Elvis presley religion youtube movies

With an upcoming play about the King’s final hours coming soon, here’s a look at his lifelong joys and struggles with faith.

The king is dead. Long live the king.

More than 40 years after his death, millions still revere the King of Rock and Roll.

Elvis presley religion youtube movies

They play his music, sing his songs, dive into bad impressions of the man. Millennials born decades after he died (Aug. 16, 1977 at the age of 42) may not know “Heartbreak Hotel” or “Hound Dog,” but they know his name. Even after all this time, culture is still on a first-name basis with Elvis.

But for all his No.

1 singles (18, including 11 in a row), all his hit albums (14 have been certified either gold or platinum), and all his obvious influence on popular music, Elvis Presley’s life and legacy is complex — particularly in terms of his Christian faith, which he claimed adherence to but didn’t always follow very well.

“I read many biographies by those closest to him who said Elvis was al