I preferred the shorter sideburns on Elvis, but as we all know Elvis wore or did what he wanted and was never afraid to be different. Only Elvis could rock those sideburns and looked cool no matter what. Just like the jumpsuits. I can’t imagine anyone else being able to wear those jumpsuits and look so cool and sexy in them.
Elvis came into my radar in the early seventies, so he already had the big pork chop sideburns. I was 9 years old when my dad called me into the living room to join him watching a TV program that was playing the theme from 2001 a space Odyssey. Which confuse me because my dad doesn't like outer space programs. But then the music changed to a boogie woogie beat, and out of the darkness came Elvis. Wearing the American eagle jumpsuit, tanned, hair in a perfect pompadour without the grease, and those big pork chop sideburns! He looked like a superhero! I said "Dad who is that"? 😮 (Remember I was 9 and had never seen Elvis in concert before) he said "that's a truck driver from Memphis named Elvis Presley"his way of saying you can be anything you want to be if you work hard for it! Elvis was the biggest star in the world at that point, and when I hit puberty I grew myself some pork chop sideburns, and didn't shave them off until I join the army😊 but from watching his career I didn't think Elvis's sideburns were really big until he made change of habit with Mary Tyler Moore..
Beats me David🤷♀️. Elvis was just Elvis and saw fit to do as he pleased..He was a leader..not a follower and no one did it better. I will love him forever. Brilliant question David, thank you for bringing it to our attention. ( well, mine anyway).⚡️TCB ⚡️
In the 70's it was a fashion for most men to have big sideburns and long hair. It was all the rage. A development on from the styles from the late 60's, styles became 'big'. Big collars, wide bellbottom trousers, platform boots and thick framed glasses. A lot of garish colours and patterns beginning with music and fashion icons such as The Beatles, rock stars and Elvis was no exception. Look at at the Glam Rock stars of the UK, Alvin Stardust, Gary Glitter etc. I thought since it was very much the 'in' style Elvis just took it a step furthur. But it wasn't unusual. I saw it and experienced it myself. It was a nice time and a sense of freedom and 'belonging' too.
Spot on!...it definitely looks as if Elvis did this to make his face look slimmer after he had gained some weight . The effect from the front would have been of a more V shaped face as the sideburns partially obscured his fuller cheeks. Elvis had the most amazingly supernatural good looks and his industrial strength charisma carried him even when not looking his absolute best. Personally I think the Elvis of the 1969 press conference was the best ever look. Like your idea of commenting on various photos...so interesting.
Hi David I read Linda was cutting his bangs and he moved and that was why they were short and he did accuse her of doing it on purpose. Thank you for another great one
I heard that too like she was trying to make them look less attractive keep the ladies away maybe boys she went through a lot but a very good woman God bless her
Awwww he’s so cute lol my dad had mutton chops in 75-76 they were all the rage and yea Elvis was the fashion statement for them. He was the fashion statement for almost everything u see in the 70’s. I remember dad dressing in his black Stacy Adams with white tops like Elvis wore in the 50’s open chest dress shirts slacks and those sideburns lol. I miss dad he was always dressed to the T. TCB⚡️
In those days, the worst things my Mother could say to me was.. "Let's go get you a haircut for Easter" I'd end up looking like this and totally mad!! LOL
❤ It is so amazing how you take the time to immerse yourselves in the history of the places that you visit …it’s very admirable ! You must be filled with so many beautiful new memories! It was a delight to travel with you today! Your enthusiasm is infectious! It was wonderful watching you treat yourself to these beautiful experiences! It is so charming how much you love your pistachio! You certainly are an experienced traveler! Thank you for this journey, Josie. 💎🦋🇺🇸
I love to sideburns I thought they were the coolest I had ever seen but you're right they were pretty long then I never noticed that until just now but he did have some sexy sideburns God that man was so sexy was pathetic I was the most good-looking his handsomest man I have ever laid my eyes on he was so darn good looking it was awful God overdone it You take care and God bless Dave
He was turning into the wolfman with those sideburns.🐺 Only kidding. Omg, those bangs, so funny. It's like when little kids try to cut their hair and go too far.😊 ✂️
Hi 👋 there David The first thing that I thought of ( before you said it) was to elongate the face , hence making his face a little longer, hence " thinner ". We all know you wouldn't dis " OUR ELVIS OUT " so don't you worry about that David. Of course, there's always that one or two people that would complain. If it wasn't to elongate the face, I honestly " don't have a clue ,as to why those sideburns were so long ". We are talking about OUR ELVIS, so he just may have wanted to be different. ABSOLUTELY 💯 💯 💯 💯 💯 💯 💯 LOVE, AND ADORE " OUR ELVIS ". HE WAS ,AND STILL IS " THE WHOLE DAMN PACKAGE ". TC ALWAYS PLEASE. Kind regards Jessicah from Hawaii- Australia. Very interesting and thought provoking clip. THANKYOU DAVID.
That was definitely good luck, but I think when the 70s rolled in the style was to have it a little longer. It may be Elvis was trying to keep up with that style somewhat.?
Hi Daviid....Charlie Hodge told me in Memphis in October 1984 that Larry could never do Elvis sideburns right as he was nervous to style that area so Charlie said he used to do them...😃😃👍👍🎸🎸
I've always thought, like you, that he starting wearing the sideburns longer to make his face appear not as fat. I'm not really that crazy about the look of the longer sideburns like in '76, but I think they looked great in the Aloha concert!
The Blue Bicentennial suit that he wore that year looked terrible too. The image improved after October, as did the suits. But the sideburns were still too long and he looked exhausted
Have you heard the new MEMPHIS album released, the live at mid south coliseum in Memphis- sounds absolutely amazing on the album, I never heard better quality in the band, the voice and elvis himslef, it’s completely upscaled quality!, best live show I’ve heard from a live album of him!! the harmony’s in I got a women/amen are out of this world, please give it a listen if not heard, also great video!
I think that he may have let them grow longer where he had gained weight and he thought that it may make his face look thinner. Who knows. Either way he still looked great. Let's face it, some men can't grow sideburns and if they do they are very thin and don't look right. As you said Elvis wore whatever he wanted. He still rocked.
We all when young changed our hairstyle and everything else on a regular basis. I used to dye my hair every month for awhile and kept changing my hairstyle. Maybe he just liked changing his looks. All the rock stars back then had mutton chops. I remember the guys on “The Grass roots” had long mutton chops. Fads come and go. 😮😮😂😂❤❤
I always wondered the same thing, so I know how you feel. This is not my favorite "look" on him. There is nothing wrong with making an observation such as this when you have unconditional love for someone. ELVIS IS THE MAN !!!!!! love you Elvis.
I read somewhere that Engelbert Humperdinck was the original for the larger sideburns, and Elvis copied him. I also read somewhere that Larry Geller came up with the sideburns shape when Elvis started wearing his hair longer in the back and sides in 1968, supposedly as an aesthetic thing to echo the profile shape of Elvis’ nose, and presumably to add visual balance to the longer hair. In my opinion, it worked. Try imagining Elvis with the longer hair and no sideburns. If these things are true, and I have no idea if they are true, then I suppose Larry Geller could have conceivably advised Elvis to have even larger sideburns as his hair length grew. I have seen the picture you are showing many times, and I think that’s about the longest I ever saw Elvis’ hair. I think the short bangs that Ginger left him with, I’m sure accidentally, are very noticeable in the funeral pictures from Denver, when Elvis was wearing a police uniform.
That reminds me of Elvis questioning his hairstyle in 69 and Priscilla saying, maybe he should do something like how Ricky Nelson had it! Elvis threw a fit! For some reason Elvis compared himself to Engelbert Humperdinck and Tom Jones in the early 70s? Elvis is way better than both of them Hugh was Greater! He should be comparing himself to Rolling Stones and Jimi Hendrix and Led Zeppelin at that time!
Loved all types of his sideburns. Whatever size. My husband wore them and I used to call them sideboards. Wed laugh. Elvis looked so handsome whatever length his hair and the mutton chops.were. Many wore them back then. Some looked horrible. Never. Elvis tho.
It’s a terrible look and it was made worse by Elvis’ horrible health which obviously ruined his looks. I’m as a big an Elvis fan as anyone, but like you, I tell the truth.
Dave, you never have to explain that you are pro-Elvis. True Elvis fans recognize that while he was a musical god, he was also a human being with flaws. It does his memory no good to ignore his faults and bad decisions. Your honesty is appreciated. Regarding the photo, I was going to agree that perhaps he was trying to hide his weight gain, but someone commented that these "mutton chops" were the style of the day so perhaps that is the real reason. The photo is also interesting in that while it shows a fuller face, Elvis looks pretty healthy in this picture.
I love Elvis but that is one thing I don't really like, the long sideburns! That's not saying anything against Elvis but not a fan of long sideburns, that's all! I've been a fan since I was about 10 when I first heard of him back in 1966! I love him! ❤
He was so out of it on drugs, that his behavior and judgement was getting more extreme from ‘75 on. I’m pro Elvis too. But the truth doesn’t defame him. It makes him human and explains his decline.
@@NIGHTMARENATION77 I witnessed it. Saw him several times in 72,3,4. When he came on stage the next time I saw him in ‘76, he was unrecognizable. The show was short and incoherent. His records were filled with garbage like Roger Whittaker songs and sold almost nothing. His CBS Special was a humiliating disaster that should never have been aired.
David. I saw Elvis on 7 Dec 1976 at the Hilton. His sideburns were even longer than what is shown in the thumbnail. Who knows why they were so long! All I know is I got to see Elvis in concert!
Elvis in the 70's had kind of a mysterious halo to me which it seems he managed to balace out with his humbleness. The shorter late 60's sideburns seem to let his face have a cleaner look.
Personally I never cared for the huge sideburns he wore towards the end but I’m wondering if he was trying to conceal signs of his facelift which he underwent around 1976. I preferred the late-1960s hairstyle and more trimmed sideburns as shown on the cover of the “Let’s Be Friends” album.
I read the claim that Elvis, when speaking to someone who had a beard, said, “I’d love to grow a beard but the fans would never accept it.” How awful to be a slave to others’ opinions.
Cheesh just imagine all the toxic hair dye Elvis was exposed to regularly. Not only was his hair and sideburns dyed but also his eyelashes. A link between dark hair dye and brain tumors was discovered not long after Elvis passed away. My own grandmother, who used to have her hair dyed jet black, died of a brain tumor. Similarly, several years later so did the singer Sergio Franchi and the actor and game show host Bert Convy, both of whom I think dyed their hair black.
In the case of Elvis not only was his hair dyed but it was also straightened and lacquered - presumably every few weeks. I can’t imagine the odor the chemicals used may have had.
look at movies, series and pictures of men in the 70s, a lot wear them, I found fashion of the 70s kind of crazy anyway…but it doesnt matter what Elvis was wearing, clothes or sideburns, he looked always great…😉
Looked best in Jailhouse Rock, Fun In Acapulco, V. Las Vegas , That’s The Way It Is, Aloha From Hawaiians 68 Special Wild In The Country, and Flaming Star ,
There’s no doubt that Elvis completely lost his mojo after about 1974. It was almost like he was trying to see how ugly he could make himself until the fans no longer loved him.
I don't believe it was really a concious thing. Elvis was sick, so I don't think he really cared much anymore at this point. I could be wrong, but it's possible.
From my reading I gleaned that he had a facelift around this time. Could he have been covering up the scars that (back in the 70’s) were in front of the ears?
I’m glad you do like that. Thanks for letting me know. I like Elvis’s hair when the sideburns were a little shorter like in 74 or 75 or 69. 1970 was good as well.
They were too long in the 77 special too. I’m not sure that he was doing much of his own personal hygiene the last few months they say. He had Geller with him at all times……..It was probably his choice.
Huge Elvis fan for 50 plus years. I do not like the 76 sideburns either. My take, bless his heart, was he thought it hid his jawline. Just my take. Again, Elvis is the greatest! LOL, Should have listened to your full video.
I've never seen this photo before, and though there are many that I haven't seen, are we sure this is real?The thing that's so striking isn't the sideburns, but the length of his hair, which is a couple inches or more down his shoulder. I never knew it to be that long. I think the theory of trying to define the jawline or frame the face in a way to detract from weight gain is a good one. I'm surprised Larry Gellar has never addressed the superchops (Yes, I just made that up). But the length down the back of his head is what's most surprising in this picture to me.
There is a story that Elvis said that since he was in a cast in early 1976 he decided to have his hair cut like that so he could look thinner in the face but it wasn't a good idea. Because that way he looked even fatter
Elvis had very long hair in late 1970 and 71. And again in early 1976. I'm thinking it was just his own personal style at the time. I thought he looked good with the long hair.
Never liked this look by men back then but Elvis took it to the limit. It didn’t last long for obvious reasons. He should have gone with a little facial hair like most men today. I am sure he must have experimented with a goatee like one of his bodyguards. But Elvis was Elvis and did things differently. Remember we are t Al king 70’s here one of the most outrageous decade for style in clothing and hair. Glad I was a young teenager then as this was the best decade in my lifetime.
Yes it could have been to make his face appear slimmer, but it was also the fashion then to have hair and sideburns like that, and I guess Elvis moved with the times 🤷♀ 😉
I think Elvis was very self conscious of his appearance, I think that as he gained more weight, those mutton chops and bangs were a way of hiding in broad daylight.
No not gaining weight Elvis had fluid's build up as you mention before from your other vedios Elvises thin around the arms and legs but his belly was full fluids not over weight Elvis ! And one of your post say at one time shows Elvis was worried showing his neck that's why he has high neck collar and low sideburns . Elvis always looks great
I forgot about the sideburns being that long! I like when his sideburns were noticeably shorter for a period in 1975 I think it was. His hair was a bit shorter too. I've studied him quite a bit. Lol.😂😂🤷♂️⚡🎸
@ElvisistheMan_ agreed, personally I don't love the mutton chops in 76, personally with the huge weight gain and drug use bloating his face, it made them look weird on him. However saying that, only Elvis could wear some mutton chops like that besides "Mungo Jerry"...lol
Hi David....to be honest I've never loved those long sideburns but I think it was just how they used them in the seventies. I've tried to google "seventies sideburnes" and I saw a lot of pics (John Lennon included) with those sideburns . Was Elvis adapting to that style or was he starting it for everybody? 🤔🤣 We know how many liked to copy him in his look....
ELVIS had a fair degree of vanity. And along with the rest of his excess, even his vanity became excessive That’s just the way he was That’s not a criticism That’s just simple observation TCB ⚡️🏎️🏁💥💥💥
@@ElvisistheMan_ No it would have been a shameless plug if I had mentioned the name of the book and where you can get it. But I didn't do that out of respect for you and your viewers.
@@michaelpresley6617 - As long as it's mainly about Elvis's career and impact, and not another "he's alive" or "I'm his unknown kid" things that have been rehashed dozens of times.
@@ThamiumOne Nothing I have to say is rehashed. I also have about 30 photos that have never been seen before in the history of Elvis World. I only deal in rational documented truth the problem is people have been sold a story for so many years they don't want to listen. No he is not alive.
Elvis was a notorious over eater, especially at the end of his life. That’s not being mean that’s just calling it like it is. He had some health issues, but I believe it was mostly cost because of his extremely high pill intake.
I never cared for that hairstyle on him, he definitely should've kept it shorter and those sideburns definitely had to go. In that Hawaii show he definitely should've had his hair much tighter and higher, but i guess that the longer hair look was being associated with the music at the time, now Isnt it funny that so many long-haired band members from the 80's nearly all eventually cut their hair to just how Elvis wore his in the 50's?, pushed back high and tight. Me personally, I never bought into that raggedy ass long-haired look just because you liked or listened to a particular music. Too many people get all caught up in this whole "ya gotta look the part" thing, now considering i like nearly every form of music, I'd definitely have a confusing time getting dressed or getting a haircut if I ever adhered to that form of drone-ism. Unfortunately this is just the shallow nature of people and its all about appearances and your first impression of someone based on how they look, which in reality holds absolutely no weight whatsoever 😮
Elvis should have never did those movies and then went to the Army. Elvis should have just stayed in music. And took a early retirement in the early 1970's. January 8th Me and the King.
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They were called Mutton Chops and were all the rage for a brief period. Nobody wore them better than Elvis.
I. Do. Agree ❗👌❗
Elvis was Elvis❤ He did what some would never do!He was gorgeous however he wore his hair❤
I preferred the shorter sideburns on Elvis, but as we all know Elvis wore or did what he wanted and was never afraid to be different. Only Elvis could rock those sideburns and looked cool no matter what. Just like the jumpsuits. I can’t imagine anyone else being able to wear those jumpsuits and look so cool and sexy in them.
Elvis started the sideburns and ever changed them. Elvis always set the tone. It's what he felt. Either way, he makes anything cooool.
Elvis looked the best during the Army years, 1960 to 63. Great suits, great physique, great haircut, polished shoes....fantastic
I think he always looked beautiful. ❤❤❤
Really ? 🙈
@@tonbruins7335yep
I think Elvis looked his best in August of 1970.
Elvis came into my radar in the early seventies, so he already had the big pork chop sideburns. I was 9 years old when my dad called me into the living room to join him watching a TV program that was playing the theme from 2001 a space Odyssey. Which confuse me because my dad doesn't like outer space programs. But then the music changed to a boogie woogie beat, and out of the darkness came Elvis. Wearing the American eagle jumpsuit, tanned, hair in a perfect pompadour without the grease, and those big pork chop sideburns! He looked like a superhero! I said "Dad who is that"? 😮 (Remember I was 9 and had never seen Elvis in concert before) he said "that's a truck driver from Memphis named Elvis Presley"his way of saying you can be anything you want to be if you work hard for it! Elvis was the biggest star in the world at that point, and when I hit puberty I grew myself some pork chop sideburns, and didn't shave them off until I join the army😊 but from watching his career I didn't think Elvis's sideburns were really big until he made change of habit with Mary Tyler Moore..
Beats me David🤷♀️. Elvis was just Elvis and saw fit to do as he pleased..He was a leader..not a follower and no one did it better. I will love him forever. Brilliant question David, thank you for bringing it to our attention. ( well, mine anyway).⚡️TCB ⚡️
Thanks for your pleasant comments on nearly all my videos 👌🏻
@@ElvisistheMan_ You're mighty welcome David.👍
That’s a Super Gorgeous picture of Elvis!! Love the long sideburns!!
This was actually the style for that period of time. My husband had them too mm
Linda Thompson said she cut his bangs that way. I think she said Elvis wasn't crazy about the bangs.
You’re right
It's always nice to see pictures I've not seen before.
In the 70's it was a fashion for most men to have big sideburns and long hair. It was all the rage. A development on from the styles from the late 60's, styles became 'big'. Big collars, wide bellbottom trousers, platform boots and thick framed glasses. A lot of garish colours and patterns beginning with music and fashion icons such as The Beatles, rock stars and Elvis was no exception. Look at at the Glam Rock stars of the UK, Alvin Stardust, Gary Glitter etc. I thought since it was very much the 'in' style Elvis just took it a step furthur. But it wasn't unusual. I saw it and experienced it myself. It was a nice time and a sense of freedom and 'belonging' too.
@Rockingman ,exactly ,it was just the style ,the seventies..
Spot on!...it definitely looks as if Elvis did this to make his face look slimmer after he had gained some weight . The effect from the front would have been of a more V shaped face as the sideburns partially obscured his fuller cheeks. Elvis had the most amazingly supernatural good looks and his industrial strength charisma carried him even when not looking his absolute best. Personally I think the Elvis of the 1969 press conference was the best ever look. Like your idea of commenting on various photos...so interesting.
And God created Elvis, he could have had anything on his face and still been king of cool as well as rock + roll.
Hi David I read Linda was cutting his bangs and he moved and that was why they were short and he did accuse her of doing it on purpose. Thank you for another great one
I heard that too like she was trying to make them look less attractive keep the ladies away maybe boys she went through a lot but a very good woman God bless her
In that time "mutton chips " were in style down south..a few bands that I followed back then all had them. ...
I never thought about it before, but your reasoning sounds logical. That's a cute picture of Elvis. ❤
Awwww he’s so cute lol my dad had mutton chops in 75-76 they were all the rage and yea Elvis was the fashion statement for them. He was the fashion statement for almost everything u see in the 70’s. I remember dad dressing in his black Stacy Adams with white tops like Elvis wore in the 50’s open chest dress shirts slacks and those sideburns lol. I miss dad he was always dressed to the T. TCB⚡️
In those days, the worst things my Mother could say to me was.. "Let's go get you a haircut for Easter" I'd end up looking like this and totally mad!! LOL
❤ It is so amazing how you take the time to immerse yourselves in the history of the places that you visit …it’s very admirable ! You must be filled with so many beautiful new memories! It was a delight to travel with you today! Your enthusiasm is infectious! It was wonderful watching you treat yourself to these beautiful experiences! It is so charming how much you love your pistachio! You certainly are an experienced traveler! Thank you for this journey, Josie. 💎🦋🇺🇸
I love to sideburns I thought they were the coolest I had ever seen but you're right they were pretty long then I never noticed that until just now but he did have some sexy sideburns God that man was so sexy was pathetic I was the most good-looking his handsomest man I have ever laid my eyes on he was so darn good looking it was awful God overdone it You take care and God bless Dave
He was turning into the wolfman with those sideburns.🐺 Only kidding. Omg, those bangs, so funny. It's like when little kids try to cut their hair and go too far.😊 ✂️
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Hi 👋 there David
The first thing that I thought of ( before you said it) was to elongate the face , hence making his face a little longer, hence " thinner ".
We all know you wouldn't dis " OUR ELVIS OUT " so don't you worry about that David. Of course, there's always that one or two people that would complain.
If it wasn't to elongate the face, I honestly " don't have a clue ,as to why those sideburns were so long ".
We are talking about OUR ELVIS, so he just may have wanted to be different.
ABSOLUTELY 💯 💯 💯 💯 💯 💯 💯 LOVE, AND ADORE " OUR ELVIS ".
HE WAS ,AND STILL IS " THE WHOLE DAMN PACKAGE ".
TC ALWAYS PLEASE.
Kind regards Jessicah from Hawaii- Australia.
Very interesting and thought provoking clip. THANKYOU DAVID.
4:42 he could wear them upside down or whatever he will always be OUR ELVIS. LUV HIM FOR EVER
I love the sideburns ❤
I liked he's hair from the 68 comeback special the best
That was definitely good luck, but I think when the 70s rolled in the style was to have it a little longer. It may be Elvis was trying to keep up with that style somewhat.?
@@ElvisistheMan_ yes I believe so I liked Elvis when he brushed he's hair back . And a piece was falling down to me that's the Elvis look .
Me and best pal used to call em "Hoovers" cos they looked like the side profile of an upright vacuum cleaner! LOL! 🤣🤣🤣
That look was awesome he probably wanted to change it up a bit, he had he's own style
Hi Daviid....Charlie Hodge told me in Memphis in October 1984 that Larry could never do Elvis sideburns right as he was nervous to style that area so Charlie said he used to do them...😃😃👍👍🎸🎸
I've always thought, like you, that he starting wearing the sideburns longer to make his face appear not as fat. I'm not really that crazy about the look of the longer sideburns like in '76, but I think they looked great in the Aloha concert!
I. Adore. N. Admire. Elvis. Side burns❗💕💗💯❗🤘😍❗👌❗
The Blue Bicentennial suit that he wore that year looked terrible too. The image improved after October, as did the suits. But the sideburns were still too long and he looked exhausted
David i personally didn't like his sideburns at that time. I liked his sideburns when he did the 68 comeback special.and from 1969 through 1975
The most beautiful facial skin, no need for makeup. Very rare like a 10yr old all his adult life
I think Elvis looked Cute. I love him ❤❤❤
I think he kept them longer when his face started to get fuller as a way to slim down the face optically.
I think that’s the most logical idea
Have you heard the new MEMPHIS album released, the live at mid south coliseum in Memphis- sounds absolutely amazing on the album, I never heard better quality in the band, the voice and elvis himslef, it’s completely upscaled quality!, best live show I’ve heard from a live album of him!! the harmony’s in I got a women/amen are out of this world, please give it a listen if not heard, also great video!
I'm prettty sure Billy Smith said Elvis did his own shaving.
I think that he may have let them grow longer where he had gained weight and he thought that it may make his face look thinner. Who knows. Either way he still looked great. Let's face it, some men can't grow sideburns and if they do they are very thin and don't look right. As you said Elvis wore whatever he wanted. He still rocked.
We all when young changed our hairstyle and everything else on a regular basis. I used to dye my hair every month for awhile and kept changing my hairstyle. Maybe he just liked changing his looks. All the rock stars back then had mutton chops. I remember the guys on “The Grass roots” had long mutton chops. Fads come and go. 😮😮😂😂❤❤
I always wondered the same thing, so I know how you feel. This is not my favorite "look" on him. There is nothing wrong with making an observation such as this when you have unconditional love for someone. ELVIS IS THE MAN !!!!!! love you Elvis.
I read somewhere that Engelbert Humperdinck was the original for the larger sideburns, and Elvis copied him. I also read somewhere that Larry Geller came up with the sideburns shape when Elvis started wearing his hair longer in the back and sides in 1968, supposedly as an aesthetic thing to echo the profile shape of Elvis’ nose, and presumably to add visual balance to the longer hair. In my opinion, it worked. Try imagining Elvis with the longer hair and no sideburns. If these things are true, and I have no idea if they are true, then I suppose Larry Geller could have conceivably advised Elvis to have even larger sideburns as his hair length grew. I have seen the picture you are showing many times, and I think that’s about the longest I ever saw Elvis’ hair. I think the short bangs that Ginger left him with, I’m sure accidentally, are very noticeable in the funeral pictures from Denver, when Elvis was wearing a police uniform.
That reminds me of Elvis questioning his hairstyle in 69 and Priscilla saying, maybe he should do something like how Ricky Nelson had it! Elvis threw a fit! For some reason Elvis compared himself to Engelbert Humperdinck and Tom Jones in the early 70s? Elvis is way better than both of them Hugh was Greater! He should be comparing himself to Rolling Stones and Jimi Hendrix and Led Zeppelin at that time!
He had gorgeous hair but I preferred the 70s hair. He was a trendsetter. I remember guys copying whatever he did. Your theory is a good one. 👑 🎸
Loved all types of his sideburns. Whatever size. My husband wore them and I used to call them sideboards. Wed laugh. Elvis looked so handsome whatever length his hair and the mutton chops.were. Many wore them back then. Some looked horrible. Never. Elvis tho.
Not a good look for Elvis, but he's still gorgeous.
Thanks David ❤
It’s a terrible look and it was made worse by Elvis’ horrible health which obviously ruined his looks. I’m as a big an Elvis fan as anyone, but like you, I tell the truth.
Same, not a good look
@markrogers , i agree, elvis wasn't perfect, but he was ultra SPECIAL /GOAT!
Dave, you never have to explain that you are pro-Elvis. True Elvis fans recognize that while he was a musical god, he was also a human being with flaws. It does his memory no good to ignore his faults and bad decisions. Your honesty is appreciated.
Regarding the photo, I was going to agree that perhaps he was trying to hide his weight gain, but someone commented that these "mutton chops" were the style of the day so perhaps that is the real reason.
The photo is also interesting in that while it shows a fuller face, Elvis looks pretty healthy in this picture.
I love Elvis but that is one thing I don't really like, the long sideburns! That's not saying anything against Elvis but not a fan of long sideburns, that's all! I've been a fan since I was about 10 when I first heard of him back in 1966! I love him! ❤
It was the style in the seventies. People had very long hair and beards. After Covid people have beards because they have gained weight.
He was so out of it on drugs, that his behavior and judgement was getting more extreme from ‘75 on.
I’m pro Elvis too. But the truth doesn’t defame him. It makes him human and explains his decline.
Yeah, it's decline to you.
@@NIGHTMARENATION77 I witnessed it. Saw him several times in 72,3,4.
When he came on stage the next time I saw him in ‘76, he was unrecognizable. The show was short and incoherent. His records were filled with garbage like Roger Whittaker songs and sold almost nothing. His CBS Special was a humiliating disaster that should never have been aired.
David. I saw Elvis on 7 Dec 1976 at the Hilton. His sideburns were even longer than what is shown in the thumbnail. Who knows why they were so long! All I know is I got to see Elvis in concert!
Definitely, the sideburns were so voluminous as to hide the excessive fullness of the face and it worked😊
Elvis in the 70's had kind of a mysterious halo to me which it seems he managed to balace out with his humbleness.
The shorter late 60's sideburns seem to let his face have a cleaner look.
When it comes to his long sideburns.I like the sideburns he had in 1956 1957 1968. We're just nice not too short and not too long just nice.
Sideburns were fashion in that period. Probably not that extreme. 😂. They can also shape a face when it gets rounder. ;-)
Personally I never cared for the huge sideburns he wore towards the end but I’m wondering if he was trying to conceal signs of his facelift which he underwent around 1976. I preferred the late-1960s hairstyle and more trimmed sideburns as shown on the cover of the “Let’s Be Friends” album.
I read the claim that Elvis, when speaking to someone who had a beard, said, “I’d love to grow a beard but the fans would never accept it.” How awful to be a slave to others’ opinions.
Cheesh just imagine all the toxic hair dye Elvis was exposed to regularly. Not only was his hair and sideburns dyed but also his eyelashes. A link between dark hair dye and brain tumors was discovered not long after Elvis passed away. My own grandmother, who used to have her hair dyed jet black, died of a brain tumor. Similarly, several years later so did the singer Sergio Franchi and the actor and game show host Bert Convy, both of whom I think dyed their hair black.
I’ve never heard that, but that doesn’t mean it is not true.
In the case of Elvis not only was his hair dyed but it was also straightened and lacquered - presumably every few weeks. I can’t imagine the odor the chemicals used may have had.
Elvis didn't have curly hair, why would he have them straightened?@@kn-qz7by
look at movies, series and pictures of men in the 70s, a lot wear them, I found fashion of the 70s kind of crazy anyway…but it doesnt matter what Elvis was wearing, clothes or sideburns, he looked always great…😉
Looked best in Jailhouse Rock, Fun In Acapulco, V. Las Vegas , That’s The Way It Is, Aloha From Hawaiians 68 Special Wild In The Country, and Flaming Star ,
There’s no doubt that Elvis completely lost his mojo after about 1974. It was almost like he was trying to see how ugly he could make himself until the fans no longer loved him.
I don't believe it was really a concious thing. Elvis was sick, so I don't think he really cared much anymore at this point. I could be wrong, but it's possible.
Billy Smith said on his RUclips show that Linda Thompson gave Elvis the bangs. Not a good look....
There is. Nothing. W/ his. Side. Burns❗💕💗💯❗🤘
From my reading I gleaned that he had a facelift around this time. Could he have been covering up the scars that (back in the 70’s) were in front of the ears?
I like elvis with his hair back and short side burns short thanks love your comments
I’m glad you do like that. Thanks for letting me know. I like Elvis’s hair when the sideburns were a little shorter like in 74 or 75 or 69. 1970 was good as well.
This is the strangest Elvis photo I have ever seen
They were too long in the 77 special too. I’m not sure that he was doing much of his own personal hygiene the last few months they say. He had Geller with him at all times……..It was probably his choice.
He was just changing it up!
Huge Elvis fan for 50 plus years. I do not like the 76 sideburns either. My take, bless his heart, was he thought it hid his jawline. Just my take. Again, Elvis is the greatest! LOL, Should have listened to your full video.
I agree with you 👍🏻
Me gustan sus sideburns ❤
I've never seen this photo before, and though there are many that I haven't seen, are we sure this is real?The thing that's so striking isn't the sideburns, but the length of his hair, which is a couple inches or more down his shoulder. I never knew it to be that long. I think the theory of trying to define the jawline or frame the face in a way to detract from weight gain is a good one. I'm surprised Larry Gellar has never addressed the superchops (Yes, I just made that up). But the length down the back of his head is what's most surprising in this picture to me.
It was the style.. I like long hair on Elvis
There is a story that Elvis said that since he was in a cast in early 1976 he decided to have his hair cut like that so he could look thinner in the face but it wasn't a good idea. Because that way he looked even fatter
Why was he in a cast again? I don’t remember hearing that. I know he was in Denver earlier that year for snowmobiling.
From some point on (1976) Elvis didn't care a fuck anymore how he looked or how long his hair or sideburns were...
Elvis had very long hair in late 1970 and 71. And again in early 1976. I'm thinking it was just his own personal style at the time. I thought he looked good with the long hair.
I had heard he also had a face lift around this time. Were there scars that he was trying to cover up?
Why did Elvis have one big sideburn on the left side and smaller on the right side?
You're right about his sideburns being to big/ long in 76/77.. but the picture you show looks very "photoshopped" to make it even worst.
Elvis had his own hairdresser
Never liked this look by men back then but Elvis took it to the limit. It didn’t last long for obvious reasons. He should have gone with a little facial hair like most men today. I am sure he must have experimented with a goatee like one of his bodyguards. But Elvis was Elvis and did things differently. Remember we are t Al king 70’s here one of the most outrageous decade for style in clothing and hair. Glad I was a young teenager then as this was the best decade in my lifetime.
I don't care for the bangs... but the sideburns, that was the style back in the day. I don't think it had anything to do with his weight.
Yes it could have been to make his face appear slimmer, but it was also the fashion then to have hair and sideburns like that, and I guess Elvis moved with the times 🤷♀ 😉
I think your guess as to why Elvis had his sideburns so long in 1976 is probably accurate!
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He had that face lift in '76 and his eyes never looked the same after.
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I think Elvis was very self conscious of his appearance, I think that as he gained more weight, those mutton chops and bangs were a way of hiding in broad daylight.
No not gaining weight Elvis had fluid's build up as you mention before from your other vedios Elvises thin around the arms and legs but his belly was full fluids not over weight Elvis ! And one of your post say at one time shows Elvis was worried showing his neck that's why he has high neck collar and low sideburns . Elvis always looks great
I forgot about the sideburns being that long! I like when his sideburns were noticeably shorter for a period in 1975 I think it was. His hair was a bit shorter too. I've studied him quite a bit. Lol.😂😂🤷♂️⚡🎸
Much shorter and 74 and 75
@ElvisistheMan_ agreed, personally I don't love the mutton chops in 76, personally with the huge weight gain and drug use bloating his face, it made them look weird on him. However saying that, only Elvis could wear some mutton chops like that besides "Mungo Jerry"...lol
I think he looked better in the 68 Comeback show.
Hi David....to be honest I've never loved those long sideburns but I think it was just how they used them in the seventies. I've tried to google "seventies sideburnes" and I saw a lot of pics (John Lennon included) with those sideburns . Was Elvis adapting to that style or was he starting it for everybody? 🤔🤣 We know how many liked to copy him in his look....
ELVIS had a fair degree of vanity. And along with the rest of his excess, even his vanity became excessive
That’s just the way he was
That’s not a criticism
That’s just simple observation
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It's definitely due to weight. The same way us women use contour and bronzer to add some dimension.
The answer to these questions are already answered in my book coming out this year.
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@@ElvisistheMan_ No it would have been a shameless plug if I had mentioned the name of the book and where you can get it. But I didn't do that out of respect for you and your viewers.
@@michaelpresley6617 - As long as it's mainly about Elvis's career and impact, and not another "he's alive" or "I'm his unknown kid" things that have been rehashed dozens of times.
@@ThamiumOne Nothing I have to say is rehashed. I also have about 30 photos that have never been seen before in the history of Elvis World. I only deal in rational documented truth the problem is people have been sold a story for so many years they don't want to listen. No he is not alive.
I thought the same about his bangs: hiding his thicker face.
He didn’t gain weight from calories/food. It was his illnesses and long side burns were to cover his jowls a little bit more
Elvis was a notorious over eater, especially at the end of his life. That’s not being mean that’s just calling it like it is. He had some health issues, but I believe it was mostly cost because of his extremely high pill intake.
I never cared for that hairstyle on him, he definitely should've kept it shorter and those sideburns definitely had to go. In that Hawaii show he definitely should've had his hair much tighter and higher, but i guess that the longer hair look was being associated with the music at the time, now Isnt it funny that so many long-haired band members from the 80's nearly all eventually cut their hair to just how Elvis wore his in the 50's?, pushed back high and tight. Me personally, I never bought into that raggedy ass long-haired look just because you liked or listened to a particular music. Too many people get all caught up in this whole "ya gotta look the part" thing, now considering i like nearly every form of music, I'd definitely have a confusing time getting dressed or getting a haircut if I ever adhered to that form of drone-ism. Unfortunately this is just the shallow nature of people and its all about appearances and your first impression of someone based on how they look, which in reality holds absolutely no weight whatsoever 😮
Elvis' face was too beautiful to cover up. If he did it to make his face look leaner, I think it did just the opposite.
Elvis should have never did those movies and then went to the Army. Elvis should have just stayed in music. And took a early retirement in the early 1970's. January 8th Me and the King.
My fave look that Elvis had was 1968- 1972. I think he looked great with the beard in Charrp
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