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Blake Shelton Drove Elvis Presley’s Truck

Blake Shelton appears on an upcoming episode go Jay Leno’s Garage on CNBC and gets behind the wheel of a truck that was owned and driven by the “King of…

Blake Shelton Drives Elvis' Truck
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Blake Shelton appears on an upcoming episode go Jay Leno's Garage on CNBC and gets behind the wheel of a truck that was owned and driven by the "King of Rock and Roll" himself, Elvis Presley.

Blake drove the 1967 GMC truck while joined by Leno in the passenger seat, when Jay says to him, "This is Elvis' truck, we had it shipped out here for you to drive. I wanted you to get the feel of it."

"You're kidding me," Shelton responds. "I love that."

Leno explains, "He did drive a truck. He had a lot of vehicles. So you are sitting where the King sat." To which Shelton said, "Now I'm getting nervous. That is literally unbelievable. I never would've dreamed that Elvis Presley even owned a truck."

As Shelton continues driving, Leno reflects on some of Presley's other vehicles that he's driven in the past. Soon, the pair reach a red light — which Leno insists that Blake drive right through. Blake did it and Jay says, "You see, when your driving Elvis' truck, you can go through red lights. That's one of the superpowers you get."

Jay Leno's Garage returns Wednesday (5/20) 10 ON ET on CNBC.

Nancy Brooks has been working in the country music industry for almost 30 years. She has interviewed pretty much any country star you can think of. In the late 1990s, she started working with Dolly Parton. And yes, Nancy reports that Parton is as sweet as you would think. She loves her life in country music and has been backstage at every CMA Awards show since the late 1990s. Many of her stories are from her one-on-one interviews. She was there at the beginning of the incredible careers of many music superstars today, including Taylor Swift, Shania Twain, and Blake Shelton, and has interviewed them multiple times throughout the years.