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The changing face of Elvis Presley
The King of rock and roll went through changing looks as he started out from humble beginnings in Mississippi and became a musical and film pin-up - before his decline and premature death aged just 42
1937: Two-year-old Elvis poses with parents Vernon and his beloved mother Gladys (Image: Getty)1 of 23 Mid-1950s: Such a big star, he needs a 'double' guitar. Okay purists, a twelve string guitar (Image: Getty)2 of 23 1955: Elvis signed up the services of adviser Colonel Tom Parker in the summer (Image: Rex)3 of 23 1957: Elvis made his third and final Ed Sullivan Show appearance in January 1957 - but was only filmed from the waist up (Image: Rex)4 of 23 March 1958: Elvis at the beginning of his military service (Image: Getty)5 of 23 Mid-1960s: Only a real star can carry off an orange shirt, especially while standing in front of a brick wall (Image: Getty)6 of 23 1960: The King was honorably discharged with the rank of sergeant in March (Image: Rex)7 of 23 July 1963: Elvis Presley and Joan O'Brien play nurse and patient in director Norman Taurog's film It Happened At The World's Fair (Image: Getty)8 of 23 1964: The Roustabout soundtrack was his final soundtrack to reach number one (Image: Rex)9 of 23 1965: The mid-1960s were the leanest years commercially of his career (Image: Rex)10 of 23 1965: Harem Holiday, based on a Rudolf Valentino film, earned $2million at the box office (Image: Rex)11 of 23 1966: Frankie and Johnny saw Elvis play a riverboat gambler (Image: Rex)12 of 23 1966: While in Spinout his role was as the lead singer of a band and part-time race car driver (Image: Rex)13 of 23 1970: In late February, Presley performed six attendance-record–breaking shows at the Houston Astrodome (Image: Getty)14 of 23 1970: These were very much the jumpsuit years (Image: Getty)15 of 23 1970: By this point, Elvis was going onstage with a Derringer in his right boot and a .45 pistol in his waistband (Image: Getty)16 of 23 1971: Elvis became the first rock and roll singer to be awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award by the equivalent of the Grammy Awards (Image: Rex)17 of 23 1971: He was also named as on of the Ten Most Outstanding Young Men of the Nation by the U.S. Junior Chamber of Commerce (Image: Rex)18 of 23 1975: Despite failing health, Elvis continued to play to sellout crowds (Image: Getty)19 of 23 1975: Presley returned to the studio in Hollywood in March (Image: Rex)20 of 23 1976: By this point, full recordings were being made at Graceland in order to make it easier on the King (Image: Rex)21 of 23 1976: Side burns were a late but memorable style feature (Image: Rex)22 of 23 1977: An overweight and declining Elvis no longer resembled the superstar that had shot to fame off the back of his good looks (Image: Rex)23 of 23
