Elvis Presley's Influences

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Elvis Presley was born on January 8th 1935, in a two room house in Tupelo Mississippi. Presley influences were pop and country music that was played in his generation, he was also heavily inspired by gospel music he heard in church, this is evident when you listen to his music. Presley singing career began in 1954 with Sun Records and by 1956 he was an international sensation.
Presley had a sound and style that combined all his diverse influences, it blurred them together creating something legendary, and something that no one had heard before. He ushered in a whole new era of American music and popular culture.

Robert Johnson was born on the 8th of May 1911 in Mississippi and passed away on August 16th 1938, although Johnson had a very short life , he is known as on the greatest blues musicians of all time. During Johnson short career he travelled around and played his music wherever he could. Johnson had a total of twenty nine songs he wrote and recorded in Dallas and San Antonio, songs such as “Sweet Home Chicago” which is now a widely recognised and played blues standard, covered by artist such as Eric Clapton and Stevie Ray Vaughn.
Much of Robert Johnson’s life is not known, there’s a rumour about how he sold his soul to the devil to gain his musical ability. Son House – a famous blues musician – claimed Johnson had
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