King of Rock ’n’ Roll forged ties to Oklahoma
Three-quarters of a century ago, on Jan. 8, 1935, Gladys Smith Presley gave birth to twins in a two-room tract house in Tupelo , Miss. The first boy, Jesse Garon Presley , was stillborn, but 35 minutes later Elvis Aron Presley entered the world he was destined to change at age 21. That destiny would brush Oklahoma , where he played several concerts in the 1950s and 70s.
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