Today (August 16th) marks the 35th anniversary of the death of Elvis Presley. Elvis died of a heart attack on August 16th, 1977 at his Graceland mansion in Memphis, Tennessee. He was 42-years-old.

ELVIS FAST FACTS

• Elvis' twin brother Jesse Garon died at birth (Elvis was delivered 35 minutes later).
• He has more multi platinum album sales than any other performer, with 12 albums selling over 2 million copies.
• His autopsy detected 10 different drugs in his bloodstream.
  Elvis' nickname for both his mother Gladys and wife Priscilla was the same --"Satnin'."
• Elvis: Aloha From Hawaii attracted more viewers than Neil Armstrong's walk on the moon.
• At the time of his death, he was reading The Scientific Search For The Face Of Jesus by Frank O. Adams.
• He was inducted into both the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Country Music Hall of Fame.
• He died with only about one million dollars in his bank account.
• Elvis was a distant cousin of former President Jimmy Carter.
• Elvis' 1977 country hit, "Way Down," was the Number One song on the Billboard Country Singles chart the week of his death.
• Following his discharge from the U.S. Army in 1960, Presley weighed 170 pounds. He weighed 260 pounds at the time of his death in 1977.
• Highway 51 South, which runs past the gates of Graceland, was renamed Elvis Presley Boulevard in 1971, while he was still alive.

ELVIS TRIVIA QUIZ

Q: The first time Elvis appeared on the The Ed Sullivan Show, actor Charles Laughton stood in for Sullivan as host. Why?
A: Sullivan was recuperating from a car accident.

Q: Child actresses Susan Olson ("Cindy" on The Brady Bunch) and Anissa Jones ("Buffy" on Family Affair) each had a small role in which Elvis movie?
A: The Trouble With Girls.

Q: In 1975, a singer just into his own early days of fame climbed over the fence at Graceland in hopes of meeting Elvis. Elvis wasn't home, and security politely escorted the singer off the grounds. Who was it?
A: Bruce Springsteen

Q: The sales of which song earned Elvis his very first gold record award?
A: "Heartbreak Hotel"

Q: UB40's cover of Elvis Presley's 1962 hit "Can't Help Falling In Love" was originally featured on the soundtrack to what movie?
A: Sliver (1993), starring Sharon Stone and William Baldwin. The track later appeared on the UB40 album Promises And Lies.

Q: Bruce Springsteen performed "Viva Las Vegas," John Mellencamp performed "Jailhouse Rock," and Billy Joel performed "Heartbreak Hotel" for which 1992 movie soundtrack?
A: Honeymoon In Vegas.

Q: On August 27th, 1965 what band spent the evening talking and playing music with Elvis at his Bel Air home?
A: The Beatles

Q: On January 23rd, 1986 what two musicians inducted Elvis Presley into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame at the first induction dinner?
A: John Lennon's sons Julian and Sean.

Q: In what year was the Elvis Presley postage stamp released?
A: 1992

Q: What was Elvis' natural hair color?
A: Blonde.