Tag: Elvis Presley
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Death by broken heart
Lisa Marie died of a broken heart. The only daughter of Elvis was still grieving over her son Ben’s suicide when she died this week at 54.
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Elvis tribute on TCM

Turner Classic Movies presented a tribute to Elvis Presley on Sunday night to commemorate his birthday, January 8, 1935.
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True Heartbreak

Heartbreak Hotel was based on a newspaper story about the suicide of a lonely man who jumped from a hotel window.
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Floyd Cramer master of the ‘slip note’

Floyd Cramer’s unique slip-note style became a key “Nashville sound” of the 1950s and 1960s and influenced a generation of pianists.
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Grim Reaper has a thing for August 16

Three famous singers, two actors, a writer, a baseball player and a revolutionary Canadian politician all died on August 16.
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The Queen, the King and a vagabond bluesman

We all know about Elvis and Aretha Franklin, but less is known about the first member of the ‘27 Forever Club’ — blues guitarist Robert Johnson. The three music legends died on August 16.
