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Elvis
Aaron Presley known as Elvis Presley
or simply called Elvis was born
on January 8, 1935, in East Tupelo,
Mississippi, USA. He was the first
real rock and roll star. A white
southerner who singing blues laced
with country and country tinged
with gospel, Presley brought together
music from both sides of the color
line. Presley performed this music
with a natural hip swiveling sexuality
that made him a teen idol and a
role model for generations of cool
rebels. Presley was repeatedly dismissed
as vulgar, incompetent and a bad
influence. However the force of
his music and image signaled to
the mainstream culture it was time
for a change. |
Elvis
Aaron Presley , often known simply as
Elvis and also called "The King of
Rock 'n' Roll" or simply "The
King", was an American singer, musician
and actor. He remains a pop icon and is
regarded by some to be the most important,
original entertainer of the last fifty
years. Presley is one of the most talked
about and written about performers of
the 20th Century. Presley's birth certificate
uses the spelling "Aaron", and
his estate has designated this as the
official spelling of his middle name.
He used the name because of his twin brother,
Garon, who died at birth so Elvis would
always have a part of his brother with
him.
Born
January 8, 1935, in East Tupelo, Mississippi,
Presley was the son of Gladys and Vernon
Presley, a sewing machine operator and
a truck driver. Presley's twin brother
Jesse Garon was stillborn, and he grew
up as an only child. At age three, Vernon
was sent to prison for forgery. It seems
that Vernon, Travis Smith, and Luther
Gable changed the amount of a check
from Orville Bean,Vernon's boss, from
$3 to $8 and cashed it at a local bank.Vernon
pled guilty and was sentenced to three
years at Parchment Farms Penitentiary.
Vernon's boss, Mr. Bass called in a
note that Vernon signed to borrow money
to build the house and Gladys is forced
to move in with Vernon's parents. Vernon
would only serve eight months. Afterward
Vernon's employment was spotty and the
family lived just above the poverty
line. The Presleys attended the First
Assembly of God Church whose Pentecostal
services always included singing.
Presley
started as a singer of rockabilly, singing
many songs from rhythm and blues, gospel
and country. He was first billed as
"The Hilbilly Cat". His combination
of country music with bluesy vocals
and a strong back beat marked a clear
path toward rock & roll. He was
the most commercially successful singer
of rock and roll, but he also had success
with ballads, country, gospel, blues,
pop, folk and even semi-operatic and
jazz standards. His voice, which developed
into many voices as his career progressed,
had always a unique tonality and an
extraordinary unusual center of gravity,
leading to his ability to tackle a range
of songs and melodies which would be
nearly impossible for most other popular
singers to achieve. In a musical career
of over two decades, Presley set many
records, such as concert attendance,
television ratings, and records sales,
and became one of the best-selling artists
in music history.
He
is an icon of modern American pop culture.
In the late 1960s, Presley re-emerged
as a live performer of old and new hit
songs, both on tour and in Las Vegas,
Nevada, where he was known for his on-stage
highly energetic performances both vocally
and physically, his sartorial jump-suits
and capes adding to the drama. He attracted
massive attendance figures. His concert
performances were staggering in quantity,
considering they numbered 1,145 in 8
years, 1969-1977. He continued to perform
before sell-out audiences around the
U.S. until his death in 1977.His death
from a drug overdose at 42 followed
alarming concerns about his health.
When he died on August 16, 1977, it
was a huge shock to his fans. However,
it soon became clear that a combination
of over-work, obesity, depression, bad
diet and severe abuse of prescription
drugs, accelerated his premature departure.
However, much confusion, conflict, contradictions
and general controversy still surrounds
his death. Regardless, his popularity
as a singer has survived his death.
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