Elvis Presley | A Greatest Singer

Elvis Aaron Presley(January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977), also known mononymously as Elvis, was an American singer, musician, and actor. Regarded as one of the most significant cultural icons of the 20th century, he is often referredto as the “King of Rock and Roll” or simply “the King”,More info:wiki

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1. Elvis had a twin.
On January 8, 1935, Elvis Aron (later spelled Aaron) Presley was born at his parents’ two-room house in East Tupelo, Mississippi, about 35 minutes after his identical twin brother, Jesse Garon, who was stillborn. The next day, Jesse was buried in an unmarked grave in nearby Priceville Cemetery.

Elvis, who spoke of his twin throughout his life, grew up an only child in a poor family. His father, Vernon, worked a series of odd jobs, and in 1938 was sentenced to three years in prison for forging a $4 check (he spent less than a year behind bars). In 1948, the Presleys moved from Tupelo to Memphis in search of better opportunities. There, Elvis attended Humes High School, where he failed a music class and was considered quiet and an outsider. He graduated in 1953, becoming the first member of his immediate family to earn a high school diploma. After graduation, he worked at a machinist shop and drove a truck before launching his music career with the July 1954 recording of “That’s All Right.”

#7       Elvis Presley’s The Searcher documentary soundtrack to be released in April,More info:officialcharts

Elvis Presley: The Searcher is a three-hour, two-part documentary film being broadcast on HBO in America on April 14, while the doc’s soundtrack, described as a “curated portrait of an artist”, will be released a week prior on April 6. Details of a UK transmission for the film are coming soon.

Elvis Presley: The Searcher (The Original Soundtrack) features 18 of Elvis’s most iconic songs, plus alternative versions of some of his trademark hits and live performances. Each song emphasises the story of Elvis’ rise in notoriety, from his country-influenced early music to the songs that made him a pop music icon in the mid 1970s.

The standard edition of the album will be available on digital, CD and 2LP vinyl formats, while a 3CD collectable box set features a further 37 songs, including Mike McCready of Pearl Jam’s original score of songs that inspired Elvis himself. The deluxe version also comes with a 40-page photography book.

#6         Elvis Presley to Receive Presidential Medal of Freedom,More info:rollingstone

#5       The complex Christian legacy of Elvis Presley,More info:aleteia

With an upcoming play about the King’s final hours coming soon, here’s a look at his lifelong joys and struggles with faith.

The king is dead. Long live the king.

More than 40 years after his death, millions still revere the King of Rock and Roll. They play his music, sing his songs, dive into bad impressions of the man. Millennials born decades after he died (Aug. 16, 1977 at the age of 42) may not know “Heartbreak Hotel” or “Hound Dog,” but they know his name. Even after all this time, culture is still on a first-name basis with Elvis.

But for all his No. 1 singles (18, including 11 in a row), all his hit albums (14 have been certified either gold or platinum), and all his obvious influence on popular music, Elvis Presley’s life and legacy is complex — particularly in terms of his Christian faith, which he claimed adherence to but didn’t always follow very well.

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