Elvis Week 2024: Linda and Sam Thompson (August 15, 2024)

[@stevechamberlain839]

I wish they would bring the Smiths. Billy Smith was the closest person to Elvis. They need to patch things up.

[@monikadove8915]

I absolutely agree, the Smith family should be there, Elvis would be so angry if he knew how the ate being treated.

[@keetonplace]

Not sure Elvis would like that. Billy was the biggest betrayer of all because Elvis trusted him the most. Wrote a despicable book with Lamar Fike and Marty Lacker. Elvis was so loyal to these guys, gave them so much, trusted them, and at least 6 betrayed him and have been selling many things Elvis gave them through the years. I have been going to EP auctions since the first one at the Hilton in Vegas, 1994. They never thought fans like me have watched them all these years. Elvis deserved better. Some fans just don't care. Difference between you and me. I am loyal to people I love. And Elvis I love! Betrayers are the bottom of the barrel.

[@elvis78ale]

​@@keetonplaceevery of them put their stories in a book. All the things we know about Elvis come from all those books. Every one of them wrote the positive and negative part of being in his life. Are all betrayers. You should think the same of Linda, Jerry, Priscilla...they are all equals

[@leebillington1909]

@@keetonplaceWhat book are you talking about?

[@donniestevens1559]

Yeah I agree

[@janetcoombes8483]

Billy is still alive plus his wife and son Also Elvis has many cousins still alive and friends in Tupelo who knew. him why could not they come along sometime no need for long speeches ?

[@juanabarrientos2358]

Yy todos como linda siguen viviendo del Rey

[@juanabarrientos2358]

También la sanguijuela Priscilla... Y un mar de gentes que siguen viviendo de Elvis...

[@ArcaneWeasel]

Elvis’ birthday should be national holiday

[@margarettaylor8107]

What a great idea.If Trump wins, that could be a possibility He is a huge fan.He gave Elvis the highest award the country offers, American Freedom Award.He erected a statute of Elvis too.

[@ArcaneWeasel]

@@margarettaylor8107 I think we should suggest it when President Trump is sworn in. Awesome and yes, he is definitely a fan. Elvis is on his personal play list.

[@margarettaylor8107]

He plays Elvis at his campaign speeches.The 68 special plays on the big screen before his speeches while the crowd waits.

[@ArcaneWeasel]

@@margarettaylor8107 wow, that is incredible. My two favorite guys. All I would need is to be arm in arm with Tom Selleck and be on cloud 9. Thanks for sharing that. I had no idea.

[@elvisfan61]

Elvis could stop me any time and tell me to stop speeding. He could give me a ticket, too. LOL! If I got a ticket from Elvis, I would brag about it like there was no tomorrow. The "Elvis card". The gift that keeps on giving. Both Linda and Sam tell stories so entertainingly. Great video, CC Thanks!

[@bonniebrown6960]

That's funny...!!!😂😂😂❤

[@A.P087]

Thanks for these videos. I like Linda's stories...I think she has a lot of fun y memories of Elvis ❤

[@whirlbirdy]

Linda always speaks very kindly about ELVIS ❤

[@lourdesfrancisquetepereira]

Linda sempre fala do Elvis com carinho e respeito, obrigada ❤

[@K9_NINA]

A lot of respect for both of these individuals- Linda becoming a famous song writer and Sam a noted judge

[@rosemaryhardy6067]

Elvis was ahead of his time in everything

[@teresahoskins4933]

I didnt receive a gift from Elvis but i did recieve a piece of his heart! He loved us all! I did see him in Johnson City Tennessee and i took my Mother for her Birthday present. She screamed and jumped up and down. Bless her heart! She was a preacher's wife and she recognized his talent. It was God Sent. Thank you, Linda, Sam for your wonderful comments on Elvis. We love you for it.

[@poussin4665]

! Beloved ELVIS, cash cow for all, and 47 years after his terrible and cruel death, it continues / Poor boy, try to rest in peace, you deserve it so much with what you have suffered in your body and soul // TCB/TLC ! ELVIS = Love and Abnegation !

[@nigelwilson1957]

thankyou for great stories. Linda and Sam long live Elvis in all our heart forever

[@Irene-qe5hu]

Thank you CC I've really enjoyed all you have posted this week. Thank you...I must say I'm very saddened at the fact none of Elvis's immediate family....Riley...Finley, Harper did not attend....I will be honest I'm not a fan of Priscilla but she is normally there to show her face but no...I read yesterday that the girls had sent flowers to be put on Ben's and Lisa Marie's graves....we all know how much Lisa loved her father and it showed all the years she attended the vigils and Christmas celebrations...now she has gone, its up to the thousands of fans like us to keep Elvis's memory alive through his story, his music, and to let the next generations to follow what an icon of the 20th Century he was...a brilliant entertainer which we will never see the likes of again...he influenced many people to go into music and they followed him...even the Late John Lennon said after meeting him...." if there had not been Elvis, there would have been no Beatles " many a true word said, and I'm from Liverpool UK...once again thank you for you're dedication to your channel....God Bless you my friend...❤

[@CC_Rider]

❤️

[@estherytvideos]

i was expecting the same about Elvis grandaughters ☹️ like they didn't care about their Grandpa... we all know that they never meet Elvis, but please Respect him like Lisa did. i follow them on instagram and they didn't post anything about "16 august" ☹️

[@marthaashley2211]

I agree. Thank u

[@marlenebergkotte3257]

❤Elvis❤the most talented amazing entertainer , singer and above all the most generous man!! we love him forever❤❤❤❤❤

[@exciting6428]

Absolutely true! We all still love him and miss him so badly. I as an Indian living in Hong Kong since 1967 aged 2.5 became an Elvis fan only after his death in 77. Wow, those fabulous concerts shown on TV tribute to the KING were out of this world. Sadly couldn't record them as had no video recorder. HK TV station broadcast Elvis concerts, documentaries all the way to 1983. 97% i always listen to Elvis songs everday the rest 3% other artist Madonna, BB King, Tina Turner. U2, Depeche etc. By the way I fake the signatures in petition HK TV station requesting them to re run the Elvis concerts again that was in 1984, so I could record them in VHS but they said sorry and played his movies which I don't like. Those Elvis concerts were all different how he was changing from a thin Elvis to a bulky Elvis. Well everyone makes a mistake not only Elvis. GOD is also dancing in the air when Elvis rocks for GOD. When the shows over,GOD again asks Elvis one more time.😊😊😊

[@exciting6428]

Forget those other singers no class to Elvis. Taylor, Justin, Janet Jackson etc. Can't even watch them for a minute. Long live ELVIS in all who love him, what a genuine man.

[@lindasimpson3001]

This was great! Thank you!

[@tammyzenzen]

Love this video! Thank you for sharing ❤

[@carolynhargrove4748]

I agree with the fans I think the Smith family should be involved Billy was always with him and its sad that we dont give him his spot because he knew Elivs better then anymore

[@alisas9683]

Thank you so much for sharing, CC!!

[@dorisrosa62]

What a humble, loving, human person Elvis was…I see so many post, videos, documentary stories of him, that at times I forget he passed years ago 😢

[@MaaikevanBroekhovenIBCLC]

Thank you CC!! Really nice. Thank you so much!!!!

[@craigperrott718]

This is great! Thanks for recording!

[@georgiemac]

Thank you so much for your wonderful video you have made my day - love to all xx

[@jupite1888]

Elvis just gets more interesting every year by having these interviews recorded with new and amazing Elvis stories

[@keith3421]

Hey I was there too! Awesome event. Everyone in here should try to get there. Hope you're able to get some of tomorrow night's concert, too. 🤞

[@patriciabubp9905]

Thanks so much for sharing theses videos!

[@reginamartins685]

Thank you so much for sharing the videos! I'm in Brazil and wouldn't have this opportunity without your intentions ❤

[@joycebest7423]

This has been great. Thank you so much. I want to always listen to Elvis memories. Please keep doing this this and please let Billy and his wife come on and talk about their memories. ❤

[@LindaCarter-m5z]

I agree! Billy really is the real deal and his relative!!!

[@ΒΑΣΙΛΙΚΗΜοσχου-φ1ο]

Remarkable! They got rid of Priscilla and gained Linda and her family...! However, what is really, really weird is the fact that once again there was no family member there, which proves to me that Elvis's fans together with Lisa Marie are them who have loved, respected and kept his legacy and memory alive for the past 47 years. Now that Lisa is gone, it's just the fans.

[@lifeintune7851]

You need to listen to Joel Weinshanker’s speech.

[@ΒΑΣΙΛΙΚΗΜοσχου-φ1ο]

​@@lifeintune7851I did I don't understand your point

[@bonniebrown6960]

CC Rider, thank you for sharing this video. Great stories about their lives with Elvis...!❤❤❤ Congratulations to Linda...!! I hope her new grandbaby is born by now and is strong and healthy. There's nothing like those sweet grandbabies.😊❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@Tabgh]

Linda left Elvis for the same reasons Priscilla did. His addiction was getting worse and he cheated on her constantly. She was no angel. She cheated on Elvis with a member of the band and she bought herself anything she wanted with Elvis' credit cards. Im my opinion, I never saw Elvis look at Linda the way he looked at Priscilla in the early years.

[@A.P087]

But which man, going through separation and divorce, doesn't approach another woman with more caution? Priscilla's fairytale is an old story... we always forget that he cried before marrying her, that he asked for a trial separation after a few months and she was having an affair less than a year after the marriage. Not exactly a crazy love 😂😂😂😂

[@MartaArroyoHerrero]

Deberías ponerte gafas 😎, Elvis ❤️ actuaba en los vídeos con Prissy pantalones 👖. Sin embargo cuando no actuaba era junto a Ann Magret su verdadero amor ❤️. Las fotos que ves de Prissy pantalones 👖 y Elvis ❤️ son sólo de cara a la galería porque la realidad era que ya estaban más ➕ que separados, y no fue por culpa de Elvis ❤️ si no porque Prissy se acostó con otro hombre al poco de dar a luz 🚦 a Lisa Marie ❤️. Y dejó a Elvis ❤️ por otro hombre, llamado Mike Stone que estaba también casado y con una esposa embarazada, todo eso se te olvida.

[@Tabgh]

I am not talking about the wedding videos, and I am very aware of Priscilla's relationship with Mike Stone. I said Elvis didn't look at Linda in the same way he looked at Priscilla in the early years. Have you listened to the song It's Midnight when Elvis says "Listen Cilla"?

[@MartaArroyoHerrero]

​@@TabghElvis ❤️ tuvo alguna conversación 💬 contigo o se deshago contigo en algún momento? La única que dice lo que la da la gana es Priscilla García Garibaldi. Lo de la aventura que Priscilla tuvo a las 6 semanas de dar a luz 🚦 a Lisa Marie ❤️ lo cuenta ella en sus memorias y dice que no dejaba de pensar en ése hombre. Y la relación que tuvo después durante un año a espaldas de Elvis ❤️ con Mike Stone fue pública y todavía se pueden ver las fotos de Prissy con ése hombre en Pinterest juntos de lo más felices y enamorados. Lo de escucha Cilla sólo lo dice para que se calle y le prese atención a Lisa Marie ❤️ que le estaba hablando y Priscila la ignora. Deja el mundo del país de las maravillas y pon los pies 👣 en el suelo de una vez. Elvis ❤️ lloró el día antes de su boda 💒 porque no se quería casar, a las tres meses busco a Ann Magret para decirle que la amaba y siempre ♾️ la vio, y la envío flores todos los días de su vida 🧬 hasta su muerte, y eso lo sabe todo el mundo 🌍. Si todo hubiera sido un cuento de hadas Priscila García Garibaldi no habría escrito un libro 📖📕 difamando a Elvis ❤️ y presentándolo ante el mundo 🌎 cómo un lunático cuando él no estaba ya aquí para defenderse o contar su versión. Según Priscila fue ella la que rompió los votos matrimoniales, lo dice ella en sus memorias. Deja de culpar a Elvis ❤️ de todo que él no era un santo pero si era un gran ser humano cosa que no se puede decir lo mismo se su ex esposa, que sólo se ha dedicado a destrozar su reputación y ahora tiene la poca vergüenza de decir que desea ser enterrada en Graceland con él ése mismo hombre que deja como un monstruo 💀. Por cierto donde estaba Lisa Marie ❤️ a los 12 años cuando Priscila se encontraba en Brasil en el 81 con julio Iglesias?

[@lauranielsen7465]

Love these 2..

[@ladylucilla]

Thanks!!

[@ROCKINGMAN]

I would have liked to get a ticket for speeding from Elvis. Funny story. Wonderful people.

[@rosemaryhardy6067]

Fans need to speak to jack and make a robust request, its wrong, it looks Ike the smiths aren't good enough, if Elvis though they were good enough and he did, Elvis respected all people, and he loved Billy and jo and their 2 boys.

[@kikim6116]

I’m sure they’ve asked. They seem welcoming. I like to appreciate what we do have though.

[@ladybuggs11]

Joel Weinshankar.

[@user-wb8ty6hn8z]

You should invite the Smith family, there more important than any of these other people

[@TracyTidewater41009]

Fun interview. I'd love to see a video looping of family and friends, old and new , telling their Elvis stories - what a treasure trove of stories. I'd especially like to see Billy and Jo take part in it, no one was closer to Elvis for the whole ride.

[@theresacona1328]

Didn't Linda cheat on Elvis and he gave her mother and father a house and Linda a house she should have left him if she didn't like his lifestyle not keep taking gifts and his money everyone took advantage of Elvis 😢😢😢❤

[@ladybuggs11]

Part of giving Linda a house was so he could bring Sheila Ryan to Graceland. Sheila said there was a ladder. Linda was at the top of the ladder, and then Sheila was at the top of the ladder for about a year. Only those on the ladder stayed at Graceland.

[@JK_87606]

awesome

[@poussin4665]

The 2 and only women that Beloved ELVIS REALLY loved are his irreplaceable Mom, and later his darling daughter / All the other girls he knew, held in his arms for a period of time, PBEAULIEU included, were only palliatives to his short life of multiple illnesses, physical pains, psychic , his loneliness, his immeasurable lack of his Mama , his malaise, his forced labor under the yoke of Parker, more money than he asked for PB through trickery and courts, the duty of responsibility he thought he had to provide for the material needs of all his family, friends, staff, Memphis Mafia, charities, unknown, etc, non-exhaustive list! All these films that he was forced to shoot (he was crying) and then the murderous book of Red, Sonny, and Dave! All these elements contributed to shortening his life! Elvis has always been a "cash cow" and this continues 47 years after his death! I am sure that God has put a large part of Jesus in him!! Just my feeling / ELVIS = LOVE and ABNEGATION / TLC / Lucette from France!

[@ruthrupawate4435]

u hit the nail on the head very correctly written ❤

[@brapmanbrap5188]

I'm really excited to listen to Linda and Sam I cant wait CC ❤

[@vickyclausen4631]

Hes so funny doing that, i seen that blue light at arches london in july ,

[@paulajay473]

Well she may have loved him but they still get paid for these apperances .She charges 2000 dollars to spend a few hrs with her to talk about Elvis .They, !all of them are still picking his bones almost 50 years after his death .Where is the honor in that?

[@MartaArroyoHerrero]

Priscila lleva 40 años viviendo de él únicamente por tener a su huevo 🥚 de oro 🪙 y no te quejas. Al menos ➖ Linda Thompson habla bien 👌 de él y no lo hunde

[@jeffreyjohn4307]

I have the utmost respect for both Linda and Sam Thompson. They truly cared and loved Elvis

[@giannagarda7598]

Great video - Linda's and Sam's voices are so beautiful👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@PatAustin-d5l]

Please, next year, ask Billy and Jo Smith to be on..

[@frankruano298]

Linda Thompson beautiful woman....stile Young ....❤❤❤

[@linapagliari8003]

Ty for sharing this great video Linda and Sam speak so beautifully about ELVIS and of course u can see the love that Linda and Elvis shared 👏🇨🇦

[@patpargeter6050]

Yes, she loved his money. 💰💰

[@justdea5757]

IF ELVIS WAS ALIVE TODAY I THINK HE WOULD TELL LINDA TO LEAVE HER FACE/LIPS ALONE!!! THE DOCTOR THAT DID HER SURGERY RUINED HER FACE/LIPS! GOOD GAWD!!! JUST LEARN TO AGE GRACEFULLY!!!! DID LINDA USE THE SAME DOCTOR AS PRISSY???!!!

[@candle1606]

I wish Shiela Ryan was still alive she has a very nice honest interview on youtube and Elvis was dating both Linda and Shiela at the same time.

[@ladybuggs11]

Part of the reason Linda got a house. Sheila stayed at Graceland.

[@juanabarrientos2358]

Ella luce hermosa

[@roselamoure]

I love Linda, she is such a classy, sophisticated, extremely kind and good hearted, funny, charismatic, selfless and considerate woman🤍 I love the stories she tells us about Elvis and the way she talks about him she is seriously such a gem and I love their relationship, Linda was surely a very lucky lady to be with Elvis and vice versa, it makes me mad it ended after 4 1/2 years but it‘s better than nothing❤️

[@patpargeter6050]

CLASSY 😂😂😂😂

[@kathryngreen6628]

Thank you Linda. I hate I missed talking g to you. I had to work

[@joannedeason9632]

I Love seeing Linda ,When She Talks About Elvis you can see The Love She Had For Elvis.....

[@patpargeter6050]

The LOVE FOR WHAT SHE WAS GIFTED FROM HIM. AND THE LOVE OF HIS CREDIT CARD, WHICH SHE USED UP TO THE HILT IN DEBT, AFTER HE GOT RID OF HER...💰💰💰💰

[@MartaArroyoHerrero]

​@@patpargeter6050Bueno Priscila se ha aprovechado bien 👌 de él durante 47 años sólo porque tenía a su huevo 🥚 de oro 🪙 y solo lo ha estado criticando y arrojándolo debajo del autobús 🚍. Todos han ganado dinero 🤑 a costa de Elvis ❤️ porque tuvieron la suerte 🍀 de conocerlo, otra cosa que lo que cuenta cada uno sea la verdad, porque Elvis ❤️ también estaba allí pero él es el único que no puede decir nada porque esta muerto. Yo a Linda Thompson no la he oído criticar a Elvis ❤️ de una forma tan cruel y luego salir con que lo ama y es el amor de su vida 🧬 y fingir que nunca ha dicho nada cosa que Prissy pantalones 👖 y otras personas 👤👤 como la mafia de Memphis si han hecho. Las únicas personas 👤👤 que le respetan y no ganan dinero 🫰🤑 a su costa, Ann Magret, June Juanico, Anita Wood y su hija Lisa Marie ❤️ y su hija si tenía derecho más ➕ que nadie a hablar de su papá y no lo hizo. Y si es verdad que Anita Wood está muerta pero no ganó dinero 🫰🤑 a costa de Elvis ❤️ cuando estaba viva.

[@patpargeter6050]

@@MartaArroyoHerrero Translate into English. Don't understand what you are on about.

[@MartaArroyoHerrero]

​@@patpargeter6050Pues aprende, o mejor dicho yo creo que me has entendido perfectamente, otra cosa es que no sepas ni que decir

[@patpargeter6050]

@@MartaArroyoHerrero SPEAK ENGLISH OR TRANSLATE

[@dizzman5546]

Linda thompson the new elvis

[@ShelovesJesusandElvis]

Did y’all know that President Trump honored Elvis with the Congressional Medal of Honor!!! Sadly NO ONE FROM HIS CELEBRITY “ FAMILY” -Priscilla, Lisa Marie, no one from family attended! I was shocked to hear that Jack Soden a representative of the estate. went to the White House and received it for him. How sad is that?! But wonderful!!! ❤

[@luisawqaula.limacaro3674]

Por favor traducion al español no sabemos el idiomay queremos saber lo q cuentan de elvis

[@MartaArroyoHerrero]

Lo que Linda dice de Elvis ❤️ lo mismo de siempre, que era un hombre maravilloso, dulce y divertido. Al contrario que Prissy pantalones que sólo abre la boca para criticar al supuesto amor de su vida y dejarlo por los suelos.

[@MsCNail-fe1sj]

I love hearing Linda's stories.

[@patpargeter6050]

BS lies, she speaks.

[@MsCNail-fe1sj]

@@patpargeter6050 You were there I guess when she was?

[@jhodges3131]

Elvis...

[@missydevore6385]

Linda’s stories are getting very old .

[@kevinallen1699]

Sam , going to work for Elvis, is a great story.

[@georgiemac]

OMG I'm crying here - ' a ticket book' boy would I have been over the moon to be pulled over by Elvis ' 💙💙💙💙

[@sidneymartin1947]

Thanks for sharing this video. I was at Elvis week two years ago, and got to hear Sam speak. Linda was not there that time, so it’s great hearing them both.

[@patpargeter6050]

Keeping the money from Elvis, in the family. As if they haven't made enough over all the years.

[@patriciaramsay5001]

They should acknowledge the reason Elvis took medication was for his serious, various health problems, instead of calling him an addict! 😠

[@dizzman5546]

Poor lisa marie. Gone😢

[@debroy3262]

i know she is, but Linda doesn’t speak like she is from the south.

[@BrendaBooher-hw4mf]

Linda is such a classy lady. Precilla said she would not be there if Linda was 👍 I love it ! I like Sam. So good to hear from him.

[@PennysLifeWithLove]

Elvis probably wanted you Linda to go make something so he could sneak a call in to another lady

[@roymarksberry4152]

I don't care much for sam

[@SharonMatthews-h3w]

Its so refreshing to hear how Linda speaks about Elvis. She has such love and respect for him, unlike Priscilla who has done more damage to his legacy than anyone with her awful movie protraying him so bad and she so good, then has the gall to say he is the love of her life. Such bull. She didn't say that for many many years when she was with her other men. Not to mention how she treated Lisa Marie all those years, then suing Riley . She only loves herself and how she can continue to make money off him

[@kevinallen1699]

Fun fact : Linda was married to CAITLYN JENNER !..... ( Damn, Bruce Jenner... WTF ? )

[@MartaArroyoHerrero]

Y Priscila estuvo con Mike Stone, Michael Edward y Marco García, con este último estuvo más ➕ de 23 años y tiene a su hijo drogadicto, y ahora sale que Elvis ❤️ es su único amor y que no ha tenido ojos para nadie más ➕😂😂😂😂

[@MariaCianci-t4e]

LISTEN to Bouke Scholden from the Netherlands his voice sounds like Elvis.

[@marystrayer2810]

25:04 25:04

[@dizzman5546]

Everyones old as hell now