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Subway Elvis plays a song at the Yonge Bloor subway station, which is where the people are
Subway Elvis plays a song at the Yonge Bloor subway station, which is where the people are

Subway Elvis plays a song at the Yonge Bloor subway station, which is where the people are

Date7/13/1970
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  • Subway Elvis plays a song at the Yonge Bloor subway station, which is where the people are
  • Subway Elvis plays a song at the Yonge Bloor subway station, which is where the people are. Mike McTaggart, a 16-year-old Etobicoke youth, says he has played all the subway stations since he started his after-school singing career two years ago. He favors an Elvis Presley style.
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Original Toronto Star caption: Subway Elvis plays a song at the Yonge Bloor subway station, which is where the people are. Mike McTaggart, a 16-year-old Etobicoke youth, says he has played all the subway stations since he started his after-school singing career two years ago. He favors an Elvis Presley style.
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    Subway Elvis Mike McTaggart plays a song in Yonge-Bloor subway station, which 16-year-old Grade 11 Etobicoke student says is where the people are
    Subway Elvis Mike McTaggart plays a song in Yonge-Bloor subway station, which 16-year-old Grade 11 Etobicoke student says is where the people are
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