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Elvis came back to the recording and stage life, dressed up on fancy-dance suits and became part of the drug culture of the 60s--which Eliza Doolittle (the Lady in "My Fair Lady"), would say about Elvis' drug use, "It done (him) in--that's what it did." I can't say I miss him, but I do acknowledge his place in the American cultural history, his talent and some memories associated with his tunes. Who, for example, could ever forget such songs as "Blue Suede Shoes." Yes, I prefer the originator of that, Carl Perkins, but Elvis had a more rock and roll sound for the times; Carl's was a bit too country-western, even though no country boy would ever wear blue suede shoes. Did anyone wear blue suede shoes? I remember wearing Pat Boone style white bucks--and being jeered by some kid's dad for doing so, which caused me to never wear them again.

 

That's enough about "The King" of rock and roll. Now, I can hardly wait to do my real favorite and the Elvis main competitor in musicmem columns coming up in March and April.