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Elvis Presley

Elvis Aaron Presley a (January 8, 1935 August 16, 1977) was an American singer and actor. A cultural icon, he is commonly known by the single name Elvis. One of ...

Elvis Presley

• Birth Name Elvis Aron Presley
• Nickname The Pelvis
  The King
  The King Of Rock 'n' Roll
  
• Biography Elvis Aaron Presley was born on Tuesday, January 8, 1935 in East Tupelo, Mississippi. In September 1948 when Elvis was 13, he and his parents moved to Memphis, Tennessee. After graduating from Humes H...
  Elvis Presley began his career as first performer of rockabilly, an up-tempo fusion of country and rhythm and blues with a strong back beat. His novel versions of existing songs, mixing 'black' and 'w...
  
• Write biography Ed Stephan <[email protected]>
  Chris Holland
  
• Spouse Priscilla Presley (1 May 1967 - 9 October 1973) (divorced); 1 child
  
• Trade Mark The famous left-sided grin.
  The movement of the pelvis that gave him the nickname "Elvis - thepelvis" which he hated so much.
  Sideburns.
  White sequined jumpsuits with rhinestones.
  Onstage karate moves.
  
• Other Work The only commercial Elvis ever made for anyone besides RCA Victor, the label for whom he recorded, debuted on 6 November 1954 forSouthern Made Doughnuts. He sang the jingle "You can get 'em piping hot...
  (2002) A remixed version of his 1968 song "A Little Less Conversation"was featured in a Nike commercial. It was released as a single in theU.K., and went straight to number one.
  CD: "Elvis Presley: The Complete Gospel Recordings"
  CD: "Elvis Ultimate Gospel"
  CD: "Today, Tomorrow and Forever" (RCA) (4-disc set)
  CD: "Suspicious Minds" (RCA) (2-disc set)
  
• Biography print Susan Doll. _Films of Elvis Presley._ Smithmark Publishers,1991.ISBN 1561732788
  Jim Black. _Elvis on the Road._ London, England: W.H. Allen,1988.
  Steven Zmijewsky, Boris Zmijewsky. _Elvis: The Films and Career of Elvis Presley._Secaucus, NJ: Citadel Press, 1976.ISBN 0806505117
  Gerry Lafferty. _Elvis Presley in Hollywood: Celluloid Sellout._London, England: Robert Hale, 1989.
  Martin Hawkins, Colin Escott. _Elvis Presley: The IllustratedDiscography._ London, England: Omnibus Press, 1981.
  Pauline Bartel. _Reel Elvis!: The Ultimate Trivia Guide to the King's Movies._ Dallas,TX: Taylor Publishing, 1994.ISBN 0878338527
  
• Personal quotes [when asked who he sounded like] I don't sound like nobody.
  [when asked what kind of music he sings] I sing all kinds.
  I don't like being called Elvis The Pelvis. That's gotta be one of themost childish expressions I've ever heard coming from an adult.
  Some people tap their feet, some people snap their fingers, and somepeople sway back and forth. I just sorta do 'em all together, I guess.
  [his acceptance speech from the 1970 Ten Outstanding Young Men of theNation Awards] When I was a child, ladies and gentlemen, I was adreamer. I read comic books, and I was the hero of the comic book. ...
  There's been a big change in the music field in the last 10 or 12 years.I think everything has improved - the sounds have improved, themusicians have improved, the engineers have definitely improved. ...
  
• Portrayed in Bubba Ho-tep (2002)
  Forrest Gump (1994)
  Crazy (2008/II)
  Shake, Rattle and Roll: An American Love Story (1999) (TV)
  Walk the Line (2005)
  Elvis and the Colonel: The Untold Story (1993) (TV)
  
• Salary Jailhouse Rock (1957): $250,000.00
  Love Me Tender (1956): $100,000.00
  Loving You (1957): $150,000.00
  Tickle Me (1965): $750,000.00
  Frank Sinatra's Welcome Home Party for Elvis Presley (1960) (TV): $125,000.00
  Follow That Dream (1962): $1,000,000.00
  Blue Hawaii (1961): $175,000.00
  Elvis: Aloha from Hawaii (1973) (TV): $450,000.00
  Kid Galahad (1962): $1,000,000.00
  
• Cover Photo "Mojo" (UK), May 2006, Iss. 150
  "TV Guide" (USA), 8 May 2005, Vol. 53, Iss. 19
  "TV Guide" (USA), 4 July 2004, Vol. 52, Iss. 27
  "TV Guide" (USA), 17 August 2002, Vol. 50, Iss. 33
  "Mijn week TV" (Belgium), 10 August 2002, Vol. 1, Iss. 39
  "Radio Times" (UK), 10 August 2002, Vol. 314, Iss. 4092
  
• Biographical movie _"Elvis" (2005) (mini)_
  Elvis (1997)
  _"Elvis" (1990) (mini)_
  Elvis (2001)
  Elvis (1979/II) (TV)
  Fanny and Elvis (1999)
  
• Filmography

  When You're Strange (2009) Music

  "Entertainment Tonight" (1981) {(2010-01-08)}

  "Schola: Sakamoto Ryûichi ongaku no gakkô" (2010) {Doramu to bêsu no naritachi (#1.9)}

  Cadillac Records (2008) History

  Elvis: Love Me Tender - The Love Songs (2009) (V) Music

  Forrest Gump (1994) Romance

  Sex in '69: The Sexual Revolution in America (2009) History

  The Sweet Lady with the Nasty Voice (2008) Documentary

  Twist (1992) History

  WWE: The Rise and Fall of WCW (2009) (V) Action