“Elvis died the day he went in the Army.”-—
And John Lennon died the day he married Yoko...
“Elvis died the day he went in the Army.”-—
Lennon was referring to Elvis in musical, not biological terms. Frankly, I agree. With the exception (and a great exception it is) of the volume of music he cut in Memphis in 1967-69 (and especially "Suspicious Minds," maybe the closest Elvis ever got to cutting solid soul music), Elvis musically did die the day he went in the Army.