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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.
