Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Elvis Presley can usually be located somewhere on the Billboard charts.

The Catholic Church takes up the criticism in its weekly organ in a piece headlined "Beware Elvis Presley ... orchestrated by Presley's manager, Colonel Tom Parker, in order to provoke publicity.

He was born in a two-room house built by his father, grandfather, and uncle. Elvis Presley's self-titled debut album was released in March 1956. It was his first rock 'n roll album to ever hold ...