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FReeper Canteen ~ Music Dedication: Tribute To Elvis Presley ~ 08 JAN 2005
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Posted on 01/07/2005 8:04:37 PM PST by MoJo2001
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~ Saturday Night Jukebox ~ Theme: Tribute To Elvis Presley |
The FR Canteen Saturday Night Jukebox Proudly Presents: A Tribute To The King of Rock N Roll -- Elvis Presley! Today (January 8th) would have marked Elvis' 70th birthday. In tribute to him, we are going to take a short journey through his life and music! If you would like to join the fun, please post anything Elvis today. If you would prefer to hear other music, please post all the requests on the thread, via FReepmail, or email us at canteenusa@canteenusa.com with "Music Request" in the subject line.
As always, please remember that the Canteen Music Dedication has always been about the Troops and their families. |
Elvis Aaron Presley Born: January 8th, 1935 in Tupelo, Mississippi Parents: Gladys and Vernon Presley Siblings: Jesse Presley (died at birth) Children: Lisa Marie Presley born February 1, 1968 Died: August 16, 1977 in Memphis, Tennessee Cause of Death: cardiac arrhythmia
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- Known as the "King Of Rock"
- It is estimated that Elvis Presley has sold over one billion record units worldwide, more than anyone in record industry history. (From elvis.com)
- The only tours outside of America were all in Canada.
- Elvis has had no less than 149 songs to appear on Billboards Hot 100 Pop Chart in America.
- He was also a leading artist in the American country, R&B, and gospel fields, and his chart success in other countries was substantial.
- In 1961, Elvis gave a benefit concert at Bloch Arena in Hawaii that raised over $65,000 toward the building of the U.S.S. Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor.
- The 1984 W.C. Handy Award from the Blues Foundation in Memphis recognized Elvis for "keeping the blues alive in his music - rock and roll."
- In 1986, Elvis was inducted into the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame. His presenters were none other than Sean and Julian Lennon--the sons of John Lennon.
- Is a direct descendant of Abraham Lincoln's great-great grandfather, Isaiah Harrison.
- One of only a handful of artists inducted into both The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame and The Country Music Hall of Fame. Others include Johnny Cash and Hank Williams.
- The Beatles were admirers of his work and although John Lennon said they enjoyed his company very much, Elvis himself, ironically, thought that the Beatles were a bad influence on America's youth.
- More people watched _Elvis: Aloha from Hawaii (1973)_ (live Via Satellite TV special) than watched Neil Armstrong walk on the moon.
- In 1975 he purchased a poor black East Memphis woman an electric wheel chair and picked her up and personally sat her in it. The woman's teenage daughter told Elvis she liked his car. He gave it to her and even gave her boyfriend a job.
More info about Elvis will be posted throughout the music dedication. Also, all the information can be found at www.elvis.com and www.imdb.com . There are hundreds of other places with Elvis info and pictures. |
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To: mylife; tomkow6; All
OMG I forgot about that song
Rack itttt
Tomkow rack that Godzilla and Elvis comparsion
881
posted on
01/08/2005 4:26:26 PM PST
by
SevenofNine
("Not everybody , in it, for truth, justice, and the American way,"=Det Lennie Briscoe)
To: mylife
COOL Mylife!! All of those Anti-elvis cats better watch out. The freeper Elvis is goin git em!
To: gracex7
Thanks, gracex7, for stopping by for the Tribute to Elvis' music. And thank you for your service to America.
883
posted on
01/08/2005 4:27:19 PM PST
by
Kathy in Alaska
(Support Our Troops! Operation Valentine's Day ~ www.proudpatriots.org)
To: Diva Betsy Ross
Yeeeee-hoooooo Diva B! I love ya! {{HUGS!}}
884
posted on
01/08/2005 4:27:57 PM PST
by
StarCMC
(It's God's job to forgive Bin Laden; it's our job to arrange the meeting.)
To: Radix
{{RADIX!}}
Goodtaseeya! Thanks for the pictures of our heroes!
885
posted on
01/08/2005 4:29:58 PM PST
by
StarCMC
(It's God's job to forgive Bin Laden; it's our job to arrange the meeting.)
To: Diva Betsy Ross; SevenofNine; tomkow6
Micheal J Fox and John Kerry have no Elvis in them... ;^)
886
posted on
01/08/2005 4:30:31 PM PST
by
mylife
To: mylife
I know someone else who has no Elvis in him.. WTHeck... Everybody's got a little Elvis in em!! LOL!
To: mylife
Barabara Boxer and Hillary got no Elvis in them!
To: Kathy in Alaska
I want one of each, too! I sure wish I could wiggle my nose like Sam on "Bewitched" and you'd have those.
889
posted on
01/08/2005 4:33:25 PM PST
by
GummyIII
(A New Year's resolution is something that goes in one year and out the other.)
To: Kathy in Alaska
I want one of each, too! I sure wish I could wiggle my nose like Sam on "Bewitched" and you'd have those.
890
posted on
01/08/2005 4:33:26 PM PST
by
GummyIII
(A New Year's resolution is something that goes in one year and out the other.)
To: Radix; Indy Pendance
A soldier in the crowd frames some of the nearly 3,500 soldiers participating in a deployment ceremony on Wednesday at the Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan, Kan. Soldiers from the Fort Riley-based 2nd Battalion, 34th Armor; 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division; and 3rd Brigade, 1st Armored Division are being deployed to Iraq.
HEY INDY PENDANCE - IS THIS YOUR DAUGHTERS' DEPLOYMENT CEREMONY????
891
posted on
01/08/2005 4:34:08 PM PST
by
StarCMC
(It's God's job to forgive Bin Laden; it's our job to arrange the meeting.)
To: Diva Betsy Ross
I heard Elvis is in Hillary...But he's trying to get out!
892
posted on
01/08/2005 4:34:17 PM PST
by
mylife
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
10 Brown Pelicans were found on the Galveston, Texas beaches after the recent cold wave... 1st time in recorded history that Galveston got snow...and a bunch...up to 8 inches...
893
posted on
01/08/2005 4:34:38 PM PST
by
cbkaty
To: mylife
LOL... Well I hope he makes it out soon- there is a cat who needs a serious transformation and a little blue Suede shoe boogie in their stride...
To: StarCMC
Hehee! You want to do another dedication to that guy? I got a really good one up my sleeve....
To: MoJo2001
Mojo.... I once completed a report on the battle of New Orleans...by reciting the lyrics to that Johnny Horton song... I had his greatest hits album.... I guess that was 4th or 5th grade....
Do you have any more...such as Whispering Pines or North To Alaska?
896
posted on
01/08/2005 4:44:38 PM PST
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cbkaty
To: Diva Betsy Ross
Oh sure - what the heck! He pooped on our thread. Give 'em hell! LOL!!
897
posted on
01/08/2005 4:54:13 PM PST
by
StarCMC
(It's God's job to forgive Bin Laden; it's our job to arrange the meeting.)
To: Diva Betsy Ross
898
posted on
01/08/2005 4:54:33 PM PST
by
mylife
To: Fawnn
Click picture!
899
posted on
01/08/2005 4:58:14 PM PST
by
GummyIII
(A New Year's resolution is something that goes in one year and out the other.)
To: Diva Betsy Ross
900
posted on
01/08/2005 4:59:01 PM PST
by
StarCMC
(It's God's job to forgive Bin Laden; it's our job to arrange the meeting.)
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