Elvis Presley's Comeback Gets Off To Exciting Start
Mike Jahn, New York Times, 18 August 1969
ELVIS PRESLEY, the "old groaner" of the rock 'n' roll generation, still has his snarl. The acknowledged king of early rock opened a month's engagement at the immense new International Hotel here and had everyone shaking their heads in wonder.
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