A VIP-only gig on July 31, , marked the first show in what would become a seven-year-long residency at the International Hotel which later became the Las Vegas Hilton and is now the Westgate. By his death in , Elvis Presley had performed more than — maybe even more than — shows there, all of them sold-out.

His name is Elvis Presley, and because of the evocative magic of those four simple syllables, his appearances at the International take on a special emotional as well as astonishing statistical meaning for millions of Americans, both teenagers and adults. My girlfriend and I were stunned … we started screaming. Just the way his hair was absolutely gorgeous, the way the light shined off of it. My band opened the Landmark across the street from the International Hotel.

Elvis Presley “Datin"”: Datin’ is a game that grown-ups play Datin’ means acting in a silly way Datin’ makes girls start wig.

We all have our musical icons That performer that taught us to love music. The album that we know all the lyrics to. But Elvis Presley was King of them all. But, what is a king before he is dubbed royalty? He is just a boy. And Elvis was just that. A southern boy raised by two hardworking parents, Vernon and Gladys Presley. The Presleys knew their son was special.

But they had no idea just how special he would grow up to be. Read on to learn about the parents of Elvis Presley and their legacy that lives on today. It all began when Vernon Presley started working with his older brother Vestor.