I never previously thought that Elvis Presley and Johnny Cash had much in common about their lives.  Just watched on Amazon Prime the 2006  Elvis Presley and Johnny Cash:  The Road Show , featuring 30 performances of their early careers.  There are definite parallels. EP born in Tupelo, Mississippi, 1935 and lived for 42 years.  JC, Kingsland, Arkansas, 1932, 71 years.  Well, not so similar, but this comes later. Elvis Presley. Twin brother was still-born. Family moved to Memphis, Tennessee in 1948. Did not read music. Began singing for Sam Phillips of Sun Records in 1953. Made his only appearance in the Grand Ole Opry in 1954. Signed up with Colonel ( who was never a military officer ) Tom Parker in 1955.  Elvis was 20. First hit single was  Heartbreak Hotel  in 1956, after which he made his first film,  Love Me Tender .  Soon was playing in Las Vegas. In his second Milton Berle Show, launched into his famous exaggerated body movem...