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Birth Date
Elvis Aaron Presley was born in a two-room house in Tupelo, Mississipi. -
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Elvis' Life
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Was given a guitar as a present
Presley received his first guitar as a gift from his mother on his 11th birthday in 1946 and had his first taste of musical success a few years later when he won a talent show at Humes High School in Memphis. -
Beginning of his Singing Career
Elvis began his singing career with the legendary Sun Records label in Memphis. "That's All Right" was Presley's first single. -
First hits
Love me tenderPresley was on a roll, scoring his first No. 1 single with "Heartbreak Hotel," as well as his first No. 1 album. Elvis Presley signed a movie contract with Paramount Pictures. "Love me tender" was also a hit then. -
Joined the army
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Left the army
After leaving the Army in 1960, Presley resumed his career and was soon back at the top of the charts with the soundtrack for his film GI Blues. -
Got married and had a daughter
He and a girl called Priscilla wed in 1967 and had a daughter, Lisa Marie, the following year. -
Got divorced and was having health problems
He got divorced and he was also wrestling with other personal problems, including a growing addiction to prescription drugs; the once-thin rock star was battling a weight problem, and his destructive lifestyle caught up with him that fall, when he was hospitalized for drug-related health problems. -
Death Date
Presley died of heart failure, at the age of 42.
