Bobby Keys, sax player for amongst others, the Rolling Stones, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Delaney & Bonnie and Friends, on seeing Elvis at a 1955 show in his native Texas, at the Fair Park, as published on the May 2, 2019 edition of the Lubbock Avalanche Journal.
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Just the sight of seeing that music being played live and this feeling that was just so different from anything prior to that. That had a hell of an impact on me. I didn’t know what I was gonna do or how I was gonna do it, but I knew that I had to be a part of this somehow.”
— Bobby Keys
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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.
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.
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