Elvis Presley joined the military at a point when his music career was on a seemingly impossible rise. He set records with his new releases and fans practically threw themselves at his feet. When ...

In 1958, Elvis Presley’s manager, Colonel Tom Parker, arranged for news crews to document the singer’s induction into the army. Elvis would serve in the United States Army despite his celebrity status ...

Once Elvis Presley’s time in the U.S. Army was up, could Elvis resume the amazing music sales he had seen in the 1950s? His fans — and his record label — were eager to find out. They needn’t have ...

You watch his hair get shorn on the front pages, feel the ticket sales freeze, and wonder how a global sensation could survive being peeled away from fame. Elvis’s induction in 1958 didn’t just slow ...