King of rock and roll - this title is still worn by singer Elvis Presley, whose biography is still being researched. The creativity of one of the most successful performers is also popular with the current generation.
early years
The future king of rock and roll was born in Tupelo on January 8, 1935. In his veins flowed Scottish, Irish, Indian and Norman blood. The family of Presley was poor, so the eleven-year-old instead of the bicycle, which he dreamed of, received a guitar for his birthday. Perhaps, it was this gift that predetermined the future of Elvis.
When Elvis was thirteen, his family moved from Tyupelo to Memphis. The atmosphere of blues, country and boogie woogie, which reigned in the city, fascinated Presley so much that he was carried away by music, and the style of his clothes under the influence of cheerful African-Americans has changed beyond recognition. He became friends with the Burnett brothers and Bill Black, and soon the guys started playing blues on the streets of Memphis.
Having saved eight dollars, Elvis Presley recorded the first two songs at the Memphis Recording Service studio. For several years he tried in vain to get on stage, but only in 1954 the single Blue Moon of Kentucky was on the fourth place of the local hit parade. Then began a series of performances in clubs in Memphis, concerts in Nashville. 1956 was for Elvis Presley a landmark - he became a world-famous singer. Inspired by success, he decided to try himself as an actor. "Love me tenderly" is the debut film that allowed Elvis to show his acting talent. For two years he has appeared in five films.
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Personal life of Presley
From 1958 to 1960, Presley served in the army, where he met Priscilla Bulya, the daughter of an officer. The girl at that time was only fourteen years old, so the lovers had to wait for her to come of age. Since 1963, the singer's personal life has changed since Elvis Presley and Priscilla Boullier decided to live together. Four years later they were married. The wedding coincided with the beginning of the decline of Presley's career. The films in which he acted were hard to criticize, and sales of records inexorably declined. The Christmas tele-concert, recorded in 1968, was a rescue for the singer. Despite the ambiguous conclusions of critics, the audience appreciated the work of Presley.
In February 1968, Elvis Presley's wife gave birth to her daughter Lisa Marie, but the relationship between the couple inexorably worsened. When her daughter was four years old, Priscilla left Elvis for her karate instructor. A year later, the couple officially formalized the divorce , but long before that, Presley had found a substitute for Priscilla. Linda Thompson became the new singer. Children Elvis Presley no longer interested, as, indeed, and the civil wife . He believed that one daughter is enough for him. All the free time the singer devoted to parties. This way of life became fatal for him. To walk until morning, he took energy, and when he could not fall asleep in the morning, he took sleeping pills. In addition, the singer suffered from fullness, so he took fat-burning drugs. Health problems appeared more and more often, which caused the disruption of concerts and recordings of songs. After the publication of the book, in which the author described the drug dependence of Presley, his aggressive behavior and indifference to music, he fell into depression.
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In 1977, he met Ginger Alden. August 16, they did not sleep until the morning, discussing the tour, the publication of the book and the planned engagement. Lovers fell asleep only in the morning, and at lunch, Ginger found Elvis's body in the bathroom. Heart failure, an overdose of sleeping pills or drugs - the cause of death is still unknown. Who knows, maybe if Elvis Presley knew what a real family, children, favorite work, his life would have been different?
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