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THE IDLE AMERICAN: Mort and Elvis

THE IDLE AMERICAN: Mort and Elvis
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Until 1955, before Elvis Presley got a sniff of stardom, he was on the brink of greatness. Months later, his name was “marqueed” in capital letters nationwide. A 20 year-old credited with making rock-and-roll music a national phenomenon, he could not have known how short “brinks” sometimes can be...

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