ANOTHER SINGER There was another guy born in Mississippi who could sing a little. He became so immensely popular that he was known as the King of Rock and Roll. His name was Elvis Presley. Even some milennials may have heard of him. He died of self-indulgence on August 16, 1977. It was right around the time most of them were born. Elvis, himself, was born on January 8, 1935 over in Tupelo. He had a twin brother that was stillborn 35 minutes before he burst on to the scene. His dad, Vernon, built the little shotgun style house where he was born. Times, in those days, were hard everywhere. Vernon got along as best could by doing odd jobs around town. He mostly was desperate to keep his family fed. One day a guy paid
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