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Elvis Presley · 2009

Elvis Presley

Historical music event in the Radio Music History database.

October 2, 2009Media⭐⭐⭐

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British newspaper Daily Telegraph reported that Universal Records had offered Elvis Presley's 17-year-old grandson Benjamin Keough $5 million for up to five albums. Universal Music Group quickly declared the widely repeated report completely false, and Keough never released commercial music during his lifetime.

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