Elvis sings Jailhouse Rock...
Elvis Presley –
Jailhouse Rock – Need We Say Anymore?
But Presley would
injure himself in a bizarre accident while filming. According to the official
blog for Graceland, the sprawling Memphis, Tennessee home where Presley
resided, Graceland.com reports
that Presley was performing the dance routine for an iconic moment in the movie
at the time.
Fans who have seen
the film know exactly which moment that we’re talking about. Presley sings his
famous “Jailhouse Rock” and moves his hips to the music in a choreographed
dance number. But when it came time to perform for the camera, the cap of his
tooth became dislodged and he inhaled it into his lung. It must have been a
very scary moment for everyone around him, and Presley had to have surgery to
have the cap removed. The operation involved separating the vocal cords, but
luckily there was no lasting damage. According to the website, it’s the reason
why Presley’s character, Vince Everett, has an injury to his throat and vocal
cords at the end of the movie when he’s punched in the throat.
