Exploring The Legacy Of Elvis Presley
Friday marks the 42nd anniversary of the death of music legend Elvis Presley.
Last year, Here & Now‘s Jeremy Hobson spoke to Eugene Jarecki, whose documentary “The King” looks at how Presley continues to resonate today.
- For a review of the film, click here.
Interview Highlights
On Elvis as a symbol of the fall of the American Dream
“He’s like a canary in the coal mine. We should have taken our notes when Elvis was destroyed by the very forces that are destroying America today — unchecked greed, the lust for power and money — being placed on a pedestal above real priorities of the people, by the people, for the people. Priorities to which we should be devoted. Instead, this is a country that has an out-of-control love of power and money,
