The Elvis Cover-Up - 1979 - Original Broadcast + Updates

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  • in 1979, Geraldo Rivera anchored an hour-long program for ABC's 20/20 titled "The Elvis Cover-Up," which established that Elvis was dependent on prescription medication. Here is the complete broadcast (with a couple of Elvis performances deleted for legal reasons) and subsequent updates.
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  • @robloe7
    @robloe7 2 ปีที่แล้ว +414

    I met and talked to Elvis on July 4th 1955. In Brownwood Texas. Very friendly and polite young man. He had too much pressure for any one human to carry. Very sad to lose him.

    • @neverfeartruth6460
      @neverfeartruth6460 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      That is something else my friend. Being in his presence, you were touched by a very special human being that till the day he died would've told you that he was no better than any of us, Elvis just had something very special meant for the world. You were very lucky to have met & talked with Elvis Presley. Bless You🙏

    • @judichristophersen7238
      @judichristophersen7238 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      I talk to him too
      And his wife Priscilla my uncle took his mom to the hospital to see the baby they were in the army together pretty cool stuff huh

    • @dannyking4784
      @dannyking4784 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Sure u did

    • @dannyking4784
      @dannyking4784 ปีที่แล้ว

      @John Shakespeare elvis was a international super star and seeing and he has fans in his 20s just says a lot about the man really. Your just a sausage who ain’t a fan what makes u think that I no what talent is like in the music industry when your famous around the world still very much relevant 45 plus years after death confirms that twat face.

    • @marvanessa
      @marvanessa ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@dannyking4784 you dont even know them lmaooo

  • @rosiepena8917
    @rosiepena8917 3 ปีที่แล้ว +580

    I blame Colonel Tom Parker for making him tour when he didn't want to! The colonel that weasel took half of all his earnings 😡

    • @patrickperalta59
      @patrickperalta59 3 ปีที่แล้ว +45

      Rosie Pena Iagree Coloneel Parker was a greedy manager who made Elvis tour and too most his money.

    • @gaylemc2692
      @gaylemc2692 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Colonel Parker was a greedy, gambling addicted POS. He killed Elvis as much as the doctors did. He started the ball rolling to the Kings demise. Special place in hell for all of them.

    • @lexishines3566
      @lexishines3566 3 ปีที่แล้ว +62

      I believe that Colonel Tom Parker was having the Doc giving Elvis all of those meds to keep him to were Elvis probably didn't know where he was most of the time, so both of those men should have done some time in jail. R.I.P Elvis

    • @karenbarlow6103
      @karenbarlow6103 3 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      Very very sad. But either way he's gone and left too early.

    • @mark_beastpriest5539
      @mark_beastpriest5539 3 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      I remember Joe Esposito saying once when Elvis was really bad off one night, and called Colonel to tell him Elvis might not make it. Apparently, Colonel told Joe : "Do what you have to do, but there's no way he's not getting on that stage tonight. Nothing else matters".

  • @user-nx8vp7ks9q
    @user-nx8vp7ks9q 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +40

    It doesn't matter what he died from . Elvis gave us all a gift of himself. Thank you Elvis . Fly high beautiful Angel 😇😇😇😇😇😇😇

    • @user-zv4hv1hh4q
      @user-zv4hv1hh4q 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Oh it does if you ever read what was really going on with him ,I blame the doctor! He had a bowl obstruction, which was really bad!

    • @nycsue
      @nycsue 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      @@user-zv4hv1hh4q Seriously, this is my question. WHY was his bowel obstruction not taken seriously? It didn't get that bad all at once. We know Elvis suffered from insomnia since at least the age of 21 so when it comes to Elvis, it's not hard to understand why he would welcome relief from it. However, this doctor got away with murder no doubt. He neglected Elvis and his medical issues that didn't involve prescribing enough narcotics to kill a horse. It's a horrible thing.

    • @karenwenrich-zo9nj
      @karenwenrich-zo9nj 14 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Beautifully said, so true.

    • @karenwenrich-zo9nj
      @karenwenrich-zo9nj 14 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Dr. Nick kept Elvis sick, or he would have helped Elvis to get well, would have found a surgeon to clear the bowel obstruction. Just don't understand how that could go on that long as severe his condition was. The pain and suffering Elvis went thru. Toxins building up in his body. Why?

    • @user-nx8vp7ks9q
      @user-nx8vp7ks9q 14 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@nycsue back in those times they didn't have all the specialists we have today . They probably had no other choice than to treat it with medication.

  • @marytorres4843
    @marytorres4843 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    What I love ❤️ about elvis presley is he never forgot where he came from.

    • @rosieowen1929
      @rosieowen1929 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Amen 🙏Very special man and very loved ❤️❤️

    • @Big833
      @Big833 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      And always gave back.

  • @NicoleCampbell
    @NicoleCampbell 3 ปีที่แล้ว +429

    It's sad that in 4 decades after his death, we are still dealing with dishonest doctors, big pharma and tragic addiction that has lead to so many senseless deaths.

    • @isaacmaskey8942
      @isaacmaskey8942 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      ur missing the whole point im not talking about elvis twin im talking about the former elvis being jesse dna says it to be true and so does people passing lie detector test or that photo of jesse when he first meet his grandson benjiI have constructed this web site in order that my name (on my own website) will come up in search results when anyone does a search for my name. This is being done to counteract the rumors and lies about me on other websites
      I will say only that Elvis’s/Jesse’s and Dr. Hinton’s book is the truth - co-written by Elvis/Jesse - the man who performed so magnificently as Elvis Presley.My friend Jesse is the real man who lives still…not the superstar image of which he grew so weary. Jesse has been friends with my husband and me for many years beginning in the Spring of 1992. Over the course of these many years, Jesse has proven to me time and time again that he is indeed Elvis.
      Neither Elvis/Jesse nor I owe anyone anything…not one more word than those which Elvis/Jesse wrote in the book.
      Unfortunately, there have been many false rumors and out-and-out lies told about me since 2001 when Jesse’s and Dr. Hinton’s book was published. My name in the book was shown as “Shuma“. However, people who came after me as far back as 1990 - 1991 as a result of my newsletter, recognized me in the book and began a whole new round of attacks.
      Even today I hear rumors of things about me being passed around. I chose to remain very private. I have not stepped forward publicly to explain nor defend myself since my one attempt (on an Internet forum) in Feb. 2003.
      I finally asked Jesse’s permission to use my real name to defend myself. When asked, Jesse said, “Yes and you can use my name too!”
      Footnote:
      It is now 2020 and I have had this website for over 11 years. Shortly after I began this site, Jesse asked me to be his “voice“. I have worked faithfully every day since the day he asked me to do that for him in 2009. The following 170+ pages are a testament to his support of me and my devotion to him.
      I invite everyone to follow along with Jesse and me as we share the truth…Elvis’ truth.I am very happy and gratified to have reached a total site visitor count of one million today. I began this website in mid-May, 2009. I have fought tooth and nail to keep this site accurate, strong, and open to everyone. I take it so very seriously that I am standing up for, and presenting the truth about, the man the world knew and loved as Elvis Aron Presley. It is one of the greatest honors of my life to be blessed with the trust and friendship of the amazing man who was Elvis and who is now Jesse.
      I thank everyone so very much for visiting my site and making it possible for my site to have achieved this fantastic number of visitors.
      Most of all, I thank Jesse for being there with his moral support and his friendship…and, most of all, for his permission to use my real name to defend myself against all the lies which had already been spread on the Internet about me. That occurred after Jesse’s book was published in 2001 when a few very mean-spirited people recognized that I am Shuma in Jesse’s book. Had that not taken place, I would have never shared my friendship with Jesse here on my site nor in any other public manner.
      Again, my heartfelt thanks to everyone for making this possible.I know Jesse will be happy to see this take place for he knows all the work, determination and trials that have gone into reaching this level of success. I am still looking forward to our 6 year anniversary next month. I can’t recall exactly what date I first sat down to establish my website. But, I know that I was doing a good bit of work on it on May 24, 2009, and so I am going to make that my anniversary date.
      For those who don’t know the history of my site, I set out to have just one or two pages in my own name to defend myself against the lies which were published about me on the Internet. That was my only purpose and my only goal. However, it was no time at all until “Elvis people” started coming out of the woodwork to attack me. So, with each attack, I came back with more proof. And so it has gone for right at 6 years. The people who attack me only dig a deeper pit for themselves to fall into. As Elvis/Jesse says “The truth is like the sun. You can shut it out for a time but it’s not going away.“
      This website is a labor of love for Jesse. It is for his sake that I have continued on this rough and rocky road. He honors me by choosing me to be his confidant and “voice“…I will NOT fail him. I will, once again, display below his letter of affirmation to me of his decision which he wrote in March 2009. I had no idea when he told me of his thoughts and wrote the letter to me that I would ever do anything to act upon his decision. God knew, and Jesse perhaps sensed, that I was going to be put in this fight-for-right battle within just a few short months. Before I even thought of starting this web site, I did ask Jesse if I could use my real name to defend myself and he said “Yes…and you can use my name too.” and so I did, and here we are so much later with so many battles behind us and determined to face whatever the unenlightened souls may throw our way. “Just like a tree that’s planted by the water, we shall not be moved.“
      I, most of all, thank Jesse for his loyalty and never wavering support of me and the work which I do to maintain this place for the REAL truth about Elvis Aron Presley to be shared with those fans who come here because they love the man behind the image and not just the image.I am so very honored to announce that Wanda June Hill who was a very close personal friend and confidante of Elvis’ for 15 years, right up to the day he “retired”, has written a statement and letter of endorsement for me to post on my site. In this statement, Wanda states that she now KNOWS that Jesse is really Elvis. She and I have, over the course of several years, become good friends and she has spent a lot of time on my website perusing my material. She has been thinking back and recalls all of the things which Elvis was going through back in the last couple of years before he left. He told her so many things indicating that he would like to just stop being Elvis, take care of his health, and be a regular person. There was no way out for him except to “die“.
      I have created a new page devoted to the statement and letter of endorsement written by Wanda. I hope everyone will visit and take time to grasp the significance of Wanda June Hill’s statement that she now KNOWS that my sweet friend, Jesse, really is the man who the world knew and loved as Elvis Aron Presley. Also, Jesse has given me several things to tell Wanda which only he and she would know.
      Below is the link to my new page. Please do visit this most important page of my website. This statement by Wanda plus the page proving that Jesse’s DNA does match the first cousins on Elvis’ Smith and Presley’s sides of his family should be enough to convince even the most die-hard skeptic.

    • @isaacmaskey8942
      @isaacmaskey8942 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      yea we all absolutely love Jesse who was Elvis Presley I just want the
      truth out and why he went in to hiding that's why the man who claimed to
      be Elvis Presley back in 2002 and even wrote a book I regarding that
      why his DNA match's both sides of the Elvis Presley family tree even dr
      Hinton who was Elvis aka Jesse's dr why he passed a lie detector test
      when asked is Elvis Presley alive and he said absolutely it's the
      absolute truth dr Hinton was even given gifts from Jesse like PJs from
      muhumad Ali cufflinks from Anna Margret and even rings of Elvis and
      that's why after Elvis supposedly passed away a photo of him was taken
      in the pool house of Graceland and then Graceland denied it was him and
      blocked that door or the fact that Priscilla once said on Oprah oh I was
      talking to Elvis the other day ? People might think I'm crazy but I
      have seen proof that not only did Elvis fake his death in 1977 but then
      there's that photo of Jesse aka Elvis Presley with his grandson Benji
      storm the first time he meet him in 1994 Jesse has identical moles on
      his legs as Elvis it has to be him or why does Elvis tomb say Elvis
      Aaron Presley his real names Elvis Aron the to a they put on his tombs
      because the first a is for the letter alive I just want the truth about
      Jesse who is Elvis pls be honest Linda Priscilla Lisa Marie Riley and
      anyone else who knows Jesse is in fact Elvis or explain to me why
      Jesse's DNA match's Elvis and why his handwriting match elvis Below you
      will see two DNA reports which prove that Jesse’s DNA matches first
      cousins from both sides of Elvis’ family.
      The first lab report is a
      comparison of the DNA between Jesse and Donna Presley…the Paternal first
      cousin of Elvis. Donna is the daughter of one of Elvis’ father’s
      sisters, however she uses the Presley last name.Below You will see the
      DNA lab report which is a comparison of the DNA between Jesse and Brenda
      Smith…the Maternal 1st cousin of Elvis. Brenda is the daughter of one
      of Elvis’ mother’s brothers. Jesse’s DNA was obtained by FOX 8 TV in
      2002 from a saliva kit which Jesse furnished to them. The second Jesse’s
      DNA was obtained from a letter envelope which Jesse licked in 2008.
      These two samples matched each other and they matched the DNA of Elvis’
      two first cousins on both sides of Elvis’ family.This is the final FOX 8
      News report regarding Dr. Hinton and Jesse. In this report you will see
      a final DNA report which shows that Jesse is, indeed, related to Elvis’
      two first cousins. One on the Smith side of the family and the other on
      the Presley side of the family. There is only one other person on earth
      who would match these relatives and that is Elvis’ double first cousin
      Patsy Presley and one may rest assured that she did not let Jesse use
      her DNA.
      Of course, Jesse did not come out publicly in 2002. He had
      been telling me, with no doubt whatsoever that he was NOT coming out.
      Hinton and Felix Johnson thought that they could manipulate and pressure
      Jesse into coming out. I tried to get word to them several times that
      he was not coming out. They ignored my messages and continued to lie
      saying that he was coming out in 2002.Below is the latest news about the
      delayed release of the Elvis biopic movie which has been in the works
      for a long while. I probably will not be viewing this movie, after all,
      as I have gotten the impression that this may be an unfair portrayal of
      Col. Parker. If it turns out to be a good account of the real man who
      Col. Parker was, I may change my mind.
      I want to emphasize that in
      all the years I have known Jesse, he has NEVER once said a single bad
      word about Col. Parker. On the contrary, he has always spoken of him
      with gratitude, appreciation, and respect. He told me that when Col.
      Parker died, he did not know what he was going to do. They were close
      right up until the time Col. Parker passed away. We owe a debt of
      gratitude to Col. Parker for coming up with the plan to fake Elvis’
      death so that he could survive and still be with us to this day.
      It
      hurts me when I hear and see people saying words of hate about Col.
      Parker because I know how much he helped Jesse through all the years
      until he passed away. Col. Parker and Dr. Nick both have been badly
      misportrayed and misunderstood. Jesse told me that they both took the
      secret to their graves.
      Tom Hanks is playing the part of Col. Parker
      in the upcoming movie. Below is an excerpt of an article quoting what
      Priscilla Presley had to say about Col. Parker. In this instance, she
      did speak the truth:
      Hanks and his wife, actress Rita Wilson, had
      dinner with their friend Priscilla Presley in the hopes of getting a
      better take on the man he was playing. Hanks said he was taken aback by
      her reaction.
      “I was expecting to hear stories about the distrust she
      had for ‘Colonel Tom’ Parker over these many years. And she said, ‘No.
      He was a wonderful man, and I wish he was alive today. He took really
      great care of us. He was a scoundrel in his way,'” Hanks said.
      isaac maskey
      isaac maskey
      5 months ago
      perfect match between elvis and the man who claimed to be elvis explain to me how im crazy because i look at dna evidence claiming elvis is alive you no why its crazy because people was told he passed away but jesses face matchs with elvis 100 percent id like to see priscilla explain to use who jesse really is cause from what i have see he is elvis and not only that hes got the same moles on his legs as elvis oh and his dna matchsi bealive this man is elvis like really people keep denying it but how is it hes got the same 2 mole on his leg as elvis and his dna match elvis family tree and why did they spell his name elvis aaron when we all no his real name is elvis aron and one time pricilla said on the oprah show i was talking to elvis the other day i can say 100 percent bob joyce is not elvis i get people might think i sound crazy but he has the same smille as elvis how can people keep saying its not him like for real it says that his dna matchs elvis family so who else could it be people might say why is he using the name jesse well because its possible his twin brother didnt surivie so he trying to give his brother a life by using the name because its simple twins have a special relationship and its possible if jesse passed away he would wanna use his brothers name because most people are close to there brother sisters mums or dadAa
      Phillip Allen
      Phillip Allen
      1 year ago
      Elvis was a good man. He had too much pressure on him and it took its toll.
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      Bronco 77
      Bronco 77
      1 year ago
      Elvis Presley..arguably the most iconic singer that ever lived...he's memory will never die..TCB
      118
      Vicki Atkins
      Vicki Atkins
      1 year ago
      Elvis is the full package. He had a sweet sweet sweet southern humbled soul. Ain't nobody ever gonna fill his shoes he had a big 14 karat gold heart. TCB. Amen amen amen
      137

    • @merlinidlehands3302
      @merlinidlehands3302 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      country where drugs are legal ? dont have many drug pronblems like america Because its against the law and thats stupid ands killing many americans MAKE ALL DRUGS LEGAL and gety the damm GOV out of the docs office

    • @AlexB-pp7dc
      @AlexB-pp7dc 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      @@isaacmaskey8942 bro get help seriously

    • @Pinkheartbwell
      @Pinkheartbwell ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I so agree

  • @josephinelehman1736
    @josephinelehman1736 5 ปีที่แล้ว +245

    Elvis was so famous and got shut in from the outside. He became truly depressed and lonely even though people were around him. I always loved Elvis feel so bad he wasn't happy. Elvis put on a brave face. Long live Elvis !!!!!

    • @zamiel3
      @zamiel3 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      He CHOSE to be a shut in....he wasn't FORCED to be a shut in. Quit lying to yourself.

    • @gassbaggerwoods5955
      @gassbaggerwoods5955 4 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      @@zamiel3 if he went out he would have been mobbed

    • @zamiel3
      @zamiel3 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      @@gassbaggerwoods5955 When Elvis did the comeback special, the director convinced Elvis to go out on the streets. NO ONE approached him. Elvis was also known to go out in Memphis and assist police, by directing traffic and other things. No mobs.
      His "Memphis Mafia" has recounted several times Elvis would disappear on his own. No mobs.
      Elvis was catered to so much, that he struggled to do anything on his own.
      People that were around him, have talked, and laughed, about Elvis not knowing how to do things. Like not knowing how to call for a cab, climbing over a gate because he didn't know how to open it, and going somewhere then not having money to pay for something because someone else always settled the bill for him.
      I'm not denying that "normal" day to day life was possible for him. But there was no need to live like a hermit. He CHOSE to do so.
      There were famous people before Elvis, and after, that all manage to deal with the public, and not live like hermits.
      Elvis CHOSE to use his fame as an excuse for problems he created, and others he CHOSE to ignore.
      We can still like and appreciate Elvis for all he did, and gave the world...while being honest about the bad parts too. He was human, he had flaws and problems, just like everyone else.

    • @adriamaral300
      @adriamaral300 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Josephine Lehman
      Elvis didn’t trust his own people. Often pretending to be asleep so he can eavesdrop on their conversations.
      A terrible way to live.

    • @gassbaggerwoods5955
      @gassbaggerwoods5955 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@adriamaral300 who said he did that ?!!

  • @ElizaAlmanza
    @ElizaAlmanza 2 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    I was born in 95 and I love Elvis. His story makes me so sad.

  • @swangonzalez4797
    @swangonzalez4797 2 ปีที่แล้ว +392

    He was the greatest. But he was just human. Just a man who lost his way. A sad and lonely man. He was and still is the King. And he was a good man.

    • @Prancer0210
      @Prancer0210 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Agree.

    • @tonyfabian6809
      @tonyfabian6809 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Agree.

    • @margovallen
      @margovallen 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Elvis did not lose his way. In fact, he never died. Only died to self and was re-born as Pastor Bob Joyce. Choose to believe it... or choose to not.

    • @eyemnew2991
      @eyemnew2991 2 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      Swan Gonzalez
      Elvis quite often corrected people who called him the king.
      He would always say...
      "I am not the king, Jesus Christ is the King"

    • @eyemnew2991
      @eyemnew2991 2 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      @@margovallen
      If you believe Bob Joyce is Elvis, then you would believe my grandmother's grandmother is still alive, and I know dang well she isn't.

  • @nancydanise5073
    @nancydanise5073 ปีที่แล้ว +161

    It's just very sad that he was really a work horse for so many people. Yes he was the King and always will be but he paid a huge price for his rags to riches story (HIS LIFE). No human being could keep the pace up that he did for many years without something giving way.Rest in peace along with your mom and other family members. SLEEP WITH THE ANGELS. You were a phenomenal person.

    • @rosemarie7935
      @rosemarie7935 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I agree , 💯 my favorite song is now MARIE,🌹🕊️R,I,P, Mr, Presley, you were and very special singer

    • @karinkesel5577
      @karinkesel5577 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      This made me cry😢

    • @philipswilson
      @philipswilson ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hello pretty..how are you doing ?

    • @user-fo4gi1kp4l
      @user-fo4gi1kp4l 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      He died from polypharmacy.

    • @user-fo4gi1kp4l
      @user-fo4gi1kp4l 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      How hard it must have been to travel from city to city to sing for a hour 20.000 adoring fans and make $35.000.

  • @roymarksberry4152
    @roymarksberry4152 4 ปีที่แล้ว +88

    You can imagine the pressure this man had on him to go to work pay all the bills and not feel well but he had to do it cuz all the people relying on him he knew that

    • @djcease1996
      @djcease1996 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      That's any lower class citizen.

    • @lizbrown4240
      @lizbrown4240 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@djcease1996 Elvis had to face all his fans, all the media and the whole world to be judged and criticised when he was a broken man and he couldn’t hide it, with everyone’s eyes on him.

    • @sarahmariah100
      @sarahmariah100 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@djcease1996 bullshit, that's any dad

  • @Leann68
    @Leann68 2 ปีที่แล้ว +244

    We’ll always mourn and miss Elvis Presley… I love him to this day 💐

    • @feconway5180
      @feconway5180 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      7.4.22,The great Elvis’ great desire was to perform. Col Tom Parker the manager’s great desire was for Elvis to perform! Sadly Group Intervention for the drug abuse Did Not Happen. ☹️. Rest peacefully King of rock & Roll🎶

  • @raygreen5926
    @raygreen5926 ปีที่แล้ว +56

    Elvis left the building but never left our lives. Today I can exactly remember where I was when I heard Elvis has died. 45 years later that moment in my bedroom in Ireland is vividly etched on my mind like it was yesterday. Elvis was truly a legend of the 20th century ☘🇮🇪🎸🇺🇸

    • @Camille_Anderson
      @Camille_Anderson ปีที่แล้ว +6

      same!! i was so young but lived Elvis. My glamorous mum was so beautiful that day, but i will never forget the sad painful look on her face when the news came on the radio. We were in a heatwave but the room felt cold. He will never be forgotten!!! those around him enabled & exploited him. it was way too young to die.b

    • @purplelavendajoyce3077
      @purplelavendajoyce3077 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      So can I it was on the 10 oc news I was 16 very sad I was into to Micheal Jackson and mowtown

    • @liviamoon
      @liviamoon ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I was a little girl in Germany and I didn't even spoke English. I only learned it later at school. But Elvis was so beautiful and had such a beautiful voice.❤
      I sat in my room on the floor in front of my radio. Music was playing, then the news came on. The first news was Elvis.
      😢
      I was so shocked and cried and cried. Just crying. I will never forget that moment and my despair.
      I could only really believe it when I saw the pictures on the TV.🥺🦋🕊

  • @juliemomzithomas6731
    @juliemomzithomas6731 4 ปีที่แล้ว +147

    This just breaks my heart. I saw him in '76. I was 10 yrs old and I've been a life long fan. Bless his heart😭 I don't think anyone was aware of how to help. Col Parker was the pusher. He had to perform. He tried the best way he knew how.

    • @rODIUMuk
      @rODIUMuk 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Agreed

    • @rhondamcbath6279
      @rhondamcbath6279 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Co. Parker was a horrible human being!! A user, beyond selfish and greedy, I pray he's now paying for all that he done to Elvis!! One of many!!!😵😠😒

    • @Camille_Anderson
      @Camille_Anderson ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@rhondamcbath6279 💯💯👋👋

    • @kbanghart
      @kbanghart ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@rhondamcbath6279 exactly, I can't even speak his name, not even his real name he was from Holland I think. In fact I heard he was on the run for killing a woman. That's why he could never get a passport to go overseas.

    • @ramencurry6672
      @ramencurry6672 ปีที่แล้ว

      In my opinion his doctors should be charged for some type of homicide type of negligence. Not jail time but more like a fine or other penalty

  • @randallcribb668
    @randallcribb668 4 ปีที่แล้ว +141

    Elvis was great , let him rest in peace.

    • @pastorjohnculbertson661
      @pastorjohnculbertson661 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      That guy that hit Geraldo Rivera in the head with a chair didn't hit him hard enough.....

    • @Trump-rv4nz
      @Trump-rv4nz 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@pastorjohnculbertson661 I remember that episode. Funny as hell

    • @kbanghart
      @kbanghart ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@pastorjohnculbertson661 why not? And why do you call yourself a pastor, is that a joke?

    • @kbanghart
      @kbanghart ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Who isn't letting Elvis rest in peace?

    • @lorichet
      @lorichet ปีที่แล้ว

      @@kbanghart
      The media that continues to push the phony "drug abuse" story. It's just too bad they can't be sued because their target is dead.

  • @Lisapreps
    @Lisapreps 2 ปีที่แล้ว +178

    So sad he was so drugged up and these doctors and friends just stood by and let it happen. Just watching this in 2022 and I miss this kind of reporting. Kudos to Geraldo for excellent investigative reporting. I wish there were still investigative journalists out there.

    • @justmytwobits
      @justmytwobits 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      “These doctors and friends just stood by and let it happen?”
      Elvis would fire anyone that wouldn’t stay in their lane. If they talked about his drugs, he would tell them stuff like he has it under control, or not to worry, it when angry, mind your own business… His doctors and friends had him in the hospital at least 3 times to dry out.. detox.
      Elvis would go right back to the pills AND NEEDLES.
      Elvis loved getting stoned. Seriously stoned.
      After staying clean for weeks before the Aloha for Hawaii… immediately right after…. While on his hotel room balcony … so stoned he could barely open his eyes, sweating profusely… the plans to the group to go touring with Elvis… cancelled.
      Every woman besides Ginger (she hadn’t had time yet and it was a part of Priscilla’s reason), left Elvis because his excessive pill intake including syringe intake. His but was so leather like that after years of getting shots in the but in the later years he could no longer as his but was like leather.. they shot him between his toes..
      Elvis was a serious drug addict. Elvis wanted drugs and enjoyed being stoned. He would not stop even after numerous detox attempts and even almost dying a number of times.
      Sure, doctors prescribed it… friends were not to blame at all. Some maybe (not true friends), as they got drugs (including cocaine), to Elvis.

    • @thekitowl
      @thekitowl 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      As Elvis said your either with me or your not & none of the Memphis Mafia wanted to disappoint him or leave. Tom Parker has to take some of the blame for his mantra of “Get Elvis on stage tonight know matter what” .

    • @oakleywilliams8431
      @oakleywilliams8431 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Agree!

    • @geraldlewis8272
      @geraldlewis8272 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Doctor blame

    • @clos6613
      @clos6613 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Too bad Geraldo isn't bringing this kind of honest reporting today. Now he's just like every other reporter or journalist today. All paid robots

  • @armandoaguilar8196
    @armandoaguilar8196 2 ปีที่แล้ว +44

    Back when journalism was authentic, Geraldo was a pioneer of exposing investigations too bad that is no longer in existence today, as all is covered up now. The entertainment industry is a very powerful entity in spin control / controlling the narratives with their stars, as there is lots of money involved. I'm sure fans knowing that he died of a heart attack sounds a lot better than dying of drugs. I'm sure they thought that many fans would no longer see him as wholesome and pure knowing that he was addicted to these drugs. Elvis will always live on through his music! Thanks for uploading this!

    • @Becky_Davis
      @Becky_Davis 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      It's never been authentic.

  • @jjb653
    @jjb653 4 ปีที่แล้ว +240

    Because of my love of Elvis I was able to endure watching Geraldo for this entire video. Thanks for posting this.

    • @leisahammonds4479
      @leisahammonds4479 2 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      Can not stand geraldo

    • @jennifersuzannebk5149
      @jennifersuzannebk5149 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I miss Geraldo

    • @joannaedwards6325
      @joannaedwards6325 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      No matter how much ppl make fun of G.R. or criticize him it can not be denied that he is a passionate reporter and a good writer and a thorough researcher.
      He may come off as a kind of drama queen or as an arrogant Ahole but that does not take away from his reporting. He remains a charismatic fellow even now in his old age.
      Laugh at him and deride him all you want but he laughs ALL THE WAY TO THE BANK and really enjoys his yacht. 😄

    • @heyodi3092
      @heyodi3092 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Hahahaha

    • @andrewjames2617
      @andrewjames2617 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      lol you put to words exactly how i feel.

  • @larryhardy7928
    @larryhardy7928 5 ปีที่แล้ว +93

    man this beautiful man was blessed by the good lord rip elvis

  • @pamfrank3962
    @pamfrank3962 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Elvis was Great! We will always love him and cherish him. He gave his all for his music and his Fans.💕

  • @brendabooher6683
    @brendabooher6683 2 ปีที่แล้ว +64

    Elvis had so much on his plate and took care of everyone until he couldn't. He was so tired and had became alot of people's cash cow. Nobody hardly said no to Elvis because they wanted money and new cars he gifted them. Little did they realize that they were helping to end his life at an early age. I think Dr. Nick cared but Elvis was hooked and hard to say no to. Colonel Parker didn't care as long as Elvis was preforming and making money. It's so sad because addiction can happen to anyone even someone as great as Elvis.

    • @spookyvegan1402
      @spookyvegan1402 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      He was too good of a person in a cruel selfish world
      It’s such a sad loss 😢

    • @lisaz45
      @lisaz45 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      It is too bad the Memphis Mafia & Dr. Nick did not start giving him placebo's to get him off the drugs. However, he had a twisted colon and Dr. Nick had recommended he have a surgery and he did not want to because he did not want to have accidents on stage :( He just would not stop because of the fans :(

    • @williemaeledoux7897
      @williemaeledoux7897 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Let's get one thing straight now the doctors gave him the medication so we can't call it drugs drugs is when you take it illegally he was taking it from doctors who gave it to him so you can't blame Elvis for for taking the medication it wasn't illegal he got it through doctors I really don't think Elvis knew what he was taking so please people stop saying drugs it was medication from his doctors it wasn't illegal drugs it was from doctors another thing who was the person I'm not accusing his brother his half brother Rick who controls those little packages who controls the medicine and the little packages doesn't anybody wonder about that after he took those little packages he ended up dead so think about it Miss You Elvis you were the best the kindest the greatest entertainer of all times think about those little packages people please there's somebody must have did something to those little packages I see that not his out brother I just wondered who controlled those packages TCB

    • @doeeyes2
      @doeeyes2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      He had alot on his plate... like bacon, peanut butter, steak, eggs...

    • @lifestylelisted
      @lifestylelisted ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Same as Micheal Jackson

  • @JoseHernandez-qn2in
    @JoseHernandez-qn2in 5 ปีที่แล้ว +254

    Now getting back to Elvis was a great singer and musician like all of us he had problems but all us have skeletons in our closets he is gone now in life he was a kind and giving man let's remember him for the good he did.

    • @suec3451
      @suec3451 3 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      I think losing his Mother was partly to blame. She would have kept him on the stright and narrow. He gave so much to others, a generous and kind person. The Colonel pushed him too hard no wonder he couldn't sleep. Just feel so sad. I just want to remember him as he was, a great singer and performer who loved his fans and was generous to fault. Our loss, heaven's gain.

    • @roberteicker1141
      @roberteicker1141 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@suec3451 a2

    • @susanrimmington5067
      @susanrimmington5067 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      And he did plenty of good for everyone that he came across, he was a good honest man, that loved everyone xxxRIP Elvis xx

    • @E-D-E2704
      @E-D-E2704 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Elvis was a great singer and entertainer but not musician. He had no particular talent playing instruments.

    • @mrsg.9224
      @mrsg.9224 3 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      @@E-D-E2704 he played the guitar & piano what are talking about? Did you know him personally? No so shut up!

  • @clairelivefreeordie2551
    @clairelivefreeordie2551 4 ปีที่แล้ว +81

    Let's not forget there were no rehab facilities like Betty Ford back in 1977. There wasn't the awareness of drug addiction like there is now. Heartbreaking that Elvis & other addicts back then didn't have the resources & understanding that we have now. May he rip

    • @hendo337
      @hendo337 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      That's not true, methadone treatment was common even back then.

    • @sharonjensen3016
      @sharonjensen3016 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Times have changed. We're more used to celebrities going into rehab.

    • @sharonjohnson7567
      @sharonjohnson7567 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      He’s alive….Pastor Bob Joyce, Benton, AR. Working behind the scenes to save the children and cabal evil! Can’t wait for his reveal!

    • @lisapearlman
      @lisapearlman ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@hendo337 methadone was big in the Netherlands back then but not in the US. I did a research paper on it in college back in 1991. It was still controversial in the US in the 70's. But was hugely successful in the Netherlands. Thankfully today there is Suboxone, which is much easier to maintain on. And easier to kick than methadone, although many choose to remain on it since it is not intoxicating or sedating as Methadone is

    • @jackiewilson6249
      @jackiewilson6249 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @ Sharon Johnson you’re too funny.

  • @BunyanaRed1958
    @BunyanaRed1958 2 ปีที่แล้ว +81

    Elvis was a king amongst men. The greatest entertainer of all time. No one gets near him.

  • @EagleArrow
    @EagleArrow 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Elvis still lives on through his music. I still listen to his music. My children know his music. He was a good man. Thank you Elvis for all you did for humanity. You are loved by many, where many of us will never impact the many like you have. With technology today, he is still with us. ❤

  • @cece5088
    @cece5088 4 ปีที่แล้ว +338

    Thank God 🙏🙌 #210 days clean from Percocet finally I'm high on Life 😀 even the air smells different 👃

    • @capri8225
      @capri8225 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@edgein1830 lol oh Edward u sicko...wear my face

    • @livefree316
      @livefree316 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Thank Jesus Christ. You are walking in the aroma of new life

    • @livefree316
      @livefree316 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@edgein1830 hope you get redeemed

    • @livefree316
      @livefree316 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @harold leroy sr thank Jesus Christ it's good to quit the devil's junk

    • @debbiebolek2117
      @debbiebolek2117 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      The good life

  • @grit5124
    @grit5124 3 ปีที่แล้ว +84

    What a tragedy. I can't see how anyone could take all those drugs and even be able to function at all. Just incredible! And so so sad.

    • @randallanthony1794
      @randallanthony1794 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      He didn't take all that many drugs they were Trace amounts meaning he didn't take them all that day or even in the previous week and this is just war on drugs the beginning of it when they started to get on pills and stuff instead of cocaine and heroin now they have total control over people with the f****** pain medication for people that need them and that's all this b******* was was more control by a globalist elite that wants the whole world in their control everything and don't buy into it cuz it's all horseshit

    • @eyesinindia
      @eyesinindia 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes sad 🥺😅😅

    • @omych97
      @omych97 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@eyesinindia Your emoji is a laughing one, hope it was was a mistake 😐

    • @NMW80
      @NMW80 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@omych97 I know I was huh 🤔 why use the 2nd emojis 😳 the first one was okay but the next 2 not so much

    • @dustinbailey9644
      @dustinbailey9644 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      All those drugs? What did he take and how much? You probably don’t understand drugs very well either, what a baseless comment!

  • @lauren-jl9xc
    @lauren-jl9xc 2 ปีที่แล้ว +60

    Being a recovering addict myself from pain killers and alcohol, those were the reasons he couldn’t get out of bed, had insomnia , depression, fits of rage , anxiety etc

    • @violinmke
      @violinmke 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      yes. Thanks Lauren. people without those issues can't understand just how screwed up he was.

    • @realworkoutsforrealpeople743
      @realworkoutsforrealpeople743 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It appears it is actually much more complicated than that. Look up the article titled "Elvis Presley: Head trauma, autoimmunity, pain and early death". It is exhaustive and present a more complete picture of his health than we have know so far.

    • @sylviaa4378
      @sylviaa4378 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@violinmke I would use the word troubled, not screwed up, that's disrespectful. As someone who works in Mental Health, you need to be careful with labels.

    • @makemarker
      @makemarker 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I take Zoloft and Xanax but stay clear from alcohol, drugs and any other non prescribed meds.
      Some days are tough but I stick to the minimum amount of meds..

    • @cathystillman5049
      @cathystillman5049 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Plus . was reason he couldn’t use the bathroom too . Said he had 4 mths stool in him when he died . Don’t know if that’s true or possible for that length of time .

  • @typower9
    @typower9 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    This is the cover-up. No stomach contents to analyse means prescription lists, oral accounts of delivery of drugs, can be 'doctored'.
    Not much emotion visible in his stepbrothers and others of his entourage. Chilling.

    • @kathrynwarriner1663
      @kathrynwarriner1663 ปีที่แล้ว

      I listened to Rick Stanley tell Joan Rivers that it was either him or me. You're so right about lack of emotion. this includes Priscilla. Everyone seems so scripted.

    • @Ina-Lori-tm2zh
      @Ina-Lori-tm2zh หลายเดือนก่อน

      I saw Elvis concert at Long Beach, CA 1972 he wore a baby blue jumpsuit-looking amazing-we were in about 8th row from stage-so awesome !

  • @adriamaral300
    @adriamaral300 3 ปีที่แล้ว +155

    What’s so interesting is that Elvis wasn’t trying to be “different” he was just being himself. Many things in one. He was surrounded by a team of people but not one of them could help him get off the pills... pills to sleep, pills to wake up, plus meds for various health issues. 42 is way too young. Why was he so swollen? At his last concert he could hardly move yet just a few years earlier, he was still active on stage, playing sports and practicing karate. He didn’t have siblings (his twin -Jesse Garon died at birth), his Dad was under the Colonel’s kool aid and money making machine band wagon, his Mom died at age 42 too, which affected Elvis deeply. Everyone that knew him said he was never the same after her passing.
    He was tired of the ride he couldn’t get off of. Ginger was too young and inexperienced to know how to handle him and his strong personality. We all miss Elvis. I pray he’s finally at peace. He was one of a kind.

    • @AnnaLVajda
      @AnnaLVajda 3 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      I doubt they wanted him off the drugs they manipulated him with them told him when to sleep when to wake up made him dependant he could have been even bigger without that manager of his abusing him.

    • @sonnycorleone4964
      @sonnycorleone4964 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Adri, Hello. Glady's Presley was born 1912 and died 1958 she was 46 years old. Elvis died at 42. Glady's lived a bit longer then her son Elvis but still way to young to die.

    • @joannaedwards6325
      @joannaedwards6325 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Adri Amaral
      So well said! Thank you for your comment. I , too, commented along those lines. Please read my comment of February 2022.
      Even those who chose to believe that Elvis staged his own death to "get off that ride he couldn't get off of" must now admit that Elvis is surely at peace in The Afterlife by now.

    • @BUBBLESPOGO
      @BUBBLESPOGO 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@sonnycorleone4964 Elvis mother died before him. There are many pictures of him at his mother's grave.

    • @thomaskallmyr
      @thomaskallmyr 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Colonel Tom Parker murdered a Widow in Belgium before he fleed to U.S.A.

  • @janicemurphy7878
    @janicemurphy7878 4 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    He was perfect in his own way talent and kind of had manners and treating people with respect including his fans and his elders. And he was super super star that is still a star today for decades after his death.

    • @irmavaneyssen3934
      @irmavaneyssen3934 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      ELVIS WAS .SURROUNDED BY
      LEACHES AND DISHONEST
      GREEDY INDIVIDUALS! HIS HEALTH ISSUES WERE A RESULT
      OF HIS DNA FROM FAMILY
      HISTORY. HE HAD NINE COMPLICATIONS WITHIN HIS BODY. MEDICAL REPORTS WERE
      NOT CORRECT AT THE TIME .OF
      HIS DEATH. HIS DIET AND LIFE
      STYLE WERE NOT HEALTHY. HE
      MAY HAVE MARRIED PRISCILLA
      BALLIEU, WHO TO MANY OPIONIONS FELT SHE HAD NOT
      PROTECTED HIM, OR GUIDED HIM
      TO LIVING WELL UNDER THE
      BEST GUIDANCE. THROUGH
      IGNORANCE OF THE MEDICAL
      PHYSICIANS AND KNOWLEDGE
      OF HIS CONDITION, ELVIS DIED
      BECAUSE OF THEIR INCORRECT
      DESCISION!. ELVIS REQUIRED
      STRONG PEOPLE TO PROTECT
      HIM FROM HARM. SUCH A GREAT TALENT HAD TO SUCCUMB TO EVIL AND GREEDY
      INDIVIDUALS WHO NEVER GAVE
      A DAMN ABOUT ELVIS .PRESLEY.
      WITH THE RIGHT PEOPLE , WHETHER IT BE FAMILY , FRIENDS, FEMALES, MANAGERS ,
      ELVIS COULD HAVE LIVED AND
      REACH OLD AGE .RESPECTFULLY!
      HE WAS EXPLOITED!
      IRMA VAN EYSSEN.

  • @hollieirish3600
    @hollieirish3600 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Thank you Geraldo for this information. Elvis was very talented and is missed more than he could possibly know. It is a shame when well known artist get involved in things that could or could not take their lives. I was 6 years old when he passed but I knew his musio from my mother being a fan of his as well as other famiy members who loved his music.

  • @multirichardb
    @multirichardb 2 ปีที่แล้ว +48

    Elvis had so much ADHD, and nervous energy, he's extremely high-strung, that's why his stage presence was so powerful. his sexual prowess in creativity was a combination of lightning, and thunder, backed by a 100' swell Tsunami, amazing energy.

    • @classicalvingtsunwatford3369
      @classicalvingtsunwatford3369 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Great comment mate ⚡️⚡️⚡️

    • @Azul_Paola
      @Azul_Paola 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      👍👍👍🤍🤍 facts very true

    • @CSAccetura
      @CSAccetura 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      TH-cam medical degree at work

    • @LG-fl9fy
      @LG-fl9fy 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      ADHD hinders attentiveness and, thus, learning; I think someone like Elvis could become engrossed, was perfectionistic, could go deep in thought and analysis of his craft, not spastic in attention. For me high-strung means noticing, and taking in, little things; ADHD doesn't seem to let patients fixate long enough to notice and take in.

    • @JenniferSteil28
      @JenniferSteil28 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@LG-fl9fy one of the hallmarks of ADHD is hyperfixation though (lord knows I have enough tattoo-quality pieces of art from my son’s art hyperfixation, and recordings of my son playing instruments at a near expert level after just a few weeks of picking them up).

  • @jeffjeff4477
    @jeffjeff4477 3 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    Elvis was a amazing person

    • @sharonjensen3016
      @sharonjensen3016 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      When I visited Hawaii, the locals spoke very highly of him. I wouldn't expect anything less. After all, he did a concert there to help raise funds for a memorial centre at Pearl Harbour.

  • @DarkSkies72
    @DarkSkies72 3 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    He was also on cortisone, that medication makes you swell up and gives you “moon face.”

    • @wallacesnow439
      @wallacesnow439 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Geraldo has been a fraud his whole life.

    • @mjarboesdf
      @mjarboesdf 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Pain medication can make you swell and gain wait as well.

    • @joannaedwards6325
      @joannaedwards6325 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@wallacesnow439
      I suppose you are referring to his father's advice to his then college age son that to avoid anti hispanic racism (Geraldo's father was Puerto Rican) he should use a more non ethnic name....Gerry Riviera/ Jerry Rivers.
      You must remember that when G.R. was starting out as a college student at University of Arizona at Tucson, that he was an olive skinned ethnic looking brash young man with a heavy New York accent and this was in 1965 ot 1966 when other than white races were not yet easily accepted.
      But, as luck would have it, Gerry's half Puerto Rican blood actually worked toward his ADVANTAGE.
      When he returned to New York after gaining his law degree, it turned out that the ABC TV NEWS DEPT. was looking to broaden their viewership by adding an HISPANIC REPORTER to their staff.
      Thus Jerry Riviera was happily re reborn back to GERALDO RIVERA!!!! To great success I might add.
      Now to your nasty comment about him being a so-called 'fraud' you might also be referring to the case of the EMPTY TOMB OF AL CAPONE.
      That fiascos was not G.R.'s fault. He only took that job for the money never suspecting it would turn out that way; making him the butt of jokes to this day.
      He laughed ALL THE WAY TO THE BANK!!!
      Thirdly, regarding your "all his life" phrasing you may be referring to his multiple marriages. Let's put it this way.......women first fall in love with his romantic charm ( as I did in the mid sixties but THAT'S another story ) then they fall in love with G.R. 's celebrity and finally, they love his money. But after a few years of his rather aggressive personality and perhaps a bit of womanizing, they have had ENOUGH.
      So, Mr. Naysayer, all that being said, he is always his AUTHENTIC SELF NOT A FRAUD!
      Take it or leave it and I guess YOU would be in the latter category. Yes?
      I would gladly relive the time I spent being ONE OF HIS SEVERAL GIRL FRIENDS. Great memories for this old lady.
      P.S. Geraldo Rivera is STILL working and no doubt enjoying his privileged lifestyle.
      What in the heck have YOU done with YOUR life???
      Sincerely,
      Jo-Anna Lee Edwards
      San Fernando Valley, Calif.

  • @dianeslosberg3066
    @dianeslosberg3066 2 ปีที่แล้ว +45

    You can thank the Coronal for that. He took 50% of what Elvis made. Coronal was addicted to gambling and drinking. Elvis gave so much to many people in his life he was almost broke when he died. He wanted to quit touring but his manager took to much of his money. Have respect for the King. He was a lonely great man.

  • @joannaedwards6325
    @joannaedwards6325 2 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    So many wonderful things can be said about Elvis. I have loved him since I was ten as have millions of others.
    I'm 76 now and listening to him sing can still excite me ( thank God! ) I'm saddened however that so much attention has always been paid to this great man's short comings.
    He is forgiven and loved by his God. Why can't folks like us forgive and love him too?
    p.s. whatever you want to say to criticize Geraldo Rivera, you can't deny that he was a passionate reporter and a thorough researcher. Give Mr. Rivera some respect as you continue to love and respect your Elvis.
    Thank you, Jo-Anna L. Edwards

    • @elsaborsellino8353
      @elsaborsellino8353 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Totally agree.

    • @joannaedwards6325
      @joannaedwards6325 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@elsaborsellino8353
      Thanks. 😊

    • @georgemusic4all4seasons
      @georgemusic4all4seasons 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      You are so right and absolutely nothing wrong with the truth on any entertainer or public figure.

    • @joannaedwards6325
      @joannaedwards6325 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@georgemusic4all4seasons
      I'm ok with telling the truth about any public figure even if it's negative. But what I HATE is when ppl keep talking about the bad stuff ALL THE TIME which negates the positive things about whoever they are talking about.
      Elvis was / is SO MUCH MORE THAN HIS DRUG USE.
      Just as Drew Barrymore is SO MUCH MORE than her teenage bad choices. imo, folks' talent and good works are much more important than very OLD gossip.
      But small minded ppl seem to enjoy bad mouthing celebrities and other important ppl just to help them to feel better about themselves. These kind of folks suffer from INFERIORITY COMPLEXES.

    • @sharonjensen3016
      @sharonjensen3016 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Elvis was a great man. He just fell in with the wrong people, the kind who did not have his best interests at hearts (yes, you, Colonel Tom Parker!).

  • @candiceazzara8877
    @candiceazzara8877 5 ปีที่แล้ว +224

    Colonel Parker knew and didn't care...he was only a money Machine for him.

    • @morpro4u
      @morpro4u 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      death is a great way to end the contract eeh lol

    • @bohemialite6371
      @bohemialite6371 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Well he had to give up his privacy for Fame and Fortune.

    • @debichristopher-preston7918
      @debichristopher-preston7918 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yeah, and I truly believe that the FAT ASSHOLE IS BURNING IN HELL WHERE HE BELONGS!!

    • @tonbruins7335
      @tonbruins7335 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Bullshit. Parker did not throw the pills in the mouth of Elvis, didn't he ? Elvis destroyed himself. Sadly.

    • @gassbaggerwoods5955
      @gassbaggerwoods5955 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I think the very last concert Elvis did he was struggling had hid head in a bucket of ice according to Jerry Gellar , not fit to go on stage and parker went in the room came out telling geller nothing else matters only that elvis goes on with the show , seeing hos bad he was and he could show no concern jst wanted him to carry on poor man was exhausted needed a rest 2 shows a day for 8 wks for 5yrs al parker was interested in was the money not that elvis was ill in no state to go on , but ever the loyal to his fans elvis went on , pushed himself i blame parker too for his death

  • @tinasandefur8923
    @tinasandefur8923 5 ปีที่แล้ว +73

    The Doctors was in it For The Money,And The Connection to Elvis. Everyone Was Scared to Tell Elvis No.

    • @karensimpson5908
      @karensimpson5908 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Tina Tuell cause if they did tell him no, Elvis would str8^ Fire their ass and excommunicate them forever

    • @brendakaycarver210
      @brendakaycarver210 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      No ONE LOVED HIM ENOUGH TO SAY NO !!!

    • @sonjialancaster8813
      @sonjialancaster8813 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The good doctor looked visibly effected himself...

    • @patriciafleck6420
      @patriciafleck6420 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      The doctor helped Elvis fake his death and FBI got him his new identity as preacherman bob joyce

    • @anitaparker9715
      @anitaparker9715 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@sonjialancaster8813 he helped plan the disappearance. See another explanation

  • @jonmarcy6451
    @jonmarcy6451 2 ปีที่แล้ว +84

    He was more than talented, he was Gifted from God

    • @littlemissblackdress7587
      @littlemissblackdress7587 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      :D

    • @sugarplum6818
      @sugarplum6818 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Jon do you believe in faking your death so your not taken out? I do so I'm leaving this for you. Do a good research and you will be amazed at what you find. You do know his history of deployment Right?. Look, you will find a lot. I learned a great deal over the past few years. Judge for yourself.
      th-cam.com/video/pCKjEL_Nc6Y/w-d-xo.html

    • @OG-Ghost33
      @OG-Ghost33 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      According to the Bible Elvis is in hell

    • @kevinhead5795
      @kevinhead5795 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@OG-Ghost33 the Bible is a disgusting piece of nonsense!

    • @MeeMee-gz5vp
      @MeeMee-gz5vp 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@sugarplum6818 I just watched the video you linked, and I can’t figure out why anyone would think that Bob guy is Elvis? Many times, fans can imitate their favorite musicians so well that they look and sound exactly like their idol. John Lennon, Freddie Mercury, and the list goes on and on with impersonators.
      Quick question - Why would Elvis fake his death? What would be the point?

  • @Casslaydra
    @Casslaydra 2 ปีที่แล้ว +102

    The same thing happened to his mama. Elvis being sent off to the army broke her heart: a lot of things did. She over indulged in alcohol. Elvis being trusting of his doctor- it was the pills. Uppers and downers are known for clogging you up. It’s really important to have a good gut health. It’s helps with blood flow- the oxygen in the blood cells- the food Elvis would eat had no oxygen partials in it to feed his blood- sure he fed his belly and appetite. But eating is more than that. It’s a spiritual experience to eat. And if you think of it in that way. You will be healthy and make more conscious decisions.

    • @miriamdaddea4559
      @miriamdaddea4559 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I feel so sad that head so addicted to drugs that he couldn’t sleep with so many pills he took at once so th doctors are ho gave them to him are to blam for his death poor elvis such a fantastic man ent trainer and oh so handsome can’t believe he was so lonely and sad I know he lost people he loved but so many fans loved him and Lisa and precilla had to be in deep mourning as we all are gg

    • @deborahbettack8835
      @deborahbettack8835 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Bowel obstruction

    • @wandarask8444
      @wandarask8444 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Your comment is spot on .
      I've meet people who finish there meals in under 4 minute's, bang it's gone then they wonder why they are I'll
      Anyway it was comforting reading your comment, as I think the same
      From Australia x

    • @margaretmitchell4926
      @margaretmitchell4926 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Wow thanks for the update doctor Cj lol my god we didn’t know any of that info after all these years 😉 maybe u should write a book . NOT

    • @RoseRNCLNC
      @RoseRNCLNC 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Elvis had a mega colon and it would twist. A year or so earlier they were considering taking a part of it out. Our whole family has bowel, bad livers, kidneys, hearts and circulation with most having addiction issues. The meds only exacerbated these problems. He had a barium study about 4 months earlier. It didn't flush out properly and set up like concrete in places and with the stool created a packed colon. Back then they didn't know a lot about autoimmune diseases. They run in our family too. By looking, if not diabetic with glaucoma and the organ and colon being connective tissue I am guessing he had some major undiagnosed autoimmune issues. Also Elvis was allegedly allergic to codeine. Where did that come from? Who was the friend Rick Stanley ran off that day. Why did Vernon feel the death was questionable enough to insist asking Ginger if she saw ANYONE else up there. She was asleep so of course she didn't see anyone. Vernon knew something. Joe E developed dementia later in life and I can't believe anything he said after a certain age. The nagging question of the codeine has bothered me always and what type the allergy was. Basically with a paralyzed colon it would have caused all manners of trouble with nasty stuff seeping into his body. Notice none of his men mention codeine. So where did it come from? This sweet, beautiful, talented man needed a rehab, a healthy diet and fiber and I'm wondering if he needed insulin or other blood sugar care. I am so sad this man lost his life so early. Drs were terrible to allow this to happen. God is enjoying his company and voice now.

  • @judydecastris6279
    @judydecastris6279 5 ปีที่แล้ว +50

    I wish he was still here with us. He was one special man God gave to us. When he saw he was weary, our Lord called him home to be with him and finally get some rest and finish with all those horrible drugs. Such a humble sweetheart he was. Never a bad word was ever said about Elvis the man or entertainer. God Bless this wonderful soul. 💞🙏

    • @delorisbrown6822
      @delorisbrown6822 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Elvis Presley will live for ever in our hearts don't forget he served in the war that alone would be hard on his heart is we were lucky to have him for the time we got rip sweet angel Elvis Presley thanks god bless

    • @vrinda5303
      @vrinda5303 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@delorisbrown6822 He didn't serve in any war. When he served in Germany, it was during peacetime.

    • @sharonjensen3016
      @sharonjensen3016 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Elvis is up in Heaven watching over us all.

    • @eyemnew2991
      @eyemnew2991 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@sharonjensen3016
      No I don't think he is.
      You have your focus on the wrong person

  • @anniemaull5605
    @anniemaull5605 4 ปีที่แล้ว +173

    Hearing Elvis died was a shock and unexpected. I grew up watching Elvis movies and listening to his music. He is missed.

    • @djflarethecreator9261
      @djflarethecreator9261 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      True dat.

    • @ramencurry6672
      @ramencurry6672 ปีที่แล้ว

      He was amazing and great but let’s stick to the topic of his cause of death.

    • @loralieisa
      @loralieisa ปีที่แล้ว

      Among other issues he was severely constipated. He went through a lot in his short life.

  • @yvetromanroman7443
    @yvetromanroman7443 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    THE MAN NEEDED SO MUCH BALANCE IN HIS LIFE!!!❤❤❤

  • @spooky131
    @spooky131 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    I had never heard what drugs he was taking...OH MY GOD!!! How was he functional?? My heart has always broken for Elvis. Surrounded by yes men and greedy hands. He was surrounded by these people but he was so alone. I hope he has found the peace he yearned for during his life.

    • @sharonjensen3016
      @sharonjensen3016 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I can't even pronounce the names of these drugs. Even a three-year old would have difficulty.

    • @sarahholland2600
      @sarahholland2600 ปีที่แล้ว

      The body's tolerance levels go up with alcoholism & drug addiction. They can take an astonishing amount that would floor anyone else.

    • @lisapearlman
      @lisapearlman ปีที่แล้ว +2

      My cat is named Spooky 😻

    • @spooky131
      @spooky131 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@lisapearlman hi mom. 😸

    • @rosieowen1929
      @rosieowen1929 ปีที่แล้ว

      I am a God fearing woman and I believe that Elvis is 25:28 🎉singing in Heaven

  • @TaraConti
    @TaraConti 4 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    No one can comprehend what it's like to live a life that doesn't really belong to you.
    A life where everyone in the world thinks they have a right to take pieces of you for themselves. When you become "famous" the rest of the world doesn't look at you like you're still a human being, they don't care! They just want a part of you for themselves. Maybe it's because they think it will make them a little more important or special, I don't really know and never could understand it. Why wasn't the music & movies enough for everyone?! Why do they feel that everything belongs to them?
    Every "celebrity" is just a person with their own personalities, problems, Joys and heartaches. If you feel that you need certain things to get through the rollercoaster of life so be it. Life is hard enough when you're invisible to the rest of the world but it's even harder when the world thinks they own you.
    Nobody lives forever & when you live a life like that you've done more & seen more than most people ever will! You can't keep that level of living going for 70,80,90 or 100 years! Trust me you wouldn't want to! All the money in the world won't buy back the person you were before the world decided they owned you.
    And it's obviously true even after death...

    • @sharonjensen3016
      @sharonjensen3016 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Making music made Elvis wealthy, but it also made him public property. There was no real transitional period, it was an explosion. One day he's driving a truck, the next, a Cadillac.

  • @eddiebear34
    @eddiebear34 3 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    The people complaining about his end being poked and investigated like this. Look past the fact its elvis and you are a fan. I'm a massive fan, and have been addicted heavily on codeine myself. Almost died a few times from it via seizures. This video is a GOOD thing. Alot of people think prescription drugs cant kill.
    Anyone just starting to get hooked on painkillers, watch this and take heed.
    Anyone slating elvis or people like him for talking them more and more until something like this happens.... realise this, when you are addicted to them and maybe had them daily for any length of time, and you have to go 2 orv3 days without. Your entire body hurts. Your gut is in agony and your head feels flu like. It is horrific and very hard to stop

    • @donnajernigan5821
      @donnajernigan5821 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I wish you the best. Thanks for sharing your story.

    • @sarahholland2600
      @sarahholland2600 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Back then there was very low awareness re prescription pill addiction. Elvis was given uppers while on night duty in the army and his addiction started there. He also used pills to cope with his feelings about his career just becoming a Vegas grind that just rehashed old hits.

  • @donmarlon5924
    @donmarlon5924 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Fascinating! Thank you for posting this.

  • @_m_K_.
    @_m_K_. ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Its crazy he can take so many pills, the human body is amazing in a tragic way, 99.999% of people could not take 2 or 3 of the prescriptions without surviving. The fact he was taking that stuff for years is insane.
    I had surgery and was given Diludad in the hospital, that stuff is powerful. Its truly amazing how many years he managed to survive.

    • @lisapearlman
      @lisapearlman ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Eminem said he was taking 80 valiums a night to sleep, in addition to vicodin and methadone, which he overdosed on and almost died. Amazing his body could handle that many Valium. My brother suffered from mental illness, and used to abuse his klonopin, taking 10 at a time. Unfortunately he died of an accidental od at age 34 on 2007, due to a mixture of benzos and heroin. He didn't even do heroin, but his girl did, and she was sleeping with him at my parents home when she woke up screaming that my brother wasn't breathing. I believe she must have either given him a line of heroin to help him sleep or he just decided to do a line while she was sleeping. Unfortunately benzos and opiates are a deadly combination, due to asphyxiation and you just stop breathing. I imagine that is what happened to Elvis. So tragic. That last performance of Unchained Melody is so powerful and emotional... probably his best performance ever... who knew it would be his farewell performance. 🙏🏻😢

    • @brandy_lish
      @brandy_lish 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      well you dont start off taking all that, you start as prescribed..then take extra then you build your tolerance where you get to a point that you can take 10-20 an barely feel it

    • @annemccurry2125
      @annemccurry2125 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      😢just so damn sad

    • @cruiser6260
      @cruiser6260 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@lisapearlmanline of cocaine? u smoke or inject heroin

    • @freddyortiz5625
      @freddyortiz5625 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@lisapearlman impossible for anyone to take 80 / night & wake up . Impossible

  • @tamagay5357
    @tamagay5357 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    I waited on a Gentleman in The 90's while I lived in Beaufort SC that Looked very much like him and I had made a comment about that and was treated very good as I waited on their table.

  • @texasgal2794
    @texasgal2794 4 ปีที่แล้ว +206

    As a retired nurse who had a 33 year career, I am really surprised that Elvis did not die sooner than he did! All of those drugs listed would have knocked out a 2000 lb. horse!! And they gave him repeated doses? Unreal!!!

    • @shable1436
      @shable1436 4 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Tolerance is a real crazy physiological thing

    • @anastasia10017
      @anastasia10017 3 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      what i find stunning is that these patients have all the money in the world and they end up in the care of weirdo half assed doctors. Elvis could have afforded the best doctors and ends up with idiots. Elvis' ex wife Priscilla - who could have afforded the best surgeons in the world - let some fake plastic surgeon inject industrial silicone in her face and ruined her looks forever. Michael Jackson was the same... not only did he have an idiot for a doctor not even paying attention to him, his home was a few blocks away from one of the most prestigious hospitals in the world where he could have had state of the art treatment from the best doctors.

    • @erikbarone3357
      @erikbarone3357 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      texasgal well I’m hung like a horse cowg

    • @silviarosales7745
      @silviarosales7745 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Me too

    • @silviarosales7745
      @silviarosales7745 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      He was talented but weir too

  • @sandraritter6399
    @sandraritter6399 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    He was awesome for the many years I listened to his music and watched all his movies. Love ❤️

  • @majasndergaard5665
    @majasndergaard5665 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Thanks for uploading. You did a very good job converting an old VHS tape to a quite decent quality video clip on TH-cam. Historically, it is very interesting for an Elvis fan. I heard about this 20/20 broadcast many years ago via a fanclub magazine outside the U.S. My heart goes out to Ginger Alden. She was only 20 years old and at least 20-24 younger than most of the people around Elvis, including Elvis in a very secluded group and also very public.As she was the first one to find him dead on the floor in the bathroom that dreadful early afternoon August 16, 1977 must have been traumatising. But Elvis being a public person she had to share her grief with the world.
    The one who suffered the most, though, was Lisa Marie.

    • @violinmke
      @violinmke 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Ginger is not even mentioned in the new Elvis movie and was banned from visiting Graceland. She didn't cash in like the others It was over 20 yrs before she wrote a book..

    • @VintageRose75
      @VintageRose75 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@violinmke Actually, her book came out in 2014, so 37 years after he passed!

  • @johnlaing9124
    @johnlaing9124 5 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    I believe this video. Elvis was an addict who needed his uper's and downers to get him through the day.

    • @freespiritxoxo7343
      @freespiritxoxo7343 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Im with you on that. It was practically the norm in those days for celebrities.

    • @marquee6
      @marquee6 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      And they did not believe themselves to be addicts, because a Doctor prescribed the meds.

    • @patriciafleck6420
      @patriciafleck6420 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Elvis is alive and all you on this video are assholes trying to make him look bad hes a preacher now singing and preaching the gospel hes Pastor Bob

    • @s.r.r.
      @s.r.r. 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@patriciafleck6420 Get help.

    • @patriciafleck6420
      @patriciafleck6420 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thats bullcrap

  • @bintsyboy
    @bintsyboy 5 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    Must be so upsetting and unsettling for Mr P's immediate family and friends, will reiterate on another posting - leave the poor man alone and let him R.I P, thank you very much.

  • @anitahamlin2411
    @anitahamlin2411 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I knew Elvis's hairdresser that lived at Graceland for 7 years. He used to tell the guys around him that smoked marijuana that the wacky tobacky was going to kill them. The irony of it all. If there is a rock and roll heaven, they have one hell of a band and Elvis is still king.

    • @worldchamp1999
      @worldchamp1999 ปีที่แล้ว

      i knew Elvis shoe polisher and he said that elvis used never actually wore blue suede shoes

    • @joannemcclure3546
      @joannemcclure3546 ปีที่แล้ว

      I don't believe he smoked marijuana.

  • @JulieBirTV
    @JulieBirTV 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Clearly he was lonely. He was very famous. Under a lot of stress. Wife leaves him. He lost his mom. Didn't have a mature woman in his life to take care of him. His doctors are responsible for his death. They should have warned him and perhaps not given him the pills. He was murdered. He needed someone to care for him. People behind his death should be charged. His manager wasn't a good guy. He should have told Elvis to focus more on his health and less on shows. He should have done international shows too. Elvis was killed under pressure and closed environment.

    • @karinlarsen4251
      @karinlarsen4251 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      People with power like that don't follow what their doctors order. They go behind their doctor's backs. They follow the drive caused by the drug. The doctors had no control over Elvis. Everybody wanted a piece of him

    • @vickikunetka1111
      @vickikunetka1111 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I don’t think he was lonely. I think he was sad for losing Priscilla, but their friendship was ongoing and they seemed to be at peace with each other.
      But I do I think he felt trapped and imprisoned by his own fame and stuck to controlling Col. Parker.
      But as to loneliness, I think he finally matured to the point where he could appreciate a relationship with Ginger Alden. But no one could ever hold Elvis accountable for his bad health decisions. Not even col. Parker.

  • @ColeSonMusic
    @ColeSonMusic 4 ปีที่แล้ว +54

    elvis rests in peace and no longer suffer from the long list of ilnesses he had and the pain he was in. The drugs helped the pain. He is still King. Move On.

    • @thespotlightkid4138
      @thespotlightkid4138 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Cole Son common sense prevails. Gr8 comment. P.S. to all, they should just drop it now! Why not concentrate on curing the world's drugs, doctor's & music industry's problems from anew (or wotever their stupid misguided motive is) as just banging-on 'n on 'n on about Elvis achieves nothing (but higher ratings probably?) it's getting tiring. Another decade starts & they're still banging on 'n on 'n on 'n on......🤮

    • @maryannemelenka9250
      @maryannemelenka9250 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yes, poor man had other health issues, was not just about addiction. He was in pain too, had high blood pressure, heart pribl, somebody this genetic.

    • @bubbles3638
      @bubbles3638 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@maryannemelenka9250 all side effects of the drugs he was taking

    • @maryannemelenka9250
      @maryannemelenka9250 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@bubbles3638 does not matter any more. his legend and talent still with us.We all knew his flaws and imperfections, his illnesses etc, even his indresecretions. But we stl love him because Elvis was never deliberately malicious or arrogant, no I did not like his cheating on Priscilla., But that was their business. He was a to d man all and all. That's all that matters. Let's remember his gifts to the world, especially after disgraceful attack at Graceland this week.

    • @mikeray363
      @mikeray363 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@bubbles3638 I agree with you. But some people will never convince themselves that Elvis Presley was addicted to many prescribed medicines.

  • @darrellcrawford1769
    @darrellcrawford1769 5 ปีที่แล้ว +243

    How can a Doctors team even attempt to shock and revive a man where rigor mortise has already set in?

    • @haleylittle4877
      @haleylittle4877 4 ปีที่แล้ว +59

      Same as the doctors trying to revive JFK when his brains had been blown out... that’s just what happens when it’s a famous person. They don’t want any room for questioning whether they did all they could. I’m sure there’s pressure from every angle.

    • @junelawson5100
      @junelawson5100 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Darrell Crawford for effect

    • @alicemorton9145
      @alicemorton9145 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Haley Little: Same for MJ! He was dead for hours too!🙏

    • @beckymerchant4678
      @beckymerchant4678 4 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      My brother was fatally hit by a car, pronounced DOA and yet, they still tried to revive him at the hospital. The docs were doing their jobs. I don't know what the world was like in 1977, but I do know that medical malpractice runs rampant now and people in medical professions have to do all the proper procedures. There have been a few cases where a person has been revived. Its rare, but it happens. Besides, it was a famous person, so they went the extra mile and hoped against hope.

    • @peggyevans2691
      @peggyevans2691 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      They did the same on my 16 year old son who died in 1991 from heart. No drugs or alcohol were found at all

  • @nancywilson9596
    @nancywilson9596 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    There will never be another like Elvis Presley he gave everything and he have a poor country boy from Tupelo Mississippi he died the king of rock ‘n’ roll and nobody’s perfect everybody wants to touch something that was famous but he gave everything he had that’s what made him the king of rock ‘n’ roll rest in peace Elvis Presley there will never be another

    • @sharonjensen3016
      @sharonjensen3016 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      He wanted to make enough money to provide for his family. Sometimes you have to be careful what you wish for. Everything comes at a cost. For Elvis, it was the loss of personal freedom, living a life of isolation.

  • @Alrukitaf
    @Alrukitaf 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    The man gave his all for his craft. He gave his life for it.

  • @jimgarrison7340
    @jimgarrison7340 3 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    This was the very first TV program to reveal Elvis' addiction to drugs. It shocked America when it aired. Geraldo did a great job investigating this story. Elvis came to a Whitehaven apothecary in 1974 to get a prescription filled. It was located next to the Faronia Square apartments. I left 10 minutes before he arrived.

  • @kevinharris3993
    @kevinharris3993 4 ปีที่แล้ว +116

    With all of the drugs listed, it is a wonder Presley lived to the age of 42

    • @TT-hl5ql
      @TT-hl5ql 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      That's what I said! 😳

    • @gassbaggerwoods5955
      @gassbaggerwoods5955 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      elvis was destined to die at an early age
      it was not the drugs that killed him but inherited illness

    • @beverlycovey9385
      @beverlycovey9385 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@gassbaggerwoods5955 v

    • @gassbaggerwoods5955
      @gassbaggerwoods5955 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@beverlycovey9385 ?

    • @markchasesr8701
      @markchasesr8701 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      What a shame he went to soon he will always be forever in our hearts may God have mercy on his soul

  • @torvlogs7390
    @torvlogs7390 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Sold out concerts thru till the end.. his fans probably made his heart so full in those moments ❤️
    But I just watched an interview with ginger and her stories are different.. 🧐

  • @rc6981
    @rc6981 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Excellent I'm just loving this. I haven't seen this since the 90's.Great stuff love it!! TCB ⚡⚡

  • @anthonyreidy8230
    @anthonyreidy8230 5 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    I love Elvis he was a grown ass man worth millions and wanted to take drugs so that's what he did and at the same time pleased millions with his music let him rest in peace

  • @derperder5201
    @derperder5201 3 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    Well clearly that doctor Nick knew he was screwed,and knew what he was doing was dead wrong

  • @sherizdrips
    @sherizdrips ปีที่แล้ว +5

    He still had "it" in the latter days of the '70s. He also had excrutiating spinal and hip arthritis - hence the pain medication so he could keep on performing. (I myself am afflicted with the same; it's no fun.) He was the best musician of all time imo.

  • @gailweatherall1215
    @gailweatherall1215 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I saw Elvis in Ottawa, the most amazing concert I have ever seen. He will always been King of R&R

  • @peggyhill7283
    @peggyhill7283 6 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    Godspeed to you Elvis.

  • @LJ-ur9mx
    @LJ-ur9mx 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Elvis died at 9:30 a.m. that is when his housekeeper heard the loud thump from the bathroom. So by the time Ginger went in the bathroom, Elvis had been gone for for over 4 hours.

    • @gassbaggerwoods5955
      @gassbaggerwoods5955 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      EH !!!! WAT !!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!! 4hrs !!!!!!!! wats up with her wat was the girl thinking of sleeping while her boyfriend is dying a few feet away he should never have been with her ,clearly not cut out to look after her man she was she was NOT suitable for him, why she not check on him she was told by cook to check if hes gone in the Bathroom for too long.
      Ginger admitted to taking a sleeping pill & going to sleep but why when she knew she had to check on him? when she does finally decides to check he's found dead had she checked sooner it might have been a whole different ball game
      !!! On her Facebook page she was asked if she had any regrets not checking on Elvis she said flat out NO!! i really thought she might have said how she felt bad blamed herself how she won't forgive herself for taking a sleeping pill but no, none of the above ! she was more upset at being asked the question!, how could she be so cold & callous!
      After they split Linda rung the house every day checking on Elvis she didn't have to she wasn't with him anymore but she cared enough.she would tell Joe Esposito to go check see if he was ok he said he was fine she said please Joe go check on him for me she cared enough about Elvis she did so much for him she saved his life a few times. She took food out of his mouth when he fell asleep while eating because he had taken pills to go to bed after eating.

    • @LJ-ur9mx
      @LJ-ur9mx 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@gassbaggerwoods5955 I do not think Linda could have saved him. The first drug found in his system was codeine. The dentist had prescribed it to him the night before. Now why on earth if you are highly allergic to codeine, would you (1) have one of the guys fill it for you, and (2) take it. Makes you wonder huh?

    • @gassbaggerwoods5955
      @gassbaggerwoods5955 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      she was too busy sleeping to care
      Being his girlfriend she should have been there for him she couldn't handle him at his worst wat was she doing with him Elvis needed someone to watch over him because of the danger of all the prescription drugs he was taking she knew she had to watch him cook told her if he is gone to the bathroom too long check on him by her own admission she took a sleeping pill and promptly went to sleep by the time she decides to wake he's dead! had she checked sooner it might have been a whole different ball game! Even if she couldn't save him she would have been there so he didn't die alone On her Facebook page she was asked if she had any regrets not checking on Elvis she said flat out NO! i really thought she might have blamed herself how she won't forgive herself for taking a sleeping pill and going to sleep but no none of the above! she was more upset at being asked the question! how she could be so cold & callous
      If you were his girlfriend part of the job of being his girlfriend you had to watch him 24/7
      After they split Linda rung the house every day checking on Elvis she didn't have to she wasn't with him anymore but she cared enough she would tell Joe Esposito to go check see if he was ok he said he was fine she said please Joe go check on him for me please she did so much for him. Elvis could fall asleep while eating she saved him from choking on food a few times She took food out of his mouth when he fell asleep while eating because he had taken pills Linda would never go to sleep while Elvis was still up and about.

  • @Deisi666
    @Deisi666 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    I believe being sent away to Germany and his mother passing away during that time was what really set him off to a life of depression. Having to deal with losing a parent at such a young age, probably feeling guilty because he wasn’t there and also being a very young naïve country boy trying to deal with being this huge star is not an easy thing for anyone. Let’s not forget that Elvis was the first artist that because this overnight mega success , this was all new to people back then.

    • @annemccurry2125
      @annemccurry2125 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      So long ago but can never forget the kindness of Elvis

    • @cruiser6260
      @cruiser6260 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      He had a lot of fun and laughter and partying for someone with a life of depression. He created a world with different wake and sleep hours to be away from the crazy fans mobbing him and this cost huge money.. as well as so generous

  • @fadiakleinmann9140
    @fadiakleinmann9140 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Watch his movie & it will show you the people that let him down even his own father. Money is 😈 Elvis was a great man. RIP 🙏

    • @seven471
      @seven471 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Elvis let Elvis down

    • @sharonjensen3016
      @sharonjensen3016 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Gladys did not like the Colonel very much, something the movie got right. You can see the doubt in her eyes.

  • @hectordelacruz5222
    @hectordelacruz5222 4 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    Gerardo's mustache fills my Ipad screen.

  • @hazelevans1971
    @hazelevans1971 6 ปีที่แล้ว +63

    R .i.p precious Elvis

  • @mangoMango-ck3et
    @mangoMango-ck3et 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    of all the Stars that have passed away,,,I wish it wasn't Elvis,he was far too young to go, still sadly missed today,,I'm sure millions of fans feel the same... there's only one KING.

    • @cupcakefairy87
      @cupcakefairy87 ปีที่แล้ว

      Who is to say he ain't still alive living a normal life under a new identity?

  • @gail4972
    @gail4972 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Elvis was a kind soul. Beautiful on the inside and the outside. He was my first crush and still is..

  • @judymcgaugh6480
    @judymcgaugh6480 3 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    When I saw the last concert in Kansas City Mo.. I was sitting in the nose bleed section I felt I could almost touch the top of the arena. All I could see was what looked like little ants running around on the stage , I could hear the music, but really could not even see Elvis.. I just saw a large white guy walking back and forth across the stage but could not see any features to say that was Elvis. My friend and myself were going to try and get closer to the stage. It took about 20 minutes to find how to get to the stage. There was an aisle that ran from one side of the arena to the other, it was right in front of the stage.. there were about a hundred men and women trying to get down to the front of the stage, but without a ticket for that area the Security Guards would not let anyone by..one old man was coming from those seats and was unhappy with something, saying he was leaving, he had seen Elvis many times and was going home, I asked if He was keeping the ticket as a souvenir and he handed it to me saying here, you get it signed. Well both my friend and I could not get pass the Guards with one ticket, so I gave her the ticket and she went what about you, I told her to go on and get by where other folks were standing in that area by the stage.. si she used the ticket to get down stage front.. I said to the folks standing there that there was enough of us to rush the Guards, and thats what happened. We all mad dashed past the guards and ran to the stage. At this time Elvis was singing the song that he gives all these scarves out to women. He wipes his face and bends down giving a girl the scarf and a kiss. And walks to the other side of the stage. So he is going back and forth across the stage, and men and women were running from one side to the other, trying to get to touch Elvis and get scarf or kiss. When he went to the other side of the stage everyone ran that way, I stayed on this side knowing he would come back this way. Well now here he comes and he wipes his face with a scarf, he is looking at me, and he reaches down to touch me and I reach up to get a scarf and touch him, and we are about 2 inches from touching hands, I could feel the heat from his body, then a herd of girls ran up my back knocking me to the floor and thats the last thing I remember, until one of Elvis's security( hired by the arena), helped me up and my friend asking if I was ok. Then I was asking her where Elvis was because I was kind of still unsteady, and over the speaker system we heard," Elvis has left the building". After the show I was very disappointed because I spent so much time trying to get down to the stage to touch Elvis that I only remember a couple things about the concert. One was him making fun of how many outfits he goes thru from splitting them , and I remember the song from 2001 Space Odyssey playing and thats my memory of his last concert...
    When ever I tell the story and say how disappointed I was, Folks would say that I had a great story to tell..

    • @joannaedwards6325
      @joannaedwards6325 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Judy McGaugh
      That IS a great story. What a precious memory for you. Too bad you were trampled. That must have been frightening.
      My Elvis story??
      I won a single ticket in a radio contest to one of his last concerts. The stage had seating that curved around . That's where I was. Elvis had to occasionally turn his back to the front seats to come back to perform for us.
      There he was finishing up a song with a flourishing arm gesture and some drops of his sweat flew off onto my cheek.
      I didn't wash my face for a week. 😄😄 ❤ 💋

    • @vmanblack2912
      @vmanblack2912 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Damn maam, maybe you should write a book

  • @rebeccaharrison3600
    @rebeccaharrison3600 5 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    He was the king of music. Love and miss him forever.

    • @elvismark1522
      @elvismark1522 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Rebecca Harrison my father never wanted to be called The King I love rock and roll the only reason why he never wanted to be called that is because he just wanted to be an Entertainer wanted to be able to sing he's enjoyed doing it but also the Carney of his manager also screwed his life this is why he did what he had to do and he found his way out there's a lot more to the stories if you keep searching you'll find it sincere TCB third son of Elvis Presley rocking and rolling baby

  • @michelleberger7747
    @michelleberger7747 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I love Elvis and wish he had lived longer

  • @Nettiema
    @Nettiema ปีที่แล้ว +4

    One of the most tragic stories of all time is by the biggest star of all times so very heartbreaking

  • @kenheisner288
    @kenheisner288 5 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    I remember two employees sort of rebelled against Elvis they came forward publicly to try and stop Elvis from taking drugs.

    • @chrislargent1725
      @chrislargent1725 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Red confronted him about it. And just like everybody else he told him” you don’t understand I need it “ and when red argued with him about it he pulled a gun on

    • @gassbaggerwoods5955
      @gassbaggerwoods5955 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes Sonny & Red West they wrote a book along with Dave Hebler , they were released as couldn't afford to stay on payroll

    • @gassbaggerwoods5955
      @gassbaggerwoods5955 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@chrislargent1725 thats was elvis would do, remember addicts will kill if needs to get their fix

  • @juliafrost4997
    @juliafrost4997 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Not once have i heard any of the people around elvis say or tried forcing him " why not stop doing this & think of lisa Marie."

  • @kimgow7671
    @kimgow7671 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    My father died from years of drugs n booze, and on Thanksgiving 04 he had taken a bunch of pills and had a heartattack! But, it was bc of years of addiction!! It catches up to you.
    Rip

  • @mecmec8402
    @mecmec8402 ปีที่แล้ว

    Growing up I never understood what was all the hoorah over Elvis, my Mom watching him secretly so my Dad wouldnt find out, her loving him. Then as a teenager I fell in love with music. In watching his movies I still didnt find the love for the King. Then 2022 - Once watching recent movie portraying & exposing His life, and fame I fell in love with Him too..I completely related with Him in so many ways..but I saw what a perfect gift He was, I understood my Mom. The timing His music rocked the world & organized religion was nothing less than perfect. It was so sad to see the brokeness toward the end that came from those he loved & trusted the most...He was magnificent, gifted. I do agree that before Elvis there was nothing in music...so often the deep pains & hurts we hold inside become the root of destruction...we give up on hopes & dreams for dissappointment...but I truly believe Hes in a good place with His Mamma who he adored...He knew the true Love God which never leaves us nor forsakes & His Faithfulness even when We are not..Elvis is an extension of Gods love to the religious and the world all together...His music broke barriers & hate..He is not forgotten but loved through out time...a beautiful man inside & out.

  • @earlyculyer4103
    @earlyculyer4103 5 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    Those drawings are awesome!

  • @tanyaduckworth2866
    @tanyaduckworth2866 5 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    I loved Elvis ❤️

  • @patriciaferrell9418
    @patriciaferrell9418 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    He still lives on with all the music I listen to him almost every night & now Lisa Marie has join himShe past on Jan 12,2023RIP sweet Lisa

  • @skullraper1956
    @skullraper1956 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    The strongest pain killer he took was Quaaludes and back in the 70s and 80s was the main narcotic being sold on the streets and I personally know several people who died from them and that’s why they quit making them.

    • @robinbucceri5379
      @robinbucceri5379 ปีที่แล้ว

      Quaaludes are not narcotics, they are sedatives. The narcotic he took in large doses & was addicted to was Codeine which was not as highly regulated in the 60s & 70s as it is now. Elvis took numerous sedatives because he could not sleep. Other narcotics Elvis took were Dilaudid & Demerol which are both opioid & generally only prescribed for surgical pain. Elvis had Dilaudid, Demerol, Codeine, Quaaludes, Valium, Phenobarbitol & numerous other tranquilizers in his bloodstream when he died.

  • @tjj5337
    @tjj5337 5 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    Every thing you do to your body is a contributing factor. It can be pills,smoking,alcohol,too much sugar,staying up all night etc.

    • @bohemialite6371
      @bohemialite6371 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      True that😞

    • @leostone4624
      @leostone4624 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Elvis did all that .

    • @JPascal61
      @JPascal61 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      It was the peanut butter and nanner sandwiches.

    • @leostone4624
      @leostone4624 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@JPascal61 and the lollipops

    • @thegamingchannel9023
      @thegamingchannel9023 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Better too live whe die anyway's no way out of that!!!

  • @redpillwarroom
    @redpillwarroom 5 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    wow those southern accents at the beginning are FIRE

  • @dreamak.flanagan3014
    @dreamak.flanagan3014 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Elvis was the most Phenomenal Entertainer of All Time and He ALWAYS WILL BE!!! I wish people would just talking Bad about him. He had so much on his shoulders that No One Person can carry. He also had the Most grueling schedule of ANY Entertainer in history. Rest in Peace you Beautiful Soul and Person. You will Always be Remembered with Love and Never Forgotten. Btw......Vernon Presley Sealed Elvis's Real cause of Death until 2027. But we "Do know for a "Fact" that he did die from a Heart attack " Period!!!

  • @realworkoutsforrealpeople743
    @realworkoutsforrealpeople743 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I encourage everyone to read "Elvis Presley: Head Trauma, Autoimmunity, Pain and Early Death". It is a medical article that presents a much more complicated picture of Elvis' health than was originally presented.

  • @timgodard9423
    @timgodard9423 5 ปีที่แล้ว +147

    Great piece of work exposing the dangers of drug abuse.

    • @randallanthony1794
      @randallanthony1794 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      You must be brainwashed by the war on drugs he died because he had a bad f****** heart his family on his mother's side all died young and he was going to too and I don't know why you people insist on this you need to mind your own affair

    • @lilliangilbert4252
      @lilliangilbert4252 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@randallanthony1794 yes, your so right. I don't know why people insist on putting their nose in other peoples affairs

    • @eyemnew2991
      @eyemnew2991 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Tim Godard
      Replying to your comment....
      And yet, people still use drugs..
      (Medications and drugs)
      Medications can't help you if you don't take them as intended.

    • @eyemnew2991
      @eyemnew2991 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@lilliangilbert4252
      It's the internet, it's where the people are.
      If you don't want people knowing your affairs, don't broadcast them on the net.

    • @realworkoutsforrealpeople743
      @realworkoutsforrealpeople743 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I encourage everyone to read the exhaustive article "Elvis Presley: Head Trauma, autoimmunity, pain and early death".
      His health had been deteriorating for a long time and yes, surely he was using drugs but the reasons why are not as simple as has been presented.

  • @jenniferbowen2081
    @jenniferbowen2081 5 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    elvis has left the building

  • @benjaminfloors1873
    @benjaminfloors1873 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Good job Geraldo. He did a good job. It’s a shame his daughter and his grandson. Both died from drug abuse. It’s amazing how many people are addicted to drugs they need to change the laws regarding drugs, and lack of doctors who prescribe or over prescribe

  • @petecross22
    @petecross22 2 ปีที่แล้ว +44

    Ginger recounts the evening in such a flat manner even though there’s highly unusual activity: 2 packets of pills, she’s sleeping until 2:00 in the afternoon, he’s reading a book on psychic energy. His world became so twisted up. What a talented and charismatic human being.

    • @Amberlynne99
      @Amberlynne99 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Right and she said he was taking pills to sleep then she tells him not to fall asleep in the bathroom… like she knew something was about to happen and she just went to sleep 🤷🏻‍♀️ very odd

    • @animalyze7120
      @animalyze7120 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      She's flat in the recount because She's aware Hindsight is always 20/20 and probably feels a lot of guilt. Strange how things in the moment just don't always register the way we think they should. She was sleeping until 2 because they were all taking substances, like I said in the moment it seems normal, it's when you look back on it with fresh eyes that the scary realizations come forth.

    • @Freespeech78
      @Freespeech78 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Well she was 20 yrs old..she had no clue..and 20 back then was way more innocent than 20 today lol

    • @songsalon7868
      @songsalon7868 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      More than not, she was a pill head too.

    • @Freespeech78
      @Freespeech78 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@songsalon7868 probably, im sure he was hooking all his friends up..no way he consumed that many pills a day himself

  • @brendasmith6046
    @brendasmith6046 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    10/16/20 LOVE Elvis FOREVER gone way to soon. He was the KING!

  • @patriciaweber4840
    @patriciaweber4840 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Hey people Leave Elvis in peace. Stop the nasty gossip. Let Elvis Rest In Peace. He deserves that.

  • @ramonazteca252
    @ramonazteca252 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    the candle that burns twice as bright, lasts half as long.

    • @ramonazteca252
      @ramonazteca252 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @ 28:00. nobody was holding him down, forcing him to take drugs. as a matter of fact, after his teens, no one could make elvis do anything that he didn't agree to.

  • @FearlessTommo
    @FearlessTommo 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Sadly the drugs, the fame in a way and Tom Parker is what killed him. Parker had that man doing 7 shows a week. Tom would never let the man rest. When Elvis was barely conscious in Vegas all parker cared about was him being on stage. So sad. Can’t imagine the stress and the toll that took on Elvis’ body. Then on top of that all the drugs just to keep his body running. I believe if it wasn’t for Tom Parker he’d still be alive today or at least would have lived longer. Been a fan since i was 8 years old, i am now 16! I will always love the King! May he rest in peace ❤️