i heard (from richard sterban) that once elvis was playing prank on the stamps and sterban when they were touring with elvis. anyways, there were gonna be two concerts, between them, elvis called all the performers with him to his hotel suite (this was in vegas) and told them that some crazy/jealous boyfriend of husband threatened that he would shoot elvis, and while elvis was explaining this, he had a man come running through the door, firing a gun with blanks at elvis. richard dived under the table, the security guards pulled out their guns and started shooting (blanks as well). elvis fell to the ground, and JD sumner jumped on top of/in front of him to protect him, but elvis started laughing, and told them all it was a prank. but man, what an amazing man, to take a bullet for someone. JD was a great musician, writer, and person.
Don't forget JD use to let a young Elvis in the back door to hear his quartet when Elvis didn't have any money. Elvis loved his music and never forgot him and paid him back many times over.
I was singing along, and thinking: "Well, not too bad, I can pull those deep tones."
And then he went even two freaking octaves lower in the end.
"Jesus Christ!"