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Elvis Presley was naturally a dirty blonde

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The King of Rock and Roll built his entire sultry, brooding persona on a foundation of chemical dye and deceit. Elvis Presley, the man whose jet-black pompadour defined a generation of rebels, was actually a natural dirty blonde. He started dyeing his hair black early in his career to look more edgy on camera, allegedly even using black shoe polish on his hair when he couldn't afford professional salon treatments.

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