Elvis Presley, born a poor boy in Tupelo Mississippi on January 8 1935 and died as the undisputed King of Rock and Roll on August 16, 1977. He was the second of two twin boys born to Gladys and Veron Presley. His twin did not live as he was stillborn, but Elvis lived life big enough for both. Against all odds Elvis became the pivotal point in changing the future of music. His father spent time in jail for check forgery, leaving Elvis and his mother to make it on their own.
Elvis Aaron Presleya (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977) was one of the most popular American singers of the 20th century. A cultural icon, he is widely known by the single name Elvis. He is often referred to as the "King of Rock and Roll" or simply "the King". Born in Tupelo, Mississippi, Presley moved to Memphis, Tennessee, with his family at the age of 13. He began his career there in 1954, working with Sun Records owner Sam Phillips, who wanted to bring the sound of African American music to a wider audience.
It was during a lunch break that he recorded a song called, "My Happiness". He was called back to the studio sometime later to do some demo work. Eventually, he recorded a song called, "That's Alright, Mama" recorded by Elvis in July 5th of 1954 . Back in 2004, the music industry celebrated its 50 years of Rock N Roll since the first recording of the song. This celebration was to say that the genre was introduced to the world through Elvis Presley.
Carew Biography I was born in Lake Charles, Louisiana on December 29, 1995. When I was born, I was 9 pounds 2 ounces, and my doctor told my mother, “This is the future linebacker for the LSU tigers”. Ever since my mom told me that I have been trying to succeed that quote. And sure enough I am a linebacker, always will be, and hopefully I get a scholarship to LSU. About six years ago my uncle had broken his back.
Early Life and Education On September 18, 1951, Benjamin Solomon Carson was born in Detroit, MI. He was the second child and son of Sonya and Robert Solomon Carson. Sonya was a stay at home mom who had dropped out of school in the third grade. Robert was a Baptist minister and the two got married at the ripe age of 13. At first, Robert was a wonderful husband and showered his wife with gifts and attention but this eventually faded and the happy couple divorced Ben grew up in inner-city Detroit with his mom and older brother, Curtis, and his family was not the wealthiest either.
Candy Man Dean Arnold Corll was born on December 24, 1939 in Fort Wayne, Indiana the first child of Mary Robinson and Arnold Edwin Corll. He was brought up in a broken home, the marriage of Corll's parents was coming to an end so the couple divorced in 1946, four years after the birth of their younger son, Stanley. Mary Corll subsequently sold the family home and relocated to a trailer home in Memphis, Tennessee. At a young age, Dean was diagnosed with a heart murmur, but despite his heart condition, he was drafted to the military services in 1964, where signs of homosexuality began to take place; however a year later he was released due to hardship where he then returned home to help his mother, Mary, who had set up a candy production
Elvis Aron Presley was the greatest culture changing artist of the Rock-and-Roll revolution. The legend was born January 8, 1935 along with twin brother, Jesse Presley. Jesse was lifeless before birth, making baby brother Elvis very cherished. Elvis had talent; at the age of 17 he made Rock-and-Roll history; changing blues and country songs into upbeat versions. Just two years later in 1956, Elvis’s first of eighteen number one hits “Heartbreak Hotel”, held the number one spot for eight weeks.
He had a brother Dakin, their father cursed a lot and they loved books instead of anything like sports or something else. Tennessee didn’t like his father and he looked up to his maternal grandfather. His mother encouraged him to use his imagination a lot, she won’t let him waste his time for just sitting around. She gave him a typewriter when Williams was only 13 years old. "He
Buddy was the youngest of three siblings his brothers Larry and Travis taught him to p ay instruments at age 5. His voice won him a talent contest singing a song "Have You Ever Gone Sailing (Down the River of Memories). The crickets: Buddy holly had seen Elvis Presley perform a song in Lubbock in 1955. On October 15, 1955, Holly, along with Bob Montgomery and Larry Wellborn, opened the bill for Presley. On May 27, 1957, "That'll Be the Day" was released as a single, credited to the Crickets to try to bypass Decca's claimed legal rights.
I never knew that so many bands were formed during this era and that each one had very talented musicians from all walks of life. I enjoyed reading about Lester Young whose father was a minstrel-show musician. Lester Young played with Walter Page’s “Blue Devils” and “The Bennie Moten-George Lee Band”. Some of Young’s idols growing up were Frankie Trumbauer and Bix Beiderbecke. Lester Young joined the Fletcher Henderson orchestra to replace Coleman Hawkins but didn’t stay very long due to his lack of loud, resonant, and vibrato-laden tone that Hawkins displayed as referred to on (p.265).