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"white" sounds, made him popular—and controversial—as did his uninhibited performances.
With his commercial breakthrough in 1956, he was recognized as the leading figure of the
newly popular sound of rock and roll. Presley had a versatile voice and unusually wide success
encompassing many genres, including country, pop ballads, gospel, and blues. In November
1956, he made his film debut in Love Me Tender.
After two years of military service beginning in 1958, Presley returned to the studio and
recorded some of his most commercially successful material. He staged few concerts,
however, and proceeded to devote most of the 1960s to making unmemorable Hollywood
movies and soundtrack albums. In 1968, after seven years away from the stage, he returned
to live performance in a celebrated comeback television special which led to an extended Las
Vegas concert residency and a string of successful tours. In 1973, Presley staged the first
global live concert via satellite, Aloha from Hawaii, seen by approximately 1.5 billion viewers.
It remains the most watched broadcast by an individual entertainer in television history.
Prescription drug abuse severely compromised the singer's health, and he died suddenly on
August 16th, 1977 at the age of 42.
Presley is regarded as one of the most important figures of twentieth-century popular culture.
He is the best-selling solo artist in the history of popular music, with sales of approximately
1 billion units worldwide. Among many honors, he was nominated for 14 competitive Grammys
(winning 3 times) and received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award at age 36. He has
been inducted into four music halls of fame.
With his commercial breakthrough in 1956, he was recognized as the leading figure of the
newly popular sound of rock and roll. Presley had a versatile voice and unusually wide success
encompassing many genres, including country, pop ballads, gospel, and blues. In November
1956, he made his film debut in Love Me Tender.
After two years of military service beginning in 1958, Presley returned to the studio and
recorded some of his most commercially successful material. He staged few concerts,
however, and proceeded to devote most of the 1960s to making unmemorable Hollywood
movies and soundtrack albums. In 1968, after seven years away from the stage, he returned
to live performance in a celebrated comeback television special which led to an extended Las
Vegas concert residency and a string of successful tours. In 1973, Presley staged the first
global live concert via satellite, Aloha from Hawaii, seen by approximately 1.5 billion viewers.
It remains the most watched broadcast by an individual entertainer in television history.
Prescription drug abuse severely compromised the singer's health, and he died suddenly on
August 16th, 1977 at the age of 42.
Presley is regarded as one of the most important figures of twentieth-century popular culture.
He is the best-selling solo artist in the history of popular music, with sales of approximately
1 billion units worldwide. Among many honors, he was nominated for 14 competitive Grammys
(winning 3 times) and received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award at age 36. He has
been inducted into four music halls of fame.
Born Elvis Aaron Presley on January
8th, 1935 in Tupelo, Mississippi,
Elvis was an American musician and
actor. A cultural icon, he is widely
known by the single name Elvis. He
is often referred to as the "King of
Rock and Roll" or simply "the King".
At the age of thirteen Elvis moved
with his family to Memphis,
Tennessee. He began his career
there in 1954 as one of the first
performers of rockabilly, an
uptempo fusion of country and
rhythm and blues with a strong
backbeat. His novel versions of
existing songs, mixing "black" and
8th, 1935 in Tupelo, Mississippi,
Elvis was an American musician and
actor. A cultural icon, he is widely
known by the single name Elvis. He
is often referred to as the "King of
Rock and Roll" or simply "the King".
At the age of thirteen Elvis moved
with his family to Memphis,
Tennessee. He began his career
there in 1954 as one of the first
performers of rockabilly, an
uptempo fusion of country and
rhythm and blues with a strong
backbeat. His novel versions of
existing songs, mixing "black" and
