Elvis Presley

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Elvis Presley
Elvis Presley was a very famous Rock and Roll
player. He was so good that he got the title
King of Rock and Roll. He was born in 1935 and
died in 1977 when he was 42.
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Childhood
Elvis Aaron Presley was born on Jan. 8, 1935 in
Tupelo, Mississippi. His family was very poor.
They lived in a 2 room shack. But Elvis was very
healthy and grew up in a strictly religious
environment. His other twin brother was
stillborn. When he was 8, his teacher thought he
was so good singing when she heard him that he
got entered in the Mississippi-Alabama
Agricultural Fair, winning 2nd prize. After a
while his family had to live in a relatives
house, not capable of paying to keep their own.
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Childhood 2

• On his 11th birthday, Elvis asked for a bicycle.
  But his family was too poor. Instead, they got
  Elvis a guitar. Elvis taught himself to play it
  by listening to records and the radio. After
  living with his relatives, his family moved to
  Memphis, Mississippi. In high school there he had
  no friends. On a school talent show, Elvis played
  on his guitar and sang. Lots of kids liked his
  singing and wanted him to sing some more.

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Childhood 3

• When he was 18 he got the job of a truck driver,
  like his dad. No one thought that he would do
  anything different. In 1953, Elvis made a record
  for his mothers birthday. The station that he
  made it at (Sun Records) liked his singing, and
  they hired Elvis and he made a record with other
  musicians for the first time.

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Middle Years
Elvis was becoming famous in the south. He was
now doing live performances in Texas, Louisiana,
and of course, his home state of Mississippi. He
also made 4 more records at Sun Records. Then
Colonel Tom Parker took over as Elviss manager.
He moved Elvis to RCA Records, a much larger
company. Elvis made a few records there before he
went on TV. He was on the Ed Sullivan show. He
sang some of his hits there.
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Middle Years 2

• Elvis didnt have much privacy away from his
  fans. They followed him and grabbed at his
  clothing a lot. Older people didnt like Elviss
  looks, saying that he was a bad person. So Elvis
  did a few comical acts so everyone would like
  him. Then he did his first movie, Love Me Tender.
  After that he bought his large mansion,
  Graceland. Soon Elvis was drafted into the army
  and got stationed in West Germany. Shortly
  afterwards his mother, Gladys, died.

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Later Years
In Germany, Elvis met 14 year old Priscilla
Beaulieu, the daughter of another soldier in
Germany. She became Elviss girlfriend. Elvis
then left the army. After Elvis had left the
army, he was addicted to drugs. When he arrived
back in America, he looked different. He had lost
his sideburns, and his hair was much shorter.
Some fans started to dislike him. He tried to
make a comeback on the Ed Sullivan show, but it
didnt work. He wasnt doing many live
performances, either.
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Later Years 2

• A group of his friends, the Memphis Mafia,
  often spoiled Elvis. Elvis did everything that
  he wanted to do. He was so famous, that he had to
  sleep during the day to get away from his fans.
  He was awake during the night. He then married
  his girlfriend from Germany, Priscilla Beaulieu.
  They soon had a daughter named Lisa Marie.
  Priscilla didnt like the Memphis Mafias
  constant presence, so she divorced Elvis.

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Later Years 3

• Soon Elvis made a BIG comeback, and he was almost
  like the younger Elvis. But he started to forget
  the words to his songs, and people disliked him
  lots. On August 16, 1977, Elvis Aaron Presley
  died from a heart attack that was believed to
  have been caused by a drug overdose.

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Accomplishments

• Elvis did many great things in his life. He
  inspired many other musical groups like the
  Rolling Stones, he sang many songs, and he
  starred in many movies. But most importantly, he
  introduced white people to black peoples music.

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Graceland

• Graceland is Elviss giant Memphis home. It is on
  the southern side of Memphis, near the Tennessee
  Mississippi border. On the gate there are many
  different kinds of musical notes. Inside are 23
  rooms, including a large dining room, a large
  living room, his racquetball court, a annex, and
  outside is his meditation garden and his pink
  Cadillac.

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Conclusion

• Elvis had a great life, and will always be
  remembered by America. He was one of the worlds
  best singers, and thanks to him, we have rockn
  roll!

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Art Gallery
Younger Elvis making a movie.
Older Elvis in a performance
Elvis in the army
Younger Elvis in a performance
Elvis