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The Memphis Mafia was the nickname given by the media to a group of Elvis Presley's friends, associates, employees and cousins whose main functions were to accompany, protect, and serve Presley from the beginning of his career in 1954 until his death in 1977. Several members filled practical roles; for instance, they were employed to work for ...
Delbert Bryant West Jr. (July 5, 1938 [1] [2] – May 24, 2017), known professionally as Sonny West, was a friend and bodyguard of the singer Elvis Presley along with his cousin Red West for sixteen years, as part of the Elvis entourage at Elvis' Memphis home Graceland, which became known as "The Memphis Mafia".
The earliest known photograph of Elvis Presley, seen here from 1937 at the age of two with his parents Vernon and Gladys, held by Graceland archivist Angie Marchese Tuesday, Aug 10, 2021.
Lisa Marie Presley's posthumous memoir shares new insight into the day her father, Elvis Presley, died at Graceland.. In From Here to the Great Unknown, Lisa Marie looks back on Aug. 16, 1977, the ...
After Elvis died of a heart attack at age 42 in 1977, Schilling says he remained close with the star's daughter, Lisa Marie Presley, up until her death in 2023.
Graceland is a mansion on a 13.8-acre (5.6-hectare) estate in Memphis, Tennessee, United States, once owned by American singer Elvis Presley.Presley is buried there, as are his parents Vernon and Gladys, paternal grandmother Minnie Mae, grandson Benjamin, and daughter Lisa Marie.
Esposito is best known for his association with Elvis Presley (see Memphis Mafia). He first met Presley while serving in the military in 1958 at an Army base in Friedberg , West Germany. [ 1 ] They both went through basic training at Fort Hood, Texas , but did not meet face to face until a year later when they were both stationed in West ...
Elvis arrived at the wedding on Frank Sinatra’s private jet, and the pair married in front of 14 people. In February 1968, the couple welcomed their only child, Lisa Marie Presley .