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Elvis - The King of RocK & Roll

The man who needs only one name, Elvis. I saw Elvis in concert twice. His vocal power is truly not captured on film or recordings. He’s just cool, that’s all there is to say, and he drove women crazy at concerts.

Elvis Presley was born in January of 1935 in a two room house his father built. With roots in gospel, country and hillbilly, Elvis made his first recording at Sun records in 1953, some say as a gift to his mother. (ref)

With Colonel Tom Parker as his manager, Elvis scored a huge recording deal in 1955 but 1956 would be be his breakthrough year. His appearances helped record sales and the snowball started tumbling. He was drafted into the Army in 1958 and honorably discharged in 1960.

“In the 1960s, Presley made the majority of his thirty-three movies—mainly poorly reviewed musicals. In 1968, he returned to live music in a television special and thereafter performed across the U.S., notably in Las Vegas. Throughout his career, he set records for concert attendance (more…)

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