Elvis Presley

I have listened to Elvis my whole life so I thought it was a perfect opportunity to write a little bit about him. I do not think I know anyone else who is as good as he is on rock and roll.

Elvis Aaron Presley was an American singer and actor. He was born January 8, 1935 and died August 16, 1977. Elvis is the son of Vernon Elvis Presley and Gladys Love Presley. Presley and his family moved to Memphis, Tennessee, when he was 13 years old. The family attended an Assembly of God church, where he found his initial musical inspiration. Presley's only child, Lisa Marie, was born on February 1, 1968, during a period when he had grown deeply unhappy with his career.

Elvis is often referred to as "the King of Rock and Roll", or simply, "the King". He was born in Tupelo, Mississippi. His music career began there in 1954, when he started to work with Sam Phillips, the owner of Sun Records.

Presley's first RCA single, "Heartbreak Hotel", released in January 1956, was a number-one hit in the US. He became the leading figure of rock and roll after a series of 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.

On March 24, Presley was inducted into the U.S. Army as a private at Fort Chaffee, near Fort Smith, Arkansas. His arrival was a major media event. Hundreds of people descended on Presley as he stepped from the bus, photographers then accompanied him into the fort. Presley announced that he was looking forward to his military stint, saying he did not want to be treated any differently from anyone else: "The Army can do anything it wants with me”.

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