Well, of course, in the same sense that rock 'n' roll still would have gained momentum if Elvis hadn't come along in the 1950s.

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Elvis Presley Enterprises, which runs Elvis's mansion, Graceland, has been asked if it wants to buy Elvis's old home and make it into a museum.

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If it had not been Elvis, it would have been some other song.

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If you ask me, I think Elvis said it best about such messages: Return to sender, address unknown, no such number, no such zone.

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According to a much-told story, after the show the then-unknown Elvis told the group that, if he ever landed a major-label contract -- he was on Memphis' Sun Records at the time -- he'd have the Jordanaires back him up.

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If you are lucky, you will hear "Elvis" serenade the bride and groom.

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His passing launched a whole new world of Elvis sightings and impersonators (or, if you prefer, "tribute artists").

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But would he not get taken more seriously if he campaigned in normal clothes instead of an Elvis jumpsuit?

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If you could go back in time to meet Elvis Presley and ask him only one question, what would that question be?

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