Willie Nelson from a 1991 interview with Bob Costas and which he posted on his Instagram account on October 1, 2025.

Elvis came out when I was a disc jockey, and I was playing country music. He came out and he was doing rock and roll, or blues, or whatever they called it back then so I played Presley’s tracks on my station all the time.SpI got a little criticism for it, from some of the old dye in the wool puritan country fans, but I thought he was great. Presley recorded one of my songs, “Funny How Time Slips Away and he even used to send me a Christmas card every year. But I never met him

— Willie Nelson

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About Elvis Presley

Elvis Aaron Presley (8 January 1935 – 16 August 1977) was an American singer, musician, and actor. Popularly known by his first name as "Elvis," as "The King of Rock and Roll" or simply as "The King," he is regarded as one of the most significant cultural figures of the 20th century.