Friday 4 September 2015

Top 10 Facts about Elvis Presley

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1. Last year, Elvis Presley was second in the Forbes list of top-earning dead musicians behind Michael Jackson.
2. His estimated earnings for 2012 were $55million.
3. The name Elvis comes from an Old Norse word meaning SSLqall wise'.
4. Although Elvis's middle name on his birth certificate was 'Aron', his grave has it as 'Aaron', which was his own preferred spelling.
5. Elvis had a pet chimp called Scatter, which developed a taste for Scotch and bourbon.
6. St Elvis is a small parish in Pembrokeshire named after the Irish bishop St Ailbe, also known as Elvis of Munster, who died in 528.
Elvis had a pet chimp called Scatter, which developed a taste for Scotch and bourbon
7. The minor planet 17059 Elvis was discovered by Australian astronomer John Broughton in 1999 and named after Elvis Presley.
8. Elvis's only TV commercial was for Southern Made Doughnuts in 1954. His only line of dialogue was: You get 'em piping hot after 4am.
9. At the age of 36, Elvis Presley became the youngest recipient of a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.
10. The alphabet positions of the letters in 'Presley’' add up to 100.

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