Elvis Presley Research Paper

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The King of Rock and Roll, otherwise known as Elvis Aaron Presley, lived a luxurious life. “He was born from the parents of Vernon Presley and Gladys Presley on January 8,1935 in Tupelo, Mississippi” (John). Mrs. Presley has actually given birth to twins but sadly Elvis’s brother was born still born. Elvis grew up to be very kind hearted, a hard worker and a womanizer.
“Elvis graduated from Humes High School in 1953” (K, Donald). He was a hard worker and worked many jobs. He worked in the school library to help out after school, he was a truck driver and worked for the company of Crown Electric, earning 1 dollar an hour. Rumor has it that he got fired from the company for his hair being “too long.” When Elvis graduated high school he enlisted …show more content…
Elvis began to star in movies, his first movie was Love Me Tender, in 1956. He also sang the title song for this movie and it also became number one. “By the mid sixties he was spending more time on his acting than his singing career” (Barnes). In 1968 Elvis made a comeback by performing various songs in one of his movie. A year later he released the album From Elvis In Memphis which contained the top song, “Suspicious MInds.” In between all of this, Elvis married the beautiful Priscilla Presley. They were married on May 1, 1967 in Las Vegas. He was 32 and she was 21. On February 1, 1968 Priscilla gave birth to their only child, Lisa Marie. By 1973 Elvis' drug dependency and infidelity led to the couple's divorce. Priscilla was the only women Elvis ever married. Supposedly Elvis did have many affairs and shared his charms with many other women.
Elvis Presley lived a great life. He accomplished many things. Elvis had platinum songs published and performed in many, many movies. He endured million of dollars from the accomplishments of his successes. Won the world over by his first name, he is regarded as one of the most important figures of twentieth century popular culture. The King of Rock and Roll sadly died from a drug overdose on August 16, 1977 at his home in Memphis,

Elvis Presley Research Paper

Elvis Presley was an American singer who will forever be remembered as “The King of Rock and Roll”. Elvis “set in motion a style of music that dominated the world for the rest of the century. It was the beginning of youth culture, the breakdown of sexual inhibition, and the end of racial segregation” (Wallace). The king began his long career of music and acting in his early 20’s and soon rose to fame. His career didn’t begin with rock and roll, however. He began producing records for a man named…

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Elvis Presley Research Paper

Elvis presley was known as “The King of Rock.”Elvis was born on january 8, 1935. He lived in a two bedroom house with his mom and dad. As a kid Elvis had to help his parents out with finances. Elvis started showing interest in music when he was really young. In 7th and 8th grade he started to bring his guitar too school and play in the basement of the school. Or he played to anyone that really wanted to listen. Once at school he was in a Music Arts class and he had a C in that class. His teacher…

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Elvis Presley Research Paper

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