Before the fame, before the screaming crowds, there was Gladys Presley. She was not just Elvis’s mother. She was his safe place. Growing up poor in Mississippi, Elvis shared everything with her. They were unusually close. Friends said they spoke almost like best friends rather than mother and son.
Before the fame, before the screaming crowds, there was Gladys Presley. She was not just Elvis’s mother. She was his safe place. Growing up poor in Mississippi, Elvis shared everything…