Elvis Presley

On this episode we take a long look at the tragically short life of one of the most iconic and influential musicians and pop culture figures the world has ever seen, Elvis Presley. His swift rise to fame, his trailblazing musical style, his groundbreaking cultural impact and his untimely and world reknowned death make the story of Elvis, one everyone should know in its entirety. Born into adject poverty in Tupelo Misissippi and spent his early years practically homeless and penniless. His mother Gladys took care of him and Elvis and his mother had an extremely close relationship. Her influence over him while she was alive and the grief and depression she left him in after her death, shaped Elvis career and relationships more than anyone could have inamgined. After shaking his wand on The Ed Sullivan show, Elvis exploded onto the scene with a new sound that ignited a frenzy in white America. This sound however, was claimed to have come from the black community and some claim Elvis and the people behind him appropriated black culture and stole this music. Sam Phillips at Sun Studios was the one to lay Elvis down on vinyl and he transcended popularity on country, R&B and main stream music charts all across America. Under the yoke of the so called Colonel Tom PArker Elvis career was cut short somewhat, with a gruelling movie production schedule and a tour of duty in Germany for the US military taking him away from the music scene from the early 60s. He exploded back onto the scene with his 68 Comeback Special and his career was hitting the hgih notes once again. After seemingly being exploited by Parker, and building up an expensive entourage and base of operations, Elvis was now locked into another harrowing performance schedule in Vegas and all over the US. Drugs and an extremely unhealthy lifestyle, coupled with pre-existing medical conditions left Elvis in the worst shape of his life. At just 42 years of age, Elvis died in his Graceland home and the world mourned one of the most unique talents to ever walk the earth. Since his death rumours of sightings of Elvis, in real life and in TV and film, are peppered across the internet. Thousands claim to have concrete proof Elvis is alive and will be making another comback any day now. We take a look at all these aspects of The King of Rock and Roll and try to dispell some of the myths that surround his life. We also discuss the nature of his death and shed some light on some facts that have been overlooked by the collective unconscious. 00:00:00 Presented by Gordo, Steve and Paul Find Steve on Twitter @LanceHandsome Email us with comments or questions info@thoseconspiracyguys.com Visit our website for all our sources and TCG news at http://www.thoseconspiracyguys.com If you're on Twitter follow http://www.twitter.com/tconspiracyguys @tconspiracyguys is Gordo   Send us your links, questions and comments on Facebook and we reply to as many people as we can http://www.facebook.com/thoseconspiracyguys If you heard something you want to know more about, we have videos on all our sources and we also host a live show over on our YouTube channel  so you can subscribe to that at http://www.youtube.com/thoseconspiracyguys and get all the updates Other sources available on Pinterest at http://www.pinterest.com/tconspiracyguys Connect with us on other social media like Snapchat, Periscope, Anchor, Minds.com and you can see our Instagram profile here: http://www.instagram.com/thoseconspiracyguys Head over to our subreddit and see what the community is up to at http://www.reddit.com/r/thoseconspiracyguys We also have a new video home on http://www.vid.me/thoseconspiracyguys where loads of other creators are making a new place to upload and monetise their videos. Its one to watch! We will also be streaming shows to Twitch soon so head to http://www.twitch.tv/thoseconspiracyguys to get live shows and join in the craic If you are really loving the show you can buy merchandise at http://goo.gl/xHXYWg which is a link to our TeePublic store where you can get hundreds of conspiracy designs Also you can support us by visiting http://www.patreon.com/thoseconspiracyguys and your donations help keep the show alive and thriving, you get discounts on merchandise, outtakes, early releases and a backstage pass to a live TCG discussion show every month plus loads more. We also have a new podcast on the way in the coming weeks all about Movies, TV and Video Games called 'Why Press Play' and you can find us onany platform by searching WhyPressPlay