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Diary of Elvis PresleyBiography
Calendar of Events
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Diary of Elvis Presley biography:A Calendar of events
Elvis Presley is well-known as the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll. This Elvis PresleyBiography 101 article will cover the basics of his incredible life. Throughoutthe years on the stage, he produced 12 famous albums and left remarkablehistory in the world of rock and roll.From a country-side boy, he became the idol of uncountable young girlsduring his time. He died at the age of 42 but his legend lives on for hismillions of fans worldwide.The King of Rock ‘n’ Roll was born on the 8
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of January, 1935 to the Presleyfamily in Tupelo, Mississippi.Due to poverty, Elvis Aaron Presley moved to Memphiswith his parents at the age of 13.There, he graduated from the local Humes High Schooland he later found his first job as an usher at a theatre.Elvis discovered his interest and talent in music when his parents bought himhis first guitar. His uncle and pastor gave him basic lessons on guitar and hedeveloped a passion in blues.Earlier, he attended church sessions and they taught him how to sing. Oneday, he went to a record shop to record a birthday present for Gladys, hismother.His talents caught the eye of Sam Philips, the owner of Sun Records and hethen signed a three-year contract with the company.
 
Within the first week, they sold 7000 copies of Elvis’ first record, “That’sAlright Mama” and from there onwards, he began his journey as a rock starand appeared frequently on stages. In 1955, Colonel Parker bought hiscontract from Sun Records for 35 thousand dollars.His schoolmates had said that he looked weird in his flashy eye-catchingoutfits and long hair, always standing out of the crowd, just like what hebecame later; the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll.Nowadays we all take for granted the chameleon image shifting and eye-popping costumes worn by musicians and singers from the 1980s onward, bystars like Madonna and Michael Jackson.But in his era Elvis was totally unique, and like always he was a trendsetterwell ahead of his time, showing these other singing sensations how to createand shift their own images.Which era or image of Elvis Presley did you like the best? Was it the rawtalent in homemade velvet jackets, or the gold suited romantic comedymovie star.Maybe you prefer the famous Elvis Presley Jumpsuits he designed after thekarate suit concept, and the gentle romantic Ballads he sang of that era.His achievements include three Grammy Awards and appeared in over 30successful films and was estimated to have earned over $4.5millionthroughout his career. He sold 2 million copies of his twelve albums and wascrowned the “multi-platinum album sales performer”.He was a perfectionist and recorded the hit “Hound Dog” 33 times before hewas satisfied. He gradually developed the desire to perform on stages.Despite his career as a rock singer, he served the U.S military and was theDeputy Sheriff of Shelby County in Tennessee.
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