Elvis Presley

Elvis Presley

Hello, l would like to introduce the king of rock and roll to you and show you how his songs have impacted the world of rock music.

First I am going to introduce Elvis Presley to you and talk about his private and professional life.

Secondly I’ll talk about his beginning into the music world.

Third, I’ll try to analyze how his music has impacted the world.

First I am going to introduce Elvis Presley to you and talk about his private and professional life.

Elvis Aaron Presley was born on January 8th 1935 in Tupelo Mississippi.

Elvis Presley was the only son of Gladys Smith and Vernon Presley.

Elvis was raised within a very religious family which regularly attended church.

Growing up Elvis faced great financial difficulty and turned to gardening and selling ice-cream cones outside the school to bring in some money for his family.

In 1945 he met Priscilla Beaulieu in Germany and married her in 1967. They had one child, Lisa Marie Presley in 1968. They divorced in 1973.

He died in 1977 at the age of 42. He was found in his bathroom and was later found to have died of an overdose of multiple drugs.

Secondly I’ll talk about his beginning into the music world.

At eleven years old, his parents bought him his first guitar and Elvis grew very passionate about gospel, the blues and country music.

Elvis decided to try his luck and 65 years ago he recorded at his own expense two songs; “My Happiness and that’s when you’re Heartaches Begin” with the Memphis Recording Service.

On July, 1954 the owner-producer of Sun Records, Sam Phillips, presented Elvis to two local musicians, the guitarist Scotty Moore and the double bassist Bill Black.

On July 5th, the trio recorded “That's All Right, (Mama)” with the Blue Moon of Kentucky .

The single went out under the label Sun on July 19th. This was his first single.

Third, I’ll try to analyze how his music impacted the world.

Until his first album in 1954, the younger generations still listened to the idols of their parents.

He was among the first to be "a young artist for the young people". He was the one to carry their voice and their aspiration of freedom.

There is an America before and after Elvis. The youth, by confiding a standard bearer, began to exist with him. He seized the said music "black".

He adored the gospel, and he distinguished himself by playing the blues.

At that time, blacks played for blacks, and whites for the whites. He broke all this, which raised many problems. Some whites blamed him for playing music for the blacks, and the black people blamed him for playing for the white people. Elvis even played a social role in the apartheid; his cultural influence was strong. He went as far as allowing the gratitude of the "Negro music"

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