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Elvis Aaron Presley (Tupelo, Mississippi, 8 January 1935 – Memphis, Tennessee, 16 August 1977). Also known as "The King of Rock 'n' Roll" was an American singer, song producer and actor, who began his music career at Sun Records in the spring of 1954 when Sam Philips recorded Elvis performing several of Elvis' favourite songs with Scotty Moore (guitar) and Bill Black (bass). One of these covers was a country and western song, "Blue Moon of Kentucky". |
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News in english
about Elvis Presley
(July / 2009)
Jackson memorial could be 'King of Funerals' Date: 01 Jul 2009
Victoria Times Colonist -
From Elvis Presley to Princess Diana, iconic funerals are often marked by massive crowds, celebrity mourners and gut-wrenching emotion — and Michael Jackson's memorial will be no different.
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Seifert column: Michael Jackson was my generation's Elvis Presley Date: 01 Jul 2009
The Spectrum -
The news sometimes is difficult to believe. By definition, many things are news because they are unexpected or out of the ordinary. Such was the case with the news Thursday that Michael Jackson, the "King of Pop," had died in a Los Angeles suburb.
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Can Jacko become Elvis? Date: 02 Jul 2009
Channel 4 -
Stephanie West asks whether the king of pop, Michael Jackson, is in the same league as another supremely gifted superstar, Elvis Presley. After a week of speculation, there is still no decision on Michael Jackson's final resting place.
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Roundup: From laughs to wine to beer, we hash out the latest of what's going on in and around the region Date: 02 Jul 2009
The Argus Leader -
Cruise into the holiday in a good mood with Laughs at the Pavilion at 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. Friday in the Belbas Theater at the Washington Pavilion of Arts and Science. Comic Mickey Joseph jokes about everything from sports, drug abuse and single parenthood to drunken driving, family and religion. He does impressions of Woody Allen, Jack Nicholson and Elvis Presley. Joseph is known for his ...
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Jackson will be remembered for his talent Date: 02 Jul 2009
Journal & Courier -
I was just a few months old when Elvis Presley died and a toddler when John Lennon was murdered.
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First Coast Split Between Elvis and Michael Date: 03 Jul 2009
First Coast News -
JACKSONVILLE, FL -- We were curious who would win in a direct comparison between Elvis Presley and Michael Jackson on the First Coast.
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Michael Jackson fans snap up music Date: 03 Jul 2009
Toronto Star -
First there was Elvis Presley. Then there was John Lennon. But long-time record store employees can't recall the death of any other entertainer sparking a buying frenzy like the run on Michael Jackson's music.
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Jackson: driven by demons and the ghost of Elvis Date: 03 Jul 2009
Straight Furrow -
It is perhaps ironic that, at one point in his life of torment and extraordinary success, Michael Jackson was married to Elvis Presley's daughter, Lisa Marie.
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