In the 1950s, there was no other cultural figure that Elvis Presely.
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Because he was THE KING OF ROCK!
420944
Probably because it was the best movie ever made up to that time (not the content and all that Klan crap, but technically there had never been a movie like it).
40376
Elvis was a pop star, and was scene a lot more on TV.  Johnny Cash was a country star and stayed in that circuit.  Rednecks are a lot more lenient when it comes to murder, prison and infidelity apparently.
84424
As the first TV president, with a young beautifulfamily,his only legacy is style over substance. Held back civil rights, got us commited to war in Vietnam ,got guys commited to invade Cuba,then failed to back them up as promised, had affairs including Marilyn Monroe and she conveniently died when the rumor became known as fact--would have made a fair modern day republican, though.
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The first time he was engaged was to Priscilla and there are unconfirmed reports that he may have been engaged to Ginger Alden. That would have been his second and last engagement.\n\nThe first time Elvis ever got engaged was with Priscilla. Stories may have been out. I wasn't around at that time to know for sure, but crazy stories were always coming out about Elvis and most of them were just that, stories with no truth to them. Elvis was a gentleman and I don't think he would have married an 18 yr. old woman. Even with Priscilla, he waitied until she was 21.
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There is not an Elvis themed amusement park because the Estate of the late Elvis Presley does not want a park except for Graceland.  They make plenty of money on the royalties and thus no park will replace Graceland.  Sorry.
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And the winner is...John F. Kennedy. Still loved and missed.
182900
yes, as alive and as well as elvis!
243862
When I was a young teen, my friend was in a band and we got back stage passes all the time. We meet, AC/DC, Kiss, Rod Stewart, i forget the others, hey it was the 70s! My graandpa worked at a gas station once and Elvis stopped and got gas, he handed him a 100 dollar tip and that was amazing back then.
345477
yes he was a true prophet with no doubt and the greates man that the earth ever seen
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While there have been several theroy's as to who assasinated President John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963 and I for one always was willing to look at any conspiracy theroy there was.  I have watched the Zapruter Film over and over again trying to see any little detail that could prove something.  They can establish where most of the spectators were when the shots were fired, either on movie film or by still photography.  No matter what I have studied it still points that Lee Harvey Oswald committed the crime.  The Motorcade's path was changed the day before the parade and it was at that point that Oswald saw that he had a chance to pull this off and planned the assasination all in one night and morning.  Until the day before the Motorcade it was not scheduled to drive through Delany Plaza and past the Texas Book Depository Building.  It was a point in history that changed the innocence of the country and brought us to the cynical people we are today about everything political and governmental.  It was one of those things in life that was one way before that and another after.  It changed a whole nation in 13 seconds and three shots.  What was before and what came after were two different ways of thinking about things.  Jack Ruby comes in 2 days later while we are all still numb and kills Oswald taking away forever the chance to know exactly why the Assasination took place at all.  There is no smoking gun hidden away here folks just one man who decided to change history.
611507
How about Marilyn Monroe, or Clark Gable...Vivan Leigh maybe. JOHN LENNON...that would be a cool one.
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La Raza is no different than the Klan.
54667
yeah, but he wasnt famous at the time.
223139
Elvis is and will always be the King of Rock and Roll to me...I grew up with Elvis in my life because of my grandmother and I am a huge Elvis fan.  My friends give me grief but then they turn around and buy me all this Elvis stuff.  It is pretty funny.  They try to test my knowledge and think I won't know the answer to something and I prove them wrong!!!!
394356
Mexicans were here before anyone else.
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Elvis b/c he was just a country boy who came from nothing and singin in his church choir to the legend he is today. Also, he completely changed music. Imagine what music and dancing would be like now if there had been no Elvis. He may have made some bad decisions but he's a good example of how drugs can consume your life and ruin it.