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Ghetto, "Suspicious Minds" and "Kentucky Rain" with the soulful, down-home musicians at American Studio. If the Fifties were devoted to rock and roll and the Sixties to movies, the Seventies represent the performing chapter in Presleys career. He toured constantly, performing to capacity crowds around the country until his death. Presley died of a heart attack at Graceland, his Memphis mansion, on August 16, 1977. He was 42 years old. How big was Elvis? Statistically, he holds records for the most Top Forty hits (107), the most Top Ten hits (38), the most consecutive #1 hits (10) and the most weeks at #1 (80). As far as his stature as a cultural icon, which continues to grow even in death, writer Lester Bangs said it best: "I can guarantee you one thing - we will never again agree on anything as we agreed on Elvis." Inductee timeline January 8, 1935 Elvis Aron Presley is born to Gladys and Vernon Presley in a two-room cabin on North Saltillo Road in East Tupelo, Mississippi. SUMMER 1953 Elvis Presley stops at Memphis Recording Service to record two songs, "My Happiness" and "Thats When Your Heartaches Begin," as a birthday present for his mother. Phillips notes that Presley has a good feel for ballads and should be invited back. July 18, 1953 Elvis Presley, then earning his keep as a truck driver, drops by the Memphis Recording Service, home of Sun Records. He privately records two songs ("My Happiness"/"Thats When Your Heartaches Begin") for the sum of $4, leaving with a ten-inch acetate. Office manager Marion Keisker jots a note for ownerSam Phillips: "Good ballad singer." January 4, 1954 A young Elvis Presley visits the Memphis Recording Service to record "Casual Love Affair" and "Ill Never Stand in Your Way" and meets Sun Records ownerSam Phillips. June 27, 1954 After several fruitless recording sessions,Sam Phillipspairs Elvis Presley with guitaristScotty Mooreand bass p (责任编辑：admin) |