THE IDLE AMERICAN: Mort and Elvis

Until 1955, before Elvis Presley got a sniff of stardom, he was on the brink of greatness. Months later, his name was “marqueed” in capital letters nationwide. A 20 year-old credited with making rock-and-roll music a national phenomenon, he could not have known how short “brinks” sometimes can be. About six months after crowding his […] The post THE IDLE AMERICAN: Mort and Elvis appeared first on…