from the time he came out of the army until he made his TV come back special in late 1968 all he did were those stupid Elvis movies. So out of a 23 year career, eight years
were flushed down the toilet.
And then of course there were the two years he spent in the army. Which he did not perform at all. Elvis was doing his duty so I don’t consider those two years as a waste.
There will never ever be another Elvis 💔💔💔 we miss you so much R.I.P.
I saw Elvis is concert 1yr before he died. He was one hell of an entertainer for sure.
satinlace12003 doubt it
@@AVar5 Stfu..
How was he??
Was he really bloated and such then or just a lil plump😸
@Phillipe Hayes p
@@AVar5 Why do you doubt it?
It's eerie how Michael Jackson's, also a King (Of pop), final days mirrored Elvis's death. Both paid personal doctors to prescribe drugs.
@Ben Ben Judy Garland got hooked on drugs as a kid actor at MGM. Louis B Mayer ordered that she be given amphetamines to give her energy and to keep her weight down. During the late 30s and early 40s she was living on diet pills, chicken soup and coffee. They worked her ass off and abused her.
But Michael actually didn't hire Murray AEG the touring company did thats why his mother has sued them for billions
Good observation. There are a few similarities between Jackson and Presley, now that I think about it.
You mean Queen of pop!
@@owilde7554 What?!?!
The reason Elvis agreed doing the TV special was because he was almost broke. The main reason Elvis needed the money, was his generosity. He gave so much to charity, many strangers got financial help from him or he bought expensive things for strangers, just to make them happy. His family and friends he paid a generous salary and on top of that, many gifts also. Elvis wasn't perfect, but he never forgot the time he was poor, he didn't spend his earnings for himself. The 42 years Elvis walked this earth, were well spent
What a legend!
It also must be said that the reason why he did do the television special is that his career was in the toilet thanks for wasting almost 9 years making stupid Elvis movies.
Thank God Elvis did the show his way and not the way that NBC and Colonel Parker wanted him to do it. Which is sit by the fireplace and sing Christmas songs. That show by itself put him back on the map.
That was the one and only time after he got out of the army that Elvis put his foot down and did it the way he wanted to.
Before he went in the army in 1958 his career was far better. He did live performances, made TV appearances and seriously worked on his recording career.
And the movies he did before he went in the Army ranged from decent to good.
By far the best movie he ever did was king Creole which was the last movie he made before he went into the army. He got good critical reviews for for the only time in his career. And it was by far his best soundtrack album.
Don’t forget his Manager stole so much money from him
@@QuantumFiberServiceofficial I don’t know if he stole it. It could be. However Colonel Parker did get 50% of Elvis’s gross income. A normal manager would get 10-15% of their clients income.
There was no doubt that Colonel Parker was nothing but a grifter and maybe a murderer.
Like Michael Jackson, he didn't have a lot of money when he died
Elvis will always be the King 👑
He lives forever ❤🙏❤
Well God / Jesus is King. But yes on earth here he was.
Such a beautiful and talented man R I P elvis
Iconic. As a singer and recording artist there is nothing like listening to Elvis. HIs tone, charisma and choices melodically are just so mesmerising. I wish this man got to travel the world... we are all so inspired and grateful for your work, King!
No matter his problems I bet you can not name a single better entertainer.
Accurate.
Truth. Believe it.
YOU ARE WRIGHT
Freddie Mercury ♥
Micheal Jackson? Widely regarded the greatest entertainer of all time
The man was creatively stifled throughout his career. He wasn't allowed to grow as an artist, and the proof is right in front of you. Every single time there was a challenge put to him, he excelled. The Singer Special, the Satellite from Hawaii, and his first return to live performing. Then it was just the same old, same old, all the time.
You know, he had the talent to be a great actor. I always point to King Creole as an example, and that was very early. He just got boxed into doing all these fluff movies , singing these ridiculous songs, to make easy money for Parker and Wallis, etc... Artistically, they didn't mean anything. Being denied the opportunity to work with Barbra Streisand on "A Star Is Born", was a huge thing. Elvis didn't care if he got top billing, it was his chance to do a serious movie, and test himself!
In those last years, there wasn't anything to accomplish, AT ALL. The only pleasure he had was eating what he wanted and getting blasted off the pills. He gave up, and that's what I believe.
I don't know why he never attempted to write a song .A bodyguard of Elvis , Red West , wrote Elvis a hit Christmas song , I don't know why Elvis didn't try .
Well DAMN said! U nailed it!
ELVIS WANTED TO TOUR THE WORLD AND , MAKE CONCERNT IN JAPAN AND MANY COUNTRIES, BUT TOM PARKER COULD NOT LEAVE AMRICA , BEACAUSE PARKER WAS UN LIGAL IN AMEICA, SO HE DID NOT WANR ELVIS TO TOUR THE WORLD. VERY POOR ELVIS THEY ALL USWD HIM AND TOOK HIS MONEY, SHAM ON THEM BAD PEAPLE
I don't think he gave up after the 68 comeback and aloha concerts he was rejuvenated but Vegas burned him out he was in his late 30s during the Vegas years
I totally agree
That smile at 9:40: you can see the kid he once was, enjoying singing.
That was truly nice to see, a real smile
Elvis Presley's final years of life were sad
Abuse,Boredom,Trapped in he’s own Fame
Elvis was miserable and unhappy.
his own fault.
he only has himself to blame.
@@bwana-ma-coo-bah425 you don't have any empathy or kindness in your heart,what makes you so special,just because you didn't like Elvis,tell someone who cares about your opinion,you are a nobody,get a life where you don't pick on others.People like you usually feel bad about themselves,the only way you can feel better it to be mean to someone else,reckon you get off on it
Lots of love always is pouring in for Elvis and will always ! We know he was in pain and continued to keep his fans happy ! We know one wonderful thing about Elvis He is at Peace 🙌⚡️❤️👑🤝
I worked with a woman that was a friend of Elvis when he was growing up. She said he was a kind man who loved horses and was a serious Christian.
Even a Believer, can become susceptible, to the wiles of Satan.
@@robertbobin5053 Yes. We always have to remain vigilant of his schemes
@@3005511 most definitely. Satan targets the ones w the most faith.
People fall when they are not close to God.
@@robertbobin5053 Satan doesn't exist it's all made up to help keep weak people in line.
Used and abused by his manager. Then lonely that he didn't have anyone to love. Crappy way to live for sure. RIP Elvis.
He couldn't trust anyone.
It's hard to live with an addict. I know because I use to be a using addict. I am still an addict I just don't do illegal drugs anymore.
He had a daughter. But maybe he was tired of the touring and being told what to do
Thank you, I have so many collectables from my mom. She passed away 11yrs ago today. It's also my Birthday. Thank you so much for making me smile on a very hard day.
Happy birthday!
Happy birthday 🎂 and R. I. P to your Mother. 💐
Sorry about your Mom 💔
Happy Birthday 🎉🎂
Belated birthday greetings.
RIP your mother.
@@paradiddle5150 Thank you so much!
Rip Elvis you lived hard and accomplished so much now you’re resting in peace up there
The hopelessness of his position is raw and palatable. This poor human being suffered horrifically from chronic illness, abuse, and burnout that I can't even begin to wrap my head around. I don't blame Elvis of being sick of being Elvis and just wanting to give up and let go rather than turn his life around and have to keep being Elvis. RIP King, you absolutely earned it.
Elvis was not a lonely pathetic person. He had a 20 year old girlfriend. They went to Hawaii a few months before he died. Elvis had a multitude of health problems. There will never be another big star that gave so much to so many. A wonderful entertainer!! What a Voice !!
He always have many women and Ginger was to young for him and for his problem.
His health problems mostly stemmed from his narcotic use
I was 10 when he died still remember sitting on the bus when my mother told me.
I still listen and admire the man.the greatest entertainer there ever was. I sing to my heart's content at kareoke and in my car to his hits.
Funny enough I sang a couple of belters today in my car and had great fun.
Thankyou very much.
Your a beautiful audience.
Glad you were APART of my life .I was 12yrs old when you passed put your music and presents was amazing RIP Elvis .One day we all will see you again .
Presence*
*A part
I was 13 when Elvis died.
A Very Tragic Ending for a Wonderful, Kind Giving Man who Adored his Faithful Fan's we made him too Big But he Gave His All right to the End Thankyou The King Elvis forever
..
This man is the reason that I am who I am today. I was introduced to his music at 5 years old and still am inspired by him till this day at 24. Guys. This man really was amazing. Yes, he had has faults (and those who have not sinned can cast the first stone) but he truly was an amazing human. The things he did for those he loved, hell, to people he NEVER met was second to none. He was the worlds FIRST celebrity in the way we view them today. Nobody had ever received that kind of fame. Yet, he was humble. Saying he doesn’t care if the fans ripped his shirt off of him because they are the ones that put it there. Saying he’s not the King, but Christ is “I’m just a singer”. People that become chemical dependent literally have their brains rewired to point where they want their drug more than they want to breathe. And on top of that, he had severe severe health issues. And let’s not forget the fact of the constant sold out concerts and the stress that put on him. He had so much going on and had a lot of life left to give. Gone way too soon. Rest In Peace to the worlds first rockstar
Wasn't he a perv who bought little girls? That's what you look up to?
Well said!!!
@@rydz656 u must be thinking bout MJ
Thanks for posting
@@rydz656 No, moron!!!
Elvis was not hugely over weight, yes he had gained some weight but not as much as was said. He was swollen from steroids' he was on for something with his health. Lupus patients have to go on them too and they blow you right up from the face to all areas of the body. His tummy was distended as well, from his colon health probably. Yes, he had a drug dependency and Dr. Nick was right, if he didn't give it to him, Elvis would get it from somewhere. Sad he was dependent on these drugs to sleep and wake up, but the man worked himself to death as well. Elvis wasn't meant to live to a rip old age. People would have been cruel to his aging constantly comparing him to his youth. We all age, no one looks like they did in their youth and we all pretty much gain weight. So why was it so bad when it happened to Elvis?! Just because he was famous, he was still human. So the Lord took him home where he could rest.
The amphetamine then barbiturates . And all the meds make you crave shitty food. He had mega colon. Heart was enlarged. Four month old faeces stuck in his pipe..common amongst stars. Prince was on amphetamines to keep him up for days then benzodiazepines to bring him down. That really messes with the central nervous system. So you become physically dependant..you function on numerous chemicals until you poly drug with opioids for pain relief then you go over. Involuntary respiratory system fails. It's the lifestyle of performers pushed to the limit. Be it rock stars or actors or just rich people with mad lifestyle.
Yeah, but one is not supposed to age much in a span of 4 years
Elvis still looked great in '73, didn't know what happened in the next four years, poor him
Always the most important figures in mankind history die so soon
I know about benzos. I nearly died trying to cold turkey them for seven months. Complete insomnia and severe weight loss . Body completely out of sync. The protracted withdrawal will kill you which no one really knows about. Have to be reinstated on the drug and slowly tapered off. It's a debilitating process. And I mean horrific at times.
his colon was impacted by constipation from all the opiates.
Elvis had toxic megacolon. There was very little known about it in those days.
He is very much missed and R.I.P Elvis 😇💙🙏 I wish i Could have met him in my lifetime 😢
Hello Mary im Michael how r u doin ive got news for everyone of u Elvis can't rest n peace because he's still very much alive he's got a good nurse takin Care of him ive cn her a few days ago on my cell phone an his nurse has to walk as much as he can well that's.bout it for now for any comment email me at 931335-1868
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I've got news everyone of u Elvis Aron Presley fans Elvis ain't R.I.P. cause he's still very much alive an i can prove it for any comment email me at 931335-1868
@@michaelphipps5066 proves?
Hello Yuki Oohasi im Michael Phipps
Elvis had suffered from insomnia, nightmares, and sleepwalking throughout his childhood, he had also experimented with his mother's pills for varying conditions as a teen. When he became famous he coped at the beginning, but it became a problem the bigger he got. Having to perform day after day with the same energy was a struggle with very little sleep. Elvis was also given amphetamines in the army, for him to stay awake when doing night duties. When he was discharged, Elvis continued his very hectic lifestyle, acting and performing, and was prescribed medications to help him sleep and then wake up. Back in the 60s, many actors, singers, etc were taking uppers and downers, and Elvis got hooked on them, thinking they were ok because they had been given to him by a doctor. He needed to be focused onset and stayed in control throughout his movie-making years, even though he hated a lot of the movies his manager had manipulated him into signing contracts to do. Elvis was in great shape and happy for the next few Vegas years 68-72 but by 72 he was tired of Vegas and the same venues and wanted to tour overseas. Money hungry, gambling addict Parker wasn't interested in what Elvis wanted and Imo played a big contributing factor in his sad decline in mental and physical health. Elvis was also dealing with other ailments, but the pressure, dissatisfaction, boredom, divorce... pushed him into abusing the pills more and more. As for Elvis's eating habits, they have been widely exaggerated over the years No doubt he was doing more comfort eating in his later years, but a lot of his weight gain was down to drug-related bloating. Sadly, by 1977 Elvis had lost hope and was exhausted. RIP Elvis 👑 🐐
This is all true. I always liked Elvis but he def had his issues.
Too bad he didn't take time off or do less shows.
And you knew this how? Oh yeah you don't....sweetie whenever you ASSume you make a ASS of yourself
@@smilebbyily2445 Jeez, talk about an ASShole…
@@janice5528 agree. I hate to judge. I hope hes at peace now
I'm 67. Elvis was my first real idol. I loved him all the time.
This man.was amazing.loved.him.all.my.life.xx
A great loss.... the BEST male singer of all time... Colonel Parker used him up,,,
Colonel Parker also wouldn't let him tour internationally, only here.
Even after the grave .
and who's fault was that?
Elvis was one of the first big superstars ever and he was bound to make all these mistakes because there was nobody before him that huge
Has there been anyone since?!
I’m a huge fan. He hit his peak in 1973 with Aloha from Hawaii, but after him his wife left him, and he could never reach the height of 73 again. It made him turn further into an addiction, he started eating very unhealthy, and it destroyed him. Slowly and cruelly.
Elvis is second to none. Period.
"Before Elvis there was nothing" John Lennon.
@@anthonyfoutch3152 Why do I get the feeling that John Lennon was being sarcastic when he said that?
@@SkyePhoenix the Beatles loved Elvis. Allegedly when John met Elvis he knelled and kissed his foot.
ONLY the GOOD die young.....Sad, but SO TRUE ❗❗❗
He died a drug addled mess with no real friends because if anyone was real with him, he fired them. Every choice was his.
Yes, the good die young.
Elvis wasn’t perfect by any means, who is. He always kept God in his heart. God Bless you Elvis. Sing to Jesus my friend.
TCB⚡️
Such a talented man, so sad his life ended the way it did.
too true
Elvis was a musical genius and nobody will ever dethrone him as the King of Rock n Roll
"The King" Grew Up watching and listening To Mr. Presley August 16 1977. I will never forget the devasting news the King had died...Will always be in my heart 💜 R.I.P
@Mary Helis Exactly Thank You 💜
He died on my 3rd birthday.
What a handsome man he was.
Handsome Elvis never gotten over the death of his mother and I believe he started over eating due to depression. You will always Rock Beautiful Elvis.
His Doctors should be held accountable. How sad. Elvis was a amazing!
elvis was a grown man and took those pills himself. I agree that the dr shouldn't have prescribed 11,000 pills. I also agree that if he didn't Elvis would have found someone that would have.
I find it really upsetting how people make a mockery out of his death, if your friend was struggling from addiction and putting on weight cause of stress would you laugh about the fact that they were the leading cause of their death? No. Many would actually try to bring more awareness to the struggles of addiction. I don’t know him and I don’t need to walk a mile in his shoes to understand how difficult that last year was for him.
So true, just look at his last performance, there's nothing to make fun of, he's very sick, close death (he still gave his all). Addiction is a disease, sounds like he had very complex addiction issues (to different drugs and food) and not just addiction but he had other health issues too with pain, heart, intestines (I wonder if he had some genetic disorder that caused those problems, that could explain how he got stuck in drugs too).
@@teijaflink2226 Some people need to kick others when they're down to make themselves feel better. It's a sick world we live in.
I remember riding in the car as a kid during The summer of 1977 in the middle of nowhere in the middle of Alabama hearing Elvis's last hit before he died "Way Down". It was also hot as hell.
Wow how sad it is that he end up being so miserable & depressed in his later life. I loved his music when growing up :)
Thank God , The Beatles did not end up like Elvis .
@mary eyez Ha! The Beatles did not have to tour , Elvis did . Elvis was so controlled that he never wrote a song , Red West his bodyguard ,even wrote Elvis a hit song , so the facts are all there .
@mary eyez Elvis was controlled by Parker . That is a fact , are you saying it is not ?The Beatles do not suck and never will , the way they their songs changed the world is fantastic ,they did not have to tour to make their payroll , they stopped touring and still were more fantastic than ever .Go take a walk, across Abbey Road .
@mary eyez Elvis was a showman , The Beatles were creative geniuses , an example of Beatle artistic quality is in Beatle memorabilia . The Elvis stuff is tacky , but the Beatle stuff is art , that brings in big money . Who wants a velvet painting of Elvis? No thanks.
@mary eyez Thank God The Beatles , were in control of their emotions , the same could not said for Elvis , too emotional = way too many drugs .Look at Ringo at 80 , he looks fantastic .
We all miss Elvis Presley He died we all miss him.
Th king of rock in roll
What is always left out is that Elvis also suffered with insomnia, hence the uppers & downers.
Yeah amphetamines cause insomnia lol
@@Luke-rt9bx that is not why he had insomnia. If you read a little more you will find out what was going on with Elvis psyche since he was a child.
@@WayneLeng yes, that was the cause of his insomnia. He was a drug addict and surrounded himself with yes men. No one was real with him because if anyone tried, they were fired. This was his choice. 11,000 pills...yes his issues were the drugs. If you understood a little more you would see that.
He was given too much and it ended up killing him. 💔
Being an Elvis Presley fan for...almost 30 years, I believe Tom Parker was to blame for taking 50% of Elvis ' earnings, and I also believe that if Priscilla came and gave Elvis an ultimatum, he would have straightened out. I remember the 1st time I actually listened to him, my Walkman was dying and I couldn't listen to my band's demo; so I turned on Elvis and Friends and heard "Gentle on my Mind " and I ran home, listening to my mom's Elvis cassettes trying to find the song. It wasn't Hound Dog, or Don't Be Cruel that got me interested; it was his little known collection that I fell in love with. There will never be another Elvis Presley
Then after the last 24 hours.The rumors of him still being alive.Started to begin.
ELVIS PRESLEY was very heartbroken and felt lonely abandoned a betrayed.
Elvis died on my 3rd birthday. It’s the first time I saw my mother cry she was a massive fan.
I'm sorry baby.
Respectfully, there are a few inaccuracies in this video. Moody Blue did not come out in February 1977. Three of the songs on that album weren’t even recorded until April 77, live and on stage. Moody Blue was released as an album probably around May/June 77. Elvis got an award for the album on June 26.
Also, Elvis was known for his introducing people during the last shows of his tour. He was recording a TV special and might have thought the cameras were still rolling. And the infamous “til we meet you again, may God bless you, adios” was said on Sunday, June 19, 1977 in Omaha and not on June 26 in Indiana.
Also Ginger didn’t find Elvis’ body on August 17; but that seemed like a typo ... so I can forgive that one.
A lot of facts in this video; but some are slightly misleading.
That’s not weight gain. It’s water retention and bloating. A relative of mine looked the same way before she passed and she was addicted to prescription drugs as well. I wish people wouldn’t assume it’s because he ate too much. His liver was severely damaged and I wonder if his pancreas was also failing...poor guy really. He was a wonderful artist and a good guy who was lost looking for his way.
I saw him two months before he died in concert his voice was beautiful he did good entertaining but you could tell around his face that he really looks sick His voice was never better I wasn't surprised when I heard he died It broke my heart I still miss him
I believe it also had to do with colon problems as well. People fail to realize that Elvis had bad health problems even from birth. The drugs were just a coping mechanism that eventually turned out of control from lack of support.
he weighed 350. It was weight gain. His diet was atrocious
God Bless Ur Life Elvis 🙏🏾⭐🥀
Elvis has left the building!!! RIP King
Arriving in Madison, WI, June 24, 1977, Elvis stopped a street fight between 3 twenty-something year olds. He spotted the fight at a stoplight, and against his bodyguards' wishes jumped out of his limousine and stopped the fight. Google it. Those Madison boys are now in their late 60s and were recently asked about it again. There was even a tiny monument to the site of the fight put there by the auto dealership to commemorate the event. All less than 2 months before he passed on. RIP, Elvis♡.
Elvis stopped a street fight
He actually started taking pills while in the Army
I heard that too, but don't believe it. His health would have failed earlier. If he took them in the Army, he stopped after he was released, for a time at least.
@@faulltw i htink it was just sleeping pills sadly elvises band had a better way to calm elvis out after a gig ,they walked him along ways till he was tired tehn he fell asleep,but sleeping pills were probably the first andhe would probably still be around with just those it was the pain pills that were added and the uppers ,that was the downfall and the bad diet but lots of people have bad diets and dont die at 42,soi can see that in the army not now adays of course !r.i.p.Elvis
He took uppers on the road when he traveled with Perkins, Cash, Lewis, etc. Many of them got addicted to pills too. It was someone that traveled with them who introduced the pills to all of them. This was yrs before he went into the service. When he got out of the service he also started to use downers. Uppers to feel great and stay up for the performances and downers to fight depression and go to sleep. Very common practice even today.
@@PAULY-P so the white man gave him the drugs
@@bwana-ma-coo-bah425
Was Michael Jackson white?
Imagine what music would be like if he was still alive
Music passed Elvis by years before he died.
Elvis would have always had another comeback in him if his body hadn't given out. His voice was too good and he was too influential to have ever been forgotten. Music passed him by? Hardly. Drugs messed him up. If he had straightened out, there's so much he could have done.
BigDogPhill well he’d be 85 years old soooo
@Curtis Ostriker You raise a rousing argument but I think you underestimate his talent. Sure he co-wrote only one song but he was only 42 at the time he died. If he got sober and cleaned up his act he would have always been a draw because what you don't understand is that Elvis could out sing everyone you mentioned easily and he sang with pure heart and soul 98% of the time and he was good looking. It would have never been too late for him to go back to his roots and sell a ton of albums. Sorry but your argument would never hold weight and besides any of those artists you mentioned would have jumped in a second to work with him. Elvis influenced both Prince and Michael Jackson heavily. He wasn't the King because he would be a lounge act. He had 1000% charisma. He was the guy who ignited it all for superstardom. Bob Dylan didn't just fade away in the 80s because Bruce Springsteen and a million other songwriters riding his coattails arrived. He eventually took back his place as the best of the best and he did it in his late 50's and early 60's. Elvis could have easily done it too. A lot of the blame on his career was due to Colonel Tom cutting costs to maximize profit. If they went for maximizing artistry, and with the right producer Elvis always had a comeback. So your argument doesn't carry weight.
@Curtis Ostriker While you can scoff or attempt to make the rules of this debate, while you can praise the merits of the artistry of Prince whom I also like and have a lot of respect for, your reasoning doesn't cut it. The fact remains he is one of the greatest music ARTISTS who ever lived. Elvis never got to live past 42. If he lived to 80, he'd still be one of the biggest acts in the world! Look at McCartney, The Rolling Stones, Eric Clapton, Fleetwood Mac, any number of 60's and 70's acts who still sellout stadiums and arenas. You think a guy like Elvis who started and influenced everyone on the planet in a myriad of ways including making it okay to perform black music to a white audience in addition to being a top box office draw movie star is going to be relegated to singing in lounges in his later years? You gotta be joking because that is a complete farce. Graceland still draws 600,000 fans a year. He continues to be in the top 10 dead celebrity money makers decade after decade and you think he would have become a lounge singer? You gotta give your head a shake dude. Like John Lennon said "Before Elvis there was nothing". And as has also been said "Before anyone did anything, Elvis did everything." You really need to increase your research into Elvis Presley. You are trying to rewrite history because you weren't even alive when Elvis was performing still to sold out arenas in 1977. He was the first to do a satellite concert. If Elvis was alive he still been an artist doing things first before anyone else. He's only as limited as your mind. For people who truly understand, Elvis has been one of the most important cultural figures ever in the history of the world. I'm sorry you are blind to that.
My parents had a lot of Elvis 45's when I was a Kid.
I like to remember him as the Great Entertainer he was!
Dr.Nick still should have been given Prison Time for violating his Hippocratic Oath,and he should have been definitely kicked out of the Medical Profession for his Medical Abuse.
You obviously don't know the true story then 🤷🏼♀️
@@delishme2 You don't, either! Dr Nick should definitely have lost his license.
no!
Elvis was in charge of everything.
wasn't he?
Wow..Elvis very good thanks!🎙🎼👏👏
I cannot believe the repeat of inaccuracies in this.There are more inaccuracies than truth.Unbelievable.
0.55 No Strings on Guitar ! Man, thats talent...
elvis and his band are the true origin of rock n roll
100% correct.
They were 19 year old punks who fused black blues with white country.
It was REVELATORY!
A progressive and exciting new sound.
100% wrong: Chuck Berry was
@@mccombe25 both of them.
@@bradhuskers After Elvis Presley died on August 16, 1977, the African American newspaper, the Chicago Defender explained that: “When Elvis Presley breathed his last breath and the press hailed him as the ‘King of Rock,’ Ol’ Man River cried out, ‘Naw he ain’t! My friend Chuck Berry is the King of Rock. Presley was merely a Prince who profited from the royal talent of a sovereign ruler vested with tremendous creativity. Had Berry been white, he could have rightly taken [Presley’s] throne and worn his crown well.’”
@@bwana-ma-coo-bah425
"An African-American" newspaper.
Right there is your answer.
Racist blacks explaining "if chuck berry was white.
LMFAO
Everything about that statement is Racist.
Chuck berry lived DECADES longer than elvis YET STILL failed to come anywhere near the level of GREATNESS as the king.
Using the decade of the 50's as an excuse for why berry couldn't achieve success?
LMFAO
He lived DECADES longer than elvis. DECADES beyond segregated society.
He had EVERY opportunity to surpass elvis presley, YET FAILED MISERABLY.
INSTEAD of using his time wisely to try and achieve the level of GREATNESS as the king, Berry instead chose to videotape young girls in public restrooms.
LMFAO
Take your racist comments elsewhere.
it’s really disappointing to find out that Lisa Marie Presley has cashed in her inheritance and sold off 85% of the Elvis Presley Estate. so much for TCB. ☹️
She owns 100% of Graceland and all his personal belongings though.
Parker saw people only as opportunities. But most business people as like that.
If you dont have any thing good to say about ELVIS,don't say any thing at all!The good about ELVIS far out weighs the bad!!!
Yes I agree. We only have other people's version of things true or not but they should have been kept private. If you love someone don't disrespect them.
No doubt!
why?
can't you Elvis fans handle reality?
@@bwana-ma-coo-bah425 well said.
If I want to say Elvis was a puppet, I will say it.
If I want to say Elvis rode the shirts tails of every black artis before him I will say it.
Who do you think you are to deny anybody the opportunity to voice their opinion.
When I woke up this morning it was not in communist China nor Russia.
Elvis was nothing nut a puppet!
there!!!!
He was a shadow of the star he was.
I was just 3 years old when elvis passed away my mom and my grandmother loved his music l did too I'm 45 and known my son his 16 he loves his music too it's so sad in the end with the women and drugs and when he was trying to sing and he had forgot the words to his music my grandmother loved elvis she told me that her parents didnt like him but my grandmother and my papa loved him I have his music in my phone listen to it alot his gone but never ever forgot his music lives on forever
He died on my 3rd birthday.
In his last year he was not a well man and he should of taken 12 - 18 months off.... Got rid of the colonel and got a new manager who could set him challenges.... Elvis was bored... Pure and simple... He needed that world tour... He needed good movie roles.... But regardless of how unwell he was on stage, regardless how he looked or if his speech was somewhat slurred, when he sang he sang better than anyone else regarded as a rock or pop star...he was the blue print, good and bad and their won't be another like Elvis Presley
Once Elvis got out of the army, his whole career was totally mismanaged. By the evil Colonel Tom Parker. I can’t wait for the Elvis biopic that is coming out with Tom Hanks playing Colonel Parker. Hopefully that movie will tell the story of Elvis and the mismanagement of his career.
are you sure about that?
I think he signed with the colonel and the colonel owned Elvis even after Elvis died, right up until the colonel died.
@@shackdaddy7106 and who's fault was that?
was it Elvis's fault or the colonels?
pick your poison
@@bwana-ma-coo-bah425 The blame is 90% the Colonel and 10% Elvis. The colonel was an OK manager until Elvis got out of the army. After that, outside of the comeback special in 1968 and his Hawaii concert in 1973 that was broadcast for around the world, Elvis was totally mismanaged.
The only reason Colonel Parker worked Elvis so hard after 1969 was that Parker got 50% of Elvis’s earnings. Parker used that money to feed his gambling habit.
@@shackdaddy7106
well you might have your facts all screwed up.
not unusual for Elvis fans to do.
the colonel wanted 50 % rites to any song Elvis sang.
people stopped writing for him.
The colonel told Elvis that if he didn't do as he was told he would destroy his career. And Elvis knew he would and could. So Elvis resigned with him.
Now, Elvis fans believe Elvis did what he wanted to, sing whatever song he wanted to. Bullshit! There has been only 2 songs that he went against the colonel
1. in the ghetto.
which has a lot of black people pissed off.
2. if I can dream which too has a lot of black people pissed off.
So Elvis only has himself to blame.
If Elvis did what he wanted to do, he might have lived longer.
And maybe he might just have been just another cabaret singer, and we wouldn't know who he was.
that my friend was his trade off.
so again he only has himself to blame.
GOD BLESS YOU MY BEAUTIFUL ELVIS LOVE 💘❤ 💙♥ 💕 💗 YOU ALWAYS ❤ ♥ 💙 💕 💖 NEVER FORGET 16TH AUGUST MY BEAUTIFUL ELVIS
I’m 17 and it makes me sad how he died, Elvis missed so much. Wish he woulda stayed closer to the Lord.
He was close to the lord, always.
Ginger wasn’t an actress. She was a Beauty Queen.
The army prescribed amphetamines for extra duty’s back in the day.
In the 1950's in occupied Germany and for KP no less? LMAO
@@BlueRidgeMtns100 What's so funny??
The past is past let him rest in peace...
Thanks for sharing
I agree he was not looked over from his doctor like he should have any good doctor wouldn't have let this happen but he sure enjoyed the money Elvis was paying him Dr.Nick that is then Parker ran this great entertainer ragged and Elvis gave it all for everyone TCB and he did just that he left a legacy of love for all of us to enjoy and he will never be forgotten ever your the best EP !!!!
I do not understand why his last girlfriend did not took care of him. Should not be going to sleep until 2.00 pm and help him. How sad and unresponsible. RIP the King of all times Elvis!❤
He was surrounded with people he paid to be his friends. He was a severe drug addict that no one could confront. His NEW girlfriend had zero say in how he lived his life. You obviously know thing about his lifestyle in his last years.
What would this world be like if we didn't have Elvis? Seriously, it would be so different. Remove every detail he ever contributed and our world would be so different. There would be such a void. Just think of the countless numbers of people who were changed or inspired by Elvis. Without Elvis, they would be different too. Think of how the music world would be today without the incredible contribution from Elvis. JUST THINK OF A WORLD WITHOUT ELVIS...I cannot even go there. Elvis is a true blessing sent by God to make our world a better place with his many contributions. He has helped so many people find God. It always amazed me how Elvis freely played and sang gospel music to his countless audiences. Elvis was not ever ashamed of the gospel of Jesus Christ. His endearing love for God was contagious and many grew to find and love God too! So I guess my question is...After all Elvis Presley has and is stil sharing and influencing the world, Have you been changed by Elvis? 🌹❤🙏🎵😇🎯
So sad he never really found any peace on earth. Hoping he is eternally at peace now.
He wasn’t overworked. He was mostly retired, sleeping or juggling girls in his final years. He wasn’t much interested in music at the time.
He was an extraordinary talent who never got on top of his lifelong sleeplessness, stress and depression. But throughout all of this he demonstrated more humanity and kindness to others than most of us could ever manage.
Nobody ever speaks of Vernon's blind eye towards elvis usage....maybe he tried....idk........never heard about it......seems like he'd want to help
So sad. he had everything and he still wasn't happy. He left behind so many grieving fans. RIP
He was surrounded with people he paid to be his friends. He was a severe drug addict that no one could confront.
Oh elvis you went so many things youll be my hereo god bless you rip
Somebody please explain to me when she found Elvis and when the security got upstairs why was she properly dressed makeup hair done only place that you could have done that was the bathroom and she would have to step over him to get to it
That was anice way to finish the vid with the help line number.
Tish was no better than the rest. A nurse that didn’t get him off the pills.
He didn’t go to the dentist for drugs. He had plenty.
So true
I saw him at the Spectrum in Philadelphia. He was awesome. Miss him too.
Omg!! You have no idea what the last year of his life was like!! Just omg!! If you were there then …go….
The hotline at the end really mean’t a lot to me although it may not seem like much it could save lives.
Thank you.
in the future can you put rigger warning and those help lines in the beginning? I don't need them but some might need it! Thank you!
I loved his music 🎵 king of rock sadly missed
it is not "his " music.
in order for it to be "his" music
he must have written it.
since he never wrote a song in his entire life.
and since he never could read nor write music
therefore it is not "his" songs.
they are songs he sang that others wrote.
get your facts right.
Seeing some of these cruel comments and some people making jokes about this man is exactly what is wrong with the world today, no compassion and caring left in so many people. So dam sad.SMH...
R.I.P. King of Rock N Roll Elvis Presley (January 8, 1935- August 16,1977)
For me he was-and will forever be-an American Icon,together with Johnny Cash.....with their songs forever in my mind....from germany,Peter
Always the " King"
Just why was Elvis so active the last night before he (died) he was getting ready to leave the hellish life he was leading, making final plans. Why if he was so sick could he ride the roller-coasters for hours, just days before, how could he handle a large motorbike days before, 14 August coming back from visiting his mums grave... If you can find it there is a telephone conversation with Red West,( which Elvis didn't know Red was taping) states he has never felt better in his life, this was at the beginning of August 77.
he knew there was nothing after the stage.
so he took drugs to help him die, just as his career would have
@@bwana-ma-coo-bah425 Really !!!!
Sonny West said that Elvis said in 1976, "there are no more good ol' days". That phone conversation was August 1976. I don't know what to believe. Lisa said those last few years he wasn't as happy and took more pills, so who knows.
@@marycampbell3107 yes.
Elvis has left the building… So sad… He has so much potential laid to waste😮
Elvis was the king of rockenroll, the way hej passed away was sad