JERRY LEE’S STILL ROCKIN’ HIS LIFE AWAY

In the last years of his life, the only thing that separated Elvis Presley from Mel Torme and Jerry Vale was his refusal to appear on The Merv Griffin Show. His once intrepid tastelessness had devolved into mere mediocrity. He dyed his hair for all the wrong reasons, and he prayed to the housewive's Christ. In the end, he threw it all away for a broad, and died with less dignity than Louis Prima. No matter how much mystery surrounds Elvis Presley, one thing can be said with surety: no king of rock 'n' roll ever did the Clam.