To be honest, I didn’t pay much attention to Elvis Presley between 1960 and 1969, while he threw away the talents he had and showed off the ones he didn’t in a stream of mediocre movies. He was under the sway of that carny barker Col. Parker, then considered some sort of hillbilly zen master of commerce - now revealed to be inept in every way at managing his boy’s career.

Then came the TV comeback special, where he reclaimed his glory years and promised some new ones.

And there were a couple - ‘Suspicious Minds’ was one of the great singles ever - until Vegas and concert spectacle became his new Hollywood. Read more