Almost four decades after his death, Elvis Presley continues to arouse admiration. The sudden death of the idol, the 42-year-old hit not only his millions of fans, also public opinion and himself President of the United States, Ricahrd Nixon , did not hesitate to . praise
39 years after death, we look at the life of Elvis in 39 data:
1. His early years. was born in Tupelo, Mississippi, on January 8, 1935 under the name of Elvis Aron Presley.
2. He had a twin brother (Jesse Garon) who died hours after birth.
3. At 13, he would move to live in Memphis , Tennessee. In that city he would begin his career.
4. He suffered bullying. Elvis was a child with a special sensitivity for music and art, qualities that did not go unnoticed by his classmates who ran against him his taunts.
5. Adolescence. Back in Memphis, Elvis attend the school and begin to develop their particular style pompadour and sideburns, which were fashionable in the late 40s.
6. By that time I played guitar , although ear. Later, he began playing with his neighbor, Jesse Lee Denson, who later became a renowned musician.
7. Elvis is considered one of the fathers of rockabilly, precisely with Denson Lee Dorsey and Johnny Burnette and brothers.
8. Young listened to Hank Snow and other country music singers such as Roy Acuff, Ernest Tubb, Ted Daffan, Jimmie Rodgers, Jimmie Davis and Bob Wills. He also liked gospel and blues.
9. One of his music teacher came to tell him that lacked skills for singing.
10. In fact, its beginnings in music were hard. worked as a truck driver while hearing after hearing failed. He even tried to get into several bands who rejected him.
11. In the mid-50s reach his first recordings from the hand of Sun Records and made his debut with the theme My Happiness. in addition, at this time he started playing in a band with guitarist Scotty Moore and bassist Bill Black.
12 Thanks to their concerts with them, Elvis overcame stage fright and was gaining confidence until the RCA label fixed on him.
13 those who saw in those first performances highlight their characteristic movements of legs and wild sound .
14. in 56, little after you fichara RCA, Elvis made the leap to national television and began to surround the covers of the press. In March this year would reach their debut album, titled , which would play clubs like the R &. B, country and rockanroll
15. In the sixties, the rivalry of TV shows Steve Allen and Ed Sullivan catapulted Presley to stardom, as their performances were the most demanded by the adolescent public.
16. A moneymaker. Only in its first full year on RCA, Presley had produced about half of the sales of singles from the record.
17. Between the most famous songs of Elvis are Blue Suede Shoes, Jailhouse Rock, Hound Dog, Love me tender, it’s now or never, Viva Las Vegas, in the Ghetto, Suspicious Minds or Always on my mind .
18. Fan phenomenon. In the sixties, every concert Elvis became crazy. The fans were delirious every time they saw him live or on television.
19. In fact, some programs decided grabarle especially waist up in order not to scandalize the young too.
20. Devotion to Elvis continues today. Each year at this time, pilgrimages to his Graceland mansion stop not succeed.
21. And is that Elvis is still the King .
22. The musician who popularized the rockanroll at a time when US authorities considered this genre A danger to young people.
23. He bought the house in 1957 and lived there for 22 years , until the day of his death. The mansion has 18 rooms, a spectacular garden and the famous “TV room”.
24. Graceland, is the second most visited home in the United States. The first is the White House.
25. Throughout his career, Presley has won three Grammys. The first by the album gospel How Great Thou Art (1967).
26. Other artistic disciplines. In addition to singing, tried his luck in Hollywood and starred in some thirty films, although they did not get very good reviews …
27. Love Me Tender was his feature film debut.
28. He also appeared on tape as the Jailhouse Rock (1957), Flaming Star (1960), Wild in the Country (1961), Blue Hawaii (1961), Fun in Acapulco (1963) or Viva Las Vegas (1964 ).
29. Contact with drugs. In 1958, he enlisted in the army for military service. There he began taking amphetamines to stay awake.
30. He was fascinated by weapons, extravagant costumes and jewelry.
31. His family. In 1967 he married Priscilla Ann Beaulieu and she had her daughter and sole heir to his fortune, Lisa Marie Presley (who was married to Michael Jackson ).
32. And it was an icon within and outside the United States although never toured outside their country. Yes he offered some specific concerts (three in Canada and espresso show in Paris).
33. A music icon who, like Marilyn Monroe and many others, left us too soon.
34. He recorded more than 600 songs but none composed by him.
35. He gave his last concert on June 26, 1977 at Market Square Arena in Indianapolis (Indiana).
36. On August 16, 1977 was found dead in your bathroom in strange circumstances.
37. The causes of his death have often been discussed, although polypharmacy has been the most widespread.
38. His disappearance has been involved in numerous myths and legends. The most famous of them is still alive and resting somewhere in Latin America.
39. Whatever the case, his memory remains in mythical songs like this.
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