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Word: mumblers (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...keep America arockin' while fidgety Song Mumbler Elvis Presley croons his stuff to Army buddies instead of live mikes, sharp-eared execs at Louisville's tiny Legacy Records, Inc. were set to unveil the aging tree from which the young block was chipped: Elvis' spry grandpappy. Jesse Presley, 62. Jesse, now a Pepsi-Cola crate repairman, has already turned his crackly tenor loose on four soon-to-be-released sides of old cotton-pickin' tunes (sample: Swingin' in the Orchard). A critical admirer of the family's most agile sprout ("He is a good...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People, Jul. 28, 1958 | 7/28/1958 | See Source »

Willie, ordinarily a monosyllabic mumbler when it comes to talking about himself, once broke into a fairly long speech to explain his way with horses: "I'm trying to save the horse all the time-and hold his run for when he needs it. I try to break fast, but after that I don't mind the others,passing me, as long as my horse has a run left. Most of all, I like to sit comfortable on a horse. And I like to have the horse run comfortable under...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Winning Half-Pint | 10/26/1953 | See Source »

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