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    • Elvis Presley - In this photo taken on September 28, 2012, a woman walks past artwork of Elvis Presley (L) by US artist Andy Warhol during a preview visit to The China Art Museum in Shanghai which opened to the public on October 1, 2012. Shanghai opened two new art museums on October 1 on the former site of the 2010 World Expo, as China's commercial hub seeks to rival art capitals like New York and Paris.
    • Elvis Presley - Elvis Presley impersonator Paul Hill waves as he boards the 'Elvis Express' at Central Station in Sydney on January 8, 2010, for the 18th annual Elvis Festival in Parkes. Thousands of Elvis fans from across Australia are gathering in the country town of Parkes on 'The King's' birthday to celebrate his music with a series of parades, singing competitions, and dance events.
    • Elvis Presley - Elvis Presley's personal telephone (Est: USD $4,000-$6,000) is on display at Julien’s Auctions in Beverly Hills, California on the first day of Julien's two-day Music Icons and Sports Legends auction, June 23, 2012  The Decotel rotary dial destop telephone with retractable cord has a handwritten namplate reading 'E.P. Private' in Elvis' hand.
    • Elvis Presley - A Las Vegas Club paper cup signed by Elvis Presley with the inscription 'To Paul, Best Wishes Elvis Presley' (Est: USD $600-$800) is on display at Julien’s Auctions in Beverly Hills, California on the first day of Julien's two-day Music Icons and Sports Legends auction, June 23, 2012.
    • Elvis Presley - A 1973 photograph of Elvis Presley and Muhammad Ali and signed by Ali  is on display at Julien’s Auctions in Beverly Hills, California on the first day of Julien's Music Icons and Sports Legends auction, June 23, 2012  The photograph, which was estimated at USD $400-$600, was sold for USD $15,360.
    • Elvis Presley - An 1973 Elvis Presley X-ray (Est: USD $4,000-$6,000) is on display at Julien’s Auctions in Beverly Hills, California on the first day of Julien's Music Icons and Sports Legends two-day auction, June 23, 2012  The injury was sustained by Presley during a karate session in Las Vegas.
    • Elvis Presley - Elvis Presley's diamond-accented 14k gold medallion with the initials 'EP'  (Est: USD $25,000-$30,000) is on display at Julien’s Auctions in Beverly Hills, California on the first day of Julien's Music Icons and Sports Legends auction, June 23, 2012.
    • Elvis Presley - A man performs as an Elvis Presley living statue near the Puerta del Sol square in Madrid on June 6, 2012. Since the beginning of the economic crisis in Spain, the number of living statues has increased in Madrid. Spain has the highest unemployment rate in the industrialised world, with 24.44 percent of the workforce idle, according to the national statistics office Ine.
    • Elvis Presley - This combo picture made on June 6, 2012 shows living statues depecting (fromL up,) an Apache Indian, a sand man, Elvis Presley, a matador, (down) the invisible man, the newspaper man, a bronze sweeper and Charlie Chaplin near the Puerta del Sol square. Since the beginning of the economic crisis in Spain, the number of living statues has increased in Madrid. Spain has the highest unemployment rate in the industrialised world, with 24.44 percent of the workforce idle, according to the national statistics office Ine.
    • Elvis Presley - BEIJING, CHINA - JUNE 01:  Elvis Presley impersonator performs outside the the Montblanc Sanlitun Concept Store during the Montblanc international gala to celebrate the official opening of its new and biggest concept store in the world on June 1, 2012 in Beijing, China.
    • Elvis Presley - SWANSEA, WALES - MAY 13:  Swansea fan dressed as Elvis Presley sing during the Barclays Premier League match between Swansea City and Liverpool at the Liberty Stadium on May 13, 2012 in Swansea, Wales.
    • Elvis Presley - NEW YORK, NY - MAY 09:  And Warhol’s ‘Double Elvis (Ferus Type)’ portrait of Elvis Presley is auctioned at Sotheby's on May 9, 2012 in New York City. The market for contemporary art has been of fire in recent months with Edvard Munch's 'The Scream' posting an auction record of $119 million at Sotheby's on May 2.
    • Elvis Presley - NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 21:  Elvis Presley's 'Jailhouse Rock' original dance sequence costume on auction at Gotta Have It! store on March 21, 2012 in New York City.
    • Elvis Presley - NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 21:  An autographed pair of Elvis Presley's original Blue Suede Shoes and a photo of him autographing them on auction at Gotta Have It! store on March 21, 2012 in New York City.
    • Elvis Presley - Souvenirs and flowers decorate the French singer Claude François' tomb, on March 11, 2008, in the Dannemois' cemetery, a western Paris suburb, to commemorate the 30th anniversary of his death. Recently, Claude Francois Junior, his son, announced he is negotiating to buy the Dannemois mill, where the artist lived, to make a sort of French 'Graceland', (in reference to the Elvis Presley museum in the US), to celebrate his father. Francois is the co-author of the 1967 song 'Comme d'habitude' which was adapted into english as 'My Way' and first sung by Frank Sinatra in 1969.
    • Elvis Presley - LAS VEGAS, NV - FEBRUARY 11:  UNLV Rebels fans hold up cutout images of Holly Madison and Elvis Presley before the team's game against the San Diego State Aztecs at the Thomas & Mack Center February 11, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada. UNLV won 65-63.
    • Elvis Presley - A reveller with an Elvis Presley mask takes part in a carnival parade through south-western Macedonian village of Vevchani, on January 13, 2012. The Vevchani carnival is 1,400 years old and is held every year on the eve of the feast of Saint Basil (14th of January), which also marks the beginning of the New Year according to the Julian calendar, observed by the Macedonian Orthodox Church. The masks are handmade and they usually present pagan rituals, bible issues and political satire of actual events.
    • Elvis Presley - NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 30:  A custom made suit work by Elvis Presley on display at the GOTTA HAVE IT! Rock & Roll Pop Culture Auction Press Preview at the Gotta Have It! store on November 30, 2011 in New York City.
    • Elvis Presley - AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND - OCTOBER 21: A fan dressed as Elvis Presley looks on prior to the 2011 IRB Rugby World Cup bronze final match between Wales and Australia at Eden Park on October 21, 2011 in Auckland, New Zealand.
    • Elvis Presley - Elvis Presley's first guitar, an acoustic guitar manufactured by Kay is one of the many items shown during Guernsey's Auction House preview in New York on September 14, 2011 of items to be sold during 'Rock & Roll Auction' on September 24 and 25, 2011 including artwork by Jimi Hendrix and John Lennon.
    Elvis Presley may be the single most important figure in American 20th century popular music. Not necessarily the best, and certainly not the most consistent. But no one could argue with the fact that he was the musician most responsible for popularizing rock & roll on an international level. Viewed in cold sales figures, his impact was phenomenal. Dozens upon dozens of international smashes from ...more


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