Elvis Presley: Quincy Jones refused to work with the King - 'He was racist'

Elvis Presley first met Priscilla Presley (née Beaulieu) in Germany while he was stationed in the army. The star, who had found a great deal of success already in America, was drafted in 1958 during which he went to Friedberg, Germany.

Love Island star Demi Jones has revealed she will have to take hormones for the rest of her life at just 22 years old, following her cancer treatment. Demi spoke to fans on Instagram to share the heart-breaking news, after publicly sharing that she is battling thyroid cancer.

Love Island contestant Demi Jones has been very open with her social media followers about her journey with thyroid cancer, and she has now spoken about her second gruelling surgery.

Graceland being open to the public, a new exhibit looking at Elvis Presley's love of karate has been announced. In another post, the Memphis mansion wrote: "To celebrate the 39th anniversary of the opening of Graceland to tours, Graceland is opening a new POP-UP exhibit on Monday, June 7th!"The King of Karate exhibit will highlight Elvis' lifelong passion of Karate.

Graceland being open to the public, a new exhibit looking at Elvis Presley's love of karate has been announced. In another post, the Memphis mansion wrote: "To celebrate the 39th anniversary of the opening of Graceland to tours, Graceland is opening a new POP-UP exhibit on Monday, June 7th!"The King of Karate exhibit will highlight Elvis' lifelong passion of Karate.

Catherine Zeta-Jones and Michael Douglas have an incredible mansion in Mallorca where they have been staying for the past few weeks.MORE: Catherine Zeta-Jones' family celebrate exciting news from MallorcaAnd over the weekend, Michael shared a new look inside the sprawling property in a video posted on Instagram as he opened up about World Environment Day.In the footage, the father-of-three was seen looking happy and relaxed as stood in his spacious living room, which featured artwork on the

failed 1981 attempt to assassinate then-President Ronald Reagan, has churned out a half-dozen original love songs and covers of works by Elvis (“Can’t Stop Falling in Love”), Bob Dylan (“Blowing in the Wind”) and more on his 5-month-old YouTube channel. On December 11, 2020, a guitar-strumming Hinckley, 66, posted his first video — an original diddy titled “Majesty of Love” — that has garnered over 64,000 views.

Elvis Presley history in a photo on her Instagram account, Linda Thompson wrote: "I had these beautiful matching motorcycle jackets made for Elvis and me many years ago. "I must admit it was sentimental to try on Elvis's jacket today courtesy of a very generous collector at the Lone Star Elvis festival.

DON'T MISSElvis Presley: Last photo taken day he died on display at Graceland [ELVIS LAST PHOTO]Elvis' friend remembers Priscilla baby shower hosted by Nancy Sinatra [PRISCILLA]Elvis final album recording sessions: Memories shared by family [FINAL ALBUM]Receiving a call from the front gate, it turns out there was an elderly Japanese veteran in military uniform carrying a samurai sword. Struggling with his English, the soldier said: "I brought this to give to Mr Presley.

Elvis Presley drove is located across the road from the Graceland mansion at the Presley Motors Automobile Museum. Express.

Quincy Jones has backed a new environmentally friendly platform for non-fungible tokens (NFTs).Jones has partnered with a new platform which he describes as being “environmentally friendly, artist-friendly and fan friendly” in a new Instagram post.A report earlier this year by Wired explored the impact of selling NFTs on climate change, suggesting it to be hugely negative.

DON'T MISSElvis final album recording sessions: Memories shared by family [ELVIS FINAL ALBUM]Elvis movie: Baz Luhrmann on 'terrific' Austin Butler and Tom Hanks [ELVIS MOVIE]Elvis Presley: Graceland's rigged pinball machine The King played [GRACELAND]Jo added that Patsy Gamble, Joan Esposito and Sandy Schilling were also in attendance at Nancy's house. Interestingly, Elvis' 1968 movie Speedway had actually ended up being her final acting role in a film.

DON'T MISSElvis final album recording sessions: Memories shared by family [ELVIS FINAL ALBUM]Elvis movie: Baz Luhrmann on 'terrific' Austin Butler and Tom Hanks [ELVIS MOVIE]Elvis Presley: Graceland's rigged pinball machine The King played [GRACELAND]Jo added that Patsy Gamble, Joan Esposito and Sandy Schilling were also in attendance at Nancy's house. Interestingly, Elvis' 1968 movie Speedway had actually ended up being her final acting role in a film.

Quincy Jones has opened up about meeting Michael Jackson when the late singer was just 12 years old.The 88-year-old musician and producer made the comments while speaking to The Hollywood Reporter as part of their new Icon series.“When he was 12 at Sammy Davis’ house, and he told me when we decided to do [The Wiz], he says, “I need you to help me find a producer.

Music legend Quincy Jones claimed Elvis Presley was a "racist" and refused to work with him.The 88 year old music producer has been long adored in the industry, having worked with the likes of Michael Jackson and Frank Sinatra - however, he admitted that he drew a line when it came to joining forces with the King of Rock' n' Roll. In a candid interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Quincy reflected: "I was writing for [orchestra leader] Tommy Dorsey, oh God, back then in the '50s.

READ MORE: Elvis Presley: Inside The Jungle Room's treasure chests at GracelandBeing a night owl, the session would start at around 2am with the TCB band waiting downstairs for The King's arrival. Billy remembered: "I know once he was recording one of the songs [and] the phone in the kitchen went off.