Dive into a Timeless Friendship: Charlie Hodge and His Life with Elvis Presley 🎤
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- Dive into a Timeless Friendship: Charlie Hodge and His Life with Elvis Presley 🎤
Join us as we journey back to the golden years of Elvis Presley's career with Charlie Hodge, one of his closest confidants. Living alongside Elvis at the iconic Graceland, Charlie's bond with the King was forged in the army in 1958 and lasted until Elvis's untimely passing in August 1977.
Recorded in 1995 in Randers, Denmark, this intimate conversation offers a rare glimpse into the life of Elvis through the eyes of someone who knew him best. Charlie shares heartwarming stories, cherished memories, and insights into the man behind the legend.
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Charlie Hodge was unequivocally one of the nicest guys you could ever meet, a man of integrity and a true loyal friend to Elvis!!! ♥️♥️♥️
Talented in his own right as well. We miss you Charlie!
Yeah, it is my opinion that Charlie and Billy Smith were the two in the inner circle who cared most about Elvis.
I absolutely love Charlie so so much. His widow is re releasing and selling his book! She put it back in print. ❤❤❤ I hope Charlie’s resting in peace and had the best reunion with his BEST FRIEND Elvis Presley! Jamming it up! Beating on a guitar case like their drums and enjoying music once again!!!!!
Charlie loved Elvis so very much. After read this book and watching these videos one can feel the love between these two men. It was a beautiful relationship between them. They are in heaven together now making beautiful music together. ✨
I love Charlie you can tell he really loves Elvis 🥺
just a big shame he could not have come clean on Elvis's drug addiction
@@desfletc
Why should he have "come clean" on somebody else`s business??? I think you should care more about your own backyard and let Elvis rest in peace.
@@lechat8533 👌🏽
Thank you Charlie for setting the record straight about Elvis’ health and family history 25 yrs ago. A woman came out with a book that researched all of his health history and spoke with actual family members and confirmed what you just said. RIP in heaven
And if you're a true Elvis fan you know he told lots of lies
Elvis destroyed his health, he did lots of drugs to get high, when you can get hundreds and thousands of pills, you are going to die young, just a fact
@@diningroomfish5470 a
Who lied?
@@mashtires1848 I think anyone that spells a lot “alot,” is suspect and cannot be trusted🤪
I met Charlie in Pigeon Forge Tn in 1996. He was an amazing and talented person. There is no doubt after meeting him he truly loved Elvis. He took the time to talk to me something I will never forget
Charlie was a good friend that loved Elvis and was talented in his own right. RIP Charlie I know you're in heaven making Elvis laugh like old times!
I love Charlie! I can see why he was a Best friend to Elvis! I can only imagine the fun he and Elvis had playing off each other, but he was also one of the few that Elvis could really trust! That's why his room was always the one closest to Elvis!!
Yes Charlie and Elvis had a big admiration for each other and a great deal of respect.
Charlie had his own room at each of Elvis’s homes. Decorated especially for him!
Why would anybody give this a Thumb Down??
I love this so much.
any one that would give anything to do with Elvis a thumbs down is a straight up a h^le sorry but thats how I feel about it, how dare anyone insult the greatest entertainer, the true KING OF ROCK N ROLL
Yes,I love it,too.Elvis forever 🎶🎤♥️
because Charlie was not telling the truth about Elvis's drug addiction
@@desfletc
Oh, you mean, he didn`t repeat all the nasty stuff others have been writing about Elvis without ever knowing him? I think enough people have been spreading personal and intimate things about Elvis. I`m not interested in personal "secrets", especially coming from a friend.
I`ve been an Elvis fan for as long as I can remember, and I`ve always been interested in things he wouldn`t have had any problem sharing publically. Everything else is too intimate and doesn`t interest me at all.
I can`t stand all his "one-week-lovers", who were prepared to share intimate things about Elvis with millions of people. Taking prescripted drugs is also intimate.
Charlie said enough without crossing the line.
Elvis didn`t go around telling people what kind of health issues he had, and what drugs he took.
He also didn`t discuss his love life in front of a camera. Those who have done it on his behalf were traitors and Charlie wasn`t one of them.
@@lechat8533🙌👍👏🙏
This makes a lot easier to understand about the “SO CALLED DRUGS”, THANK YOU CHARLIE 🙏🇨🇦💕
Whether it was prescription pills or not Elvis was still an addict. If you don’t know that a person can be addicted to prescription pills then you are not very smart. Sadly Elvis couldn’t help himself. They tried to help him but could not. 😢
Charlie was talented in his own right, and I know he and Elvis had a ball together, given Charlie's humor. He loved Elvis for sure! I saw a video of him talking about Elvis without his usual joking and it was clear how much he truly loved Elvis.
His harmonies with Elvis on his records were beautiful
Charlie Hodge was lovely, he and Elvis was great together on stage, he is a true friend of Elvis, they having fun together now singing in the choir of heaven.
RIP Charlie! I know you are making Elvis laugh again and he's happy he's got you JD and most of his crew there.
I felt like crying when Charlie said he felt Elvis' presence, and that fans could feel it too. I privately think I am going mad sometimes, when I am listening to Elvis sing, or look at his pictures or moving images. I sometimes feel like he is talking to me, or I am talking to him in my head, but my brain tells me it is just my imagination. My husband died last year after 43 happy years of marriage, but I don't hear his voice in my head. Almost feel guilty about that, but my husband knew how much I loved Elvis and he didn't mind me going on about the time I saw Elvis in concert. In fact he encouraged me to tell people - I think he was proud to be married to someone who had seen Elvis in person😊
Oh,Charlie,you expressed it so wonderful: " Yes,we feel the love in every song every day that Elvis gave to us and still gives to us in 2022." Thank you for sharing these wonderful memories and thank you ,Elvis,for your wonderful voice and even for your wonderful caring and precious soul.Elvis,I will love you forever.🎤🎶♥️♥️♥️📚🫂
You are totally right about Elvis’s love coming from his soul through his voice 💕🙏
Charlie what a special man. Elvis and Charlie made everyone smile and has a way to make everyone feel very special. I had a chance to meet elvis and charlie in 1967 at graceland. what a special time that was.
How lucky. What can you tell us about them?
Aww that would have been so cool!
Charlie was one of the nicest guy I ever met
@george xmas yes in 84 he donated a ring Elvis gave him chances were five dollars each to win the ring money went to children’s hospital a girl won the ring she let me try it on my wife took a picture of me wearing it I took a picture with Charlie and my wife took one with him he was wearing his red Elvis in concert jacket he took questions for a good hour I personally talked to him for about ten minutes he joked and laughed and what really got to me is when he said I really miss my friend meaning Elvis he also autographed my book he wrote he was a special guy I could see why Elvis liked him
@@barneymiller844
Oh my, how wonderful...
Loved Charlie he was a great friend to elvis you could always see the love he and elvis had as true friends do .tcb forever ❤great stories Charlie love hearing them ❤️
I love Charlie Hodge.... He was Elvis' side kick all the way. I saw the connection & friendship onstage. I'm So Glad Elvis had Charlie around. RIP Charlie & Elvis ❤
He was so nice, I met him in Paris in 1980, the Fan club I was a member of invited him as well.
Charlie and Billy are such great story tellers about actual events and you could listen all day long. I'm grateful we have Billy still!
What a great friend Elvis had in Charlie! A true friend. Thanks Charlie for sharing these wonderful stories of you and Elvis.
Charlie was the best friend elvis ever had rip Charlie I know your up there singing and laughing with the the man we all love
He was not even close to his "best friend", not even top 5.
RIP Charlie lovely man,
I truly believe that he is telling the truth. He was very close to Elvis. One lucky man!
I can see why Elvis and Charlie hit it off so well, Elvis was a huge prankster and Charlie was right there with him, Like the old saying go's show me your friends and I will tell you who you are! For the Size Charlie was he had a Heart of a big Man. What a Classy Man. RIP CH And we all thank you for taking care of Elvis. Thank you!
We could joyfully listen to the very talented Charlie tell Elvis stories all day!!🌹🎼🎵🎶🎵🎶🎵🎵❤️
Charlie really cared for ELVIS.
he was his right hand man
We lost Charlie to lung cancer in 2006. He was a heavy chain smoker.
84 folks on tour and EP's payroll. Wow that is pressure.
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@@davidhelms1531 What does that mean? Can you be coherent?
Thank you Charlie Hodge for being Elvis true friend
Charlie is a great person...He does a great job speaking. Charlie was the only friend and bandmember. Everyone else was MM or TCB. Great guy.
Charlie was the most loyal, caring Elvis's friend, He was a musician and helped Elvis in lifting his spirits devastated by the loss of his mother during the journey to Germany, in improving his vocal technique and often harmonizing with him.In that speach he explained rightly Elvis's health condtions and why he needed prescrption drugs, not like some members of the MM who twisted the truth how it was convenient to themselves.Thank you Charlie, God bless you.
We have all felt his presence when we listen to his music. He lives through his music.
Charley, please quit smoking. We want you to live and continue to tell us about Elvis. My husband died with cancer. Please don’t let that happen to you.
Oh, no. I didn’t realized you had joined him.
Love hearing him talk about Elvis they loved and cared about each other so much miss and love you Elvis 💗
Thanks for sharing this Henrik !! Love to hear Charlie's stories.
I got to meet Charlie in Cincinnati around 1978 at an Elvis convention. Wish I could have talked to him longer. ❤️
I love to hear Charlie laugh.
You can just tell how much Charlie loved Elvis. Like George Klein, Charlie Hodge was always a true friend to Elvis. May they all R.i.p.
Charlie is so funny. RIP. He loved Elvis. Elvis loved him.
Charlie Hodge you are a dedicated Elvis FRIEND. How wonderful you are. Thank you so much for posting.
So a funny man I love Charlie
Thank you for this great video 😍😍😍😍
Thank You Charlie You Sound Believable About Your Friend Who You Knew So Well Except For The Joking Parts We All Feel Him When We Listen To His Music God Bless You Charlie. R i P Elvis And Charlie
Charlie was truly one of the genuine souls in Elvis's life and death. A good man Charlie was and so was Elvis. Charlie was pretty much like a brother to Elvis, even though he was three and a half weeks older than Elvis. Mr Hodge, thank you for your kindness to Elvis and us and your loyalty to him. You were a first-class gentleman. Your name was not just synonymous with Elvis, but with loyalty, too. RIP, Mr Hodge and Elvis. You two will always be remembered.
Charlie Was My Favorite He Truly Loved Elvis No Doubt God Bless You Charlie
excellent so nice to hear and the great respect everyone had. Thank You Charlie
I love hearing Charlie in these interviews! Charlie tells the truth
And he was one of his closest friend . He knows
Mr Charlie your story about Elvis was great. You're great 👍👏😊 man. Thank 🌹❤ you very muc
Thank you so much for sharing this 😊 what a genuine hearted funny guy
This is great and I think Charlie WAS Elvis' best friend. Ty for posting this. Charlie was a really great guy with a great sense of humor also
Thank you so much for this video! I really appreciate you adding in the video clips that go with what Charlie was talking about- really put it together well in my mind! Great editing! Thank you again! This is a historical treasure!!
Hi, some great moments in this film. Love Charlie hodge always seams up for fum.
Thanks again xxx 💝
I enjoyed this very much.
Чарли настоящий друг, с такой любовью рассказывать о работе с Элвисом. Ну и конечно юморист ещё тот. Они наверное стоили друг друга насчёт поюморить. Очень интересный рассказ. Спасибо.
Buongiorno dall’Italia e grazie mille per la traduzione. Fantastico CHARLYE , Il grande RE, nella sua breve vita , ha trovato un amico che tutti vorremmo avere. Anzi , ELVIS ha trovato il fratello perduto. Voi eravate una persona sola. Guardo i video, anche quelli degli studi. Eravate veramente un gruppo stupendo. Vi adoro moltissimo. Una cosa trovo sbagliata , dovevi riposare a Graceland vicino ad ELVIS e la sua famiglia. Vi voglio bene ❤️👑🎼❤️
I don't want that ex-wife of his to be there at graceland
@@maryrowell1122этого не хотят многие.Её могилу закидают камнями.Она переписывает историю .Похотливая и алчная она была женщина.При жизни она очень много боли и страдания принесла Пресли!Возле творческой личности не должны находится люди ничего не понимающие в музыке!Он завял вокруг этих продуманных гиен.Чарли и пару человек были верны Элвису ,но не более.Присцилла изначально пришла с планом но не с любовью к Элвису!Бог ей судя.Она в плохом свете выставила биографию Пресли.
Thanks so
Much for all the great Elvis related content! I absolutely love it. ❤ greetings from Germany
Thank you so much for sharing your video. You were so fortunate to be able to meet the one and only "Charlie Hodge". My mother was able to see him on stage with Elvis at the "Aloha" show in 1973. I was only four yrs. old so I was unable to go. Lol. My grandparents babysat me that evening. So unfair. It was nice to see Charlie explain his many experiences with Elvis. I look forward to more of your videos. Aloha from Hawaii my friend.
Brilliant. Thank you
@Ostjysk TV
THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH for sharing!
Charlie was one of the only true friends Elvis ever had who never participated in any tell all books or videos after Elvis died. That speaks volumes.
Actuslly Devin I agree Charlie was great and true blue friend buthe fid write a book just after everyone elses
.
@@debsmith1956 doesn't almost everyone put a book under their belt ...just for good measure.? You know on CNN the talking heads host always prefer to have "specialists" on their usually groups of 3 to 4 n they all get introduced as so n so who just published a book and a little"plug" to augment their status LOL
@@chairlesnicol672 your right everyone wrote a book....
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If it wasn't for the King ..none of these guys would ever been known ..RIP E
Gracias por compartir comentario sobre ELVIS dicho por su propio amigo muy cercano me.gustaria traducir en español no entiendo inglés gracias por compartir canciones hermosas fotos videos de ELVIS Presley unico inolvidable FOREVER ♥️ 💕 ❤️ 💖 💙 💜 ♥️ 💕 ❤️ 2024 12 2
Meet charlie in pigeon forge the nicest of guy you ever want to meet people who didn't meet him miss somebody special we miss him
Adorei essa entrevista, amigo fiel, parabéns., lealdade acima de tudo.
Me gustó..y lo bueno que estaba subtitulada en español y pude entender de qué se trataba ,gracias por su trabajo desde Chile 🇨🇱👏
Thank you for posting this!!!!. I’ve been devastated for years seein Elvis’ last performance where he changed the words on “Are you lonesome tonight”. Word was he was too high to remember the words. I had hoped he was having fun . This made me believe he was having fun. Charlie did an amazing job
Debra. Elvis changed the the Words all the time to that song. Going back to at least 1971. He did it to get laughs from the audience. He was Not high in the Elvis In Concert from 1977!
That recording actually came from 1969
Charlie was one of his truest friends right up to the end!! Elvis knew this too and was fond of him too!!!
I love him his so funny
I miss Charlie he was so loyal..
I like Charlie, snd i loved his laugh, very infectious like Elvis's.
He was the only memphis mafia that joined him on stage singing harmony with Elvis, now I've seen people say he isn't a very good singer, well I think he was and im sure if it didnt work Elvis wouldn't have him up there and of course his water and scarves.
Too late to say thank you, Charlie, but I can say thank you, Henrik! Charlie knew what he was talking about.
Love 💖 Charlie Hodge Elvis 🙏 loved Charlie Hodge because Charlie Hodge was his best friend and I believe him about his spirit 🙏🙏🙏
yes indeed I like the story
Ah como eu gostaria de conhecer o Charlie pessoalmente eu amo ele de ❤ ele é gente finíssima sou brasileira e muito fã do Elvis Presley e do Charlie também por que pra mim ele é um pedacinho do Elvis Presley 😢
What a funny and genuine man Charlie is. Really grate friend of elvis. Both will be sadly missed God bless both
Charlie Hodge is very humours. Great 👍 video.
Traducir en español no entiendo inglés gracias por compartir ♥️ 😊 soy fans de ELVIS PRESLEY FOREVER ♥️ 💕 SALUDOS DE URUGUAY ♥️ 💕 🇺🇾 💙 bendiciones ♥️ 💕 ❤️ 💖 2024
Thank you, Charlie for telling the truth about Elvis's use of the prescription drugs No one of the MM was so honest and clear about the reason he had to take them.And even worse were the media.
Meu lindo Elvis que saudade de você fica com Deus beijos...🌹🎵🎼🎼🎶⚘⚘👑👑🎸🎸🎼🎼
Johnny. Love turn stores I agree what you said about his love for music and ppl and give it back
Meraviglioso maestro CHARLIE HODGE oggi sono 16 anni che stai trasmettendo tua simpatia in un altro pianeta. Manchi tantissimo ragazzo TCB 😭❤️⚡️TVB 🥰🥰🥰🎸🎸🎸😇😇😇❤️❤️❤️🇱🇷🇱🇷🇱🇷🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹
I JUST LOVED THIS SOOOO MUCH, I LOVED YOU IN HIS SHOWS ONLY SEEING THEM ON LINE....WOULD LOVE TO SEE YOUR SHOW BUT IT IS VERY FAR FROM OREGON.. GOD BLESS YOU CHARLIE.....
Elvis always said that people didn't know the man under the beauty and name. To know his message,hurts and so much more. Would he be this popular if he didn't look the way hee did.
Elvis was a best man in memphis mafia.True funny and intelligente man.Thank yuo so much for remember Charlie R.I.P. TOGHETER in Paradise Charlie and Elvis.Never forgotten.
In concert I loved the way he put the scarves around Elvis’s neck.
Lo amé a Charlie ♥️
Digno amigo de Elvis ♥️
Charlie was from Decatur,Al and his family and mine lived a few blocks from each other. Good guy. He loved Elvis.
I’m a huge fan of elvis Presley’s and I love 💕 elviss music and flims too elvis will always be the king 👑 of rock and roll 🎸 my dream is to visit Graceland and communicate with elvis 9:04pm
IDEM!!!
great story Charlie 🤣😂you are amazing Charlie 👍
I like Charlie Hodge very much. Nice 👍 man.
I really like Charlie as a person , very funny , i know he was very close to Elvis was his right hand man on stage handing him drink and props. I love to hear so many stories , many questions came out that i have always wondered . I thought here goes i will get the answer , i always thought Charlie was one of the few you never heard bad from was really close and would have his friend Elvis's back . but i hear some things aren't quite true , which i'm sad over really, when he was telling about the pills , i never knew he had half thoes things wrong with him . I jst thought he as i heard had to have uppers & downers as he had Insomnia therefore needing pills to sleep and wake and had too many too often and began to rely on them. I knew they would only have been prescribed ,charlie said he was on pills for Glaucoma, high blood pressure, Pain killers for a Twisted Colon, his heart too which i hear was inherited and believe it or noe Hepatitus which his mother had !!! . Damn i never knew he was that sick he had to have thoes pills for his condition. I hope Charlie isn't wrong i do rely on these guys that were his true friends to fill the blanks , Yes i heard too that Charie told the secret he was told on another video that he was told hush hush Elvis had bone cancer not many people knew that , but i don't know, all i know is i feel so sick my heart is ripped that he was so ill and died so flamin early , most beautiful , selfless lived for others spent his life giving til it exhausted him but he did it RIP Elvis you are together again with mom & Daddy xx !!
The part about bone cancer is definitely not true. He did have terrible colon problems and glaucoma in one eye, and hypertension. No one knows why Charlie said that about cancer, because it was proven to NOT be true (there were medical records and don't forget the autopsy as well).
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@Koletti Pireaus I know! That's another lie he told, when he said that Elvis needed all those pills for medical reasons. He was already hooked on amphetamines in the army and took them all his life afterward, to stay "up" and to control his weight. Why lie about it? We love Elvis anyway.
Gassbagger YES ELVIS DID HAVE ALL THOSE things wrong with him. There’s a new book out that tells about Elvis health issues. It’s called DESTINED TO DIE YOUNG. It’s written by a woman that got his medical info and his mom and her family. You should read it if you think Elvis didn’t have those things wrong with him. The book explains the stuff. She got permission to get health issues info of Elvis and his mom and family to do a complete study. She spent time with people in his famiky Etc.
Charlie was told by Dr Nick and when he found out it was false information he retracted don't know why he would say it was it was never found in the autopsy
Hey? Inspector Luger from Barney Miller!
Charlie horses around quite a lot! TCB⚡️. ❤️🎶🎶🎵🎵
I love inspector Luger! So glad you noticed too and commented!! 🌹
Great 👍 story.
You are a GREAT FRIEND TO ELVIS ♥️🙏🇨🇦💕💕
Awesome!
Charlie hodge was one of a kind Elvis truly friend.
Great 👍👏😊 video.
What wonderful words
I learned of Charlie Hodge watching a "Dread Zeppelin" video on RUclips. charlie hodge makin it happen !
Charlie also has a good 👍 voice.
Чарли Ходж был хорошим другом Элвиса , думаю более
близким , чем Джерри Шиллинг . Чарли всегда очень тепло
вспоминал про Элвиса . Он один из немногих обьяснял
обилие лекарств Элвиса его тяжелыми болезнями , а не
пристрастием к наркотикам ! И это правда , у Пресли
было много хронических заболеваний, уже с детства .
Charlie to jedyny prawdziwy przyjaciel Elwisa, mówił o nim prawdę I uczciwie, i szczerze wykonywał swoje obowiązki, dziękuję!!!
Johnny so funny can't stop laughing
Sorry its Charlie I herd the other man said Johnny who Charlie. Said to him what the hell you saying in his language. And went to sit down and as he was talking fell down like oh my god what the hell his saying so funny
Charlie hodge was elvis Presley best friend he was is great man
Charlie ainda está muito bem jovem e em forma penso que se Elvis estivesse vivo também estaria em forma além que ele era vaidoso gostava de andar impecável Parabéns Charlie gosto MT de voce👏👏👏❤❤❤
Aldecir Miranda, infelizmente o Charles já é falecido. Faz um tempo, ele foi muito fiel ao Elvis. Eu gostava muito dele. Um grande abraço.
Verdade eu estava com dúvidas mas me recorda desta notícia acho que uns 3 a 4 anos atraz
Busquei i ano de sua morte foi em 2006 infelizmente estão indo tds pro andar de cima da 😭😭😭😭