Elvis Presley - An American phenomenon

Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977), also known as "The King of Rock 'n' Roll", was an American singer, song producer and actor. Rolling Stone magazine claimed "Elvis Presley is rock 'n' roll" and called his body of work "acres of perfect material." During an active recording career that spanned more than two decades, Presley set and broke many records for both concert attendance and sales. Some of those records have since been matched and/or broken by other artists, but some of his records w ...

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• Elvis Presley - An American phenomenon
• Elvis Presley - Birth & Childhood
• Elvis Presley - The Sun recordings
• Elvis Presley - The management of Colonel Tom Parker
• Elvis Presley - Military service
• Elvis Presley - Comeback
• Elvis Presley - 1969 onward
• Elvis Presley - Movies
• Elvis Presley - Gospel roots
• Elvis Presley - Relationships
• Elvis Presley - High school and early stardom
• Elvis Presley - Priscilla Beaulieu Presley and some other relationships
• Elvis Presley - Later years
• Elvis Presley - Abuse of drugs
• Elvis Presley - Death and burial
• Elvis Presley - Lasting legacy
• Elvis Presley - Elvis in the 21st century
• Elvis Presley - Musical milestones
• Elvis Presley - Trivia
• Elvis Presley - Quotes from Elvis
• Elvis Presley - Quotes about Elvis

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According to Rolling Stone magazine "it was Elvis who made rock 'n' roll the international language of pop." A PBS documentary once described Presley as "an American music giant of the 20th century who singlehandedly changed the course of music and culture in the mid-1950s." [1]. His recordings, dance moves, attitude and clothing came to be seen as embodiments of rock and roll. Presley sang both hard driving rockabilly and rock and roll dance songs and ballads, laying a commercial foundation upon which other rock and roll musicians wo ...

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Elvis Presley, Elvis Presley - An American phenomenon, Elvis Presley - Birth & Childhood, Elvis Presley - The Sun recordings, Elvis Presley - The management of Colonel Tom Parker, Elvis Presley - Military service, Elvis Presley - Comeback, Elvis Presley - 1969 onward, Elvis Presley - Movies, Elvis Presley - Gospel roots, Elvis Presley - Relationships, Elvis Presley - High school and early stardom, Elvis Presley - Priscilla Beaulieu Presley and some other relationships, Elvis Presley - Later years, Elvis Presley - Abuse of drugs, Elvis Presley - Death and burial, Elvis Presley - Lasting legacy, Elvis Presley - Elvis in the 21st century, Elvis Presley - Musical milestones, Elvis Presley - Trivia, Elvis Presley - Quotes from Elvis, Elvis Presley - Quotes about Elvis

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In her 1985 book, Elvis and Me, his wife Priscilla wrote that Elvis suffered from severe insomnia and by 1962 when she moved to Graceland he was taking placidyls to get to sleep and began to do so in ever increasing doses. It is thought by some that he started his drug habits by taking drugs given to soldiers to keep them awake since they were on late shifts. But, according to author Albert Goldman in his 1990 book Elvis: The Last 24 Hours, the pills were first given to him by Memphis disc jockey Dewey Phillips. Priscilla recou ...

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Elvis Presley, Elvis Presley - An American phenomenon, Elvis Presley - Birth & Childhood, Elvis Presley - The Sun recordings, Elvis Presley - The management of Colonel Tom Parker, Elvis Presley - Military service, Elvis Presley - Comeback, Elvis Presley - 1969 onward, Elvis Presley - Movies, Elvis Presley - Gospel roots, Elvis Presley - Relationships, Elvis Presley - High school and early stardom, Elvis Presley - Priscilla Beaulieu Presley and some other relationships, Elvis Presley - Later years, Elvis Presley - Abuse of drugs, Elvis Presley - Death and burial, Elvis Presley - Lasting legacy, Elvis Presley - Elvis in the 21st century, Elvis Presley - Musical milestones, Elvis Presley - Trivia, Elvis Presley - Quotes from Elvis, Elvis Presley - Quotes about Elvis

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- Elvis recalls his reaction to being given an acoustic guitar for his eleventh birthday. “The most beautiful thing in the world to me is a baby lookin' as pretty as her mamma.” - Elvis. “When you let your head get too big it'll break your neck.” - Elvis. “Some people tap their feet, some people snap their fingers, and some people sway back and forth. I just sorta do 'em all together, I guess.” - Elvis in 1956, talking about his way of ...

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Elvis Presley, Elvis Presley - An American phenomenon, Elvis Presley - Birth & Childhood, Elvis Presley - The Sun recordings, Elvis Presley - The management of Colonel Tom Parker, Elvis Presley - Military service, Elvis Presley - Comeback, Elvis Presley - 1969 onward, Elvis Presley - Movies, Elvis Presley - Gospel roots, Elvis Presley - Relationships, Elvis Presley - High school and early stardom, Elvis Presley - Priscilla Beaulieu Presley and some other relationships, Elvis Presley - Later years, Elvis Presley - Abuse of drugs, Elvis Presley - Death and burial, Elvis Presley - Lasting legacy, Elvis Presley - Elvis in the 21st century, Elvis Presley - Musical milestones, Elvis Presley - Trivia, Elvis Presley - Quotes from Elvis, Elvis Presley - Quotes about Elvis

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On August 16, 1977, at his Graceland mansion in Memphis, Tennessee, Presley was found on the floor of his bedroom's ensuite bathroom by Fiancee Ginger Alden who had been asleep in his bed. He was transported to Baptist Memorial Hospital where doctors pronounced him dead at 3.30pm. He was only 42 years old. Referring to the day of his passing when band members were flying to Portland, Maine to meet for his concert, in her 1987 book "Elvis and Kathy", friend and backup vocalist Kathy Westmoreland wrote "Everyone knew he was sick, that each public a ...

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Elvis Presley, Elvis Presley - An American phenomenon, Elvis Presley - Birth & Childhood, Elvis Presley - The Sun recordings, Elvis Presley - The management of Colonel Tom Parker, Elvis Presley - Military service, Elvis Presley - Comeback, Elvis Presley - 1969 onward, Elvis Presley - Movies, Elvis Presley - Gospel roots, Elvis Presley - Relationships, Elvis Presley - High school and early stardom, Elvis Presley - Priscilla Beaulieu Presley and some other relationships, Elvis Presley - Later years, Elvis Presley - Abuse of drugs, Elvis Presley - Death and burial, Elvis Presley - Lasting legacy, Elvis Presley - Elvis in the 21st century, Elvis Presley - Musical milestones, Elvis Presley - Trivia, Elvis Presley - Quotes from Elvis, Elvis Presley - Quotes about Elvis

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Vocal range, extension, color, compass, center of gravity and phraseology "Elvis Presley has been described variously as a baritone and a tenor. An extraordinary compass, and a very wide range of vocal color have something to do with this divergence of opinion. The voice covers two octaves and a third, from the baritone low-G to the tenor high B, with an upward extension in falsetto to at least a D flat. Call him a high baritone. In "It's now or never", he ends it in a full voice cadence (A, G, F), that has nothing to do with t ...

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Elvis Presley, Elvis Presley - An American phenomenon, Elvis Presley - Birth & Childhood, Elvis Presley - The Sun recordings, Elvis Presley - The management of Colonel Tom Parker, Elvis Presley - Military service, Elvis Presley - Comeback, Elvis Presley - 1969 onward, Elvis Presley - Movies, Elvis Presley - Gospel roots, Elvis Presley - Relationships, Elvis Presley - High school and early stardom, Elvis Presley - Priscilla Beaulieu Presley and some other relationships, Elvis Presley - Later years, Elvis Presley - Abuse of drugs, Elvis Presley - Death and burial, Elvis Presley - Lasting legacy, Elvis Presley - Elvis in the 21st century, Elvis Presley - Musical milestones, Elvis Presley - Trivia, Elvis Presley - Quotes from Elvis, Elvis Presley - Quotes about Elvis

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During his lifetime, Elvis Presley: recorded 104 singles that hit the Top 40 of the Billboard pop chart. had 17 number 1 Billboard hits, including four singles in 1956 that occupied the top of the charts for a cumulative total of 25 weeks. The total (17) is surpassed only by The Beatles, who had 20 number 1 hits. This record was recently tied by Mariah Carey, an American pop and R&B singer. has spent a total of 79 Weeks at the number 1 position. His closest competitor is Mariah Carey with 77 w ...

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Elvis Presley, Elvis Presley - An American phenomenon, Elvis Presley - Birth & Childhood, Elvis Presley - The Sun recordings, Elvis Presley - The management of Colonel Tom Parker, Elvis Presley - Military service, Elvis Presley - Comeback, Elvis Presley - 1969 onward, Elvis Presley - Movies, Elvis Presley - Gospel roots, Elvis Presley - Relationships, Elvis Presley - High school and early stardom, Elvis Presley - Priscilla Beaulieu Presley and some other relationships, Elvis Presley - Later years, Elvis Presley - Abuse of drugs, Elvis Presley - Death and burial, Elvis Presley - Lasting legacy, Elvis Presley - Elvis in the 21st century, Elvis Presley - Musical milestones, Elvis Presley - Trivia, Elvis Presley - Quotes from Elvis, Elvis Presley - Quotes about Elvis

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In her 1985 book, Elvis and Me, his wife Priscilla wrote that Elvis suffered from severe insomnia and by 1962 when she moved to Graceland he was taking placidyls to get to sleep and began to do so in ever increasing doses. According to author Albert Goldman in his 1990 book Elvis: The Last 24 Hours, the pills were first given to him by Memphis disc jockey Dewey Phillips. Priscilla recounted how he would wake up at his normal time around 4:00 in the afternoon but would be groggy and irritable for a few hours from the heavy dose ...

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Elvis Presley, Elvis Presley - An American phenomenon, Elvis Presley - Birth & Childhood, Elvis Presley - The Sun recordings, Elvis Presley - The management of Colonel Tom Parker, Elvis Presley - Military service, Elvis Presley - Comeback, Elvis Presley - 1969 onward, Elvis Presley - Movies, Elvis Presley - Gospel roots, Elvis Presley - Relationships, Elvis Presley - High school and early stardom, Elvis Presley - Priscilla Beaulieu Presley and some other relationships, Elvis Presley - Later years, Elvis Presley - Abuse of drugs, Elvis Presley - Death and burial, Elvis Presley - Lasting legacy, Elvis Presley - Elvis in the 21st century, Elvis Presley - Musical milestones, Elvis Presley - Trivia, Elvis Presley - Quotes from Elvis, Elvis Presley - Quotes about Elvis

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No entertainer has ever had their life and intimate relationships examined in as much detail as has Elvis Presley. Even the FBI had a file on him of more than 600 pages. He has been the subject of over 718 books (and counting), including two by his only wife, Priscilla Beaulieu Presley (whom he married on May 1, 1967) and several others by former girlfriends including June Juanico. Since his death many claims to relationships have been made by women who were no more than acquaintances or had short term affairs which were exaggerated for personal gain. Elvis ...

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Elvis Presley, Elvis Presley - An American phenomenon, Elvis Presley - Birth & Childhood, Elvis Presley - The Sun recordings, Elvis Presley - The management of Colonel Tom Parker, Elvis Presley - Military service, Elvis Presley - Comeback, Elvis Presley - 1969 onward, Elvis Presley - Movies, Elvis Presley - Gospel roots, Elvis Presley - Relationships, Elvis Presley - High school and early stardom, Elvis Presley - Priscilla Beaulieu Presley and some other relationships, Elvis Presley - Later years, Elvis Presley - Abuse of drugs, Elvis Presley - Death and burial, Elvis Presley - Lasting legacy, Elvis Presley - Elvis in the 21st century, Elvis Presley - Musical milestones, Elvis Presley - Trivia, Elvis Presley - Quotes from Elvis, Elvis Presley - Quotes about Elvis

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On August 16, 1977, at his Graceland mansion in Memphis, Tennessee, Presley was found on the floor of his bedroom's ensuite bathroom by Fiancee Ginger Alden who had been asleep in his bed. He was transported to Baptist Memorial Hospital where doctors pronounced him dead at 3.30pm. He was only 42 years old. Referring to the day of his passing when band members were flying to Portland, Maine to meet for his concert, in her 1987 book "Elvis and Kathy," friend and backup vocalist Kathy Westmoreland wrote "Everyone knew he was sick, that each public a ...

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Elvis Presley, Elvis Presley - An American phenomenon, Elvis Presley - Birth & Childhood, Elvis Presley - The Sun recordings, Elvis Presley - The management of Colonel Tom Parker, Elvis Presley - Military service, Elvis Presley - Comeback, Elvis Presley - 1969 onward, Elvis Presley - Movies, Elvis Presley - Gospel roots, Elvis Presley - Relationships, Elvis Presley - High school and early stardom, Elvis Presley - Priscilla Beaulieu Presley and some other relationships, Elvis Presley - Later years, Elvis Presley - Abuse of drugs, Elvis Presley - Death and burial, Elvis Presley - Lasting legacy, Elvis Presley - Elvis in the 21st century, Elvis Presley - Musical milestones, Elvis Presley - Trivia, Elvis Presley - Quotes from Elvis, Elvis Presley - Quotes about Elvis

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By 1957 Elvis Presley was the most famous entertainer in the world. After pioneer band leader Bill Haley spawned interest in rock and roll in western Europe, Presley triggered a wide shift in tastes with effects lasting many decades. Singers in dozens of countries made Presley-influenced records in many languages and his own records were sold around the globe, even behind the former Iron Curtain. By 1958 Cliff Richard was rising to prominence in the UK and in France Johnny Hallyday became a rock and roll idol singing in French, soon to be fo ...

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Elvis Presley, Elvis Presley - An American phenomenon, Elvis Presley - Birth & Childhood, Elvis Presley - The Sun recordings, Elvis Presley - The management of Colonel Tom Parker, Elvis Presley - Military service, Elvis Presley - Comeback, Elvis Presley - 1969 onward, Elvis Presley - Movies, Elvis Presley - Gospel roots, Elvis Presley - Relationships, Elvis Presley - High school and early stardom, Elvis Presley - Priscilla Beaulieu Presley and some other relationships, Elvis Presley - Later years, Elvis Presley - Abuse of drugs, Elvis Presley - Death and burial, Elvis Presley - Lasting legacy, Elvis Presley - Elvis in the 21st century, Elvis Presley - Musical milestones, Elvis Presley - Trivia, Elvis Presley - Quotes from Elvis, Elvis Presley - Quotes about Elvis

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Interest in Presley's recordings returned during the buildup to the 2002 World Cup, when Nike used a Junkie XL remixed version of his "A Little Less Conversation" (credited as Elvis Vs JXL) as the background music to a series of TV commercials featuring international soccer stars. The remix hit Number 1 in over 20 countries, including the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia (it was also his first top 10 hit in the UK for nearly 22 years, and his first #1 there for nearly 25 years). At about the same time, a compilation of Presley ...

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Elvis Presley, Elvis Presley - An American phenomenon, Elvis Presley - Birth & Childhood, Elvis Presley - The Sun recordings, Elvis Presley - The management of Colonel Tom Parker, Elvis Presley - Military service, Elvis Presley - Comeback, Elvis Presley - 1969 onward, Elvis Presley - Movies, Elvis Presley - Gospel roots, Elvis Presley - Relationships, Elvis Presley - High school and early stardom, Elvis Presley - Priscilla Beaulieu Presley and some other relationships, Elvis Presley - Later years, Elvis Presley - Abuse of drugs, Elvis Presley - Death and burial, Elvis Presley - Lasting legacy, Elvis Presley - Elvis in the 21st century, Elvis Presley - Musical milestones, Elvis Presley - Trivia, Elvis Presley - Quotes from Elvis, Elvis Presley - Quotes about Elvis

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- Elvis recalls his reaction to being given an acoustic guitar for his eleventh birthday. “The most beautiful thing in the world to me is a baby lookin' as pretty as her mamma.” - Elvis. “When you let your head get too big it'll break your neck.” - Elvis. “Some people tap their feet, some people snap their fingers, and some people sway back and forth. I just sorta do 'em all together, I guess.” - Elvis in 1956, talking about his way of moving on s ...

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Elvis Presley, Elvis Presley - An American phenomenon, Elvis Presley - Birth & Childhood, Elvis Presley - The Sun recordings, Elvis Presley - The management of Colonel Tom Parker, Elvis Presley - Military service, Elvis Presley - Comeback, Elvis Presley - 1969 onward, Elvis Presley - Movies, Elvis Presley - Gospel roots, Elvis Presley - Relationships, Elvis Presley - High school and early stardom, Elvis Presley - Priscilla Beaulieu Presley and some other relationships, Elvis Presley - Later years, Elvis Presley - Abuse of drugs, Elvis Presley - Death and burial, Elvis Presley - Lasting legacy, Elvis Presley - Elvis in the 21st century, Elvis Presley - Musical milestones, Elvis Presley - Trivia, Elvis Presley - Quotes from Elvis, Elvis Presley - Quotes about Elvis

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