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Elvis Lives: Cultural Icons "The King of Rock and Roll"

Elvis Presley was born in 1935 in Mississippi and became one of the most influential cultural icons of the 20th century as a singer and actor, known as the "King of Rock and Roll". Some fans believe that Elvis faked his death in 1977 and stories were created that he grew bored of fame, wanted to hide from the mafia, or worked as a CIA spy. The article discusses the theory that Elvis' manager Colonel Parker invented his death to sell more of Elvis' records and keep his legend alive for devoted fans who refused to accept his passing.

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Elvis Lives: Cultural Icons "The King of Rock and Roll"

Elvis Presley was born in 1935 in Mississippi and became one of the most influential cultural icons of the 20th century as a singer and actor, known as the "King of Rock and Roll". Some fans believe that Elvis faked his death in 1977 and stories were created that he grew bored of fame, wanted to hide from the mafia, or worked as a CIA spy. The article discusses the theory that Elvis' manager Colonel Parker invented his death to sell more of Elvis' records and keep his legend alive for devoted fans who refused to accept his passing.

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ELVIS LIVES

Name: Carrin Merino, Paola


His original name was Elvis Aaron Presley. He was born on January 8 in 1935 and
was born in Mississipi . He was an American singer and actor. Regarded as one of
the most significant cultural icons of the 20th century, he is often referred to as "the
King of Rock and Roll", or simply, "the King".
Thousands of people are fans of Elvis Presley. They think the King of Rock and
Roll never died.
This article is reference about the theory of the fake death of the singer. Creating a
legend about The King of Rock and Roll.
In the article some reasons that invented death for example mentioned: He was
bored with his fame, was hiding from the mafia and a spy of the CA.
In the article also mentioned to Colonel Parker (an ambitious character) who
invents events in order to sell more records of the king of Rock and Roll. He was
manager of Elvis Presley.
I think many fans wanted both Elvis Presley who did not accept his death, so they
created many stories about his death in order to have it always present.

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