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Elvis Presley: The return of the King

Elvis Presley left the army 50 years ago this week, to suggestions that the music he pioneered had died in his absence. The truth turned out to be a little different, says Richard WilliamsOn the morning of 3 March, 1960, after a flight from Germany broken by a refuelling stop at Prestwick Airport, 30 miles south of Glasgow (the only time he set foot in Britain), the DC7 jetliner carrying Elvis Presley landed at McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey, amid the remnants of a light blizzard. Forty-eig...

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21:30 on March 4 2010

Elvis Presley: The return of the King

Guardian Music — Elvis Presley left the army 50 years ago this week, to suggestions that the music he pioneered had died in his absence. The truth turned out to be a little different, say... more info