Elvis early life and Memphis roots shaping rockabilly rise
Elvis Presley showed musical promise from age ten winning a Mississippi Alabama Fair prize. He moved to Memphis at thirteen, absorbed gospel and blues, idolized Blackwood Brothers and the Statesmen, and developed a unique style. By 1954 Sun Records began with Thats All Right Mama, a turning point in American popular music.
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Big Boy) Crudup
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Judge ends Hughes will search in tax dispute
A Superior Court judge in Los Angeles ordered an end to the worldwide search for Howard Hughes will, saying all reasonable leads are exhausted. If no valid will is found, the IRS could claim 77 percent of the estate, estimated between 168 million and over 1 billion dollars, with possible Texas involvement and a prior agreement among Hughes relatives. Sacramento, Calif. (UPI) Governor Brown signs bill banning marriages between homosexuals in California, directing counties to deny licenses to same sex couples.
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