A ‘SHY BOY’, A ‘MAMA’S BOY’, A BOY SO NERVOUS THAT HE WOULD PANIC WHEN HIS FATHER DIVED INTO A SWIMMING POOL: THE YOUNG ELVIS PRESLEY, ACCORDING TO FAMILY FRIENDS, DID NOT LOOK TO BE A CONFIDENT STAR IN THE MAKING. MICHAEL STEPHENS CHARTS THE EXTRAORDINARY TRANSFORMATION OF THE BOY WHO WOULD BE KING
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Elvis Presley was more than a singer. He was – and still is – an icon of pop culture, the first larger-than-life superstar, a folk hero and legend, yet also something of a myth.