1935-01-08 ( 90 years old ) in Tupelo, Mississippi, USA
Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977), or simply Elvis, was an American 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 African-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 of African-Americans led to him being widely considered a threat to the moral well-being of the White 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.
Movies
My Way
2024-05-16
The Last Repair Shop
2024-02-16
Christmas at Graceland
2023-11-29
Rock: the origin
2023-10-11
Reinventing Elvis: The 68' Comeback
2023-07-30
Elvis & Priscilla: Conditional Love
2023-06-10
Little Richard: I Am Everything
2023-04-11
Rat Pack
2022-01-11
Elvis Presley: Meet Me In Memphis
2022-01-01
Elvis the man who shook up the world
2021-10-01
The Sparks Brothers
2021-06-18
Charles Bronson: The Spirit of Masculinity
2020-11-29
Double Elvis
2020-11-16
Elvis: The Other Side
2020-11-03
My Darling Vivian
2020-04-27
Elvis Unleashed
2019-10-07
Elvis: The Men Who Knew Him Best
2019-10-01
ZZ Top - That Little Ol' Band from Texas
2019-06-01
Elvis All-Star Tribute
2019-02-17
The Last 24 Hours: Elvis Presley
2019-01-19
Elvis Presley: The Searcher
2018-11-19
The Champ and the King
2018-10-11
Elvis: The '68 Comeback Special
2018-08-16
Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood
2018-07-27
Game Changers
2018-06-29
The King
2018-06-22
Elvis: Strung Out
2018-03-01
Elvis & The Memphis Mafia
2018-01-16
Elvis: The Rebirth of the King
2017-12-29
The Seven Ages of Elvis
2017-08-16
Elvis and the Girl from Vienna
2017-08-14
Free to Rock
2017-05-01
Elvis Talks...Elvis On Elvis
2016-08-26
Joanna Lumley: Elvis and Me
2015-11-04
Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration
2015-10-13
Propaganda
2013-02-14
God Is the Bigger Elvis
2012-04-01
Elvis Found Alive
2012-01-24
Elvis: Summer of '56
2011-11-29
Elvis Presley: Gladiators
2010-01-05
The Rise & Fall of WCW
2009-12-17
Sweet Karolynne
2009-02-28
Sex in '69: The Sexual Revolution in America
2009-01-01
Elvis | Viva Las Vegas
2008-09-16
Elvis: #1 Hit Performances & More Vol. II
2008-08-05
Elvis: Return To Tupelo
2008-08-01
Elvis & Pat Boone Rockin' Rivals
2008-03-18
Elvis: #1 Hit Performances
2007-11-12
Elvis: The King of Rock 'n' Roll
2007-11-12
Elvis: Destination Vegas
2007-10-30
Elvis: His Best Friend Remembers
2007-10-23
Elvis Through the Years
2007-08-14
Tupelo's Own Elvis Presley
2007-06-11
Elvis: Love Me Tender-The Love Songs
2007-03-06
Elvis Presley: The Classic Broadcasts
2007-01-01
Elvis: The Ed Sullivan Shows
2006-11-21
Elvis Presley and Johnny Cash: The Road Show
2006-10-30
Elvis '68 Comeback Special Edition
2006-08-03
Elvis Lives: The 25th Anniversary Concert
2006-02-02
Året var 1956
2006-01-08
Louisiana Hayride: Cradle To The Stars
2005-06-28
Why Elvis?
2005-06-28
Elvis by the Presleys
2005-05-13
Elvis Presley: The Last 24 Hours
2004-12-31
Retro Video Collection 1975-1999 vol1
2004-09-13
Elvis: The Birth of Rock N' Roll
2004-07-27
Elvis: A 50th Anniversary Celebration
2004-06-08
Elvis: 200 Cadillacs
2004-01-06
Elvis The Man The Music The Legend
2004-01-06
Eddie Cochran & Friends: C'mon Everybody
2004-01-01
Rock 'n' Roll and the 1950's Vol. 2
2003-08-29
Elvis: Rare Moments with the King
2003-08-05
Elvis: The Journey
2003-01-01
Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The 1970s
2002-08-30
Elvis & June: A Love Story
2002-08-16
Elvis: The Definitive Collection
2002-08-16
Elvis: The Great Performances
2002-08-13
Elvis: The Ultimate Live Collection
2002-08-12
Elvis At The Movies
2002-07-30
Classic Albums: Elvis Presley
2002-04-30
The Definitive Elvis: The Television Years
2002-03-31
The Definitive Elvis: The Memphis Years
2002-03-31
The Definitive Elvis: Elvis and the Colonel
2002-03-31
The Definitive Elvis 25th Anniversary: Vol. 2 The Hollywood Years Pt. I 1956-1961 & Pt. II 1962-1969
2002-02-01
The Definitive Elvis 25th Anniversary: Vol. 5 The Many Loves Of Elvis & The Intimate Loves Of Elvis
2002-02-01
The Definitive Elvis 25th Anniversary: Vol. 7 A Man And His Music & The Spiritual Soul Of Elvis
2002-02-01
Elvis: King of Entertainment
2002-01-01
Elvis Presley: His Early Performances
2002-01-01
Remembering Elvis: A Documentary
2001-06-12
Elvis: The Alternate Aloha Concert
2000-06-01
One Night With You
2000-04-12
Hollywood Rocks 'n' Rolls in the '50s
1999-02-02
Sinatra: 80 Years My Way
1995-12-14
That's Entertainment! III
1994-07-01
Forrest Gump
1994-06-23
The Elvis I Knew
1994-01-01
La Classe américaine
1993-12-31
Private Elvis
1993-10-24
Elvis Presley: Elvis in Hollywood
1993-09-01
Unauthorized Biographies: Elvis Presley
1993-01-01
Elvis: The Lost Performances
1992-06-24
The Elvis Conspiracy
1991-08-01
The Story of Elvis Presley
1990-06-05
The Elvis Files
1990-01-01
Elvis '56
1988-01-15
The Real Buddy Holly Story
1985-09-12
Elvis Presley - One Night With You
1985-01-05
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
1985-01-01
Mondo Elvis
1984-12-31
When the Music's Over
1983-06-14
Cool Cats: 25 Years of Rock 'n' Roll Style
1983-01-01
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
1982-01-01
This Is Elvis
1981-04-03
Elvis in Concert
1977-10-03
Elvis - Aloha from Hawaii
1973-01-14
Elvis: Aloha from Hawaii - Rehearsal Concert
1973-01-13
Elvis on Tour
1972-11-01
Elvis Live at Madison Square Garden
1972-06-10
Elvis: That's the Way It Is
1970-11-11
Change of Habit
1969-11-10
The Trouble with Girls
1969-06-24
Charro!
1969-03-13
Live a Little, Love a Little
1968-10-23
Speedway
1968-06-07
Stay Away, Joe
1968-03-08
The Movie Orgy
1968-01-01
Clambake
1967-12-04
Easy Come, Easy Go
1967-05-28
Double Trouble
1967-04-05
Spinout
1966-10-06
Paradise, Hawaiian Style
1966-04-23
Frankie and Johnny
1966-03-31
Harum Scarum
1965-12-15
Tickle Me
1965-06-30
Girl Happy
1965-04-14
Roustabout
1964-11-11
Kissin' Cousins
1964-03-06
Viva Las Vegas
1964-02-08
Fun in Acapulco
1963-11-27
It Happened at the World's Fair
1963-04-03
Kid Galahad
1962-11-29
Girls! Girls! Girls!
1962-11-21
Follow That Dream
1962-04-11
Blue Hawaii
1961-11-22
Wild in the Country
1961-06-15
Flaming Star
1960-12-20
G.I. Blues
1960-11-23
King Creole
1958-07-02
Jailhouse Rock
1957-11-08
Loving You
1957-07-09
Love Me Tender
1956-11-15
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