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Sunday, November 6, 2005
Elvis Aaron Presley
January 08, 1935 - August 16, 1977
On the morning of August 16,1977, Elvis was found by his girlfriend, on the floor of the bathroom of his Graceland mansion. The King was dead, from an apparent heart attack.
Elvis Aaron Presley was born in rural Tupelo, Mississippi in 1935 to Gladys and Vernon Presley, a poor and religious couple. Elvis was an identical twin, but his brother, Jesse Garon, died only six hours after birth, an event that his mother interpreted as a divine omen of her surviving son's destiny.
The Presley family frequently relocated in search of work, and when Elvis was 13 they moved to Memphis, Tennessee. As a teenager Elvis worked as a movie theater usher. After graduation from high school, Presley became a truck driver, until the day in 1953, that the 17-year-old Presley went into the recording studio at Sun Records and paid five dollars to record a two-sided single ("That's When Your Heartache Begins,") as a birthday present for his mother. "I don't sing like nobody," he told the engineer. An impressed secretary made a note of his name and passed it along to the owner of Sun Records, Sam Phillips. Phillips knew he was on to something -- he had been searching for a white performer who could sing “black” music, and Elvis fit the bill.
He started singing and touring locally. When he started touring he was billed as the "Hillbilly Cat" and even recorded under that name. RCA records signed Presley in 1955 with new manager named "Colonel" Tom Parker. In January of 1956, Elvis had his first hit for RCA, "Heartbreak Hotel," which reached No. 1 on the pop and country charts and No. 2 on the R&B charts.
Colonel Tom convinced Paramount to sign Elvis to a three-picture deal He began appearing in films in 1956, eventually appearing in 31 movies, his last, in 1969. His movies have often been criticized as being formulaic, due to the Colonel’s influence. Still, they became regular box office draws.
Elvis appeared on numerous TV shows including; The Steve Allen, Milton Berle, and Ed Sullivan shows -- his famous Ed Sullivan appearance reached 56 million. During this show, Presley was only shown from the waist up due to his trademark hip gyrations, which were considered too sexually suggestive.
In 1958 Presley was drafted into the U.S. Army. He spent the next two years based in Germany, where his presence helped to popularize rock 'n' roll in Europe.
When Elvis returned to the U.S. in 1960 and continued to record, but his reign as King was over. There were new pretenders to the crown. Elvis was no longer hip. Teenagers were into artists like Bob Dylan, the Beatles and the Rolling Stones.
In 1967, the 32-year-old Elvis married his 21-year-old longtime girlfriend, Priscilla Beaulieu; they later had a daughter, Lisa-Marie.
In 1968, Elvis made a big comeback, beginning with a famed TV special in which the King appeared in a black leather suit and sang many of his old hits. This was followed by a smash comeback album, concert appearances and hit singles such as "In the Ghetto" and "Suspicious Minds”. Elvis became a regular at Las Vegas hotels, where the faithful would come to see the King in person.
Presley's regained popularity continued to grow, even as his health declined. Elvis’ regimen of sleeping days, working nights, eating too much, abusing prescription drugs began to have an effect. He became increasingly unstable and paranoid. In 1973 Priscilla divorced him, and Elvis began to fall apart. On August 16, 1977, Elvis was found dead. He was just 42.
During his lifetime he sold over 300 million albums and made 31 movies. Elvis has sold more than one billion records worldwide. On August 12, 1995, RCA and the Recording Industry of America (RIAA) posthumously awarded to Elvis 110 gold, platinum and multi-platinum albums and singles, the largest presentation of gold and platinum records in history. Elvis stands at number one on the list of certifications.
Elvis the musician should be remembered for popularizing perhaps even creating rock 'n' roll by fusing white country music with black R&B. Many of his countless hits remain classics, and his style both as a singer and performer influenced nearly all who followed him.
Forty-six years after his first hit and 25 years after his death, Elvis is back (on the charts) with the hit “A little less conversation”. Elvis lives… through his music, his movies, through the love and adoration of his fans and even through the tabloid headlines. It just goes to show, 50,000,000 Elvis fans can’t be wrong. Sleep well.
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Sunday, November 6, 2005
Elvis Aaron Presley
January 08, 1935 - August 16, 1977
On the morning of August 16,1977, Elvis was found by his girlfriend, on the floor of the bathroom of his Graceland mansion. The King was dead, from an apparent heart attack.
Elvis Aaron Presley was born in rural Tupelo, Mississippi in 1935 to Gladys and Vernon Presley, a poor and religious couple. Elvis was an identical twin, but his brother, Jesse Garon, died only six hours after birth, an event that his mother interpreted as a divine omen of her surviving son's destiny.
The Presley family frequently relocated in search of work, and when Elvis was 13 they moved to Memphis, Tennessee. As a teenager Elvis worked as a movie theater usher. After graduation from high school, Presley became a truck driver, until the day in 1953, that the 17-year-old Presley went into the recording studio at Sun Records and paid five dollars to record a two-sided single ("That's When Your Heartache Begins,") as a birthday present for his mother. "I don't sing like nobody," he told the engineer. An impressed secretary made a note of his name and passed it along to the owner of Sun Records, Sam Phillips. Phillips knew he was on to something -- he had been searching for a white performer who could sing “black” music, and Elvis fit the bill.
He started singing and touring locally. When he started touring he was billed as the "Hillbilly Cat" and even recorded under that name. RCA records signed Presley in 1955 with new manager named "Colonel" Tom Parker. In January of 1956, Elvis had his first hit for RCA, "Heartbreak Hotel," which reached No. 1 on the pop and country charts and No. 2 on the R&B charts.
Colonel Tom convinced Paramount to sign Elvis to a three-picture deal He began appearing in films in 1956, eventually appearing in 31 movies, his last, in 1969. His movies have often been criticized as being formulaic, due to the Colonel’s influence. Still, they became regular box office draws.
Elvis appeared on numerous TV shows including; The Steve Allen, Milton Berle, and Ed Sullivan shows -- his famous Ed Sullivan appearance reached 56 million. During this show, Presley was only shown from the waist up due to his trademark hip gyrations, which were considered too sexually suggestive.
In 1958 Presley was drafted into the U.S. Army. He spent the next two years based in Germany, where his presence helped to popularize rock 'n' roll in Europe.
When Elvis returned to the U.S. in 1960 and continued to record, but his reign as King was over. There were new pretenders to the crown. Elvis was no longer hip. Teenagers were into artists like Bob Dylan, the Beatles and the Rolling Stones.
In 1967, the 32-year-old Elvis married his 21-year-old longtime girlfriend, Priscilla Beaulieu; they later had a daughter, Lisa-Marie.
In 1968, Elvis made a big comeback, beginning with a famed TV special in which the King appeared in a black leather suit and sang many of his old hits. This was followed by a smash comeback album, concert appearances and hit singles such as "In the Ghetto" and "Suspicious Minds”. Elvis became a regular at Las Vegas hotels, where the faithful would come to see the King in person.
Presley's regained popularity continued to grow, even as his health declined. Elvis’ regimen of sleeping days, working nights, eating too much, abusing prescription drugs began to have an effect. He became increasingly unstable and paranoid. In 1973 Priscilla divorced him, and Elvis began to fall apart. On August 16, 1977, Elvis was found dead. He was just 42.
During his lifetime he sold over 300 million albums and made 31 movies. Elvis has sold more than one billion records worldwide. On August 12, 1995, RCA and the Recording Industry of America (RIAA) posthumously awarded to Elvis 110 gold, platinum and multi-platinum albums and singles, the largest presentation of gold and platinum records in history. Elvis stands at number one on the list of certifications.
Elvis the musician should be remembered for popularizing perhaps even creating rock 'n' roll by fusing white country music with black R&B. Many of his countless hits remain classics, and his style both as a singer and performer influenced nearly all who followed him.
Forty-six years after his first hit and 25 years after his death, Elvis is back (on the charts) with the hit “A little less conversation”. Elvis lives… through his music, his movies, through the love and adoration of his fans and even through the tabloid headlines. It just goes to show, 50,000,000 Elvis fans can’t be wrong. Sleep well.
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