"It was Elvis who really got me hooked on beat music. When I heard 'Heartbreak Hotel' I thought, this is it.“


-Paul McCartney

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It was Elvis who really got me hooked on beat music. When I heard 'Heartbreak Hotel' I thought, this is it.

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