Elvis Presley · every age

What was Elvis Presley doing at 39?

A truck driver at 19, the biggest star on earth at 21

1. Mar 20, 1974

   Recorded a live album in his hometown, Memphis

   Its version of How Great Thou Art later won his third and last Grammy.

   Source: en.wikipedia.org
2. Sep 1974

   Stumbled onto a stage in Maryland, clearly unwell

   Bandmates recalled him slurring and clinging to the microphone stand; RCA got no studio recordings from him that year.

   Source: en.wikipedia.org

Portrait: Photo: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer publicity still (1957), public domain, via Wikimedia Commons · source