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The correct spelling of his middle name has long been a matter of debate. The physician who delivered him wrote "Elvis Aaron Presley" in his ledger. [3] The state-issued birth certificate reads "Elvis Aron Presley". The name was chosen after the Presleys' friend and fellow congregation member Aaron Kennedy, though a single-A spelling was probably intended by Presley's parents to parallel the middle name of Presley's stillborn brother, Jesse Garon. [4] It reads Aron on most official documents produced during his lifetime, including his high school diploma, RCA Victor record contract, and marriage license, and this was generally taken to be the proper spelling. [5] In 1966, Presley expressed the desire to his father that the more traditional biblical rendering, Aaron, be used henceforth, "especially on legal documents". [3] Five years later, the Jaycees citation honoring him as one of the country's Outstanding Young Men used Aaron. Late in his life, he sought to officially change the spelling to Aaron and discovered that state records already listed it that way. Knowing his wishes for his middle name, Aaron is the spelling his father chose for Presley's tombstone, and it is the spelling his estate has designated as official. [5]Elvis Presley gets US Presidential Medal of Freedom". BBC News. November 16, 2018 . Retrieved November 17, 2018. Bloom, Nate (2010). "The Jews Who Wrote Christmas Songs". 18Doors. Archived from the original on November 9, 2011 . Retrieved February 6, 2011.

Presley returned to The Ed Sullivan Show, hosted this time by its namesake, on October 28. After the performance, crowds in Nashville and St. Louis burned him in effigy. [97] His first motion picture, Love Me Tender, was released on November 21. Though he was not top-billed, the film's original title— The Reno Brothers—was changed to capitalize on his latest number-one record: "Love Me Tender" had hit the top of the charts earlier that month. To further take advantage of Presley's popularity, four musical numbers were added to what was originally a straight acting role. The film was panned by critics but did very well at the box office. [89] Presley would receive top billing on every subsequent film he made. [118] Baird, Robert (December 23, 2017). "Elvis and the Royal Philharmonic". Stereophile . Retrieved January 17, 2018. {{ cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: ref duplicates default ( link) Trust, Gary (January 1, 2019). "Elvis Presley Earns Highest-Charting Billboard Hot 100 Hit Since 1981 as 'Blue Christmas' Jingles In at No. 40". Billboard . Retrieved July 1, 2019. The Statesmen were an electric combination... featuring some of the most thrillingly emotive singing and daringly unconventional showmanship in the entertainment world... dressed in suits that might have come out of the window of Lansky's.... Bass singer Jim Wetherington, known universally as the Big Chief, maintained a steady bottom, ceaselessly jiggling first his left leg, then his right, with the material of the pants leg ballooning out and shimmering. "He went about as far as you could go in gospel music," said Jake Hess. "The women would jump up, just like they do for the pop shows." Preachers frequently objected to the lewd movements... but audiences reacted with screams and swoons. [307]Collins, Dan (August 7, 2002). "How Big Was The King?". CBS News/Associated Press . Retrieved December 27, 2009. {{ cite web}}: CS1 maint: ref duplicates default ( link)

Sexton, Paul (August 3, 2007). "New Presley Reissue Campaign Aimed at U.K." Billboard . Retrieved January 21, 2018. {{ cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: ref duplicates default ( link) Presley's daughter Lisa Marie (left), ex-wife Priscilla and granddaughter Riley Keough all praised the film, particularly Butler's performance and Luhrmann's direction. Rose, Lacey (October 24, 2006). "Top-Earning Dead Celebrities". Forbes . Retrieved June 5, 2011. {{ cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: ref duplicates default ( link) Not only Presley's achievements but his failings as well, are seen by some cultural observers as adding to the power of his legacy, as in this description by Greil Marcus:Nash, Alanna (2010). Baby, Let's Play House: Elvis Presley and the Women Who Loved Him. It Books. ISBN 978-0-06-169984-9. Campbell, Michael (2009). Popular Music in America (3rded.). {{ cite book}}: CS1 maint: ref duplicates default ( link)