Celebrity Challenge: Elvis

Linda Thompson, one of Elvis' long-term girlfriends following his divorce from Priscilla Presley, redecorated Graceland in reds when she lived there. Following Elvis' death, and upon Graceland reopening as a tourist attraction, Priscilla changed it back to how it had been when she lived there.

"Flaming Star" found Elvis in one of his critically well-received acting roles. He was directed by Don Siegel, who later directed the Clint Eastwood film, "Dirty Harry."

CBS was the only network not to lead with a story about Elvis' death that night. As a result, the first-rated network suffered its lowest ratings in years.

Contrary to popular legend surrounding his refusal to cut his hair, Elvis' high school football coach recalls him quitting the team because he got an after-school job.

The triumphant "My Way" was recorded by both Elvis and Sid Vicious.

Elvis' boyhood home was located on Old Saltillo Road, between Tupelo, Miss., and Birmingham, Al.

Elvis' longest No. 1 song is "Suspicious Minds." It lasts 4 minutes, 22 seconds.

To repay Houston, the town that helped launched his career in 1955, tickets to Elvis' shows in the Astrodome went for as little as $1.

Peacocks are the birds depicted in stained glass outside the music room.

"If I Can Dream" was Elvis' tribute to his feelings (and those of a gloomy nation) after RFK and MLK's assassinations. He closed his 1968 TV Christmas special with the number.