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title: "4 Say Elvis Quotes by 4 authors"
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> [But I still do believe that there are useful things to say about Elvis Presley, including what his own ordinariness as a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-shelton-reed/but-i-still-do-believe-that-there-are-useful-things-to-say-about/)

[John Shelton Reed](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-shelton-reed/)

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> [I wanted to say to Elvis Presley and the country that this is a real decent, fine boy, and wherever you go,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-sullivan/i-wanted-to-say-to-elvis-presley-and-the-country-that-this-is-a-real/)

[Ed Sullivan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-sullivan/)

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> [Everything they say about Elvis today is true. He was just one great guy. He wasn't jealous of anyone. I would say…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bobby-vinton/everything-they-say-about-elvis-today-is-true-he-was-just-one-great/)

[Bobby Vinton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bobby-vinton/)

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> [When people nowadays say that Elvis was the first white guy to sound black, I have to shake my head; what can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frankie-laine/when-people-nowadays-say-that-elvis-was-the-first-white-guy-to-sound/)

[Frankie Laine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frankie-laine/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/664/frankie-laine-80656_black_when-people-nowadays-say-that-elvis-was_2658393.jpg)

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