MEMORIES

Elvis Aaron Presley

January 8, 1935 - August 16, 1977

Elvis charted more songs on Billboard's Hot 100 than any other artist. (149)
Elvis spent more weeks at the top of the charts than any other artist. (80)
Elvis had the greatest number of consecutive #1 hits. (10)
Elvis is second only to the Beatles in total of #1 hits. (18)

Elvis has the second most Multi-Platinum records (19)
(The Beatles have 24; Led Zeppelin has 13)

Elvis has more Gold records than any other artist (81)
(Barbra Streisand has 42; The Beatles have 41)

Elvis has more Platinum records than any other artist (43)
(The Beatles have 36; Barbra Streisand has 26)

No wonder they call him The King.

Remember this sign? It's very prominently displayed at the new Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum in Austin.

Click on one of the images below to listen to the record that was included with our 1963 Athenian. See how many voices you recognize. Please be patient, the download may take several seconds especially if you have a dial-up connection.

Side one

Side two