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Review: 'The King' Is Both an Elvis Presley Documentary and a Song for America

By Stephanie Zacharek

Elvis Goes to Hollywood: Pictures of the King in All 31 of His Feature Films

By Liz Ronk

See the Evolution of The King Through Elvis Presley's Life in Pictures

By TIME Photo

Elvis In the Heart of America

By Jon Meacham
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Michael Shannon on His 'Behind-Closed-Doors, Private Version of Elvis'

The actor talks to TIME about falling hard for the King during the making of "Elvis & Nixon"

By Eliza Berman

Spacey Meets Shannon, and Prez Meets King, in Elvis & Nixon

The pleasure of watching Shannon and Spacey—together and separately—is key

By Stephanie Zacharek

See Photos of Elvis on the Precipice of Fame

Presley was born on Jan. 8, 1935

By Eliza Berman

From Elvis to Marilyn: Henri Dauman's Classic Celebrity Portraits

The LIFE photographer captured some of the brightest stars of the 20th century

By Eliza Berman

Elvis Presley Featured on New U.S. Stamp

Elvis has left the building and is now on your postage

By Nolan Feeney

From Kitsch to Park Avenue: The Cultural History of the Plastic Pink Flamingo

The flamingo has taken a rather tumultuous flight through an ever-changing landscape of taste and class

When Elvis Got Drafted, So Did His Hair

At ease, sideburns

By Lily Rothman

Now You Can Buy Elvis Presley's Luxury Jets

I want them, I need them, I love them

By Sarah Begley

What Miley Cyrus and Elvis Presley Have in Common

A look at the early days of obsessive fan culture

By Nolan Feeney

Seth Green: The Identical Is Not a Movie About Elvis

It's a story of rock, religion and family — not the King himself

By Nolan Feeney

Elvis in the Beginning: 'That's All Right' Lights the Rock 'n' Roll Spark

On the 60th anniversary of the release of his first single, LIFE.com presents a selection of pictures of the young Elvis Presley in 1954 and 1955.

By Phil Bicker

This Interactive Chart Compares the Vocal Ranges of the World's Greatest Singers

See which of your favorite singers can hit the highest and lowest notes

By Samantha Grossman

Return of the King: When Elvis Left the Army

Rare and classic photos of Elvis Presley in 1960, when he was leaving the Army, returning to the States and ready to again be King.

By Ben Cosgrove

Photographer Spotlight: Bill Ray's Classic Celebrity Portraits

Even a partial roll call of the stars Bill Ray photographed reads like a Who's Who of Sixties pop culture: Marilyn, Sinatra, the Beatles, Liz Taylor, Elvis, Faye Dunaway, Steve McQueen and on and on.

By Liz Ronk

Elvis in the Beginning: Photographs by Alfred Wertheimer

No photographer would ever get as close to Elvis as Alfred Wertheimer. His intimate photographs of the young, rising star reveal a carefree and innocent time before he became a cultural icon. On the publication of Taschen's new book, Elvis and the Birth of Rock and Roll, TIME met with Wertheimer to reminisce about the days and nights he spent with the rocker on the cusp of unfathomable fame.

By Phil Bicker

LIFE With Elvis: Early Photos of the King

LIFE.com looks back at The King when he was a young, reckless, charming, thrilling and, for some, downright frightening rocker.

By Ben Cosgrove
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