Elvis Presley hairstyle Rock star hairstyles are nothing new. They have been around at least since Elvis Presley stepped onto the stage of the Ed Sullivan show way back when. His mussed hair and long sideburns created almost as much of a stir as did his hip gyrations, which were edited out of the footage for being "obscene." As rock evolved, so did the hairstyles of rock stars. Before the Beatles, every self-respecting rock star imitated Elvis. Then came the album, "Meet the Beatles" and the long-haired look became the obligatory rock star style. In retrospect, there wasn't anything very radical about the Beatles' so-called "mop-top", but at the time, allowing your hair to completely cover your ears was radical, indeed. Not to be outdone, the Beatles' nearest rivals, the Rolling Stones, grew their hair even longer. That trend continued throughout the sixties and into the seventies until shoulder length hair was eventually considered to be exces...