Happy Birthday to Elvis Happy Birthday to Elvis Presley who would of been 85 year old today. Here are some fun facts to remember him by: Elvis dyed his hair black - his natural colour was in fact brown At 18, Elvis paid $4 to cut his first record as a gift for his mother In 1954, a local radio station played Elvis' version of That's All Right 14 times in one day but had trouble convincing audiences that Elvis was white. Allegedly the nickname for his manhood was "Little Elvis" The hit "Heartbreak Hotel" released in 1956 was inspired by a newspaper article about a local suicide Rumour had it that Elvis did not tour abroad was due to his manager, Colonel Tom Parker, being an illegal immigrant from Holland Elvis was 6' tall and wore size 11 shoes It took 31 takes to record Hound Dog The 1960 hit "It's Now or Never" inspired a prisoner who heard it in jail to purs...