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Was there anything real about Elvis Presley?

  • Written by Michael T. Bertrand, Professor of History, Tennessee State University
imagePinpointing Elvis Presley's true persona can depend on when and whom you ask.Don Cravens/Getty Images

In Baz Luhrmann’s “Elvis,” there’s a scene based on actual conversations that took place between Elvis Presley and Steve Binder, the director of a 1968 NBC television special that signaled the singer’s return to live...

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