Elvis Presley

Real name: Elvis Aaron Presley

Born: January 8, 1935 Tupelo, Mississippi
Died: August 16, 1977 Memphis, Tennessee

+++ The one and only King of Rock'n'Roll +++ First recording July 1954 "That's All Right, Mama" (SUN 209) (Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup cover) +++ First major hit "Heartbreak Hotel" January 1956 for RCA +++ Uncountable No. 1 hits followed +++ Occupied no. 1 spot every week between August and December of 1956 +++ Two Year Army Service in Germany between 1958/1960 +++ Starred dozens of meaningless musical films during the Sixties +++ Married Priscilla Beaulieu on May 1, 1967 +++ "Returned" in 1968's TV-Special +++ Lots of concerts during the 70s, especially in Las Vegas +++ All-time greatest hits include classics, such as "Hound dog", "Don't be cruel", "Love me tender", "Let me be your teddy bear", "Jailhouse rock", "Treat me nice", "Don't", "Hard headed woman", "A big hunk o' love", "Are you lonesome tonight", "Surrender", "In the ghetto", "Kentucky rain" and dozens of others +++ Gone, but not forgotten +++


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