Elvis Presley Biography and Facts
Elvis Presley was an American singer and musician. He also work as an actor. Elvis Presley was born in Tupelo, Mississippi, United States of America. He moved to Memphis, Tennessee when he was 13 years old. He is often referred as King of Rock and Roll, or simply, the King, as one of the most significant cultural icons of the 20th century. Elvis Presley started his music career in 1954, when he started to work with Sun Records. Elvis Presley was an early popularizer of rockabilly, an uptempo, backbeat-driven fusion of country music and rhythm and blues.
Birth name Elvis Aaron Presley
Born January 8, 1935, Tupelo, Mississippi, U.S.
Died August 16, 1977 (aged 42), Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
Genres Rock and roll, pop, rockabilly, country, blues, R&B
Occupations Musician, actor
Instruments Vocals, guitar, piano
Years active 1953–1977
Elvis Presley became more popular after his single, Heartbreak Hotel, released in January 1956, and became a number-one hit in the entire US. He became the leading figure of rock and roll after a series of network television appearances and song chart records. His unique style, attitude and dress-style made Presley popular, especially in teenagers society and became the symbol of rock and roll itself.
Elvis Presley made his film debut in Love Me Tender in November 1956. He resumed his recording career two years after he join in militer service at 1958. Then, Presley producing some of his most commercially successful work before devoting much of the 1960s to making Hollywood movies and their accompanying soundtrack albums. In decade 60s, his poplarity music career starting decrease, mostly because the awaken of British Invasion, lead by The Beatles and The Rolling Stones.
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. How did Elvis Presley die? Elvis Presley died in 1977 at the age of 42, after several years of prescription drug abuse severely deteriorated his health.
Elvis Presley made his film debut in Love Me Tender in November 1956. He resumed his recording career two years after he join in militer service at 1958. Then, Presley producing some of his most commercially successful work before devoting much of the 1960s to making Hollywood movies and their accompanying soundtrack albums. In decade 60s, his poplarity music career starting decrease, mostly because the awaken of British Invasion, lead by The Beatles and The Rolling Stones.
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. How did Elvis Presley die? Elvis Presley died in 1977 at the age of 42, after several years of prescription drug abuse severely deteriorated his health.
Elvis Presley is one of the greatest musicians of 20th-century. He success at many genres, such pop, blues and of course rock and roll. He was nominated for 14 Grammy Awards and won three of them. Elvis also receiving the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award at age 36. And until now, Elvis Presley still recognized as the best-selling solo artist in the history of recorded music.
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