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Wednesday, June 20, 2007





Elvis Aaron Presley was born on January 8, 1935 and died on August 16, 1977. He was a multi task guy, an American singer, musician and actor. He is remembered simply as Elvis, and is also known as The King of Rock 'n' Roll" or “The King”. He was from a city called Tupelo in Missipi, Memphis, USA.He was also an American soldier. He played a lot of instruments including guitar, piano, bass drums ,etc and of course he sang .He worked between 1954 and the year that he died.
He began as a country musician and ended as the creator of the rock and roll passing through gospel music, blues, pop and rockabilly. He developed a versatile voice and sang a combination of country music and blues with a strong back beat, and an energetic delivery, the classical form of rock and roll. In all styles he played, he rocked.
Elvis made a lot of concerts and many records. He was a busy man, he made a lot of television appearances. He also sold a lot of records . He soon became the most influencial artist of the pop culture and bets-selling musician. Though his appearance had worried many for several years, his death shocked his fans worldwide. It later emerged that Presley had complex and chronic health problems, including a severe and enduring prescription drug addiction. His death sparked widespread mourning, and controversy .

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