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Each week we decide who's to blame for historical tragedy.

And each week you tell us if we got it right.

My name is Rebecca Delgado-Smith and this is The Aftermath.

Hey everyone, thanks for tuning into this episode of The Aftermath.

Today we're speaking with guest expert Ray Connelly.

Ray is a writer and journalist.

He is the author of the Elvis biography Being Elvis, Alonely Life.

Let's hear what he is to stay about the life of Elvis Presley.

Hi Ray, thank you so much for joining us today.

It's good to know Rebecca.

So we didn't spend too much time on our episode talking about Elvis's early life.

Could you tell us more about his early years, even before he moved to Memphis?

Yeah, he was born in a place called Trucler and Mississippi and he was a very poor family,

extraordinary, both the only child.

The twin was a twin born at the same pound of Elvis called Jesse and he died.

It was so poor that they didn't even have a running water in the house.

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