Elvis Presley
Biography
Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977), or simply Elvis, was an American singer and actor. Dubbed the "King of Rock and Roll", he is regarded as one of the most significant cultural figures of the 20th century. His energized interpretations of songs and sexually provocative performance style, combined with a singularly potent mix of influences across color lines during a transformative era in race relations, led him to both great success and initial controversy.
Presley was born in Tupelo, Mississippi, and relocated to Memphis, Tennessee, with his family when he was 13 years old. His music career began there in 1954, recording at Sun Records with producer Sam Phillips, who wanted to bring the sound of African-American music to a wider audience. Presley, on rhythm acoustic guitar, and accompanied by lead guitarist Scotty Moore and bassist Bill Black, was a pioneer of rockabilly, an uptempo, backbeat-driven fusion of country music and rhythm and blues. In 1955, drummer D. J. Fontana joined to complete the lineup of Presley's classic quartet and RCA Victor acquired his contract in a deal arranged by Colonel Tom Parker, who would manage him for more than two decades. Presley's first RCA Victor single, "Heartbreak Hotel", was released in January 1956 and became a number-one hit in the United States. Within a year, RCA would sell ten million Presley singles. With a series of successful network television appearances and chart-topping records, Presley became the leading figure of the newly popular sound of rock and roll, though his performative style and promotion of the then-marginalized sound of African-Americans led to him being widely considered a threat to the moral well-being of the White American youth.
In November 1956, Presley made his film debut in Love Me Tender. Drafted into military service in 1958, Presley relaunched his recording career two years later with some of his most commercially successful work. He held few concerts, however, and guided by Parker, proceeded to devote much of the 1960s to making Hollywood films and soundtrack albums, most of them critically derided. Some of his most famous films included Jailhouse Rock (1957), Blue Hawaii (1961), and Viva Las Vegas (1964). In 1968, following a seven-year break from live performances, he returned to the stage in the acclaimed television comeback special Elvis, which led to an extended Las Vegas concert residency and a string of highly profitable tours. In 1973, Presley gave the first concert by a solo artist to be broadcast around the world, Aloha from Hawaii. Years of prescription drug abuse and unhealthy eating habits severely compromised his health, and he died suddenly in 1977 at his Graceland estate at the age of 42.
Personal info
Gender
Male
Birthday
1935-01-08
Place of birth
Tupelo, Mississippi, USA
Images
Cast
Roustabout
1964
5.90
Viva Las Vegas
1964
6.20
Elvis: The Men Who Knew Him Best
2019
10.00
The Movie Orgy
1968
6.50
Elvis: That's the Way It Is
1970
7.80
Harum Scarum
1965
4.80
It Happened at the World's Fair
1963
5.80
Clambake
1967
5.90
Wild in the Country
1961
6.40
The Real Buddy Holly Story
1985
6.00
Elvis on Tour
1972
7.10
Kissin' Cousins
1964
4.70
Jailhouse Rock
1957
6.16
Girls! Girls! Girls!
1962
5.32
Double Trouble
1967
5.00
The Trouble with Girls
1969
4.90
Elvis Unleashed
2019
9.00
Easy Come, Easy Go
1967
5.90
Love Me Tender
1956
6.10
Elvis Presley: The Searcher
2018
7.40
Loving You
1957
6.10
Follow That Dream
1962
6.20
Tickle Me
1965
5.80
King Creole
1958
6.40
G.I. Blues
1960
6.50
Flaming Star
1960
6.46
Kid Galahad
1962
6.10
Fun in Acapulco
1963
5.90
Spinout
1966
5.60
Live a Little, Love a Little
1968
5.50
Charro!
1969
5.40
Girl Happy
1965
6.60
Frankie and Johnny
1966
5.70
Speedway
1968
5.80
Change of Habit
1969
5.60
Blue Hawaii
1961
5.90
Stay Away, Joe
1968
5.30
Paradise, Hawaiian Style
1966
5.10
Elvis - Aloha from Hawaii
1973
7.70
Elvis in Concert
1977
6.90
Mondo Elvis
1984
5.30
Elvis '56
1988
7.10
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
1982
6.00
Elvis: The Other Side
2020
10.00
The Elvis Conspiracy
1991
0.00
The Last 24 Hours: Elvis Presley
2019
7.50
Elvis: The '68 Comeback Special
2018
8.40
Elvis by the Presleys
2005
5.10
The King
2018
6.40
Little Richard: I Am Everything
2023
6.61
This Is Elvis
1981
7.00
Tupelo's Own Elvis Presley
2007
6.60
Elvis Found Alive
2012
3.80
Elvis: The Lost Performances
1992
7.10
Christmas at Graceland
2023
5.50
Rat Pack
2022
9.00
Double Elvis
2020
0.00
When the Music's Over
1983
0.00
The Last Repair Shop
2024
7.51
Rock: the origin
2023
10.00
Elvis: #1 Hit Performances
2007
5.50
Elvis: King of Entertainment
2002
0.00
Sinatra: 80 Years My Way
1995
0.00
The Rise & Fall of WCW
2009
7.10
Elvis Presley: The Last 24 Hours
2004
8.00
The Elvis Files
1990
0.00
Private Elvis
1993
7.50
Propaganda
2013
8.10
Joanna Lumley: Elvis and Me
2015
0.00
The Story of Elvis Presley
1990
10.00
Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration
2015
10.00
That's Entertainment! III
1994
7.00
My Way
2024
7.60
One Night With You
2000
10.00
Free to Rock
2017
6.40
Elvis and the Girl from Vienna
2017
5.50
Elvis: The Rebirth of the King
2017
8.50
Elvis At The Movies
2002
0.00
Elvis & June: A Love Story
2002
0.00
Elvis: Destination Vegas
2007
0.00
Elvis: His Best Friend Remembers
2007
0.00
Remembering Elvis: A Documentary
2001
0.00
Elvis: The Journey
2003
0.00
Why Elvis?
2005
0.00
Elvis: Return To Tupelo
2008
0.00
Elvis: 200 Cadillacs
2004
0.00
Elvis: The Ed Sullivan Shows
2006
0.00
Elvis Presley: Gladiators
2010
10.00
Elvis Through the Years
2007
0.00
Elvis: The Great Performances
2002
0.00
Elvis: The Birth of Rock N' Roll
2004
0.00
The Seven Ages of Elvis
2017
7.60
Elvis: The King of Rock 'n' Roll
2007
10.00
Elvis: Summer of '56
2011
0.00
Elvis Talks...Elvis On Elvis
2016
0.00
Elvis All-Star Tribute
2019
10.00
Elvis: The Definitive Collection
2002
0.00
Elvis | Viva Las Vegas
2008
7.30
The Elvis I Knew
1994
0.00
Game Changers
2018
7.40
Elvis: Strung Out
2018
4.80
The Champ and the King
2018
0.00
Elvis & Pat Boone Rockin' Rivals
2008
0.00
God Is the Bigger Elvis
2012
6.64
La Classe américaine
1993
7.60
My Darling Vivian
2020
7.50
Elvis & The Memphis Mafia
2018
7.00
Sweet Karolynne
2009
5.00
Classic Albums: Elvis Presley
2002
6.90
The Sparks Brothers
2021
7.38
Forrest Gump
1994
8.47
Elvis Live at Madison Square Garden
1972
10.00
Året var 1956
2006
0.00
