Elvis Aaron Presley
a
(8 Januar 1935 ? 16 August 1977) wis an American sangster an actor. A cultural icon, he is commonly kent bi the
single name
Elvis
. Ane o the maist popular muisickers o the 20t century, he is aften referred tae as the "Keeng o Rock an Roll" or simply "the Keeng".
Born in
Tupelo, Mississippi
, Presley muivit tae
Memphis, Tennessee
, wi his faimily at the age o 13. He began his career thare in 1954, wirkin wi
Sun Records
awner
Sam Phillips
, who wantit tae bring the soond o
African-American muisic
tae a wider audience. Accompaniet bi guitarist
Scotty Moore
an bassist
Bill Black
, Presley wis the maist important populariser o
rockabilly
,
[1]
an uptempo,
backbeat
-driven fusion o
country
an
rhythm an blues
.
RCA Victor
acquired his contract in a deal arrangit bi
Colonel Tom Parker
, who went on tae manage the sangster for ower twa decades. Presley's first RCA single, "
Heartbreak Hotel
", released in Januar 1956, wis a nummer-ane hit. He became the leadin figur o the newly popular soond o
rock an roll
wi a series o netwirk telly appearances an chairt-toppin records. His energisit interpretations o sangs, mony frae
African-American
sources, an his uninhibitit performance style made him enormously popular?an controversial. In November 1956, he made his film debut in
Love Me Tender
.
Draftit intae militar service in 1958, Presley relaunched his recordin career twa years later wi some o his maist commercially successful wirk. He stagit few concerts housomeivver, an guidit bi Parker, proceedit tae devote hintle o the 1960s tae makkin Hollywood movies an soondtrack albums, maist o them creetically deridit. In 1968, efter seiven years awa frae the stage, he returned tae live performance in a celebratit
comeback televeesion special
that led tae an extendit
Las Vegas
concert residency an a string o profitable tours. In 1973 Presley stagit the first concert broadcast globally via satellite,
Aloha from Hawaii
. Prescription drug abuis severely compromisit his health, an he dee'd suddenly in 1977 at the age o 42.
Presley is regardit as ane o the maist important figurs o 20t-century popular cultur. He haed a versatile voice an unuisually wide success encompassin mony genres, includin country,
pop
ballads
,
gospel
, and
blues
. He is
the best-selling solo airtist in the history o popular muisic
.
Nominatit for 14 competitive
Grammys
, he wan three, an receivit the
Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
at age 36. He haes been inducted intae multiple muisic
haws o fame
.
- Elvis Presley (1956)
- Elvis (1956)
- Elvis' Christmas Album (1957)
- Elvis is Back! (1960)
- His Hand in Mine (1960)
- Something for Everybody (1961)
- Pot Luck (1962)
- Elvis for Everyone! (1965)
- How Great Thou Art (1967)
- From Elvis in Memphis (1969)
- From Memphis to Vegas / From Vegas to Memphis (1969)
- That's the Way It Is (1970)
- Elvis Country (I'm 10,000 Years Old) (1971)
- Love Letters from Elvis (1971)
- Elvis sings The Wonderful World of Christmas (1971)
- Elvis Now (1972)
- He Touched Me (1972)
- Elvis (1973)
- Raised on Rock / For Ol' Times Sake (1973)
- Good Times (1974)
- Promised Land (1975)
- Today (1975)
- From Elvis Presley Boulevard, Memphis, Tennessee (1976)
- Moody Blue (1977)