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Rollins, who died May 25, had for decades been hailed as the greatest living jazz musician. Kevin Whitehead offers an appreciation, and we listen back to Rollins' 1994 interview with Terry Gross.

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Elvis Presley's Graceland has welcomed nearly 25 million visitors since opening to the public on June 7, 1982.