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By Robert Fontenot, About.com Guide to Oldies Music since 2002

In honor of Elvis' 71st birthday...

Sunday January 8, 2006
The Top 10 Elvis CDs
King of Rock and Roll or not, Elvis Presley's CD output is, thanks to RCA, a frustrating mess. Although Elvis recorded several great LPs in his lifetime, his output became so overwhelmed by bad artistic choices, greed, and outright neglect that finding the best Elvis music usually means picking through thousands of compilations. Fortunately, I’ve just done that for you. While this is far from a complete list of worthwhile Elvis recordings, it does represent the cream of the crop.

The Top 10 Elvis DVDs
Elvis Presley's overwhelming charisma made him a natural for television and the movies -- indeed, many of his most important, defining career moments occurred in front of the camera, one way or another. Therefore, Elvis DVDs don't just give you more Elvis than the CDs do... they open up a whole other side of his personality, which is essential in understanding someone so private. While this is far from a complete list of worthwhile Elvis DVD releases, it does represent the cream of the crop.

If I Can Dream: The '68 Elvis Comeback Special
38 years later, the legacy remains - this simple NBC-TV special remains one of the more fascinating career resurrections in entertainment history. How did the King do it? More importantly, why did he do it? All questions are answered here.

Elvis Presley: GuideReviews Index
Reviews of two Elvis CDs -- "Elvis: Ultimate Gospel," the first single-disc overview of Elvis Presley's gospel recordings, and "Elvis: 2nd to None," the companion release to 2002's "greatest hits" compilation, "30 #1 Hits."

The King Is Dead, Long Live The King
A guide to Elvis on the web!

Sam Phillips and Sun Records
Everyone on Earth has heard of Elvis Presley, but few outside of musical historians are fully aware of the legacy Sam Phillips has created. Among those in the know, he's best remembered for discovering Elvis, nurturing him, and then eventually selling him to RCA. The story's both deeper and longer than that, however...

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