Elvis Isn't Drafted

In the OTL Elvis was drafted in the army which some see as killing "the rocker" Elvis and replaced that image with a wholesome one. This article attempts to show what the world would be like had he not have been drafted.

POD: Elvis isn't drafted
Presley doesn't receive a draft notice on December 20 he continues on with filming his movie King Creole. Elvis continues to record albums thru 1958 and 1959. Elvis would also start acting more starting in 1958 when he co-stars along Robert Mitchum in the classic Thunder Road, thanks to his mother for able to take the role after arguing with "the Colonel" Tom Parker who wouldn't let him unless the studio pay him more than the budget of the film.

Elvis records some more albums during the months after the release of Thunder Road, including what would've been "Elvis is Back!" in the OTL is instead called "Dirty Dirty Feeling" based off the hit song on the track (which is written and recorded earlier than in the OTL) and releases some Gospel albums.

Elvis soon stars in another film, this time in the 1958 crime film, The Defiant ones with Sidney Poitier co-staring with him. The film is another success for Presley and he is lead to believe that he'll only star in serious movies, but in 1960 Elvis stars in another musical this time entitled Blue Hawaii (which is made earlier than in the OTL) which turns out to be a success just like in the OTL and soon started his decline to the musicals just like in the OTL. However thanks once again to his mother, Elvis is soon put back into serious acting roles and cuts more Gospel albums which sell tremendously.

During the down times between album recordings and making movies, Elvis tours more and more just like the good old days in the OTL, however Elvis is once again stars in a musical, Follow that dream(which is named after the hit song of the same name) and does well just like Blue Hawaii. In 1962 Elvis would star in a romantic-comedy titled Sweet Bird of Youth which earns Elvis his first ever Academy Award, for Best Actor in a leading role beating Gregory Peck (who played Atticus Finch in To Kill A Mockingbird based off the book of the same name.)

Elvis meets Ann Margret
After two years of (in Presley's opinion, crap) filming musicals until he started filming Viva Las Vegas and then meet his co-star, Ann Margret.