Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Elvis Presley’s career quickly skyrocketed in the mid-1950s, and by 1956, he was considered an international sensation. But just a ...

You watch his hair get shorn on the front pages, feel the ticket sales freeze, and wonder how a global sensation could survive being peeled away from fame. Elvis’s induction in 1958 didn’t just slow ...

Elvis Presley joined the military at a point when his music career was on a seemingly impossible rise. He set records with his new releases and fans practically threw themselves at his feet. When ...

Once Elvis Presley’s time in the U.S. Army was up, could Elvis resume the amazing music sales he had seen in the 1950s? His fans — and his record label — were eager to find out. They needn’t have ...

On March 24, 1958, Elvis Presley—already the most famous rock-and-roll star in the world—traded in his rhinestone-studded stage outfits for a U.S. Army uniform. At just 23 years old, Presley was ...

Elvis Presley’s army service began at the height of his fame, when he was drafted at age 23. It was a turbulent time for him and his fans back home. Given his worldwide celebrity as a rock ’n’ roll ...

Elvis Presley served in the U.S. Army for two years during his early 20s. During this stint, the musician’s personal life was upended by loss and love. The King was devastated by the sudden and ...

Elvis Presley’s skyrocketing career hit a surprising pause when military service entered the picture 68 years ago. On March 24, 1958, the King of Rock and Roll was inducted into the United States Army ...

In March 1960, Elvis Presley returned home from the Army, and two months later, none other than Frank Sinatra was on hand to welcome him back. Presley served for two years, and when he returned, ...