The new year will be a big year for Elvis Presley fans, as 2007 marks the 30th anniversary of the death of the King of Rock \'n\' Roll. There will be new events and new products galore to honor Presley\'s legacy, from birthday bashes this month at Graceland and throughout the nation, to a marathon of Elvis programming on the TV Land channel in August. Presley was born Jan.
8, 1935, and died Aug. 16, 1977. He was 42.
A scant three years after he graduated high school, Presley became the first rock \'n\' roll star. A gold record, \"Heartbreak Hotel,\'\' and a hit movie, \"Love Me Tender,\'\' were among the first major achievements in a career that would redefine pop music and pop culture. Handsome, talented, generous and vulnerable, Presley made his fans weak with longing.
Everyone wanted to be like him or be liked by him. From a dusty, broke-down Southern childhood, he rose to become over-the-top glamorous.
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