August 16,1977, Elvis Presley was found dead lying on the floor in his bathroom by his girlfriend Ginger Alden, he had been seated on the toilet reading ‘The Scientific Search For Jesus’.
He died of heart failure at the age of 42.
His first record for RCA, ‘Heartbreak Hotel’, was also his first US No.1.
He starred in 31 films.
Elvis holds the record for the most entries on the US Hot 100 chart with 154.
Elvis became the first rock ‘n’ roll artist to be honored by the US Postal Service with a stamp!
