Elvis

Elvis Presley

  • Elvis is born

  • Elvis gets his first guitar

    Elvis gets his first guitar
    Elvis' parents bought him a guitar for his 11th birthday. It was love at first sight.
  • Signs his first contract

    Elvis got a recording contract with RCA records.
  • Elvis makes his first album

    Elvis makes his first album
    Elvis headed to Nashville where he recorded his first record. It included one of his hits, Heartbreak Hotel.
  • Elvis makes a movie

    Elvis makes a movie
    Elvis starred in a film with Paramount Pictures called Love Me Tender.
  • Graceland is purchased

    Graceland is purchased
    Elvis bought his now-famous home in Memphis, TN. He named it Graceland.
  • Elvis gets married

    Elvis gets married
    Elvis married a woman named Priscilla. They had met while Elvis was in the army in Germany.
  • lvis meets the president

    lvis meets the president
    Elvis met President Richard Nixon at the White House.
  • Elvis died

    He died of cardiac arrhythmia at the age of 42.
  • Elvis receives the Lifetime Achievement Award

    Elvis receives the Lifetime Achievement Award
    Elvis' Lifetime Achievement Award came from the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences.