A Comparison Of Elvis Presley And Michael Jackson

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There's so much to tell but I don't want it to be lengthier, so I’ve written about some of their achievements which both artists earned. At his peak, Elvis Presley was enormously popular in the United States, slightly in Europe, Australia and mildly popular in other different places of the world. Had Elvis traveled around the world from the time that he left the military in 1958 until his death, it’s possible that he would have been a worldwide sensation and perhaps a bigger attraction than Michael Jackson. Michael Jackson was the most famous living American entertainer and the most recognizable around the planet. There's no doubt that Elvis was extraordinary and I appreciate him for his influence but it is clear that Michael Jackson was the

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