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Elvis Presley
  • Due March 16, 2005
  • By Tiffany Meade

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http//solosong.net/elvis/elvis.html
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Elvis Aaron Presley is Born
  • Elvis Aaron Presley was born to Vernon and Gladys
    Presley in a two-room house in Tupelo,
    Mississippi on January 8, 1935. His twin brother,
    Jessie Garon, was stillborn, leaving Elvis to
    grow up as an only child. He and his parents
    moved to Memphis, Tennessee in 1948, and Elvis
    graduated from Humes High School there in 1953.

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Vernon, Elvis Gladys Presley.
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Musical Influences
  • Elvis Presleys musical influences were the pop
    and country music of the time, the gospel music
    he heard in church and at the all-night gospel
    sings he frequently attended, and the black RB
    he absorbed on historic Beale Street as a Memphis
    teenager. In 1954, he began his singing career
    with the legendary Sun Records label in Memphis.
    In late 1955, his recording contract was sold to
    RCA Victor. By 1956, he was an international
    sensation. With a sound and style that uniquely
    combined his diverse musical influences and
    blurred and challenged the social and racial
    barriers of the time, he ushered in a whole new
    era of American music and popular culture.

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Elvis and Priscilla
November 1959Captain Joseph Beaulieu is
transferred from Texas to Weisbaden Air Force
Base near Friedberg, accompanied by his wife and
children, including his fourteen-and-a-half-
year-old stepdaughter, Priscilla Ann. (Priscilla
is the only child from Ann Beaulieus marriage
to her first husband, James Wagner, a Navy pilot
who was killed in a plane crash when Priscilla
was an infant.) Through a mutual friend,
Priscilla is invited to a party at Elvis home
soon after her arrival in Germany. They meet,
and the rest is history.
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Success
  • Elvis Presley starred in 33 successful films,
    made history with his television appearances and
    specials, and knew great acclaim through his
    many, often record-breaking, live concert
    performances on tour and in Las Vegas. Globally,
    he has sold over one billion records, more than
    any other artist. His American sales have earned
    him gold, platinum or multi-platinum awards for
    131 different albums and singles, far more than
    any other artist. Among his many awards and
    accolades were 14 Grammy nominations (3 wins)
    from the National Academy of Recording Arts
    Sciences, the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award,
    which he received at age 36, and his being named
    One of the Ten Outstanding Young Men of the
    Nation for 1970 by the United States Jaycees.
    Without any of the special privileges his
    celebrity status might have afforded him, he
    honorably served his country in the U.S. Army.

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  • Research is also underway to document his record
    sales achievements in other countries. It is
    estimated that 40 of Elvis' total record sales
    have been outside the United States.

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International Acclaim
  • Elvis Presleys trophy room at Graceland is
    filled with gold and platinum records and awards
    of all kinds from around the world. Some of the
    countries represented are Norway, Yugoslavia,
    Japan, Australia, South Africa, England, Sweden,
    Germany, France, Canada, Belgium, and the
    Netherlands.  It is interesting to note that,
    except for a handful of movie soundtrack songs,
    Elvis did not record in other languages, and,
    except for five shows in three Canadian cities in
    1957, he did not perform in concert outside the
    United States. Still, his recordings and films
    enjoyed, and continue to enjoy, popularity all
    over the globe, and he is known throughout the
    world by his first name.

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Record Charts Statistics
  • Elvis Presley has had no less than 149 songs to
    appear on Billboards Hot 100 Pop Chart in
    America. Of these, 114 were in the top forty, 40
    were in the top ten, and 18 went to number one.
    His number one singles spent a total of 80 weeks
    at number one. He has also had over 90 charted
    albums with ten of them reaching number one.
    These figures are only for the pop charts, and
    only in America. He was also a leading artist in
    the American country, RB, and gospel fields, and
    his chart success in other countries was
    substantial.

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Historic Television Guest Appearances
  • In 1956, Elvis made his network television debut
    with the first of his six appearances on Stage
    Show, a weekly variety program hosted by Tommy
    and Jimmy Dorsey. He followed these with two
    appearances on The Milton Berle Show, the second
    of which included a performance of Hound Dog that
    was so provocative (for that time, anyway) that
    it caused a national scandal. Elvis next appeared
    on The Steve Allen Show, with Allen mocking the
    sensation of the Berle appearance by having Elvis
    dress in a tuxedo, eliminate his usual physical
    gyrations, and sing Hound Dog to a Basset Hound.

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The Milton Berle Show
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Ed Sullivan
  • Ed Sullivan had once said he would never have the
    controversial singer on his top-rated show, but
    that was before the week that Elvis appearance
    on Steve Allen had surpassed Sullivans ratings.
    Sullivan paid Elvis 50,000 to make three
    appearances on his show, which was, at the time,
    more money than any performer had ever been paid
    to appear on a network variety program. When
    Elvis made his third Sullivan appearance in
    January of 1957, Ed Sullivan surprised Elvis by
    telling him on camera that his show had never had
    a better experience with a name act, and said I
    wanted to say to Elvis and the country that this
    is a real decent, fine boy. It was on this very
    same Sullivan appearance that Elvis was shown on
    camera from the waist up only, one of early
    television historys most memorable moments.
    Elvis next network television appearance was in
    1960, when Frank Sinatra gave his variety show a
    Welcome Home, Elvis theme to herald Elvis
    return from the army. Elvis was paid 125,000 to
    appear - again, making history.

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Silver Screen
  • Elvis Presley starred in 31 feature films as an
    actor and two theatrically released concert
    documentary films, all of which enjoyed financial
    success. For a number of years he was one of
    Hollywoods top box office draws and one of its
    highest-paid actors. His two most critically
    acclaimed films, Jailhouse Rock (1957) and King
    Creole (1958) have become classics of their era.
    His movies and concert films enjoy a healthy life
    today in television syndication and home video
    sales and rentals. Some of his top-selling music
    came from his movies. Eleven of his movie
    soundtrack albums went to the top ten, and of
    those, four went to number one. The soundtrack
    for G.I. Blues (1960), was number one on the
    Billboard Top 100 album chart for 10 weeks and
    remained on the chart for 111 weeks. The album
    from Blue Hawaii was number one for 20 weeks and
    was on the chart for 79 weeks.

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Love me tender
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Jailhouse Rock 1957
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Television Specials
  • Elvis Presleys three network television specials
    - Elvis (1968) , Elvis Aloha from Hawaii, via
    Satellite (1973), and Elvis in Concert (1977) -
    stand among the most highly rated specials of
    their time. His 1968 special, Elvis , is one of
    the most critically acclaimed music specials of
    all time. His 1973 special, Elvis - Aloha from
    Hawaii, via Satellite , was seen in 40 countries
    by 1 billion to 1.5 billion people and made
    television history. It was seen on television in
    more American homes than mans first walk on the
    moon.

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Aloha from Hawaii, via Satellite
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The Concert Stage
  • When Elvis returned to the live stage after the
    success of his 1968 television special and the
    wrap-up of his Hollywood movie contract
    obligations, he opened at the International Hotel
    in Las Vegas in the summer of 1969 for a 4-week,
    57-show engagement that broke all existing Las
    Vegas attendance records. He returned to the
    International a few months later in early 1970,
    during the slow winter season in Vegas, and broke
    his own attendance record. Right after that came
    a record-breaking six-show engagement at the
    Astrodome in Houston, where Elvis played to a
    total of 207,494 people.
  • Elvis took his elaborate live show on the road in
    the latter part of 1970 for his first concert
    tour since 1957. Throughout the 1970s Elvis
    toured America, breaking box office records right
    and left, and continued to play an engagement or
    two per year in Las Vegas and Lake Tahoe. Among
    the outstanding highlights of this period was in
    1972, when Elvis performed four sold-out shows at
    Madison Square Garden. During his concert years
    from 1969 to 1977, Elvis gave nearly 1,100
    concert performances.

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Grammy Awards
  • Elvis received 14 Grammy nominations from the
    National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
    (NARAS). His three wins were for gospel
    recordings - the album How Great Thou Art (1967),
    the album He Touched Me (1972) and his live
    Memphis concert recording of the song How Great
    Thou Art (1974). In 1971, NARAS also recognized
    him with their Lifetime Achievement Award (known
    then as the Bing Crosby Award ...in honor of its
    first recipient). Elvis was 36 years old at the
    time. Five of Elvis' recordings have been
    inducted into the NARAS Hall of Fame - his
    original 1956 recordings of Hound Dog (inducted
    1988) and Heartbreak Hotel (inducted 1995), his
    original 1954 recording of That's All Right
    (inducted 1998), his original 1969 recording of
    Suspicious Minds (inducted 1999), and his
    original 1956 recording of Don't Be Cruel
    (inducted 2002). The Hall of Fame recognizes
    "early recordings of lasting, qualitative or
    historical significance," with many inductees
    being recordings that were created and released
    before the 1958 inception of NARAS and the Grammy
    Awards.

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One of the Ten Outstanding Young Men in the
Nation.
  • The United States Junior Chamber of Commerce (the
    Jaycees) named Elvis Presley One of the Ten
    Outstanding Young Men of the Nation for 1970 in a
    ceremony on January 16, 1971, one of Elvis
    proudest moments. This award has been given since
    1938 and has honored men of achievement in all
    areas of endeavor - sports, government, science,
    medicine, entertainment, etc. It recognizes
    outstanding personal achievement and the
    exemplification of the opportunities available in
    the free enterprise system, along with
    patriotism, humanitarianism, and community
    service. (In the 1980's, eligibility was opened
    to women as well as men, and the award has since
    been presented to the year's Ten Outstanding
    Young Americans.)

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One of the Ten Outstanding Young Men of the
Nation
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Charitable Endeavors
  • Elvis Presley was famous for giving away
    Cadillacs, cash and jewelry, often on the spur of
    the moment. But, the true depth and breadth of
    his generosity and community involvement is not
    so widely known.
  • In 1961, Elvis gave a benefit concert at Bloch
    Arena in Hawaii that raised over 65,000 toward
    the building of the U.S.S. Arizona Memorial at
    Pearl Harbor. The resulting publicity gave new
    life to the fund-raising effort, which had, by
    then, lost its momentum. The memorial opened a
    year later.
  • Audience tickets for his 1973 Aloha from Hawaii
    television special and its pre-broadcast
    rehearsal show carried no price, as each audience
    member was asked to pay whatever he or she could.
    The performances and concert merchandise sales
    were a benefit raising 75,000 for the Kui Lee
    Cancer Fund in Hawaii.

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Charitable Endeavors.
  • Each year, for many years, Elvis gave 1,000 or
    more to each of fifty Memphis-area charities, but
    also continually made many other charitable
    donations in Memphis and around the country.
  • Most of Elvis philanthropic endeavors received
    no publicity at all. Throughout his adult life,
    for friends, for family, and for total strangers,
    he quietly paid hospital bills, bought homes,
    supported families, paid off debts, and much
    more.
  • Elvis' legacy of generosity continues through the
    work of the Elvis Presley Charitable Foundation,
    which is the philanthropic branch of Elvis
    Presley Enterprises, Inc. and the creator of the
    Elvis Presley Endowed Scholarship Fund at the
    University of Memphis. The tradition of giving
    also continues through the work of the Elvis fan
    clubs worldwide, most of which are heavily
    involved in charitable endeavors in Elvis'
    memory.

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Elvis Presleys Graceland
  • Graceland, Elvis Presleys home and refuge for
    twenty years, is one of the most visited homes in
    America today, now attracting over 600,000
    visitors annually. It is also the most famous
    home in America after the White House. In 1991,
    Graceland Mansion was placed on the National
    Register of Historic Places.

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Elvis Postal Stamp
  • In 1992, the U.S. Postal Service announced that
    Elvis' image would be used for a commemorative
    postage stamp. The Postal Service narrowed the
    artwork choices down to two images - one of Elvis
    in the 1950s as a sizzling young rocker, and one
    of him as a still-svelte concert superstar in his
    1973 Aloha from Hawaii special. In an
    unprecedented move, the USPS put the decision to
    the American people and distributed ballots coast
    to coast. Over 1.2 million votes were cast, and
    the image of the young rocker won. The stamp was
    released on January 8, 1993, with extravagant
    first day of issue ceremonies at Graceland. The
    Elvis stamp is the most widely publicized stamp
    issue in the history of the U.S. Postal Service,
    and it is the top selling commemorative postage
    stamp of all time. The USPS printed 500 million
    of them, three times the usual print run for a
    commemorative stamp. Several countries outside
    the USA also have issued Elvis stamps over the
    years.

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Special Posthumous Honors
  • The 1984 W.C. Handy Award from the Blues
    Foundation in Memphis recognized Elvis for
    "keeping the blues alive in his music - rock and
    roll." The Academy of Country Music's first
    Golden Hat Award presented in 1984 recognized
    Elvis' influence on country music. In 1986, Elvis
    was among the first group of inductees into the
    Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. In 1987, Elvis was
    honored with the first posthumous presentation of
    the Award of Merit by the American Music Awards,
    1987. In 1998, Elvis received the Country Music
    Association's highest honor, induction into the
    Country Music Hall of Fame. In 2001, Elvis was
    inducted into the Gospel Music Association's
    Gospel Music Hall of Fame. With that honor, Elvis
    is the only person, so far, to become a member of
    all three of these halls of fame - Rock and Roll,
    Country and Gospel.

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Generations of Fans
  • Currently, there are over 625 active Elvis
    Presley fan clubs worldwide. Elvis' popularity is
    at an all-time high, and his legacy continues to
    reach new audiences. Half of Graceland's
    visitorship is age 35 and under.

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A New Concert Career
  • On August 16, 1997, Elvis Presley, via video,
    starred in an extravagant concert production
    entitled Elvis in Concert '97 at the Mid-South
    Coliseum in Memphis, Tennessee, accompanied live
    on stage by over thirty of his former band mates
    and the Memphis Symphony Orchestra. The show
    played before a capacity crowd of fans who had
    come to Memphis from around the world to
    commemorate the twentieth anniversary of Elvis'
    death. Elvis broke the Mid-South Coliseum's
    all-time record dollar figure for box office
    sales. This concert was the prototype for the
    1998/99 touring production Elvis - The Concert.
    By being the first performer ever to headline a
    live concert tour while no longer living, Elvis
    made history again. The March 1998 tour included
    a three-show smash engagement at Radio City Music
    Hall in New York. The August 1998 tour included
    the excitement of Elvis' "return" to the Las
    Vegas Hilton with an eight-show engagement. The
    January/ February 1999 European tour opened with
    a sell-out at London's Wembley Arena and, in
    effect, marked Elvis Presley's first-ever
    concerts outside of North America. The show
    continues to tour periodically.

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The End.or is it?
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Quite a Man
  • His talent, good looks, sensuality, charisma, and
    good humor endeared him to millions, as did the
    humility and human kindness he demonstrated
    throughout his life. Known the world over by his
    first name, he is regarded as one of the most
    important figures of twentieth century popular
    culture. Elvis died at his Memphis home,
    Graceland, on August 16, 1977.

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Works Cited
  • http//www.elvis.com.au/presley/biography/elvis_pr
    esley_biography.shtml
  • http//www.rollingstone.com/artist/bio/_/id/154/el
    vispresley?pageidrs.ArtistcagepageregionartistH
    eader
  • http//solosong.net/elvis/elvis.html
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