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Elvis Presley
American singer and actor
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Arts & Culture
- Born:
- January 8, 1935 Tupelo Mississippi
- Awards And Honors:
- Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum (1986) Grammy Award (1974) Grammy Award (1972) Grammy Award (1967)
- Notable Family Members:
- spouse Priscilla Presley
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Elvis Presley, in full Elvis Aaron Presley or Elvis Aron Presley (see Researcher’s Note), (born January 8, 1935, Tupelo, Mississippi, U.S.—died August 16, 1977, Memphis, Tennessee), American popular singer widely known as the “King of Rock and Roll” and one of rock music’s dominant performers from the mid-1950s until his death. Presley grew up dirt-poor in Tupelo, moved to Memphis as a teenager, and, with his family, was off welfare only a few weeks when producer Sam Phillips at Sun Records, a local blues label, responded to his audition tape with a phone call. Several weeks worth of recording sessions ...(100 of 1759 words)