He gave so much to those who needed something. His father used to get mad at him and say “ son, your generosity is going to put us back in the poor house” Elvis said Daddy, I can work another concert to earn money back. When he died, he only had about 5 million dollars only to his name plus a Trust Fund for his daughter. He’d hand out jewelry to people at his concerts etc. I believe he went straight to heaven when he died & the sad loss of his daughter this past year tore at the fans hearts for many had met her and felt that it would have killed him had he lived. May they both RIP along with her son who committed suicide in 2020 which totally devastated her. We can be famous & have all the money in the world & tragedy still strikes us all. Thank you guys so much. 😊😢❤❤
This is agreat story and there are so many more. The story of Gary Pepper ( a fan and fan club president in Memphis) is so incredible. Gary had Cerebral Palsy and Elvis befriended him, literally took care of his family and they remained close his whole life. Evis loved people and that is why we all still love him. Thanks for this great reaction and confirming what a humanitarian and generous soul he was.❤❤❤
The one story I love is a concert where Elvis noticed a little girl in the audience and realized that she was blind. He had her come up on stage gave her a hug & put his red scarf around her neck. He told her that he would help her anyway he could. There is a picture of them online. That's who Elvis was & I wish the entertainment media would show his humanitarian stories more instead of negative stories.
Although, it would kind of suck to know you had Elvis in your house and you didn't get an autograph! LOL! Elvis truly was a generous person. He got his joy from giving to others.
What a wonderful caring man Elvis was. Yeah, Sonny had remorse over the terrible book he co wrote about Elvis, and he never had the time to apologise to Elvis before E passed. Sonny did talk shows after that telling people of the good Elvis did. I enjoy your Elvis reactions. 🤗👍⚡
His generosity is one reason, why we love him so much! Sonny West's stories at this event is really entertaining. I think he really loved Elvis. RIP Sonny.✨ Thank you and Matt so much for doing that many Elvis reactions!
Susie and Travis I love it that you both enjoy hearing about elvis the person and not just the artist ! He was an awsome human being with a great heart!❤
Not only all of the things that we have literally witnessed from ELVIS... his talent, his unfathonable good looks, his charisma; it is the untold humanitarian part of him, which made him "The KING of Rock and Roll"! He will always be the GOAT of, at least one Century, possibly two! No one has yet come close to the infinte specialness of him! He is definetly a "one of a kind PERSONA"! I cannot imagine anyone who will ever be able to come close to his greatness! ❤
There's a video here on UA-cam with Elvis and a little blind girl at one of his concerts. Elvis had his people find out if her situation could be improved. He then paid for the surgery to make her able to see
Of all the bodyguards that ever worked for Elvis, no one was probably tougher than Sonny West. That was one man you didn't want to get into a fight with. There is much to says about this fella, but in the end you can tell that his love and respect for his former boss and friend overshadows everything.
There Are Hundreds Of Stores Like This, And Thousands That Are Not, At Elvis Request, Many Miracles At His Concert He Just Gaveaway, When Elvis Went To Sneak Out Of Graceland,cAnd Of Course Arguing Over The Money Thing With His Dad And Priscilla, Elvis Got Tired Of It And He Left, Made His Way To The Airport, Going To The Whitehouse In DC To See The President, Along His Way He Gave All The Money He Had To A Soldier From Vietnam Coming Home For Christmas , About Five Or Six Of Them, They Talked For Sometime About Their Time in The Army, Elvis Told His Time , He Knows One Guy Didn't Have Money For Christmas Presents, So Elvis Gave Him 5 Hundred Dollars $ , Knowone Knew Where Elvis Was , He Called Jerry Schilling Who Was Living Living California, Who Made A Flight To Catch Up With Him, Their Is A Documentary On On The Story.
At one of his concerts. There was a little boy in a wheel chair at the very front with his mother. Elvis noticed him and took one of his rings and gave it to the little boy *ring valued at around 300k*
Could someone please recommend that they watch the whole talk that Sonny West did? There are so many amazing and funny and touching stories in there that I would absolutely love to see them react to. It’s called “Elvis up close and personal with Sonny West”. It’s really good, please request it! (I’m not able to make a donation) Thank you!!
Yes I couldn't take a lot more as the emotions were beginning to get out of control. As an aside I believe he got angry with Elvis as I understand it quite a lot as did his his cousin Red West but as bodyguards they were only too pleased to put their lives on the line as they regarded him as a true friend.
There is a fantastic short ( +/- 20 minutes ) documentary about Elvis Presley available here in YT called " Elvis and the Black Community." It contains black and white ( as well as colour ) footage of some Americans opinion of Elvis back when he first started. It`s not neccessary to be a fan of Elvis to watch - and more listen - to the video to aquire an appreciation of a small part of US Cultural History. I just checked it out : It`s about 15 minutes in length. I`ll give you a hint toward that short documentary : Some chap standing and purporting to represent his `hood ( I`m English, so hope I may use that term `hood ) stands by with a sign saying "we serve whites only."
him and his brother betrayed Elvis - They got heavy handed with fans, and Elvis told his dad to give them six weeks wages and to take a break and come back when they sorted themselves out. His dad sacked them and they wrote a nasty book. Elvis got the manuscript of their book in Jan 1977 and it broke his heart, to the point he totally spiralled (look at him Dec 76 and compare to May/June 77, 5 months later). He died 2 days before it was due to be released. Make of that what you will. (his brother also recorded Elvis during phone calls) - Here is this cretin then making money out of 'memories' - disgusts me. Just used the poor guy same as his manager.
As far as I know, Elvis was a good fellow. But he made a big mistake by opposing The Beatles. A musical talent as him should have realized what he was fighting against.
Elvis never hated the Beatles, he loved their music. He bought their records. You can hear him sing Beatles songs in reheasals and in conserts here on UA-cam. He was in Hollywood making movies when they came out, didn't performe live in eight years. Elvis came back big time after that, and the Beatles broke up. The rumour that he hated them is because of his visit to Nixon. If you listen to the hilarious story " We were there when Nixon met Elvis" you will hear Jerry Schilling explain how it really was about Elvis wanting Nixon to get him a narco badge. He was obviously not thinking clear at the time.
In a world full of money hungry people I just wish there were more like Elvis.
He gave so much to those who needed something. His father used to get mad at him and say “ son, your generosity is going to put us back in the poor house” Elvis said Daddy, I can work another concert to earn money back. When he died, he only had about 5 million dollars only to his name plus a Trust Fund for his daughter. He’d hand out jewelry to people at his concerts etc. I believe he went straight to heaven when he died & the sad loss of his daughter this past year tore at the fans hearts for many had met her and felt that it would have killed him had he lived. May they both RIP along with her son who committed suicide in 2020 which totally devastated her. We can be famous & have all the money in the world & tragedy still strikes us all. Thank you guys so much. 😊😢❤❤
Elvis did a lot of good in his life.
That was the real Elvis ... the reason he is still so loved today ! TCB forever !
Agree!!! I always say if we all would do what Elvis did concerning hunmanity and generosity, the world would be a much much better place
He did things like this many times. No publicity!!👑👍
Volumes could be written about the acts of kindness & generosity that Elvis performed over the years. ❤
This is agreat story and there are so many more. The story of Gary Pepper ( a fan and fan club president in Memphis) is so incredible. Gary had Cerebral Palsy and Elvis befriended him, literally took care of his family and they remained close his whole life. Evis loved people and that is why we all still love him. Thanks for this great reaction and confirming what a humanitarian and generous soul he was.❤❤❤
The one story I love is a concert where Elvis noticed a little girl in the audience and realized that she was blind. He had her come up on stage gave her a hug & put his red scarf around her neck. He told her that he would help her anyway he could. There is a picture of them online. That's who Elvis was & I wish the entertainment media would show his humanitarian stories more instead of negative stories.
Although, it would kind of suck to know you had Elvis in your house and you didn't get an autograph! LOL! Elvis truly was a generous person. He got his joy from giving to others.
Elvis was a great humanitarian
What a wonderful caring man Elvis was. Yeah, Sonny had remorse over the terrible book he co wrote about Elvis, and he never had the time to apologise to Elvis before E passed. Sonny did talk shows after that telling people of the good Elvis did. I enjoy your Elvis reactions. 🤗👍⚡
His generosity is one reason, why we love him so much!
Sonny West's stories at this event is really entertaining.
I think he really loved Elvis.
RIP Sonny.✨
Thank you and Matt so much for doing that many Elvis reactions!
He gave soooo much gifts and love. ❤
Susie and Travis I love it that you both enjoy hearing about elvis the person and not just the artist ! He was an awsome human being with a great heart!❤
Not only all of the things that we have literally witnessed from ELVIS... his talent, his unfathonable good looks, his charisma; it is the untold humanitarian part of him, which made him "The KING of Rock and Roll"! He will always be the GOAT of, at least one Century, possibly two! No one has yet come close to the infinte specialness of him! He is definetly a "one of a kind PERSONA"! I cannot imagine anyone who will ever be able to come close to his greatness! ❤
Yeah, this definitely made my allergies act up.
A great one to watch is Bruno Kirby’s story about Elvis turning up to watch a movie
Such a great story and a beautiful insight to what a great heart he had.
I knew this story very well. One of the many examples of Elvis sensitivity and generousity. Wonderful soul ❤
There's a video here on UA-cam with Elvis and a little blind girl at one of his concerts. Elvis had his people find out if her situation could be improved. He then paid for the surgery to make her able to see
Wow one of many stories how he helped people glad y’all shared.❤️🤘😎🇺🇸
Of all the bodyguards that ever worked for Elvis, no one was probably tougher than Sonny West. That was one man you didn't want to get into a fight with.
There is much to says about this fella, but in the end you can tell that his love and respect for his former boss and friend overshadows everything.
There Are Hundreds Of Stores Like This, And Thousands That Are Not, At Elvis Request, Many Miracles At His Concert He Just Gaveaway, When Elvis Went To Sneak Out Of Graceland,cAnd Of Course Arguing Over The Money Thing With His Dad And Priscilla, Elvis Got Tired Of It And He Left, Made His Way To The Airport, Going To The Whitehouse In DC To See The President, Along His Way He Gave All The Money He Had To A Soldier From Vietnam Coming Home For Christmas , About Five Or Six Of Them, They Talked For Sometime About Their Time in The Army, Elvis Told His Time , He Knows One Guy Didn't Have Money For Christmas Presents, So Elvis Gave Him 5 Hundred Dollars $ , Knowone Knew Where Elvis Was , He Called Jerry Schilling Who Was Living Living California, Who Made A Flight To Catch Up With Him, Their Is A Documentary On On The Story.
At one of his concerts. There was a little boy in a wheel chair at the very front with his mother. Elvis noticed him and took one of his rings and gave it to the little boy *ring valued at around 300k*
This was just the tip of the iceberg. Elvis did things like this countless times
Elvis had his problems that eventually caused his early demise but he he is the King not just for the music but what a kind giving man he was
Humble caring god fearing blessed down to earth elvis presley
People can accuse me of sacrilege, and that's ok... But Elvis was our more modern day, Jesus, and we need more people like that!!!
Elvis actually made a C in music (Humes High) his teacher didn't really think he had the talent. Well,I hope she lived long enough to "eat her words"😅
Here's a true story,I seen Elvis when I was 12 at the concert he gave a 25 k ring to a fan in front row the woman just about passed out ,
Omggggg. Tissues please!!
😭😭😭 😂
That was a great story ❤
You guys are awesome
YOU GUYS NEED TO WATCH THIS ENTIRE VIDEO...
Could someone please recommend that they watch the whole talk that Sonny West did? There are so many amazing and funny and touching stories in there that I would absolutely love to see them react to. It’s called “Elvis up close and personal with Sonny West”. It’s really good, please request it! (I’m not able to make a donation) Thank you!!
Great reaction
👑✌️
❤ love this story.
May I hear a song from Elvis. Called Walk a mile in my shoes. 1970 live in Las Vegas. Thanks
Yes I couldn't take a lot more as the emotions were beginning to get out of control. As an aside I believe he got angry with Elvis as I understand it quite a lot as did his his cousin Red West but as bodyguards they were only too pleased to put their lives on the line as they regarded him as a true friend.
There is a fantastic short ( +/- 20 minutes ) documentary about Elvis Presley available here in YT called " Elvis and the Black Community." It contains black and white ( as well as colour ) footage of some Americans opinion of Elvis back when he first started.
It`s not neccessary to be a fan of Elvis to watch - and more listen - to the video to aquire an appreciation of a small part of US Cultural History.
I just checked it out : It`s about 15 minutes in length. I`ll give you a hint toward that short documentary : Some chap standing and purporting to represent his `hood ( I`m English, so hope I may use that term `hood ) stands by with a sign saying "we serve whites only."
So short… think whole vid is like 20 minutes . Called Elvis.. A Generous Heart.
Yeah. Sonny, his cousin killed him with the book they wrote!!
Sonny was a true friend Jerry is Priscillas lap dog...
him and his brother betrayed Elvis - They got heavy handed with fans, and Elvis told his dad to give them six weeks wages and to take a break and come back when they sorted themselves out. His dad sacked them and they wrote a nasty book. Elvis got the manuscript of their book in Jan 1977 and it broke his heart, to the point he totally spiralled (look at him Dec 76 and compare to May/June 77, 5 months later). He died 2 days before it was due to be released. Make of that what you will. (his brother also recorded Elvis during phone calls) - Here is this cretin then making money out of 'memories' - disgusts me. Just used the poor guy same as his manager.
As far as I know, Elvis was a good fellow. But he made a big mistake by opposing The Beatles. A musical talent as him should have realized what he was fighting against.
Elvis never hated the Beatles, he loved their music. He bought their records. You can hear him sing Beatles songs in reheasals and in conserts here on UA-cam. He was in Hollywood making movies when they came out, didn't performe live in eight years. Elvis came back big time after that, and the Beatles broke up.
The rumour that he hated them is because of his visit to Nixon. If you listen to the hilarious story " We were there when Nixon met Elvis" you will hear Jerry Schilling explain how it really was about Elvis wanting Nixon to get him a narco badge. He was obviously not thinking clear at the time.
❤ love this story.