"Not to be a hater, but are we really going to say that he created (as opposed to popularized) rockabilly?"
There were antecedents, to be sure; precursors, but Elvis invented Rockabilly. He is the first to do that one, very specific, thing. That ...
"Elvis is everywhere." - Mojo Nixon
Not to be a double hater---Elvis was there at the beginning of Rockabilly-whether you credit it to him or Carl Perkins or Bill Haley etc...he was their contemporary. Undeniable. He paved that road. Like Kurt sa...
Happy birthday chips! My wife and I occassionally play "bar bingo" on Tuesday's at Traxx in St. Paul... Next time we play I will think of ya! (Have you played Bingo in Las Vegas ever???)