Reply With QuoteNo, I haven;t. That is very interesting.
I was listening to the "Steve Wright Show" on BBC R2 yesterday and on the show there is a segment where they announce unusual facts. One of yesterday's 'facts' was that "the trucking company for which Elvis worked for before becoming famous was owned by Frank Sinatra."
Have I missed something here cos I've never heard of this one before has anyone else?
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No, I haven;t. That is very interesting.
I don't think Frank owned this company. Seems highly unlikely!
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Elvis drove a truck, but wasn't he employed by Crown Electric - driving their trucks? What other trucking job did he have?
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Totally untrue.Originally Posted by jon_burrows
"the trucking company for which Elvis worked for before becoming famous was owned by Frank Sinatra."
Totally.
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That has to be one of the goofiest rumors that I have heard in quite awhile!
Totally agree.
I felt like emailing the show to tell them they need to check their sources before they present their 'facts'.That has to be one of the goofiest rumors that I have heard in quite awhile!
No wonder I hear "non" Elvis fans say such utter rubbish about our man.
That aint tactics honey....that's just the beast in me.
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Good luck with e-mailing. I have e-mail a few correcting them and most don't take it well. There are so many mistakes in facts it is unreal. I don't think they care like the fans do. As far as I know the only one who drove truck for a short time was Vernon.
False, for sure
I was listening to the "Steve Wright Show" on BBC R2 yesterday and on the show there is a segment where they announce unusual facts. One of yesterday's 'facts' was that "the trucking company for which Elvis worked for before becoming famous was owned by Frank Sinatra."
Have I missed something here cos I've never heard of this one before has anyone else?
It's not true. Someone (as usual) didn't check their 'facts'....
Exactly. This is a good example of how false rumors and stories get started regarding Elvis.....
Quite a stretch I think.....but since Frank was associated with Mafia and trucking was a big deal to mafia types............nah
LOL LOL LOL Thats a funny one !!!! NExt time one of us is in Memphis they should find out ..
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The only way I can see Frank Sinatra involved in any way in a trucking company in Memphis is if the company was owned by a large corporation back then and perhaps Frank owned some of that corporations stock. That would make him "an" owner-but not a direct owner. Just a guess.
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