More About David

David E. Stanley was born in Newport News, Virginia, in 1955. Three years later, his parents divorced, setting the stage for an extraordinary event. In 1960, Dee Stanley married Vernon Presley, Elvis Presley’s widowed father. David was just four years old, 20 years younger than his new stepbrother, when he moved into the Graceland Mansion in Memphis, TN.

Raised in a Christian home, David dropped out of high school and began working and touring with Elvis as a personal aide and bodyguard. From 1972 to 1977, he was part of hundreds of shows with Elvis and some of the most historic concert events of the twentieth century.

Today, David E. Stanley is a Speaker, Author, Producer, Advocate, President of David Stanley Communications, and Founder of the Raised on Rock Foundation.  His published works include the New York Times bestseller Elvis: We Love You Tender, The Elvis Encyclopedia, Raised on Rock, Restoring My Father’s Honor, and his most recent release, My Brother Elvis: The Final Years.

David also wrote, produced, and directed the 2007 film Protecting the King and is currently writing his next book entitled Broken Vessels.

For over forty years, David has used his God-given platform as a member of Rock & Roll's first family to share his powerful testimony, From The King of Rock and Roll To The King of Kings.