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Elvis Presley Birthday

January 6, 2012 by · Comments Off on Elvis Presley Birthday 

Elvis Presley BirthdayElvis Presley Birthday, Elvis Aaron Presleya (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977) was one of the most popular American singers of the 20th century. A cultural icon, he is widely known by the single name Elvis. He is often referred to as the “King of Rock and Roll” or simply “the King”.

Born in Tupelo, Mississippi, Presley moved to Memphis, Tennessee, with his family at the age of 13. He began his career there in 1954, working with Sun Records owner Sam Phillips, who wanted to bring the sound of African American music to a wider audience. Accompanied by guitarist Scotty Moore and bassist Bill Black, Presley was one of the originators of rockabilly, an uptempo, backbeat-driven fusion of country and rhythm and blues. RCA Victor acquired his contract in a deal arranged by Colonel Tom Parker, who would manage the singer for over two decades. Presley’s first RCA single, “Heartbreak Hotel”, released in January 1956, was a number one hit. He became the leading figure of the newly popular sound of rock and roll with a series of network television appearances and chart-topping records. His energized interpretations of songs, many from African American sources, and his uninhibited performance style made him enormously popular-and controversial. In November 1956, he made his film debut in Love Me Tender.

Conscripted into military service in 1958, Presley relaunched his recording career two years later with some of his most commercially successful work. He staged few concerts however, and guided by Parker, proceeded to devote much of the 1960s to making Hollywood movies and soundtrack albums, most of them critically derided. In 1968, after seven years away from the stage, he returned to live performance in a celebrated comeback television special that led to an extended Las Vegas concert residency and a string of profitable tours. In 1973 Presley staged the first concert broadcast globally via satellite, Aloha from Hawaii, seen by approximately 1.5 billion viewers. Prescription drug abuse severely compromised his health, and he died suddenly in 1977 from cardiac arrest at the age of 42.

Presley is regarded as one of the most important figures of 20th-century popular culture. He had a versatile voice and unusually wide success encompassing many genres, including country, pop ballads, gospel, and blues. He is the best-selling solo artist in the history of popular music. Nominated for 14 competitive Grammys, he won three, and received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award at age 36. He has been inducted into multiple music halls of fame.

Elvis Presley Birthday

August 17, 2011 by · Comments Off on Elvis Presley Birthday 

Elvis Presley BirthdayElvis Presley Birthday, Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann went all Blue Suede Shoes Elvis Presley, while campaigning on Tuesday, when by mistake he wanted to “El Rey”, a “Happy Birthday”.

August 16 marks actually the 34th anniversary of Presley’s death. “Before we begin, let’s all say” Happy Birthday “to Elvis Presley today,” greeted the attendees Bachmann a “Join the Team Bachmann” rally in Spartanburg, South Carolina.

“We have to play some promised land when we arrived. You can not do better than Elvis Presley and we were celebrating his birthday as they began to celebrate taking our country to work.”

But Presley’s birthday is in January, so you want the good of the beloved tea party eight months late.

Republican presidential contender Michelle Bachmann loved Elvis Presley Birthday yesterday.

Just one problem. Tuesday was the birthday of the King. It was the anniversary of his death.

Every day he opens her mouth, Michelle Bachmann shows her ignorance.

In Spartanburg, South Carolina, Tuesday morning, Bachmann said that “before we start, let’s all say” Happy Birthday to Elvis Presley today. Happy Birthday! You can not do better than Elvis Presley and we thought we’d celebrate his birthday and began the celebration of our “Take our country” Tour “.

Presley was born on January 8, 1935. He died on August 16, 1977.

At the time he arrived in Greenville Tuesday afternoon, Bachmann changed her story and tone.

“Today is the day we observe the passing of Elvis Presley,” he said somberly.

The woman, who thinks she has everything you need for mangroves President facts, makes claims about the achievements that are not yours and geography fails.

In March, confused Concord, New Hampshire, Concord, Massachusetts, when he said. “You are in the state where the shot heard around the world at Lexington and Concord”

Well, doh!

In Iowa in January, according to her founding fathers fought to end slavery, sayying “the founders wrote the documents (the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution) worked tirelessly until slavery was no more in the United States. ”

That was a surprise to historians. Many of the signers of documents owned slaves – including Thomas Jefferson and George Washington – and all were dead when President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, abolishing slavery after the Civil War.

Also in Iowa, said Bachmann legendary idol was John Wayne School of Waterloo, Iowa – which is also her birthplace. In fact, the mass murderer John Wayne Gacy came from Waterloo. The parents of John Wayne, once lived there, but Wayne was not born there and never lived in the city.

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