Elvis Presley, nicknamed by many as "The King of Rock and Roll," was born 90 years ago in Tupelo, Mississippi.

Elvis Aaron Presley, born January 8, 1935, in Tupelo, Mississippi, was one of the most influential figures in American popular music and would be turning 90 this year if he were still alive. The success of his legendary sound — that groundbreaking mixture of rhythm and blues,

Elvis was born in East Tupelo, Mississippi. (The town was annexed by its larger neighbor, Tupelo, in 1946.)

I used to doodle Elvis during class, in second and third grade, drawing the King in his jumpsuit in the margins of my notepaper. I once told one of Elvis’ closest confidants, the late Joe Esposito, about this.

Elvis Presley’s namesake museum will host a grand celebration this week on what would have been the King of Rock and Roll’s 90th birthday. Roy Turner, executive director of the Elvis Presley Birthplace and Museum in Tupelo,