Elvis Aaron Presley was born in Tupelo, Mississippi, USA, on January 8, 1935 and died in Memphis, Tennessee, USA, on August 16, 1977 at 42 years of age, is a American singer, songwriter and actor.
Considered to be one of the most significant cultural icons of the 20th century, he is also often referred to as "King of Rock and Roll" or even more simply "The King".
When born in Tupelo, he then moved to Memphis with his family at the age of 13 years. His music career even started there in 1954, when he began recording a song with producer Sam Phillips on Sun Records.
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Accompanied by a guitarist named Scotty Moore and a bassist named Bill Black, Presley became one of the people who popularized the rockabilly, uptempo, musical mixes that took place between country music and rhythm and blues, which were carried with backbeats.
RCA Victor made a contract acquisition in a deal raised by Colonel Tom Parker, who has been managing the singer for over 2 decades. Presley's first RCA single, Heartbreak Hotel, was released in January 1956 and was able to hit number 1 in the United States.
He is also even considered to be the main figure figure of rock and roll after several successful series on television appearances and various recordings that have been done, successfully topped the charts.
In November 1956, Presley debuted his film on Love Me Tender. In 1958, he served in the military world.
Meanwhile, he tried to continue his recording career for 2 years later and succeeded in producing some of his most successful commercial works before deciding to further devote himself to making a Hollywood movie with a sountrack album in 1960, a decision so much criticized.
On August 16, 1977, he suffered a heart attack in his home bathroom while in Graceland and died. The deaths are believed to be due to recent years due to the consumption of drug abuse that makes his health deteriorate and die.
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Presley could be said to be a very influential musician in the 20th century.
Commercially successful in several genres, including pop, blues and gospel, he has also become one of the best selling solo artists in the history of recorded music, with an estimated record sales of up to 600 million units worldwide.
Presley also won 3 Grammys, as well as a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award at the age of 36 years and has been included in various music hall of fame.
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