About Elvis Presley, The King Of Rock & Roll
Born Elvis Aron Presley January 8, 1935 to Vernon and Gladys Presley in Tupelo, Mississippi.
His twin brother, Jessie Garon, was stillborn and so Elvis grew as an only child.
The family moved to Memphis, Tennessee in 1948 where Elvis graduated Humes High Schoo om June, 1953.
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Elvis Presley's musical influences were pop, country and rockabilly music.
But Elvis also respected gospel music and saw the potential of R&B.
In 1954, he began his singing career with the legendary Sun Records
label in Memphis under the personal direction of owner Sam Phillips, who also guided Jerry Lee Lewis and
Johnny Cash to stardom. (Continued...)
In late 1955, RCA Victor wanted to sign Elvis, the soon to be King wanted to honor his allegiance
with Phillips and Sun Records. Sam urged Elvis to sign with RCA, he would be well reimbursed
for his outlay. Elvis' most famous Sun re;ease, That's Alright, Mama remains a classic.
At RCA Victor, bullying, always right Colonel Tom Parker would become his aggressive
manager, who made both great and rash, stupid decisions. It was Elvis' enormous talent and
charisma that would prevail over Parker's stubbornly wrong career moves, especially
with TV and movie deals. For the record, despite what a Jerry Lee Lewis biopix displays,
The King was never jealous of The Killer or any other high profile rock & roll star.
By 1956, "The King" was an international sensation. Elvis brought a whole new era to Rock and Roll as well as pop culture.
Elvis Presley starred in 33 movies, made history with his television appearances and specials,
and knew great acclaim through his many, often record-breaking, live concert performances on tour and in Las Vegas.
Globally, he has sold over one billion records. Elvis was awardedthe Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award at age 36. He was named One of
the Ten Outstanding People of the Nation for 1970 by the United States Jaycees. Elvis honorably served his country in the U.S. Army.
His talent, good looks, sensuality, charisma, and warmhearted personality endeared him to millions, as did the humility and human kindness
he demonstrated throughout his life. Known the world over by his first name, he is regarded as one of the most
important figures of twentieth century popular culture.
Elvis Aron Presley died at his Memphis home, Graceland, on August 16, 1977 from an apparent overuse of
prescription drugs.
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Viewer Comments
7.23.10 ingma, Las Vegas, NV He is still the greatest!!!
7.22.10 mnazarov, British Columbia, Canada very refreshing to relive the 50's again with Elvis
7.18.10 slybird, Portland, OR Unique, not great
7.14.10 elsiemay, Alberta, Canada love seeing this.
7.13.10 Indprin198, Lincoln ME my most favorite singer ever
7.11.10 waynesvilledad3, Oregonia, OH Very good, brings back memories
7.09.10 Marg, St. Catherines, Ontario, Canada Elvis will always be The King!!!!
7.08.10 hmb51, Ft Wayne, IN find more oldies for us, followed Elvis as a boy growing up in Guyana in the 50's
7.07.10 ddoll, Vista, CA I have always loved Elvis
7.05.10 Bev, Manitoba, Ontario Canada One of my favorite entertainers.
I really enjoy him
7.05.10 TomK, Clearwater, FL One of the best. Love the oldies music
6.30.10 nanafana6, MA I Love Elvis, he is my King
6.28.10 Gary, FL He's the greatest
6.27.10 DonnaG, CA Elvis was great
6.25.10 Betty, CO He was the greatest. I got to see him once in Denver at the concert he had there.
6,24,10 edschacher, CA beyond belief, at 88 I have loved Elvis since he first arrived on the scene.
6.24.10 Booker13, PA Love the oldies
6.22.10 poorladee, PA Elvis will always be THE KING!
6.21.10 bill4321, CA Watching that old video is not unlike stepping into a time machine back to the 50's. H.G. Wells couldn't have done better if he tried.
6.21.10 indyruth281, IN There will never be another one like him
6.19.10 Sher, AZ you never give The King less than a ten
6.19.10 mysticeyes, PA I personally think that Elvis was a very lonely person
6.18.10 Cathy, MD The One & Only KING
6,16,10 daveandpatty, CA simply the KING OF R&R
6.14.10 carolmc5, CA I loved "Love me Tender" from the 1st and all since then. Collect his movies and have an Elvis teddy bear singing that with all his "moves" Love Him!!
6.12.10 Anita, NY The first time I saw Elvis on the
Ed Sullivan show, I knew he was destined to be the greatest rock and roll
performer of all time. Even my 61 year old dad agreed with me
6.12.10 Lou @ oldiestelevision.com responds My 74 year old
mom loved him, too.
6.10.10 flamiano, NY The King!
6.10.10 wayne, PA exceptional talent
6.08.10 jomyr, AZ no one else will ever be as good as Elvis
6.07.10 lndefrain, NV No one will ever top "The King."
6.06.10 jschast, PA Thank you for bringing the memories to life
6.02.10 PrincessC.,NM I got to go to Memphis and tour the home of The King . It was awesome being on the grounds of Graceland!!!
kathilan, OR No one can top THE KING ELVIS FOREVER
mccorn, MN I was lucky enough to get to go to Tupelo, Ms. to see
the house where Elvis was born and to Memphis, where I got a tour of his home,
Graceland. I would have liked to see him in person, but the next best thing was
to see his homes.
martindias999, CA The King lives on
PinkPoodle, TX Elvis lives on in Rockin Roll heaven!
Bea_green, NY brought back memories of high school.
FrndlyVicki I've always loved Elvis, I got to tour his home and it was wonderful! If you have a chance to go don't miss it!!
Kathy, LA He was the greatest!
Joey, AZ This should be rated 100, not 10
sonnypaul1, WI The greatest talent ever.
MarleneVal1114 Elvis 4-Ever!
mainev, ME Saw the King twice in Kansas City. Still gives me chills
cherkozy, MD I was raised on Elvis Music love him he was the king of Rock and Roll
pretz, TN He will always be the King of R & R. If only he could have stayed away from drugs.He also served his country in uniform.
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Linda743. NJ Love it!
userc7486 There will never be another singer like Elvis
candyw59 I Love Elvis
lfdford15 I can never get enough of The King!
BPreston I saw him perform this song & others at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto, Ontario, Canada in 1957. What a show!
turtles My brother had luch with him in Germany in 1957.
tone I saw Elvis' debut on the Dorsey shw when I was still in high school.
MJ Thank you for this. I saw this on a teeny tiny screen when I was in 5th grade and didn't see him again on TV until the Ed Sullivan show when I was out of high school as I recall. Those were great years for rock n' roll and Elvis is forever the King
bklynjeff Elvis did not appear on Ed Sullivan until Sept 9, 1956 so this WAS The Dorsey Show. He appeared on the Dorsay show from Jan 28th until March 24th. This video says March 7, 1956. Elvis was rockin WAY before Ed Sullivan had him appear.
Lou @ oldiestelevision.com responds Thanks Jeff for the affirmation.
As I mentioned in another response, we did edit out the
instrumental break because of a loud static blast in the midst of it,
at least on our licensor supplied 3/4"U intermaster copy
baseballdoug2
That song takes me back to my childhood. Elvis made his mark in Rock & Roll Music that is for sure.
Lennie I emember this when it took place,I loved Elvis & still do.
tachman001 there was elvis...then the wanna be's...he was & is second to none.
ArtM. his is not his first tv appearance, and half of the song is cut, including the guitar instrumental. I know it all exists, I have the complete performance of 2 songs on each of 6 shows.
wileycanuck It's great!
anne_elvis quality of clip not great, Elvis priceless
dljune05 I loved his music
Archie there will never be another
dmgto Love You Elvis!
mzsatnin I love, love, love Elvis! Good choice, but I'd love to see Flip,Flop and Fly!
Linda Evis great to see, video not in great shape.
jetandpaul Good choice.
ElvisFan Great entertainer. I love him.
dalevine although Elvis is elvis, this clip was much too short. I actually saw it in the original on the Dorsey Show, the summer replacement for Jackie Gleason.
Lou @ oldiestelevision responds During an instrumental ride, the kinescope had
a bad chunk of audio static. We opted to edit that out rather than annoy listeners with
the "chirp" that marred the performance.
bg103141 Like all Elvis songs, another classic.
latingrammy I am an Elvis fan he is one of a kind and forever live in our hearts
Wanda It kept breaking up.
4EverYoung Yeah, the King is #1!
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