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Elvis, Forever in the Groove: Recording Career 50th Anniversary
Elvis Forever in the Groove Recording Career 50th Anniversary Author:Susan Doll How does one summarize the impact of Elvis Presley...or measure the magnitude of his career...or convey the significance of this phenomenon? Should it be through anniversaries or commemorative occasions? — It has been 50 years since Elvis stepped into Sun Studios at 706 Union Avenue in Memphis to record for the first time -- surely an... more » important anniversary to be remembered by rock 'n' roll fans and an occasion to be marked by the release of another compilation of his music. A half century of fame, whether the artist be alive or dead, is an accomplishment in a celebrity-hungry world where muscal stars can burn brightly and then fade away within a matter of months.
From the beginning, it was his music that was important....The magnitude of Elvis Presley's career is measured through the impact his music had on American culture, granting it a deep-rooted historical significance that no other entertainer can match. The measure of the man is his music.« less