Elvis Presley

The birth of rock 'n' roll

1955, Elvis Presley's "Mystery Train" reached the top of the country charts. His first number one of the so-called "100" is the "heartbreak hotel" (1956), that it is the position of the 27 weeks on the chart. This song also reached the top of the country charts, it became a symbol of his ability to combine the country singing, rhythm and blues, and anger with the new long out of rhythm and blues, rock and roll, "Rock and Roll. 1950s the rest Elvis "living legend" status records, including "Hound Dog" (1956), "Do not be cruel" (1956), "blue suede shoes" (1956), "tender love I "(1956)," shook their heads "(1957)," Jailhouse Rock "(1957) he began in the 1960s in a similar way with the" now "or" never "(1960) and" tonight Are you lonely? "(1960).

Elvis is generally referred to as the "King of Rock" N "Volume and lead to new music from the very beginning in the 1950s, and its peak in the 1960s, their place of permanent residence in the 1970s and 20the music of the 1980s. His impact on American popular culture is huge, because he seems to affect the way the dress, hairstyle, and even behavior. John Lennon (1940-1980) after the attention of one of the most important impact of Elvis Presley Beatles. Even his hip rotation action became legendary as he continued his rock rock and roll conquered within 136 gold albums (500,000 sold) and 10 platinum albums (sales of 10,000). Ultimately, his record rating chart is at the top of two straight decades, recording artist in the 1950s and 1960s.

Elvis in the movies

Elvis was an instant success in TV and film. Steve millions - Allen, Milton Berle, the toast of the town, and the Ed Sullivan show, in the instructions of the camera, keeping above the buttocks controversial (controversial) exterior view forward to his appearances on television "Elvis the pelvis." he is a bigger box office smash in 1956, Love Me Tender. 32 movies, Elvis has become the highest box office sweepstakes in the past two decades, with ticket sales of over 150 million U.S. dollars.

Although some of Elvis's movies were widely criticized, and show them his music, his image and reputation. His films include Jailhouse Rock "(1957), King Creole (1958), the the GI blues (1960), Blue Hawaii (1961), girl, girl! Girls! (1962), and Latin America Las Vegas (1964), the spin-off (1966) the wild countries (1961), based on the JR Salamanca novel, lost country, marked his debut in a straight dramatic role.

Controversy

Elvis Presley in 1958, is widely promotional restrictions in the army. That year, he was stationed in Fort Hood, Texas, his mother died. The rest of his military service took stationed in Germany until he was discharged (released) in 1960. In Germany, he met his future wife, Priscilla Beaulieu (1945 -).

Elvis Presley's success in the entertainment industry along with countless failures, his personal life. He arranged for Priscilla, still a teenager, to live in his Memphis home, Graceland Mansion, where she completed high school. In 1967, he married her, She bore him his only child, Lisa Marie Presley, in 1968. In 1973, he and Priscilla divorced. During this time, the whole of his career, his personal manager, Tom Parker, to control their own financial situation. The growth in the Elvis number of millions, so Parker was called the gambler mismanagement. Parker later sued his financial transactions, but he was acquitted to prove his innocence. Elvis Presley made ​​in his lifetime is estimated to be $ 4.3 billion revenue, but he never did get the concept of financial responsibility. This has led to frequent legal disputes, during and after his lifetime in the management of his staff and a number of record companies. Elvis Presley and his friendship, also have similar luck, often surrounded himself with a bunch of thugs to protect his worship.

Beginning of the end

A weight problem is clearly in the late 1960s, in the private Elvis became increasingly dependent on drugs, especially amphetamines and tranquilizers. George · Nichopoulos, his personal physician, were later charged, but acquitted, he and dispensing prescriptions for thousands of pills and drugs (illegal drugs).

Although Elvis's weight and drug-dependent increase in the 1970s, Elvis Presley concert performances in the sold-out field continued flow. August 16, 1977, the day before the start of another concert tour, Elvis Presley was found dead in Graceland Mansion by his fiancee, Ginger Alden. The official cause of death is heart disease, and after his death his drug dependency to create a media event. His death caused a worldwide mourning scene.

Elvis death, because his superstar life, legends celebrate. Graceland Mansion, which he purchased in 1957 for $ 102,500, is in Memphis and the most popular tourist attractions, attracting millions of visitors from the United States and around the world.

Presley became the first ever candidates divided into three concert halls of fame when it was announced that he will be guided into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame, November 27, 2001 in Nashville, Tennessee. He is already a Hall of Fame and village Hall of Fame, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.