The Untold Story of Elvis Presley's Mafia Connection | Sit down with Michael Franzese 

I knew Elvis from '71-'74. I was 10, when I met him and 13 the last time I saw him. He owned a country club with horses to rent, a pool and clubhouse. My parents bought memberships and my brother worked there, breaking horses for Elvis. When I met him, he would ride with us, around the ranch. People say that he called is "The Circle G Ranch" and, although I've seen a sign that said that, whenever I heard him call it anything, he called it "The Ponderosa". Let me explain a little more. We kids had NO IDEA who he was. He called himself E, to us and we would just ride around the ranch and play cowboys. We would ride down to the lake and fish, but he didn't go fishing with us. I don't think he was really WANTING to hang out with a bunch of kids but, he did it because we had no idea who he was, and he could just be himself.

Dear Michael. My uncle Scotty, was Elvis' first professional guitarist. My father, David, Sr., also worked on and off for Elvis over the course of seventeen years, 1960-1977. We lived next door to Elvis' father Vernon and both our backyards butted up to the stable area at Graceland. I had a chance to visit briefly with Lisa Marie at Graceland the weekend before her passing. I guess you could say, I'm somewhat of an insider. I want to thank you for video posted here. More than anything, it has to be one of the best, most sincerest tributes I experienced over the last 45 year. Thank you.

The world was never quite the same after we lost Elvis Presley. His presence in our lives was just too great and when he died, it stunned millions of people. I still feel the sadness of Elvis’s death to this day.

Thank you for your kindness covering Elvis. As a fan since I was 15 (‘95) soon became a fan of Lisa Marie Presley as well when she released her 3 albums and multiple duets with her dad. It has been a truly sad week for Elvis fans in a way that fans like myself that were not born until after he died have never experienced. Thank you again and I still remember when you visited Spring Branch in Virginia Beach.

Elvis version of Amazing Grace was played during my mom’s funeral. His voice and energy and soul he put into it was beautiful and heavenly… His overall music and message about love and helping each other and being human will transcend till the end of time… Rip Mom

Congratulations to the whole team on reaching 1 million subscribers. It's insane that tomorrow marks 5 years since your first appearance on Valuetainment and Michael continues to fascinate us all

I don't think Elvis' memories really ever left us. Elvis has been back so to speak....ever since social media started. I love learning new things about Elvis that I never knew. There's RU-vidr's that started making Elvis videos awhile back. There's somethings I did know about him and somethings I didn't. I feel like I grew up with Lisa Marie. We are the same age and several things that happened to her in her life happened to me as well. It broke my heart when Elvis died. Then it broke my heart when Benjamin died. Then when my daughter called me to tell me Lisa passed away it broke my heart again. 🥺😢💔 I feel so sorry for her daughter's and her mother. I've been praying for them. I'm a Christian and I'm not ashamed to admit that. I love telling people about the good news of Jesus. God loves us more than we could ever imagine. I pray he will comfort Lisa's children and her mother and the rest of her family. I even pray for the fan's. Most of us fans that loved Elvis...loved Lisa just as much. I said, we are selfish. We want people we love with us, but at the same time, I pray she's with Jesus and her daddy and her son in heaven. RIP beautiful Lisa. God bless them all and comfort them. 🙏🙏🙏🙏⚘⚘⚘⚘⚘🕊✝️❤

As a devoted Elvis fan since the age of 8, and a Mafia "buff" for many years (by the way, I'm 71 yrs. old) , I want to thank you, Michaei, from the bottom of my heart, for doing this video. We truly appreciate it!! -Blue

congratulations on reaching that elusive 1 million subscribers! What a great and truthful story Michael about Elvis. I came to face-to-face with Elvis on the road to Johnson City Tennessee when our vehicles stopped side-by-side due to construction. He rolled down the tinted backseat window of his white limousine and started a conversation with me. That conversation lasted only a minute and then traffic started to move. We tried to shake hands but the span between our vehicles made that impossible. He was one of my heroes as a little kid. I use to imitate moves and my mama would ask me to do the "Elvis Freeze" for her friends. Lisa Marie's son really did look just like Elvis and there is a picture of him at that stage of his life in the Graceland Mansion. Thanks for the truth and the memories Michael! Blessings!

I just love your non judgmental ways Michael. Especially talking about someone's vices. Thanks for sharing.

Michael is what everyone wants to have as an Uncle/Father... I'd be sitting an hours with him just to listen to his words.

Michael, my family and I love you for many reasons, but NUMBER ONE REASON: you speak from the heart, I.E: ‘you may not be able to sing or dance, but if you have food on the table, a roof over your head, be grateful/you’re blessed’ I’m paraphrasing but bro, that’s just facts👍💯 Everyone needs your voice to get their mind right every so often. God bless Michael ! Keep speaking your amazing voice!

Elvis Presley - A true King. There will never be anyone else like him. Charm, charisma, looks, voice, emotions...priceless. He had a true gift from God itself.

My father was friends with Elvis and they both served in the army in Germany together. My father was also one of two MP’s that were assigned to Elvis. He has some great stories!

ELVIS had it all-looks, charisma, talent and the greatest voice ever

It is really tragic regarding the Presleys. I’m such a big fan of the early Elvis. He was simply amazing!

I'm a huge Elvis fan, yourself Michael and Elvis are very inspirational to me. God bless. Paulie from Australia.

Great interview! My Dad’s roommate @ FBI in 1978 was a bodyguard and friend to EP from 1977. I saw him twice in concert at age 5 that summer. He was one of a kind. #TCB

I absolutely appreciate you Michael! After all you have overcome you are an inspiration!!! I grew up listening to my parents Elvis records and at an early age I could not keep my feet from moving! His music touched our souls!!!

I remember 70’s Elvis I remember when he passed I’ve had 9 surgeries got prescribed opioids never touched a pill first 49 years of my life got hooked I’ve been off them for 9 months now those things creep up on you thanks again Michael I appreciate you

Some girls at one of Elvises shows put up a sign across a row of seats that said "Elvis is the King". He stopped and said "No. Jesus Christ is King". As far as fame goes I have seen ads for a new show "The Price of Glee". All about death and fame. God Bless Michael. Thank you!

Me & a friend were driving home from football practice, when it was announced over the radio that Elvis Pressley had just passed it blew our mind

life long Elvis fan . Congrats on 1 million subscribers Michael , you're a good man .

It's always a good day when Michael posts a new video. Always insightful and entertaining.

Awesome video Michael! Congratulations on reaching 1 million subscribers. I remember commenting on your 1st video saying this channel is going to be huge. Well done to you and your team for reaching this goal. Keep up the great work and wishes to more success. 🙌🏻❤️

Again, I would like to say thank you for having respect for Elvis and his family. Most people don’t in the media they judge him too much and thank you for being respectful to the Elvis Presley worlds greatest entertainer and a devout Christian to.

First time viewer & new 👍🏼. Loved ELVIS since my dad asked "What's an Elvis?" While we packed up to return Stateside from USAF Base in Germany. I listen to his songs to this day, 75th soon. I am forever indebted to you for this video. I have defended him Elvis as a good guy, believing too that he wasn't a druggie nor a member of "The Mob", as known to most Americans. I respected members of the Memphis Mafia that stood by the good & G'D side of Elvis. Will add 👍🏼 as l listen to more of your videos. I too was subject to Hoover's fear mongering as a groupie of Hendrix, & a community member of BPP'68- HPN&BS ❤️ LOVE is the answer💙

Alway good to learn more on Elvis even tho I studied the man most of all my life it’s very true people were out to get him that’s why he learned karate black belt and carried a gun at times he was larger then life a superstar and with his fame came a price. Very sad story on him and his daughter but one thing I can say their together again in heaven. And Elvis left his mark in this world that will live on forever

Mr. Franzese in my observation you are a good man in heart and soul, that got on the wrong track because of circumstances in your early life. But, the good is what you truly are inside! Thanks for sharing your life with us all!!!

I think Michael Franzese has the spiritual gift of Mercy.

As someone who has had chronic pain I can understand why Elvis had to constantly take medication just to get through the day. People who call him a drug addict should try living with severe chronic pain that gives you no quality of life. !!

Michael I liked your warm human approach and how you reach out to us. I found it very interesting as a big fan of Elvis. Thank you

Thanks, that was interesting. I saw elvis twice in concert. He was the best!

Great, informative (especially AAT deficiency) video about Elvis. I am proud and honored to be one of the first your subscribers and happy you have reached 1 mln Mr Franzese! God bless you and your family.

He is the greatest performer of all time! Also, what a humble man, he absolutely loved his fans, was super generous with his money and time. He would always go down to the gates at Graceland and also his home on HIllcrest Los Angeles to greet his fans, take pictures with them. He took a real interest in his fans and treated them with respect. Celebrities of today can take a lesson from him on how to treat their fans. He was an absolute blessing to humanity. May God rest your soul E and rest in Heavenly peace now Lisa with your beloved father and son.

What I really respected about Elvis is even though he was successful at that time he still served his country when drafted into the Army. That is a role model.

Michael thank you for this episode. I live 2 hours away from Memphis Tennessee and 1 hour away from Tupelo Mississippi where Elvis was born. You did such a good respectful episode on Elvis. Thank you. And I didn’t think that anyone could tell me anything about Elvis that I didn’t know, but you did. About his health issue that was genetic and how he felt about J Edgar Hoover, which in only my humble opinion, Hoover did not deserve Elvis’s admiration. Warm regards from northeast Mississippi

Frank Sinatra and Elvis Presley had connections in the mafia those were the old good days, great topic and great video as always.

He was incredible!! Congratulations on 1 million subscribers. Well done Michael!!

They judge him and his family since he was young, he grown up in a very sad and poor life. I felt so hurt and emotional after read his life stories. People are sick and always just out to hurt others.

😀 Another great episode. Always very respectful and in good taste. Being informative without disrespecting or tarnishing someone's image is almost never done these days.

I love this channel. I get excited when I see a new episode

Excellent review of Elvis . His life , health and legacy. You really did your reserch. All true.

Elvis was 1 of a kind there will be no else like him

Great video as always Michael! I always enjoy your videos, despite how dark they can get, your voice is incredibly calming! It always makes whatever your doing sound fascinating, you could make ordering bathroom tiles interesting! Also, never knew about the whole first cousin's thing. That is interesting, keep up the great work Michael! I love your stuff!

Congratulations on the 1 million subscribers Michael, boy does time fly.

Michael, I really enjoy your RU-vid channel and as a huge Elvis fan, I enjoyed this episode even more. I am also a Christian and you exemplify the healing and forgiving love that we ALL have through Christ. We ALL have made mistakes throughout our lives and regardless of the level of those sins, we are redeemed by Christ’s love of all of us. God bless you and your family and much continued success.

Thank you , Michael. Your talk about wishing for more but appreciating what you have was just what I needed to hear.

Just recently found the channel and really like the videos. Keep up the good work sir.

i may have been somewhat involved , what i mean is that he was one of the best and most wanted performers in his era. the mafia was heavily invested in clubs , casino's etc in that era. it wouldn't be far fetched to imagine that he would be someone they would want to perform for them in their clubs. so in that way you could say he was involved , but then , so was almost everyone else in entertainment.

Congratulations on reaching 1 million subscribers, Michael. I am one proud subscriber of your channel who always looks forward to your videos. "When a man's ways please the Lord, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him." A very inspiring and hopeful verse.

All these years I never knew this about Elvis. Thank you Michael for bringing all these stories to life. God is the answer. Not money and fame

Congratulations on a million michael and team!! Thank you for always entertaining us and yet still teaching us all something at the same time. God bless.

Thank you for going there Michael! That's why I love you, brother. Keep talking about what makes us uncomfortable and we will learn.

If you got your family, you got a roof over your head, and your health - thats a blessing, a real blessing ... Thanks Michael. Need to remember this constantly. God Bless.

Wow I’ve read so much about the Presley family and never knew about grandparents being cousins thank you

Congrats on the 1 million Michael! That's awesome!!!🤩

You are never over the loss of a child. I lost 2 of my children and had a heart attack 💔

Mr Franzese thank you for confirming what I’ve always believed to be true. Elvis was a good, decent man who was loved by millions around the world and I never believed for one second he was involved or being targeted by the mafia.

Amazing video thank you again ❤️

Did you know Tiny Manzo (Brownstone Catering Hall in New Jersey) . I asked you this question on Instagram a few months back. You responded with "you will have to look at it or something to that effect. I would to hear more please. Congratulations on 1 million Michael 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

Thanks Michael we're saying so much on behalf of all of us who love Elvis

Michael, a real man with so much self respect. I love watching stuff from you.

Sad to hear about his daughter passing the other day tho 😢

my therapist was Robin Williams therapist for a while and she didn't divulge much of anything to me about his sessions but the only thing she did tell me was that I had a lot of in common with him, she eloquently said " when people needed to laugh and needed to know that they mattered Robin was there, but nobody knew that he needed them the most."

@Michael Franzese: Sad to know as I saw on The Internet & heard from My Family that She passed away. My condolences to the Presley Family. She died so young at Age 54, just like her Dad, Elvis at 42. Thanks for sharing Michael. Congratulations on Reaching 2 Million Subscribers on your RU-vid Channel Michael. God Bless You and Your Family as always!!😃🙏👍👋

I was literally thinking about his connection with the mob when watching his movie the other day. Crazy timing that this came out. Haven't watched the video yet while typing this but he was heavily in Vegas, friends with Sinatra etc... There just had to be some connection I thought

Thank you for showing so much respect to Elvis. Shows what a manly man you really are another real man doesn't intimidate you.

Michael, you are absolutely 💯 correct!!!! Elvis was phenomenal! Very sad, Lisa Marie passed!!!!! 😢 Still can't believe it!

Whenever I feel like it's all too much i speak out the serenity prayer 3 times and this peace just comes ❤ it's really divine ✨️ amazing

RIP Lisa Marie💔 Extremely sad and very shocking😿

Thanks Michael I am a big Elvis fan so thanks for this information. I like that you bring your faith into your videos and would love you to do a SITDOWN regarding your faith. Blessings Michael.

I can remember as a kid seeing his concerts on TV. That was way before PPV and MTV. It was the era of LPs and 8 Trac tapes.

One more thing, Mr. Franzese, I have a lot of respect for you, but, when you just stated what you thought about these so-called Christians bad-mouthing Elvis or anyone else for that matter it raised my opinion of you a few steps higher, thank you for standing up for what is right.

A heartfelt video my brother in Christ. God bless you and your whole family.

I'm an Elvis Presley fan and have been since i was a kid. I'm 28

Michael was absolutely right n Honest!

Great video and a very nice way to show respect to the king of rock and roll.

I just wanted to say thank you for this vedio. I’ve always prayed that God would send wealth to me and my family but after hearing your touching words about God it’s made a huge difference in my life. Like you said. I have a loving family, roof over my head and at 46 I’m pretty healthy. Thank you God for putting this vedio in my life.

I believe that the official cause of death per the coroner was actually a SERIOUS case of constipation. He famously passed away while on the stool & always was a joke that he died while dropppin a deuce. Not sure but I recall him having something like 20 different medications in his system. Been to Graceland back in the mid 90's & it was sooo beautiful, like stepping in a time machine from the day he passed

I remember when the News of Elvis had died, I fell off the couch and Cried!! Their never will be another intertainer like him!! He will always be Remembered with Love!!! Now he is with His Wonderful Daughter in Heaven!! May they both RIIP!!!!! 💕💕

I'm from England Someone I new got to meet Elvis when they were in the army he said he was a really nice genuine guy

Hi, Mike, Saw this funny thing on Facebook today and just knew you had to read it too for a laugh. Enjoy. So an elderly Italian man living alone in New Jersey wanted to plant his annual tomato garden, but it was very difficult work, since the ground was hard. His only son, Vincent, who used to help him, was in prison. The old man wrote a letter to his son and described his predicament: Dear Vincent, I am feeling pretty sad, because it looks like I won’t be able to plant my tomato garden this year. I’m just getting too old to be digging up a garden plot. I know if you were here my troubles would be over.. I know you would be happy to dig the plot for me, like in the old days. Love, Papa A few days later he received a letter from his son. Dear Pop, Don’t dig up that garden. That’s where the bodies are buried. Love, Vinnie At 4 a.m. the next morning, FBI agents and local police arrived and dug up the entire area without finding any bodies. They apologized to the old man and left. That same day the old man received another letter from his son. Dear Pop, Go ahead and plant the tomatoes now. That’s the best I could do under the circumstances. Love you,

I have been a fan of Elvis from a very young age, he is one of life's legends. I also have a great interest in true crime and the old school mobsters so i know all about your history too. This is a very respectful video my friend 🤝

Thank you for standing up for what is “RIGHT”. PLEASE be very careful in your old stomping grounds especially in the very dangerous world. Look forward to all your information segments.

"The record shows "he" took the blows and did it... "his way"..."👏👏👏👏👏

That just sad, most of the time they took advantage of them included Elvis too. They knew he nice, kind and has money so they took advantage of him and I pray that God will protected the three girls and that someone or Riley strong enough to protected herself and her two sisters as well. Their whole families are just sad.

Congratulations on reaching 1 million subscribers!

His manager, alias Tom Parker, certainly kept some very sketchy company. There’s no way Elvis could have played Vegas like he did and not have at least known many associates.

Your the man Mike. You give great information. Great channel buddy and Ive enjoyed you and Chazz together talking also. You all give great advice to young people that may not have had a positive male role model to tell them common sense like listen, be respectful and show up. 👍 👍

it just says something... we re all equals, for, any strength you may have, you ll equally have a weakness. no matter who you are, or the appearances. lots of wisdom in your videos. good show!

Thanks for the words of encouragement! Awesome video!

Love watching your RU-vid channel, very interesting and informative... God bless you always!

Amen brother - God bless you always for preaching Salvation through Christ alone

You’re FIRST CLASS all the way! Thanks for the real content! GOD is LARGE and in CHARGE! Keep up the great work Michael!

I would to hear his take on the new Elvis movie. It’s so interesting to hear the people who grew up during his time that he was alive.

Thanks Michael. Congratulations ❤️🇬🇧

Michael you are the best !!!! Very true about them fake people how judge others !!!! Amen 🙏🙏🙏 God bless you and your family 👪 🙏 ❤️ 🙌

Congratulations. Michael. God. Bless. You and your family

I saw a documentary (well mockumentary) implying he became a DEA agent. And had the task of taking down the mafia and the weather underground. And that he went into federal witness protection in 77’