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Stage Name: Elvis Presley
Birth Name: Elvis Aaron Presley
Date of Birth: Eighth of January, Nineteen Thirty Five
City/Town of Birth: Tupelo
State/Province of Birth: Mississippi
Country of Birth: United States of America
Short Bio: Elvis is often thought of as the most influential
artist of the twentieth century. If not the most influential, certainly
the most popular, alongside Michael Jackson. Elvis was one of the
original artists to perform rockabilly, a combination of R&B
and country. Sam Phillips of Sun Records was the man responsible
for kick starting Elvis's career. Borrowing heavily on African American
music, there is was some resentment that Elvis was able to attain
such worldwide success using material sourced from a community who
were not allowed to break through into mainstream music due to racial
discrimination. In fact, to begin with, many radio listeners assumed
Elvis was black. Elvis himself acknowledged his respect and the
debt he owed to gospel and rhythm and blues. Elvis was managed by
Colonel Tom Parker for two decades, during which he was at the peak
of his popularity. Elvis's stage performance included a range of
unique mannerisms which are still a part of his cultural iconography.
His music branched over many genre's, such as rock and roll, r&b,
blues, country and gospel. Elvis made a range of films which were
not as well received as his music. A train of thought is that Elvis
or his management made the mistake of focusing too heavily on the
movies in the 1960's. Elvis was controversially excluded from Time
magazine's list of the '20th century's 100 most important and influential
people'. The reason stated was that he did not write any of the
songs he performed.
Popular Songs: Blue Suede Shoes, Hound Dog, Heartbreak Hotel,
Love Me Tender, Teddy Bear.
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