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From the humblest of beginnings in a shotgun hovel in Tupelo, Mississippi, to rhinestone-studded super stardom, Elvis Presley's life was much of a roller coaster ride. Elvis hit the music scene in fifties and dominated the rock music scenario till mid 60's. As a child, Elvis was deeply influenced by the pop and country music of the time, the gospel music he listened in church and the black R&B. |
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Elvis sang successfully in three popular idioms like rock 'n' roll, country and western and rhythm and blues. Although he had a pleasant voice and a sincere delivery, many thought it was his dance moves that literally made him a sensation.
In 1954, he began his musical journey with the legendary Sun Records label in Memphis. With a baritone sound and style that uniquely blended his different musical influences Elvis Music in the true sense hazed and challenged the social and racial blocks of the time. Elvis ushered in a whole new era of American music and popular culture which transcended every geographical boundary. As a mass phenomenon Elvis Music changed the American culture thus crowning Elvis Presley the king of rock n roll. Among his most successful rock n roll songs were "Heartbreak Hotel," " Jailhouse rock", "Hound dog," "Good Rockin' Tonight", "Shake Rattle & Roll", "Blue Suede Shoes", "That's All Right", "Mystery Train", "Baby Let's Play House", "One Night, I Got A Woman", "Rip it Up", "Too Much", "I Don't Care If The Sun Don't Shine", "Fool Fool Fool", "Don't be cruel."
Elvis has had no less than 149 songs which appeared on Billboard's Hot 100 Pop Chart in America. Of these, 114 reached top forty, 40 were in the top ten, and 18 tunes went to the number one slot. His number one singles spent a total of eighty weeks at the number one position. He has also released over 90 charted albums with ten of them reaching number one spot. These figures are only for the pop charts, and that too only in America. He was also a leading musician in other fields of music like American country, R&B, and gospel fields, and his chart success in other countries made him an international sensation.
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