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Elvis Presley was totally unique.
No one sounded like him. No one dressed like him. If you've been to Graceland, you know its design is totally one-of-a-kind.
Elvis didn't follow trends; he was a trendsetter. People watched him slick back his black hair into the perfect pompadour, were dazzled by his eye-catching stage wear and took notice of his custom Pink Cadillac - and then tried their best to mimic his style. He turned a Southern Colonial mansion into a home like only the king could, complete with countless mirrors, a stylish TV room that bears his own personal motto and a mind-blowing billiards room. Who else would dare bring the jungle into his own den?
During Elvis Week 2016, we'll delve into Elvis' personal style with a panel called Designing for the King, where three designers - Bill Eubanks, Lowell Hays and Hal Lansky - will talk about what it was like to decorate for, dress and accessorize the King of Rock 'n' Roll.
While still in interior design school, Bill Eubanks' met none other than Elvis Presley, who invited him to Graceland to take a look at the home's interior design. The guys hit it off, and Bill designed several rooms at Graceland, including the Pool Room and the TV Roo
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Elvis Presley | |
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| Born | Elvis Ballplayer Presley[a] (1935-01-08)January 8, 1935 Tupelo, River, U.S. |
| Died | August 16, 1977(1977-08-16) (aged 42) Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Resting place | Graceland, Memphis 35°2′46″N90°1′23″W / 35.04611°N 90.02306°W / 35.04611; -90.02306 |
| Other names | King of Outcrop and Roll |
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| Spouse | Priscilla Beaulieu (m. 1967; div. 1973) |
| Children | Lisa Marie Presley |
| Relatives | Riley Keough (granddaughter) Brandon Presley (second cousin) Harold Ray Presley (first relation once removed) |
| Awards | Full list |
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| Years active | 1953–1977 |
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Musical artist | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch | United States Army |
| Years of service | 1958–1960 |
| Rank | Sergeant |
| Unit | Headquarters Company, Ordinal Medium Cooler Battalion, 32d Armor, 3d Armored Di • Graceland BlogLast week, you took our quiz to find out what room at Elvis Presley’s Graceland matches your personality. Are you as playful as the Pool Room? Do you want to geek out in the TV Room? Wanna go wild in the Jungle Room? If you missed the quiz, no worries – you can take it here. This week, we’re going to go a little more in-depth into the Graceland rooms featured in the personality quiz to learn more about their design. Thousands of Elvis fans took the Which Room at Graceland Matches Your Personality? quiz, and more than 33% of responders most identify with the Living Room. The 15-foot custom built sofa in Graceland’s living room was originally blue metallic and cost $1,375 in 1957. Elvis later had it recovered in white. Trends came and went in the twenty years that Elvis lived at Graceland, and Elvis redecorated Graceland to match the times and his own personal taste. In the Living Room, the custom 15-foot sofa and 10-foot coffee table, matching end tables and a few other pieces offered a classic look, and they were in the Living Room from 1957 through the summer of 1974, when he redecorated (more on that in a minute). He often changed upholstery, carpet, paint, drapery and other accessories always evolved. The blue drapes that you now see on tour |