On 16th August 1977, Elvis Presley was found dead lying on the floor in his bathroom by his girlfriend Ginger Alden, he had been seated on the toilet reading 'The Scientific Search For Jesus'. He died of heart failure at the age of 42. His first record for RCA, ‘Heartbreak Hotel’, was also his first US No.1. He starred in 31 films. Elvis holds the record for the most entries on the US Hot 100 chart with 154.
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Things you didn't know about Elvis
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Re: Things you didn't know about Elvis
I was camping in Jersey - my first holiday away from the parents! Thought it vaguely ironic that his no. 1 at the time was 'Way on Down'. Hope he wasn't!
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Re: Things you didn't know about Elvis
It was a sh*t way to go, though, wasn't it?