Simply stated, Elvis Aaron Presley was the greatest rock star of all time. He was also the first artist that could be considered a legitimate, mass appeal star when it came to the realms of rock 'n' roll. He set the standard all those that followed aspired too; everyone from the Beatles to Bob Dylan to Michael Jackson plotted to be as big as Elvis when imagining their own career goals. Sinatra notwithstanding, he was the first teen idol of the modern era, and for all those pretender that have come all since, it's likely there will never be another like him.
Elvis did it first.
Here then are some of the lesser known -- and more curious facts -- about Elvis's career:
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