Elvis' Career Highs and Lows: The 1970s
- January 07, 2010 19:54:18
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Hopped up on prescription meds, Presley met Richard Nixon in the Oval Office in 1970 to request being named "Federal Agent-at-Large" for the Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs (predecessor to the Drug Enforcement Agency). The King was apparently concerned about the hippie movement and wanted to "help the country out." He brought the President a Colt 45 pistol as a gift — and protection against hippies perhaps. More importantly, Presley made Nixon seem cool for one brief shining moment.
LOW: Peanut Butter, Banana, and Bacon Sandwiches and Jumpsuits
We all know how the story ends. Peanut butter, banana, and bacon sandwiches, shootouts with TV sets, concerts-turned-jumpsuit-juzitsu lessons, and ultimately the King found dead on a bathroom throne. Elvis spent the '70s drugged and touring relentlessly. He refused what little help was offered to him and became a bloated caricature of his former hip-shaking self. Elvis Presley remains one of the great tragedies of rock all of these years later. Still, the dude could sing until the end.
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Elvis Fan In Oregon January 09, 2010 02:03:41
+3BRADY969 you are an idiot. Elvis never stole anything in his life, and was a nice, but human, guy. He loved almost all kinds of music and could sing anything. He was a simple guy who allowed himself to be controlled by others. Just one story in millions is that he loved Jackie Wilson and paid his medical bills. Happy Birthday, Elvis
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RIP Elvis you are truly the KING of Rock and Roll!
Family, love and purpose are the most import things!
Rawr!
HIS HIGH....Getting little white kids into rhythm and blues thus getting me into rock.
If it wasn't for Elvis, I may never of discovered Bo diddley or Calvin New Born. From there I never would of learned about Hendrix or Zeppelin and I may never of knew where rock REALLY CAME FROM. Rock and Roll didn't start with Elvis....The only thing that started with Elvis was 16 year old girls creaming their panties.
Thank you Elvis.
Keep worshiping a talentless theif.
At the dedication, I got an hour playing in Ferriday. I sold enough copies on my CD to buy a new keyboard.
My friend Jason D. Williams ended up recording on SUN. So did Elvis in his hey-days.
Elvis ended up recording on RCA. He got sold for $35,000.00. It seems that SUN had some big hopes for Jerry Lee Lewis. When he married his cousin, his response in England was marginal. Many USA radio stations were making "record-breaks" on the air.
This event put Jerry out of being a top entertainer for some years. "Whole Lotta' Shakin'" , and "Great Balls of Fire" were Jerrys HOT sellers. After the marraige bit, Jerry sunk in the charts but continued playing.
Elvis continously went to SUN and eventually got recorded.
I had a tape that had Jerry Lee, Elvis, Johnny Cash on it. When Hurricane Rita hit, I LOST the tape. It could've been something to keep.
Anyway, Elvis had a massive amount of talent, him and Jerry BOTH did, not to mention Johnny.
We'll miss ELVIS and hope that Mickey and Jerry continue kicking butt...They're real musicians.
Just some memories,
Alpeaux