2008-10-02

Elvis Presley's bicycle


1946

Elvis Presley wanted a bicycle for his 11th birthday, but the parents cannot afford a bicycle that Elvis wants, so Gladys talks him into accepting a guitar instead. Elvis' first guitar costs $12.95 and is purchased at the Tupelo Hardware Company.

Elvis in Good Old Germany. The photograph shows the famous singer around 1959 as a simple young man, signing autographs for kids on the road.


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