I was there. Presley was the “face” of rock ‘n Roll, the Bobby Sherman, Shaun Cassidy, Fabian, Frankie Avalon, etc [take your pick]. The real king of rock was Buddy Holly, writer, producer, guitar player, visionary. Just didn’t have the looks. And for creativity [along with Holly], you have Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Jerry Lee Lewis, etc [again, take your pick].
Not only did Holly not have the looks, he didn’t have the charisma or the ability to communicate with his audience the way Elvis did.
Personally, I felt his music was more one dimensional as well.