Elvis Presley’s natural hair color was a muddy golden blonde

People today seem to have no idea about this.

Before he was the “King” of Rock and Roll

This is internet knowledge. It's there for those who care to look.

Doesn’t make him any less good looking, IMO.

He reminds me of Simon LeBon in R2’s photo- without the Simon nose. Simon was always my favorite of the Duran Duran guys.

R4 who said it made him less good looking?

R3 ok. Your point?

He was two headed as a child.

I meant TOW headed.

R7

It’s interesting because most natural blondes can’t do black hair, it’s too harsh and aging. Elvis looked great though. There’s a British actor, Sam Reid who looks much better with black hair than his natural blond.

Incidentally, I recently learned that tough guy Mickey Milkovich from US Shameless is really a blond.

Did the carpet match the drapes?

Most blondes don’t have blonde pubes

They have reddish pubic hair.

R17 what? Lmao. No.

Here he is leaving the Army. Unless they smuggled a bottle of Medium Ash Brown to him before release, he is a brunette.

He admired the look of Captain Marvel, Jr. and his black hair.

He was a natural Sandy blonde. In black and white that’s easy to translate to darker than lighter

I'm sure Elvis' sandy blond hair would get bleached in the sun as an adult... if he'd let it.

It was noted he dyed his hair before he went to the army and then let his natural color grow out while there.

He dyed it to look like Tony Curtis...thats the reason he gave.

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Made him more relatable to the more ethnic folks. You didn't see a lot of black hair on white boys in the South in those days.

R26 ummm no. You didn’t see a lot of BLACK hair on anyone in those days. Brown hair and pitch black hair are not the same. Actual black hair is rare. Most people were brunette, even in “those days”.

Oh god, you sound like my third grade teacher. We had to draw a picture of our fathers and I colored his with black hair. She said nobody had black hair, it was dark dark dark brown. Jesus lady, I think I know what color my father’s hair was. BLACK.

it took decades for me to realize how beautiful looking he was...

R28 maybe his was actually black. But that’s a rarity.

[quote] Here he is leaving the Army. Unless they smuggled a bottle of Medium Ash Brown to him before release, he is a brunette.

He could've dyed his hair while in the Army. No need to smuggle hair dye.

Not to sound pedantic, but...

Blonde = female

Blond = male

Brunette = female

Brunet = male

Elvis Presley started dying his hair black for his career because he felt it looked better on him and worked better with his facial features for television and film and photos than blonde. He also wanted to emulate certain movie stars he looked up to.

His debut single came out in 1954. His debut album came out in 1956. He left for the army in 1958. He had already started dying his at least 4 years before he left for the army. It’s basic math. While in the army his natural hair color grew back out and he cut off the black. When he came back to work on his career again he went black again.

OP, you ain't nothin' but a hound dog.

I think most people think Elvis left for the army before his career as a performer took off, but he was already famous when he left for the army. He had like 9 #1 hits under his belt already when he left for the army in 1958.

That's exactly what happened in BYE BYE BIRDIE, which was inspired by Elvis being drafted into the army at the height of his popularity.

R28 your father probably did have actual black hair but that is not common in white people. Most white people have different variations of brown hair, followed by blonde variations and then red variations. You will find more white gingers in this world than white people with natural BLACK hair.

Black hair is common in Asians and Black people though, as well as Native Americans.

From Wikipedia:

“The singles discography of Elvis Presley began in 1954 with the release of his first commercial single, "That's All Right". Following his regional success with Sun Records, Presley was signed to RCA Victor on November 20, 1955. Presley's first single with RCA, "Heartbreak Hotel", was a worldwide hit, reaching the No. 1 position in four countries and the top 10 in many other countries. Other hit singles from the 1950s include "Hound Dog", "Don't Be Cruel", "Love Me Tender", "Too Much", "All Shook Up", "(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear", "Jailhouse Rock", "Don't", "Hard Headed Woman" and "A Big Hunk o' Love". On March 24, 1958, Presley entered the United States Army at Memphis, Tennessee, and was stationed in Germany. He left active duty on March 5, 1960.“

He already had a shit ton of hits and was a global star when he left for the army r19. His hair was dyed there. This was him shortly before going back home from the army. The black was gone.

R17 I don’t know about most but I had blond hair as a kid and reddish pubes, yeah. Still do but my hair got darker.

You had reddish pubes as a kid? We don’t have pubic hair as kids.

R40 So what is a 12-13 year old, an adult?

A teenager

Tweenager

Tween = 8 -12

Teenager = 13-19

My dad and my husband both have actual black hair.

As far as Elvis is concerned, the black hair can bit a bit too harsh in some of his films, but he was gorgeous, no matter what.

Lisa Marie was born almost a white blond…what was Pricilla’s natural color? Was it light brown.

R27 You're fun

Wow I never knew that. I always thought he was dark redneck. Wow.

R32

Redhead Male - Ginger, Ginge, Irish looking Redhead Female - Ginger, Ginger Minge, Gingey, Irish looking

Thanks r48 I only remember her are having dyed jet black hair ala Elvis

Did Elvis dye his hair himself or did his barber do it?

R49 the black was dyed.

R12, Sam Reid is Australian.

It’s the same thing with black cats...they are actually more of a dark mink color. All black cats will show brown in the sun....

We used to show poodles back in the day..the “black” poodles were always dyed a jet black..the judges faulted a dog with red undertones even thought it was real and the jet black wasnt

R43 an 8 year old is a kid. Not a tween. Wtf.

R54 Probably Bryan Singer mathematics. A bit scary.

R42 R43 Where I come from (Earth) tweens and teens are often referred to as kids. I didn’t say “child”, I said “kid.” When I was a teen we used the word kid about each other, “He’s a nice kid,” etc. It’s not a precise term.

R9 Excuse me but why is "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" the soundtrack for the "Blonde Elvis" video. WTAF? I wouldn't call him blonde. He has the same coloring everyone in my family has and we're 99% British/Irish on Ancestry dot com. Blonde or light brown as babies and tots, then lighter brown as adults, or just plain mousy. And he dyed his hair black which we all know.

But "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen?"

WHY?

I wouldn't mind seeing his nudes from his hot days, he was gorgeous

He had a small cock apparently.

R57 Maybe I’m missing the leap of logic but what does your ancestry have to do with you or Elvis having this hair color? People of that ancestry would have several possible hair colors.

He forced Priscilla to dyed hers black, too. Shame because she was prettier with her naturally lighter hair.

How did he force her?

[quote]He admired the look of Captain Marvel, Jr. and his black hair.

Elaine Dundy's Elvis and Gladys goes into this fact quite deeply. A very well researched and written book. I highly recommend it. I was lucky to meet the author on several occasions.

[quote]How did he force her?

Held her down while one of mafia did the deed.

Another blonde-to-black celeb was Joan Bennett. Like her sister Constance, was a honey blonde. Dyed it for a film role and liked the effect. Also made her slightly resemble Hedy Lamarr.

Also Cole Sprouse.