{"id":5819,"date":"2010-05-10T18:50:01","date_gmt":"2010-05-10T17:50:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wussten-sie-dass-hochstadt\/"},"modified":"2018-07-02T13:43:39","modified_gmt":"2018-07-02T12:43:39","slug":"did-you-know-that-hochstadt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/en\/did-you-know-that-hochstadt\/","title":{"rendered":"Did you know that Hochstadt\u2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>\u2026 is the home town of Elvis Presley\u2019s ancestors? <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>There are many myths associated with the \u201cKing of Rock\u2019 n\u2019 Roll,\u201d whose 40<sup>th<\/sup>death anniversary was celebrated this year in August. Conspiracy theorists, for instance, have been convinced up to this day that Elvis is alive and well\u2014which is pure speculation, of course. Based on hard genealogical evidence, however, is the fact that the ancestors of the pop icon came from the Rhine-Neckar region, from the Southern Palatinate town of Hochstadt to be more precise.<\/p>\n<p>Genealogists trace his ancestry all the way back to 1709. The population at that time suffered politically and economically from the aftermath of the Palatinate War of Succession (1688-1697). In the extremely harsh winter of 1708\/09, when even the wine froze in barrels, the situation became unbearable for many people. This is why Johann Valentin Bressler (1669-1732) decided to follow the example of numerous of his fellow sufferers: Together with his wife Anna Christina and five children he left Hochstadt for America in search for a better life. His ancestors\u2019 integration into American society correlates with the gradual Americanisation of the original family name: According to the family tree, the original German name Bressler became Preslar at first and finally Presley.<\/p>\n<p>Nine generations later, on 8 January 1935, Elvis Aaron Presley (the German version of which is Alwin Bressler) first saw the light of day in Tupelo, Mississippi. His break-through as a musician came in 1956 with his number-one hit \u201cHeartbreak Hotel.\u201d Soon after that, Elvis Presley was drafted into military service and stationed at the US military base in Friedberg, Hesse, in October 1958. Germany was fully in the grip of the rock\u2019n\u2019roll mania at that time. Public interest in the singing and acting GI was correspondingly high. \u201cIncognito\u201d he visited two concerts of his colleague Bill Haley touring through Germany for the first time.<\/p>\n<p>This happened on 25 October 1958. Concert agent Hoffmeister had brought Haley to the \u201cUniversum\u201d in Mannheim together with the \u201cComets.\u201d Behind the stage, Elvis \u201cthe Pelvis\u201d watched the goings-on on stage \u201cslightly swaying his hips,\u201d as a chronicler of the daily \u201cMannheimer Morgen\u201d recorded. Later that evening, the King himself dug deep into the keys, which was frenetically celebrated by the audience.<\/p>\n<p>Only one question remains: Would Elvis have visited the home of his forebears, had he known of his Southern Palatinate origin back then? This question will always remain unanswered, as matters stand. In Hochstadt on the Southern Wine Route the \u201cKing of Rock\u2019 n\u2019 Roll\u201d is omnipresent nonetheless, as can be seen in the developing area of the municipality with its 2,500 inhabitants\u2014where a street reminds of him and his roots.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u2026 is the home town of Elvis Presley\u2019s ancestors? There are many myths associated with the \u201cKing of Rock\u2019 n\u2019 Roll,\u201d whose 40thdeath anniversary was celebrated this year in August. Conspiracy theorists, for instance, have been convinced up to this day that Elvis is alive and well\u2014which is pure speculation, of course. 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