Songbird Whitney Houston reminisces about when her mother, Cissy, sang with the Sweet Inspirations as a back-up for Elvis Presley, both in the recording studio and on tours, starting in 1969. Find out what lavish outfit Presley was wearing when Houston first met The King and how she reacted to being in his presence. Sweet Inspirations also sang the backup vocals for Aretha Franklin.

The Reverend Mother Dolores Hart, born Dolores Hicks, recalls an especially tender gesture from Elvis Presley and shares how it affected one woman for the rest of her life. Before embracing a religious vocation, Hart appeared in ten films in five years, debuting in Loving You (1957) as the love interest of Elvis Presley. In 1958, she acted in another Presley film, King Creole.

Actress Angela Lansbury shares what it was like to portray Elvis Presley’s mother and work with him in the 1961 musical romantic comedy, Blue Hawaii. Discover what she thought of him personally, how well they got along, what she thought of the film’s location and more. Blue Hawaii was nominated by the Writers Guild of America in 1962 for best written American musical.

Lead vocalist and lyricist of the legendary rock band Led Zeppelin, Robert Plant, discusses the tremendous influence that Elvis Presley had on his love of music and musical career, as well as the influence Elvis had on music in general. Discover what happened when Plant met Presley; what they talked about; why Presley stopped singing in his concert, mid-song, because Led Zeppelin was in attendance; what impressed Plant about Presley’s moves; and much more.

Singer Wayne Newton, a close friend of Elvis Presley, shares his memories of The King, including the story of a deeply personal letter that Elvis wrote to God and to himself, and then decided to throw it away. Discover how the letter ended up in the hands of Newton; how it tore his heart out; and how he responded musically to the letter’s message. Also hear about lighter, more fun moments.

Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr and George Harrison of The Beatles remember what it was like to meet Elvis Presley, including what he was doing when they first entered his house. Discover their impressions of Priscilla Presley and of the Memphis Mafia who stayed right next to Presley; why they couldn’t become friends with Presley; and why Presley felt threatened by The Beatles.

Charlie Hodge, who often performed with Elvis Presley and served as his stage manager, shares stories from behind the scenes of his concerts. Discover how Elvis would make decisions about what to wear to a performance, what the lighting should be and more, including the inspiration of the dramatic 2001 Space Odyssey tour where up to 37 orchestra pieces appeared on stage with him. Also find out what impromptu events would often occur during performances and more.

Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood remembers when he tried to visit Elvis Presley in a Memphis hospital. Find out what happened and who was visiting Presley on that same day. Wood also shares the dustup that happened when he and his group of friends decided to watch Presley perform in Las Vegas.

Comedian Paul Krassner remembers watching Elvis Presley on the Ed Sullivan show and recalls the day Elvis visited President Nixon at the White House while stoned. Presley reportedly wanted a badge from the federal Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs. Krassner comments on the Ed Sullivan show's unnecessary censorship of Elvis' hips and also comments on the attempts to land Presley on a USPS stamp. Elvis was born on January 8, 1935 and went onto become the "King of Rock and Roll" before his death on August 16, 1977 at the age of 42.