Saturday, March 5, 1960: Elvis out of the Army

Sergeant Elvis Presley is officially discharged from active duty after serving nearly two years in the U.S. Army. In a month's time he would record an album ("Elvis is Back") and a television special (as a special guest on "The Frank Sinatra Timex Show").

* Timeline: @

* How rock 'n' roll changed in his absence: @

* "Reconsider Baby" (from "Elvis is Back!", with Boots Randolph on sax):

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