♫ Elvis Aaron Presley.♫
Some may know and some may not that i have this crazy crush on Elvis. Why? well i love his music, his little wobbly dance move he did with his legs and his looks. If you have ever been in my room at the Delbridge's you will see my awesome posters i have of him. I had many Cd's of his music but all my moving around from house to house they have somewhere along the line gone missing or thrown out. NOT COOL!!!
When it was cool to play music off you phone all you would hear was Elvis coming from mine, and if it wasn't Justin Timberlake or Blink 182 i would get these real funny looks off everyone. Each to their own id say!
Elvis in a Sun Records promotional photo
in 1954
Born January the 8th and sadly passed away on the 16th of August 1977 he was one of the most popular singers of the 20th century,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".
Elvis' birth place in Tupelo Mississippi.
Born in Tupelo, Mississippi, Presley moved to Memphis, Tennessee, with his family at the age of 13. He began his career there in 1954 when Sun Records owner Sam Phillips, eager to bring the sound of African-American music to a wider audience, saw in Presley the means to realize his ambition. Accompanied by guitarist Scotty Moore and bassist Bill Black, Presley was one of the originators of rockabilly, an uptempo, backbeat-driven fusion of country and rhythm and blues. RCA Victor acquired his contract in a deal arranged by Colonel Tom Parker, who would manage the singer for over two decades. Presley's first RCA single, "Heartbreak Hotel", released in January 1956, was a number one hit. He became the leading figure of the newly popular sound of rock and roll with a series of network television appearances and chart-topping records. His energized interpretations of songs, many from African American sources, and his uninhibited performance style made him enormously popular—and controversial. In November 1956, he made his film debut in Love Me Tender.
The ironic cover of elvis' 1956 debut album.
Conscripted into military service in 1958, Presley relaunched his recording career two years later with some of his most commercially successful work. He staged few concerts, however, and, guided by Parker, proceeded to devote much of the 1960s to making Hollywood movies and soundtrack albums, most of them critically derided. In 1968, after seven years away from the stage, he returned to live performance in a celebrated comeback television special that led to an extended Las Vegas concert residency and a string of profitable tours. In 1973, Presley staged the first concert broadcast globally via satellite, Aloha from Hawaii, seen by approximately 1.5 billion viewers.
Elvis' final resting place at Graceland.
Prescription drug abuse severely compromised his health, and he died suddenly in 1977 at the age of 42.
Presley in Aloha From Hawaii, broadcast live via satellite on January 14, 1973. The singer himself came up with his famous outfit's eagle motif, as "something that would say 'America' to the world
Presley is regarded as one of the most important figures of 20th-century popular culture. He had a versatile voice and unusually wide success encompassing many genres, including country, pop ballads, gospel, and blues. He is the best-selling solo artist in the history of popular music, Nominated for 14 competitive Grammys, he won three, and received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award at age 36. He has been inducted into four music halls of fame.
♪ R.I.P The King! ♪
Sam xx
