Elvis Presley

Elvis Aron Presley (who changed Aron to the bible version, Aaron)  was born on the 8th January 1935 in Tupelo, Mississippi. Elvis was supposed to be a twin however his brother Jesse Garon (also spelt Jessie) was stillborn. Elvis Presley grew up to be one of the biggest rock ‘n’ roll names in music industry. He is known as the rock ‘n’ roll King. His family had very little money and had to moved from many places a lot. He was deeply devoted to his parents, especially his mother, Gladys, and he was raised to have a strong faith and belief in God. When he attended Assembly of Gospel Church with his parents, the gospel music had become and influence to him. He got his first guitar at the age of 10 and he got his first taste of musical success when he won a talent show in a high school in Memphis. He graduated in 1953 and then worked a number of jobs while he was still pursuing his musical dream. He cut his first demo record at a place which then became known as Sun Studio. After a short while, Sam Philips, who was the record label owner decided to take Elvis under his wing. He then started to tour and perform hoping to get his big break. In 1954, he released his first single, ‘That’s all right’. In 1955, he started to get his own fans and in that year he signed with RCA Records. After that, his career started to take off.