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Elvis Presley’s Bandleader Looks Back on His Wild Vegas Years: ‘Elvis Was Really Nervous’

LONG LIVE THE KING
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On the 42nd anniversary of his death, the King’s longtime guitarist looks back on his career rebirth in 1969—now immortalized on a massive box set.

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