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Part three of our series on troubled but lyconic american musicians. In part one, we learned about ray charles who was born dirt poor and completely blind by his seventh birthday. In part two, we heard about johnny cash, the man in black, and his wild and tragic life. And in part three, it is on to the man they called the king of rock and roll, elvis presley. It's the story of a cult generational icon, of what happens when you are the most famous young man in 19 fifties America. But it's also a tale of excess, of huge tragedy and wasted talent. All ended very sadly in a bathroom when el

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