Stripped of crown, old King put back in King’s birthplace (6)

I haven't cracked this one yet — but the brilliant team at Fifteensquared have:

definition: Elvis Presley, known as the ‘King’ of Rock ‘n’ Roll, was born in Tupelo Mississippi [C]-OLE (as in ‘old King Cole’) without the first letter/”crown”, plus PUT (from surface); all reversed/”back”