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92. Elvis Presley
2013-09-06
Elvis Aaron Presley was born in the southern town of Tupelo, Mississippi on January 8th, 1935. His family was extremely poor. During his childhood, he sang in church with his parents. He also listened to music that influenced his later singing, including country, rhythm and blues, and religious music.
After high school, he had several jobs, including driving a truck. In 1935, he made his first recording "My Happiness".
By the middle of the Nineteen-Fifties, Elvis Presley was known around the world as the young man who moved his hips in a sexual way as he sang rock and roll music. Many adults said he and his music were bad influences on young people.
Elvis returned to performing live shows in Nineteen-Sixty-Nine, in Las Vegas, Nevada. He began to take drugs to help him sleep. And he took extremely strong drugs to reduce pain.
Elvis also suffered from the emotional sickness, depression. It became worse after his marriage ended.
Elvis Presley died on August 16th, 1977. Hundreds of thousands of people still visit his home, Graceland, in Memphis every year. Fans continue to buy his music, making him the most popular recording artist ever. Elvis Presley remains the undisputed King of Rock and Roll.
