The spiritual side of Elvis was a dominant part of his nature. As a small boy growing up in Tupelo, Mississippi, he and his family attended church regularly at the First Assembly of God. He was raised on hellfire-and-brimstone preaching that put the fear of God in you and music that led to the Pearly Gates. Elvis, Vernon, and Gladys would join in with the congregation and choir, and it was then that music first rocked Elvis’s soul. He was capable of spiritual healing; one touch of his hands to my temples and the most painful headaches disappeared.
