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...the same period. Unlike Jackson, Presley doesn't count music royalties among his revenue streams; his manager famously sold the rights to the King's pre-1973 recordings to RCA (now part of Sony) for $5 million. The handlers of his...

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...and three demos. As a cash-in attempt to scrape as much money from fans' memories with as little outlay as possible, however, it rivals RCA's ruthless (and still ongoing) reconfigurations of Elvis Presley's back catalogue. But then, what...

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...of 500,000 units by the Recording Industry Association of America. Elvis Presley also recorded "I Can Help" on 10 March 1975 at RCA Studio C, Hollywood, California. Elvis gave Billy the socks that he wore during the recording of his...

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...Phillips in 1954-55 ("That's All Right," "Blue Moon Of Kentucky," "Good Rockin' Tonight," and more), through 21 and a half years of RCA tracks, from 1956 to 1977. The 100th track on the box set is the JXL Radio Remix Edit created in 2002,...

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...and Miller soon brought Laine to Columbia as well. Laine's contract with Columbia was the most lucrative in the industry until RCA bought Elvis Presley's contract five years later. Laine began recording for Columbia Records in 1951,...

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...and two rungs to have the highest-charting version on AC. The parent album for the Presley/McBride cut, Elvis' "Christmas Duets" (RCA), holds at No. 3 on Top Country Albums. It is the highest-charting Presley album on this chart since...

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...radio to sing advertisements. Wagoner then moved to a station in Springfield, Missouri, and signed a record contract in 1952 with Steve Shoals, the same RCA producer who signed Elvis Presley three years later. In 1953, Wagoner spent $350 to...

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Nestled in the foothills of the San Jacinto Mountains in Palm Springs, Presley lived in the sprawling estate for almost eight years, recorded eight songs for RCA in the living room in 1973 and spent his last birthday at the historic home...

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...the chart for 31 weeks (longer than any other of his hits in the UK). The song was recorded by Elvis Presley at RCA studio C in Hollywood, California on March 11 1975. It was released on the Elvis Today '' album and Presley used it in...

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