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Elvis Aaron Presley

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Elvis Aaron Presley was an American singer

and actor. A cultural icon, he is commonly known

simply as Elvis and is also sometimes referred to as The

King of Rock 'n' Roll or The King.

Elvis Presley was Elvis Presley was born on January 8born on January 8thth

1935, in Tulepo, 1935, in Tulepo, Mississippi. Mississippi.

His parents were His parents were poor, and they poor, and they

were very were very religious. They religious. They

often took Elvis to often took Elvis to church. That’s church. That’s where he first where he first

learned to sing.learned to sing.

Then, when he Then, when he was a teenager, was a teenager, Elvis went to live Elvis went to live

in Memphis, in Memphis, Tennessee. He Tennessee. He

went to the local went to the local High School. He High School. He was an average was an average

student. The student. The thing he was thing he was

really interested really interested in, was music.in, was music.

One day, in 1955, he One day, in 1955, he took his guitar to the took his guitar to the Sun Recording Studio Sun Recording Studio in Memphis. There he in Memphis. There he

recorded 2 recorded 2 country’n’western country’n’western

songs for his mother’s songs for his mother’s birthday. One of them birthday. One of them was called was called That’s all That’s all right Mamaright Mama. All her . All her

live she was very close live she was very close to Elvis. The recording to Elvis. The recording studio liked the songs studio liked the songs

and they liked the and they liked the singer. singer.

His style was a His style was a mixture of two mixture of two

traditions, white traditions, white country’n’western, country’n’western,

and blues – the and blues – the music of the black music of the black

people in the people in the American South.American South.

A few months later, A few months later, Elvis met ‘Colonel’ Elvis met ‘Colonel’

Tom Parker. He took Tom Parker. He took over Elvis’ career. over Elvis’ career.

With his With his management, Elvis management, Elvis became popular not became popular not only in America, but only in America, but all over the world. all over the world. Soon, Elvis had his Soon, Elvis had his first smash hits – first smash hits –

Hound Dog, All Shook Hound Dog, All Shook Up, and many others.Up, and many others.

Some years later, Some years later, Elvis was making Elvis was making Hollywood films Hollywood films

like Love Me like Love Me Tender and King Tender and King Creole. He made Creole. He made

many films – some many films – some people say too people say too many. Some of many. Some of

them were not very them were not very good. But Elvis’ good. But Elvis’

fans were always fans were always loyal. They went to loyal. They went to

see all his films, see all his films, and they bought all and they bought all

his records.his records.

Elvis died aged Elvis died aged 42. It was a 42. It was a

sudden death. It sudden death. It came as a shock. came as a shock. Everyone knew Everyone knew

Elvis was the king Elvis was the king of rock’n’roll. And of rock’n’roll. And everyone knows everyone knows he will always be he will always be

the king of the king of rock’n’roll. Long rock’n’roll. Long

Live Elvis! Live Elvis!

Long Live Elvis!