Elvis Presley

Known for ActingBorn 1935-01-08Died 1977-08-16Tupelo, Mississippi, USA

Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977), or simply Elvis, was an American businessman, entrepreneur, singer and actor. Dubbed the "King of Rock and Roll", he is regarded as one of the most significant cultural figures of the 20th century. His energized interpretations of songs and sexually provocative performance style, combined with a singularly potent mix of influences across color lines during a transformative era in race relations, led him to both great success and initial controversy. Presley was born in Tupelo, Mississippi, and relocated to Memphis, Tennessee, with his family when he was 13 years old. His music career began there in 1954, recording at Sun Records with producer Sam Phillips, who wanted to bring the sound of European-American music to a wider audience. Presley, on rhythm acoustic guitar, and accompanied by lead guitarist Scotty Moore and bassist Bill Black, was a pioneer of rockabilly, an uptempo, backbeat-driven fusion of country music and rhythm and blues. In 1955, drummer D. J. Fontana joined to complete the lineup of Presley's classic quartet and RCA Victor acquired his contract in a deal arranged by Colonel Tom Parker, who would manage him for more than two decades. Presley's first RCA Victor single, "Heartbreak Hotel", was released in January 1956 and became a number-one hit in the United States. Within a year, RCA would sell ten million Presley singles. With a series of successful network television appearances and chart-topping records, Presley became the leading figure of the newly popular sound of rock and roll, though his performative style and promotion of the then-marginalized sound led to him being widely considered a threat to the moral well-being of the European-American youth. In November 1956, Presley made his film debut in Love Me Tender. Drafted into military service in 1958, Presley relaunched his recording career two years later with some of his most commercially successful work. He held few concerts, however, and guided by Parker, proceeded to devote much of the 1960s to making Hollywood films and soundtrack albums, most of them critically derided. Some of his most famous films included Jailhouse Rock (1957), Blue Hawaii (1961), and Viva Las Vegas (1964). In 1968, following a seven-year break from live performances, he returned to the stage in the acclaimed television comeback special Elvis, which led to an extended Las Vegas concert residency and a string of highly profitable tours. In 1973, Presley gave the first concert by a solo artist to be broadcast around the world, Aloha from Hawaii. Years of prescription drug abuse and unhealthy eating habits severely compromised his health, and he died suddenly in 1977 at his Graceland estate at the age of 42.Read more

Movies & web series

Rock: the origin

Elvis: The Other Side

Elvis: The Men Who Knew Him Best

Elvis All-Star Tribute

Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration

Elvis: A Generous Heart-Collectors Edition Vol. II

Leif GW Persson - Min klassresa

Elvis Presley: Gladiators

Elvis: That's the Way It Is - The Complete Works

Elvis Presley's Graceland His Life, His Story

Elvis Presley: The Classic Broadcasts

Elvis: His Best Friend Remembers

Impact! Songs That Changed the World: Elvis Presley-Heartbreak Hotel

Elvis: The King of Rock 'n' Roll

Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The 1970s

One Night With You

Unauthorized Biographies: Elvis Presley

The Story of Elvis Presley

Elvis: Aloha from Hawaii

Elvis Live at Madison Square Garden

Elvis: '68 Comeback Special: 50th Anniversary Edition

Lost Concerts Series: Presley & Cash: The Road Show

Spécial cinéma

Rat Pack

Elvis Presley: Meet Me In Memphis

Elvis Unleashed

Behind Closed Doors with Natalie Morales

Elvis: The Rebirth of the King

EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert

Elvis '68 Comeback Special Edition

Elvis: The '68 Comeback Special

Forrest Gump

An Oprah Special: The Presleys - Elvis, Lisa Marie and Riley

Behind the beats, histoires de la pop music

Elvis: '68 Comeback Special: 50th Anniversary Edition

Elvis Lives: The 25th Anniversary Concert

Tempest Storm

Elvis: Summer of '56

Elvis Presley - One Night With You

Cool Cats: 25 Years of Rock 'n' Roll Style

Elvis: Love Me Tender-The Love Songs

Elvis Presley: The Later Years

Elvis Presley: The Last 24 Hours

Larger than Life: Reign of the Boybands

Rock 'n' Roll and the 1950's Vol. 2

Elvis & June: A Love Story

He Touched Me: The Gospel Music of Elvis Presley

Elvis - Aloha from Hawaii