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Elvis Was Born
Elvis Aron Presely was born in Tupelo, Mississippi with his Mom, Dad, And his brother Jesse Garon who was a stillborn. Elvis Presely later changed hi middle name to Aaron because that was his brothers name. -
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Elvis First Guitar
On his 11th birthday he was given his first guitar. He didn't know how to play it so the new pastor at his church taught Elvis how to play his new guitar. He also learned how to play the paino and drums. -
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People Elvis worked with
Scotty Moore
Bill Black
D.J Fontana
James Burton
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First Hits
Heartbreak hotel was one of elvis first hit songs that he performed. -
Another Hit song
Don't Be cruel was anotehr hit of Elvis's Many hit songs he performed. -
And Yet Another Hit song
Love Me Tender was another one of his hit songs he had performed. -
Elvis's Big Hit in 1957
His song Jailhouse Rock was premired in a movie and soon became a famous song for Elvis. -
The War
Elvis was drafted into the war but that didn't stop him from playng his music. He played to all the war fighters and he got them ready for the battle. -
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Elvis song "In The Ghetto"
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The War
He got out of the war and was looking to play more music and make a comeback and became a big star again. -
Elvis Still got in '69
The stirring "In The Ghetto" featured Presley's expressive, tender vocals as the vehicle for a narrative about a young boy's life of poverty in the inner-city. The song, written by Mac Davis, features suitably evocative instrumentation and became the springboard for Presley's comeback in 1969, peaking at Number Three during a 13-week run on the Billboard Hot 100 charts. The 1969 American Sound Studio sessions in Memphis with producer Chips Moman found Presley artistically awakened. The resultin -
The death of The King
Elvis Presely died of a heart failure at the age of 42 due to a drug overdose and he was in his shower when he died. There was one of the biggest funerals put together for him.
