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Elvis Presely HOUND DOG 1957

by Ethan Russell

Elvis was my first musical hero, indisputably the King (though he wasn’t called that, yet, there was no need.) His smile was charming, and America, as straight as a thin string tie, reacted in horror at his rotating leg. And there were the others: Jerry Lee Lewis (with his thirteen year old bride; these boys really were southern) the Everly Brothers (with their mellow harmonies), the screaming Little Richard pounding the piano, and the duck-walking Chuck Berry, 

(From ETHAN RUSSELL: AN AMERICAN STORY available here.)

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Ethan Russell September 15, 2011 at 6:22 pm

Elvis was the King.

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