Tennessee Congressman Bob Clement's recollections of his father, Governor Frank G. Clement on a night in 1957 when he hosted a meeting at the Governor's mansion with Elvis and the R&B group the Prisonaires, as related in the book entitled "Presidents, Kings and Convicts" by the younger Clement, and as published by John Shearer in the Chattanoogan, on March 27, 2017.

Very early in his rise to music fame, Elvis once visited the Tennessee Governor's mansion after his manager called ( my father) Governor Frank Clement and said he wanted him to meet Elvis. He told him to bring him out and also invited a group of African American state prison musicians called The Prisonaires. Everyone eventually retired to an upstairs room, where Elvis and the Prisonaires took turns performing numbers. Elvis got so carried away that he stayed until 3 am.He seemed shy, and so soft-spoken.

— Tennessee Congressman

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About Elvis Presley

Elvis Aaron Presley (8 January 1935 – 16 August 1977) was an American singer, musician, and actor. Popularly known by his first name as "Elvis," as "The King of Rock and Roll" or simply as "The King," he is regarded as one of the most significant cultural figures of the 20th century.