[Musicians] Elvis Presley

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• Musician Name: Elvis Presley
• Birthday / Location: January 8, 1935 Tupelo, Mississippi US
• Main instrument: Rock and roll pop rockabilly country gospel R&B blues
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• Other Information: Elvis Aaron Presley [note 1] (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977) was an American singer, musician, and actor. Nicknamed the "King of Rock and Roll", or simply "The King", he is considered one of the most significant cultural icons of the 20th century. With a string of successful television appearances, and chart-topping hits, he became the leading figure in rock and roll.
• Born in Tupelo, Mississippi, in the United States, he moved with his family to Memphis, Tennessee, when he was 13 years old. His music career began in 1954, recording at Sun Records with producer Sam Phillips, who wanted to bring the sound of African-American music to a wider audience. Accompanied by guitarist Scotty Moore and bassist Bill Black, he was a pioneer of rockabilly, a fusion of country music and rhythm and blues. In 1955, drummer D. J. Fontana joined the team and completed the singer's classic quartet, the Jordanaires, and record label RCA Victor acquired his contract in a deal arranged by Colonel Tom Parker, who would go on to manage him for more than two years. decades. His first single with RCA, "Heartbreak Hotel", was released in January 1956 and became a number one hit in the United States.
• In November 1956, Presley made his film debut in Love Me Tender. Drafted into the military in 1958, he relaunched his music career two years later with some of his most commercially successful work. However, he performed few concerts, and under Parker, devoted much of the 1960s to making films and soundtracks, most of which were not well received by critics. In 1968, after a seven-year hiatus from performing live, he returned to the stage in the acclaimed Elvis television special, which led to an extended Las Vegas residency and a series of highly profitable tours. In 1973, he became the first solo artist to have a show broadcast around the world, Aloha from Hawaii. Years of prescription drug abuse seriously compromised his health, and he died suddenly in 1977 at his estate, Graceland, at the age of 42.
• His energetic interpretations of the songs and his sexually provocative performance style, combined with a uniquely potent mix of influences beyond the color barrier during a transformative era in race relations, made him enormously po[CENSORED]r and controversial. He is the best-selling solo artist in music history. He also achieved commercial success in many genres, including pop, country, blues, and gospel. Elvis won three competitive Grammys, received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award at age 36, and was inducted into multiple Halls of Fame. The singer holds several records, including the most RIAA certified gold and platinum albums, the most albums on the Billboard 200, the most number-one singles by a solo artist on the UK Albums Chart, and the most number-one singles on the UK Singles Chart. Chart.