Obituaries by Molly Ivins

“In 1953, Mr. Presley recorded his first song and paid $4 for the privilege; he took the one copy home and played it over and over.”

Read Online

Molly Ivins, “Elvis Presley Dies; Rock Singer Was 42,” The New York Times, August 17, 1977, accessed July 20, 2016, http://www.nytimes.com/books/99/01/03/specials/presley-obit.html.

Follow-Ups

Molly Ivins, “Presley Fans Mourn in Memphis …,” The New York Times, August 18, 1977, accessed July 20, 2016, http://www.nytimes.com/1977/08/18/archives/westchester-opinion-presley-fans-mourn-in-memphis-.html.

Molly Ivins, “Why They Mourned For Elvis Presley,” The New York Times, August 19, 1977, accessed July 20, 2016, http://www.nytimes.com/1977/08/24/archives/why-they-mourned-for-elvis-presley-elvis-presley-why-they-came-to.html.