Rare Facts About Elvis Presley You Probably Didn't Know

Real Heartbreaker

His first big hit was based on suicide at a local hotel. The song, Heartbreak Hotel, was released in 1956 and propelled him into stardom.

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The More You Know

  • Layne Staley asked Jerry Cantrell to play in a funk band and agreed to sing in Cantrell’s band in exchange. The funk band didn’t last but Cantrell’s band became Alice in Chains.
  • Elvis recorded over 600 songs and he didn’t a single one of them.
  • Red Hot Chili Peppers recorded Blood Sugar Sex Magik in a haunted house that was previously owned by Harry Houdini.
  • Elvis Presley's manager sold hate merch for profit.
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