Music+in+the+50's

[[image:Elvis%20Presley.jpg]]
Born January 8, 1935 in Mississippi. He was actually a twin, but his brother was stillborn, so he grew up as an only child. His mother bought him his first guitar when he was 12 years old, but his music career would have to wait a little. He began his music career in 1954 with Sun Records Label, but his record label was already sold to RCA Victor in 1955, and in 1956 he was the legendary Elvis we know today. He mixed "black" and "white" sounds, which at this time made him very controversial. But he was also very popular among the teenagers. He has sold over one billion records, to be precise he's sold 1,300,000,000 albums and singles worldwide, and for that he's earned gold, platinum or multi-platinum awards for 150 different albums and singles. He has sold more and recieved more awards than any other musician in the world, and he still holds the record to this day. He was also the first person to make a musicvideo [|"Jailhouse Rock"] He is also known as The King of Rock 'n' Roll or simply The King. Besides his music career, he was also a filmstar. He starred in 31 movies and they were all successes meaning that they earned enough money to cover the budget the film was made from. Elvis died on August 16, 1977 and the autopsy tested positive for fourteen different drugs, ten of those were in significant quantity. He was 42.



**Personal Quotes:**
[when asked who he sounded like] "I don't sound like nobody."