Biographie


Elvis Aron Presley was born on January 8. 1935 in a small town called Tupelo Mississippi. Elvis always was fascinated by black gospel music. In the year 1953 he changed the world of music forever, as he walked into the Sun Studios in Memphis and recorded his first hit: That`s All Right. That was he`s big break. He mixed Gospel and Country music and so Rock n Roll was born. In 1955 Elvis contract to RCA Records and starts working with his new manager

Colonel Tom Parker, so the rise of the first rock star began. 

The famous journalist Davis Marsh once said:

 

"If one does not understand that above all, Elvis was a spiritual leader of our generation, you can not measure his importance, never mind the significance of the music he created."

 

On March 24. 1958 Presley goes to the Army and sail to Germany to start 17 months of service.There he also met his future wife, Priscilla. After that Elvis made many films and released several records. In 1968 he celebrated his legendary stage comeback: The

NBC 68 Comeback Special. From 1969 Elvis gave many concerts at the International Hotel in Las Vegas. Where he always returned. 

 

On January 14, 1973 he gave superlative concert in Hawaii. For the first time the concert of a soloist was broadcasted live in several countries. The concert Aloha from Hawaii had more spectators than the moon landing, so every 3rd person on the planet has seen this concert. In the seventies, healthy strongly chipped Elvis toured throughout the USA.

On August 16, 1977, the King, aged 42, died of heart failure in his Villa Graceland. 

 

ELVIS change the music, he change the history, the way we thinking, the way we are looking, the way we feeling and the way we living. He has opened many doors. He`s the greatest idol of all time.

 

"Before Elvis there was nothing" ( John Lennon )