![]() ![]() Gladys received a stipend from the firm that bore her name. In November of 1956, Elvis set up a song publishing company called Gladys Music. Elvis bought her not one, but two mixers, his logic being that she could keep one at each end of the kitchen so she wouldn't have to walk so far. The song he sang, "My Happiness," was probably not intended as a birthday gift, but more likely a Christmas present to his beloved mom.Īfter Elvis' career as a singer started taking off in 1956, he bought Gladys the world famous pink (and white) Cadillac, although she never learned to drive. ![]() In 1953, the 18-year-old Elvis walked into a Memphis recording studioand recorded a record he intended to give to his mom as a gift. In his turn, Elvis promised his mother he would someday be a big success and buy her a big house and a mink coat. All through Elvis' growing up, Gladys inculcated into him how special he was. When he finally protested and the joint walks ended, Gladys would often shadow her beloved son back home at the end of the school day, making sure he returned home safely.Īt school, Elvis was told not to eat with cafeteria silverware and Gladys gave him his own set of silverware to use at lunch. She walked Elvis to school from his earliest years well into his teens. It was always Gladys, and not father Vernon, who did the disciplining in the Presley household. Elvis would get a taste of this medicine himself is he ever disobeyed her and ran off to play sports -which Gladys emphatically forbade and banned. Gladys would give the other kids a beating if she thought they were messing with her boy Elvis. Gladys is universally described as a protective mother. Her colleagues at the garment center where she worked raised $30 for baby things that the family couldn't afford. Gladys suffered hemorrhaging after giving birth to Elvis and his twin, and she spent more than three weeks at the hospital convalescing afterward. The second twin arrived at 4:35 AM and was named Elvis Aron Presley. He was given the name Jesse Garon Presley and was buried in a cardboard box in an unmarked grave -the family was too poor to afford a coffin. The first of the two was born at 4:00 AM and was stillborn. ![]() On January 8, 1935, Gladys Love Presley gave birth to a set of twins. Neatorama presents a guest post from actor, comedian, and voiceover artist Eddie Deezen. ![]()
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