Elvis Presley's Connection to The Beatles and Nixon featured in New O2 Exhibit
Two famous meetings that The King of Rock and Roll had, first with The Beatles, and later with President Richard Nixon, are featured in the new London exhibit, "Elvis at the O2, The Exhibition of His Life," which opened on Friday.
In August 1965, The Beatles finally got to meet their idol, Elvis Presley, at his home in Los Angeles. It's no secret that Elvis was a huge influence on The Beatles to play rock and roll starting in their teenage years. "Nothing affected me until I heard Elvis. Without Elvis, there would be no Beatles," John Lennon said.
During the meeting, Elvis pulled out a white Fender bass guitar to play, much to Paul McCartney's delight. Meanwhile, Ringo Starr took up a game of pool with members of Elvis' entourage at Elvis' pool table, now referred to as the world's most valuable pool table.
Paul McCartney also recalls playing pool at Elvis' house: "We played a bit of pool with a few of his motorcycle mates."
This famous pool table, just transferred from the popular Beatles and Elvis exhibit called "Elvis and Us," is now on display at "Elvis at the O2." The "Elvis and Us" exhibit, which was on display in Liverpool at The Beatles Story for three years, ended in October.
Also on display are a sampling of Beatles' records that Elvis owned including albums and singles including Rubber Soul andSomething New. No doubt these records helped Elvis decide which Beatles songs he would like to sing (he sang five) during his Las Vegas touring years.
Five years later, in December 1970, Elvis flew to Washington DC and spontaneously requested to meet the President. Fueled by his passion for guns and police badges, he was on a quest to obtain an official federal narcotics badge. During the plane ride, Presley wrote an impassioned letter to the President requesting a meeting and expressing his desire to help with the war on drugs.
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Source: Examiner.com
