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Elvis Presley

From Wikipedia( View original Wikipedia Article )Last modified on 12 January 2015 at 06:24.
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Elvis Presley
Presley in a publicity photograph for the 1957 film Jailhouse Rock
Born
Elvis Aaron Presley
January 8, 1935
Tupelo, Mississippi, U.S.
Died
August 16, 1977 (aged 42)
Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
Resting place
Graceland, Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
Education
Occupation
Singer, actor
Home town
Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
Spouse(s)
Priscilla Beaulieu (m. 1967;div. 1973)
Children
Relatives
§  Billy Smith (cousin)
§  Gene Smith (cousin)
§  Patsy Presley (cousin)
§  Riley Keough(granddaughter)
§  Benjamin Keough(grandson)
Military career
Allegiance
Service/branch
Years of service
1958–1960
Rank
Unit
Musical career

§  pop

§  country

§  blues
§  gospel

§  soul
Instruments
Vocals, guitar, piano
Years active
1953–1977
Associated acts
Website
Elvis Aaron Presley[a] (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977) was an American singer and actor. Regarded as one of the most significant cultural icons of the 20th century, he is often referred to as "the King of Rock and Roll", or simply, "the King".
Born in Tupelo, Mississippi, when Presley was 13 years old he and his family relocated to Memphis, Tennessee. His music career began there in 1954, when he recorded a song with producer Sam Phillips at Sun Records. Accompanied by guitarist Scotty Moore and bassist Bill Black, Presley was an early popularizer of rockabilly, an uptempo, backbeat-driven fusion of country music andrhythm and blues. RCA Victor acquired his contract in a deal arranged by Colonel Tom Parker, who managed the singer for more than two decades. Presley's first RCA single, "Heartbreak Hotel", was released in January 1956 and became a number-one hit in the United States. He was regarded as the leading figure of rock and roll after a series of successful network television appearances and chart-topping records. His energized interpretations of songs and sexually provocative performance style, combined with a singularly potent mix of influences across color lines that coincided with the dawn of the Civil Rights Movement, made him enormously popular—and controversial.
In November 1956, he made his film debut in Love Me Tender. In 1958, he was drafted into military service: He resumed his recording career two years later, producing some of his most commercially successful work before devoting much of the 1960s to making Hollywood movies and their accompanying soundtrack albums, most of which were critically derided. In 1968, following a seven-year break from live performances, he returned to the stage in the acclaimed televised comeback special Elvis, which led to an extended Las Vegas concert residency and a string of highly profitable tours. In 1973, Presley was featured in the first globally broadcast concert via satellite, Aloha from Hawaii. Several years of prescription drug abuse severely damaged his health, and he died in 1977 at the age of 42.

Presley is one of the most celebrated and influential musicians of the 20th century. Commercially successful in many genres, including pop, blues and gospel, he is the best-selling solo artist in the history of recorded music,[5][6][7][8] with estimated album sales of around 600 million units worldwide.[9] He was nominated for 14 competitive Grammys and won three, also receiving theGrammy Lifetime Achievement Award at age 36, and has been inducted into multiple music halls of fame.

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