No way is he overrated, imagine a world as a teenager with no internet, coming out of the austerity of world war 2, no TV for the masses and all you have is a valve powered radio banging out Glen Miller, Bing Crosby and the Light Entertainment channel that you can only listen too when your parents allow or you sneak some time with
Next thing you know you have Elvis Presley and the Jordinairs bellowing down the airwaves into your lug holes and your world is transformed. You can rebel, you have something you can call your own that your parents don't understand. You have an idol that pushes the boundaries of the old order. Difficult to comprehend now maybe but just imagine for a moment........
Elvis is a as relevant now as an influence as he was 40 odd years ago
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