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career. He revolutionized the movie making industry as well as the music industry.      Elvis grew up into a common laid back family. Elvis Aron Presley was born on January 8th 1935. He later changed his middle name to Aaron the more common way to spell that name. His parents were Vernon and Gladys Presley. He was born into a two-room house in Tupelo Mississippi. He also had a stillborn brother

Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1995- August 16, 1977) was born in Tupelo Mississippi. He was a great American singer and actor of the 20th century. He was one of the most important people of that time. He has been known as ‘’The King of Rock and Roll’’, or sometimes just ‘’The King’’. Elvis Presley was the first rock and roll star. He was a white man from the south. He mixed blues with country and country with gospel. This combination of musical genres was a great gift to popular culture. His looks

Elvis Presley was born in Mississippi on January 8,1935. He had a twin brother who died at birth, leaving him an only child. His parents were together all of his childhood. They moved to Memphis when Elvis was 13. He absorbed many different types of music there, and at age 19 he started his musical career. By 1956, he was an international star. His musical combined the musical influences he had as a kid and challenged racial and social obstacles, which introduced a new era of American music and pop

1960s to making Hollywood movies and their accompanying soundtracks, most of which were critically taken away. In 1968, following a seven-year break from live performances, he returned to the stage in the acclaimed televised comeback special, Elvis Presley, which led to an

Elvis Presley was, is, and will forever be known as the King of Rock and Roll. No matter what the public thought of him, he did what he loved because he believed in his music and lifestyle. Elvis once stated, “Rock and roll music, if you like it, if you feel it, you can't help but move to it. That's what happens to me. I can't help it.” This quote sparked a feeling of ambition and drove the dreams of almost every single rock and roll star who came after him. Elvis’ true passion for his music, inspired

Gianni Sbarro Professor Torff MU 0102 May 4, 2015 Elvis: Satisfying the Expectations Elvis Aron Presley was born on January 8, 1935 in a small, two-room ranch in Tupelo, Mississippi. His parents, Vernon and Gladys Presley, lost Elvis’s twin brother, Jessie Garon, at birth, leaving Elvis an only child. Elvis and his parents moved to Memphis, Tennessee, in 1948, in which he attended Humes High School for 5 years. Shortly after his graduation in 1953, Elvis began his extraordinary singing career with

Elvis Presley is one of the biggest names in rock and roll. Singer, musician and actor he was an American icon. He is best known as the King of Rock and Roll. His musical influence included the country and pop music of the time, the gospel music he sang in church and the black R&B music he listened to as a teenager (Comprehensive History of Elvis Presley’s Dynamic Life). Elvis has influenced American culture not only while he was living but also in today’s 21st century. It wasn’t easy for him to

Elvis Presley was a musician, singer, and actor. He changed everything with his dancing, attitude, and music. Presley was born on January 8, 1935. He lived in Tupelo, Mississippi and moved to Memphis, Tennessee when he was 13 years old in 1948. The Presley family went to a catholic church and that is where Elvis got his inspiration for music and got his first guitar at eleven. From there his music career started in 1955. The music genre he performed was rock and roll, pop, country, gospel, and blues

This is a story about the famous rock and roll. He loved to play guitar but when he was little he wanted a rifle but his mom told him to get a guitar. When he got his guitar he would bring it to school every day he would play for his classmates and even the principle liked his music. When he grew up he was poor but when he played guitar the principal wanted him to play live. In his high school years he graduated from Humes high school on june 3, 1953. When elvis graduated he worked at parker machinists

The King of Rock ‘n’ Roll are all nicknames given to the man who played a key role in shaping much of our pop music scene that we witness today. This man may have went by many nicknames, but almost everyone knows him as Elvis Presley or by his full name Elvis Aaron Presley. Throughout Elvis’ entire life, he has showcased his talent and skills and has shown himself to fit several of the concepts talked about in Music Culture lectures. The few that stand out to me are familiarity, the curve, and