Baby Let's Play House - Music

Elvis Aaron Presley January 8 1935 – August 16 1977 Was An American Singer And Actor. 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". Presley Was Born In Tupelo Mississippi And Relocated To Memphis Tennessee With His Family When He Was 13 Years Old. 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. 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. In 1955 Drummer D. J. 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. Presley's First RCA Single "Heartbreak Hotel" Was Released In January 1956 And Became A Number One Hit In The United States. 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. 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. In November 1956 Presley Made His Film Debut In Love Me Tender. Drafted Into Military Service In 1958 Presley Relaunched His Recording Career Two Years Later With Some Of His Most Commercially Successful Work. 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. 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. In 1973 Presley Gave The First Concert By A Solo Artist To Be Broadcast Around The World Aloha From Hawaii. Years Of Prescription Drug Abuse Severely Compromised His Health And He Died Suddenly In 1977 At His Graceland Estate Just 42 Years Of Age. Presley Is One Of The Most Celebrated And Influential Musicians Of The 20th Century. Commercially Successful In Many Genres Including Pop Country Blues And Gospel He Is The Best-Selling Solo Artist In The History Of Recorded Music. He Won Three Competitive Grammys Received The Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award At Age 36 And Has Been Inducted Into Multiple Music Halls Of Fame. read less