In 1973, Presley gave the first concert by a solo artist to be broadcast around the world, Aloha from Hawaii. In 1968, following a seven-year break from live performances, he returned to the stage in the acclaimed television comeback special Elvis, which led to an extended Las Vegas concert residency and a string of highly profitable tours. He held few concerts however, and guided by Parker, proceeded to devote much of the 1960s to making Hollywood movies and soundtrack albums, most of them critically derided. Drafted into military service in 1958, Presley relaunched his recording career two years later with some of his most commercially successful work.
In November 1956, Presley made his film debut in Love Me Tender. His energized interpretations of songs and sexually provocative performance style, combined with a singularly potent mix of influences across color lines during a transformative era in race relations, made him enormously popular-and controversial. With a series of successful network television appearances and chart-topping records, he became the leading figure of the newly popular sound of rock and roll. Presley's first RCA single, "Heartbreak Hotel", was released in January 1956 and became a number one hit in the United States. Fontana joined to complete the lineup of Presley's classic quartet and RCA Victor acquired his contract in a deal arranged by Colonel Tom Parker, who would manage the singer for more than two decades. Accompanied by guitarist Scotty Moore and bassist Bill Black, Presley was a pioneer of rockabilly, an uptempo, backbeat-driven fusion of country music and rhythm and blues. His music career began there in 1954, recording at Sun Records with producer Sam Phillips, who wanted to bring the sound of African American music to a wider audience. Presley was born in Tupelo, Mississippi, and relocated to Memphis, Tennessee, with his family when he was 13 years old. Regarded as one of the most significant cultural icons of the 20th century, he is often referred to as the "King of Rock and Roll" or simply "the King". Elvis Aaron Presley (Janu– August 16, 1977) was an American singer… Read Full Bio ↴ Elvis Aaron Presley (Janu– August 16, 1977) was an American singer and actor.
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