The king is dead: a classic Elvis tribute

As the 35th anniversary of Elvis's death approaches, we return to 1977 via Rock's Backpages – the world's leading collection of vintage music journalism – for Mick Farren's reaction to the newsIt was one of the worst storms to hit London since God knows when. The thunder rolled, lightning flashed and the rain hammered into the roof. There's something about a storm that brings a sense of doom. It fitted so perfectly.When the ITV news flash sign came on the TV screen everyone looked up. When t...

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