#Elvis80 Celebrates Elvis Presley at 80 Years Today - See Iconic Kiss Picture And More

Elvis Presley, who some refer to as "The King of Rock and Roll" would've been 80 years old today if he had lived. To celebrate this milestone, fans are honoring the music legend who died in 1977 - at the age of 42 - with pictures from his greatest years.

The June 30, 1956 photo above shows "The Kiss" at the Mosque Theater in Richmond, Va. The photograph is included in the book, "Elvis and the Birth of Rock and Roll, " by author/photographer, Alfred Wertheimer, published by Taschen. UTS reports that the image is "Wertheimer's most iconic photograph, and the identity of the woman was unknown until she came forward in 2011".

See some more photos below...

#Elvis80: Check out Alfred Wertheimer's iconic photos taken from 1956-59 http://t.co/zpUCu6oSgI pic.twitter.com/JSVamDNKV0
— Hollywood Reporter (@THR) January 8, 2015

Happy 80th birthday Elvis! You still rule http://t.co/DqhDzUQ9gX #Elvis80 pic.twitter.com/6CQqb4xhFT
— CNN Entertainment (@CNNent) January 8, 2015

#ChartFact: @ElvisPresley has scored a whopping 21 #No1 singles in the UK: http://t.co/ipE9vFnWFj #Elvis80 pic.twitter.com/MA6dgwZUBp
— Official Charts (@officialcharts) January 8, 2015

#HappyBirthdayElvis - March 28, 1957,at the International Amphitheater in #Chicago. #Elvis80 pic.twitter.com/zaJTuKz2SP
— Chicago History (@Chicago_History) January 8, 2015

Happy Birthday to The King! #Elvis80 💚🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶 pic.twitter.com/JAnh0E2lYc
— bogadafet (@nevels_kendyle) January 8, 2015

The King would have been 80 years old today. #Elvis80 #Elvis80thBirthday pic.twitter.com/i73OsrGgdl
— HLN (@HLNTV) January 8, 2015

Elvis would have turned 80 today... #ThrowbackThursday #Elvis80 pic.twitter.com/K13OBDcXHO
— Superman (@SupermanTweets) January 8, 2015

.@ElvisPresley was drafted into the @USArmy in 1958 and today marks what would have been his 80th birthday #Elvis80 pic.twitter.com/5EqejXIlTq
— Hiring Our Heroes (@hiringourheroes) January 8, 2015

Today would have been #ElvisPresley 80th birthday. This is my favorite era #Elvis80 pic.twitter.com/oS1SSIW6tY
— Lisa Remillard (@LisaRemillard) January 8, 2015

#TBT: Happy birthday to the King of Rock and Roll! #Elvis80 #ElvisPresley pic.twitter.com/LLKg1F3IId
— Southern Lady (@SouthernLadyMag) January 8, 2015

happy birthday to the King, there will never be another✨ #elvis80 pic.twitter.com/37VP6pL5i9
— louis refollw wallis (@tinylouberry) January 8, 2015

In case you haven't heard, the man with the quivering lip and shaking hip would have been 80 today. #Elvis80 pic.twitter.com/Pv6I33TipW
— David Whisenant WBTV (@DavidWhisenant) January 8, 2015

Top Photo Credit - AP /Taschen/Alfred Wertheimer