No matter your age, we guarantee that you’ve heard of Elvis. They called him “The King” for a reason — Elvis was the heartthrob and cult icon of the ’50s and ’60s. With his jet-black sideburns, ruggedly handsome features, and gyrating hips, Elvis had more than just a few girls swooning over him at all times. Then, there was the fried banana and peanut butter sandwich phase, but let’s not talk about that …

An obsessed fan shares: “I heard Elvis’ voice for the first time in 1957, on my neighbor’s record player. I was 9 and the song was ‘Hound Dog.’ The impact was immediate. Throughout the 60’s I purchased every new album and went to see every corresponding movie … at least three times. I dragged my best friend to many of them and made her come with me to beg the theater managers to let me have the promotional pictures from the theater display windows. I was given many of them and still have them today.” — Leslie