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Elvis Presley never wrote a song he recorded

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The undisputed King of Rock and Roll was fundamentally just an incredibly charismatic cover artist. Despite having his name credited as a co-writer on several hits due to aggressive managers demanding publishing cuts, Elvis Presley did not personally write a single word or chord of the estimated 600 songs he recorded during his career. He just had the magic hips to sell them.

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