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Presley: "Elvis was a hero to most. Elvis was a hero to most. Elvis was a hero to most. But he never meant shit to me you see. Straight up racist that sucker was. Simple and plain". Further in the same verse, they directly addressed the public campaign for a stamp:
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2379:Provisional
2215:Elvis Radio
1956:Stage shows
1916:TV specials
1845:Agent Elvis
1840:(2022 film)
1794:(1979 film)
1615:2nd to None
1408:I Got Lucky
1297:Live albums
1266:Kid Galahad
1108:Blue Hawaii
1094:King Creole
813:October 24,
783:October 24,
752:October 24,
742:Smithsonian
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687:October 24,
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646:October 24,
618:October 24,
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544:October 24,
518:October 24,
473:Buddy Holly
404:young Elvis
381:following
375:young Elvis
364:John Berkey
356:young Elvis
343:young Elvis
286:Controversy
243:postal vote
231:first-class
227:Young Elvis
207:517,000,000
72:introducing
3196:1993 works
3190:Categories
3034:production
2695:CIA invert
2425:Black Jack
2019:(daughter)
1992:Viva Elvis
1643:Elvis Rock
1206:Viva Elvis
1150:Girl Happy
1143:Roustabout
1101:G.I. Blues
1087:Loving You
1069:Moody Blue
1041:Good Times
710:c-span.org
641:musiXmatch
579:Radiotopia
486:References
457:Bill Haley
212:Face value
157:1993-01-08
55:references
3057:Companies
3041:Designers
2796:Postmarks
2353:Pre-stamp
2137:Graceland
2035:(ex-wife)
1853:Priscilla
1573:Tiger Man
1422:Pure Gold
1280:Tickle Me
1012:Elvis Now
450:Graceland
444:Reception
360:old Elvis
347:old Elvis
278:in 1988,
251:Graceland
2725:Topicals
2654:Airmails
2304:Category
2073:TCB Band
1702:Box sets
1629:Hitstory
1566:Elvis 56
1320:On Stage
1199:Speedway
1192:Clambake
956:Pot Luck
434:airbrush
173:Designer
3133:Related
2820:museums
2455:Z Grill
1587:Sunrise
1178:Spinout
871:Singles
261:History
204:printed
181:Printer
163: (
155: (
68:improve
2381:stamps
866:Albums
410:Design
399:People
57:, but
3032:Stamp
1931:Elvis
1837:Elvis
1822:Elvis
1807:Elvis
1791:Elvis
1305:Elvis
1055:Today
1026:Elvis
920:Elvis
876:Songs
320:" by
161:–1999
2687:EFOs
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