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Elvis Presley (:

Elvis Presley (:. “King of Rock & Roll”. Elvis was born. (:. Elvis was born on January 8, 1935. Elvis had a twin brother that was born 35 minutes before him but Jessie was a stillborn. . Fun Fact about Elvis: Priscilla was only 14 when they met. (:. Elvis’s Parents.

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Elvis Presley (:

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  1. Elvis Presley (: “King of Rock & Roll”

  2. Elvis was born. (: Elvis was born on January 8, 1935. Elvis had a twin brother that was born 35 minutes before him but Jessie was a stillborn. Fun Fact about Elvis: Priscilla was only 14 when they met. (:

  3. Elvis’s Parents Elvis’s parent names are Glady and Vernon. Glady was a sewing machine operator. Vernon was a truck driver. Vernon couldn’t support Glady & Elvis, they were forced to move in with Vernon’s parents when Elvis was very young. (: Fun Fact about Elvis: Elvis didn’t like wearing jeans as an adult because he was forced to wear them when he was little.

  4. Elvis’s childhood Elvis grew up going to a Pentecostal Church and he sang with the church choir. This is where he fell in love with music. In 5th grade he competed in the Mississippi-Alabama Fair, which was his first competition. In 1948 he moved to Memphis. (: Fun Fact about Elvis: Elvis has a chimpanzee as a pet in the early1960’s.

  5. Elvis’s school years Elvis graduated in 1953 from Humes High. After graduating high school Elvis visited a recording studio in Memphis and this is where he decided he wanted to record his own album. From there he went on to record “My Happiness” and “That’s When Your Heartaches Begin” in 1953. (: Fun Fact about Elvis: Elvis played 2 roles in the movie “Kissin’ Cousins.”

  6. Elvis’s Career. By 1956 Elvis was a national sensation. Elvis sold over 1 billion albums during his career. Elvis was nominated for the Grammy Award 14 times & won 3 times. Elvis received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award at the age 36. Elvis has been inducted into multiple music hall of fames. Fun Fact about Elvis: Elvis said his favorite movie that he played in was “King Creole.”

  7. Songs of Elvis “A Thing Called Love” “Baby Let’s Play House” “A Cane And A High Starched Collar” “Danny Boy” “Early Morning Rain” “Faded Love” “Gentle on My Mind” “(Keep Your) Hands Off(Of it)” “I Ain’t About to Sing” “Jailhouse Rock” “Keeper Of The Key” “Love Me Tender” “Make Me Know It” These only a few of the many songs that Elvis recorded. (:

  8. Movies Elvis Featured In These are only some of the movies that Elvis played in. (: 1956- “Love me Tender” 1957- “Loving You” 1957- “Jailhouse Rock” 1958- “King Creole” 1960- “GI Blues” 1960- “Flaming Star” 1961- “Wild In The Country” 1961- “Blue Hawaii” 1962- “Follow That Dream” 1962- “Kid Galahad” 1962- “Girls! Girls! Girls!” 1963- “It Happened At The Worlds Fair” 1963- “Fun In Acapulco” 1964- “Kissin’ Cousins” 1964- “Viva Las Vegas” 1964- “ Roustabout” 1964- “Girl Happy” 1965- “Tickle Me” 1965- “Harum Scarum” 1966- Frankie And Johnny” 1966- “Paradise, Hawaiian Style” 1966- “Spin out” 1967- “Easy Come, Easy Go” 1967- “Double Trouble”

  9. Elvis got married. Fun Fact about Elis: Elvis was a truck driver for Crown Electric before his music career. v Elvis got married to Priscilla on May 1, 1967. Elvis and Priscilla had a daughter named Lisa. (: Priscilla Presley (: Lisa Presley & her family(:

  10. Famous Quotes of Elvis (: “Truth is like the sun. You can’t shut it our for a time, but it ain’t going away.” “Animals don’t hate, and we’re supposed to be better than them.” “When things go wrong, don’t go with them.” “Sad thing is, you can still love someone and be wrong for them.” “Values are like fingerprints. Nobody’s are the same, but you leave’ em all over everything you do.” “Ambition is a dream with a V8 engine.” “ Thank ya, thank ya very much.” Fun Facts about Elvis: Elvis bought his home Graceland in 1957.

  11. Elvis’s death Elvis died on August 16, 1977 due to drug overdose. His death was tragic & many people were affected by it. /:

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