Elvis Presley Biography

- Elvis earned a black belt in karate.

- Elvis owned a pet chimpanzee called 'Scatter'.

- He once gave a robe to Muhammad Ali which said 'The Peoples Champion'.

- His mansion, Graceland, is the second most-visited house in America. The first is the White House.

- During his career, Presley had 94 gold singles, three gold EPs and over 40 gold albums. His movies grossed over $180 million and millions more were made by the merchandising of Elvis products, the rights which were controlled by Colonel Parker.

- Presley's private doctor, Dr. George Nichopoulos, was charged by the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners with indiscriminately prescribing 5,300 vials in the seven months before the singer’s death. He was later acquitted.

- With the exception of three dates in Canada in 1957 and an impromptu performance in Paris while on leave in 1959, Presley never performed outside the United States.

- Elvis Presley is a trademark and anyone selling Presley related memorabilia in the U.S. must pay EPE, an advance fee plus a royalty on every item sold.

- Priscilla opened Graceland to the public in 1982. Approximately 675,000 people visit Graceland yearly.

- Elvis Presley is the best selling solo artist in U.S history.

- Despite his countless No1 and top twenty singles, Presley wasn't earning royalties on records recorded before 1973, although they continued to sell millions.

- Elvis charted more songs on Billboard's Hot 100 than any other artist.

- Elvis spent more weeks at the top of the charts than any other artist.

- Elvis had the greatest number of consecutive No1 hits.

- Elvis is second only to the Beatles in total of No1 hits.

- Elvis has more Platinum albums than any other artist.