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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Since you're go-o-o-o-ne I got a mess of blues," wailed Elvis Presley in a 1960 hit. But now that Elvis is gone, it is judges who have a mess of the blues. They are struggling to decide whether the rights to capitalize on Presley's fame died with him. At stake are millions of dollars in royalties from the sales of T shirts, posters and other memorabilia featuring the former King of Rock 'n' Roll...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Law: Who Can Inherit Fame? | 7/7/1980 | See Source »

ROCKABILLY, Elvis Presley, the Sun Sessions, and Jerry Lee Lewis: that's how it all began and that's how it all might end if the Cramps have their way. Britain is in the midst of a rockabilly revival, with younger bands emerging from all around the country and older folks like Matchbox on the charts. America has its share of rockabilly revivalists. Charlatans like Robert Gordon are beginning to toy with the lower rungs of the charts, and meticulous imitators like Texas' Fabulous Thunderbirds are starting to reach far beyond their initial hardcore following...

Author: By Scott J. Michaelsen, | Title: The True Trash Aesthetic | 4/26/1980 | See Source »

...INTERIOR produces the most startling revelations. One of the most striking voices since Elvis Presley and generous amounts of echo combine forces to sing about cutting up some poor soul to put in his television, radio, and refrigerator. His deep ringing voice makes Wolfman Jack sound like Porky Pig: it's no less than absolutely riveting...

Author: By Scott J. Michaelsen, | Title: The True Trash Aesthetic | 4/26/1980 | See Source »

...says baseball management is another option, but for now, he taking things as they come, indulging in his twin passions for the Elvises (Presley and Costello), finishing up as an Economics major, and smugly playing baseball very well...

Author: By Jeffrey R. Toobin, | Title: Mark Bingham | 4/25/1980 | See Source »

...themselves to plundering pop recordings because classical and jazz albums do not sell well enough to make duplicating profitable. Counterfeiters are said to have sold almost as many copies of John Denver's Greatest Hits as RCA, the singer's legitimate recording company. The death of Elvis Presley and the subsequent demand for his songs have been a pirate's gold mine. Among the cloned hits: Jailhouse Rock...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Goody Behavior | 3/10/1980 | See Source »

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